Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-09-12
Philadelphia, Sept. 8, 1860.
Carl Shurz teaching Americans Am
erican Politics.

One CARL SHURz, German "Red Re,
publican" who has taken up his residence
in Missouri, has become the travelling or.
ator of the Abolition party. So he is al
lowed to espouse "Republicanism," it mat.
ters but little with this rampant Socialist
whether it be RED" or BLACK" He va.
ries the color to suit the latitude in which
he chances to be.
Both of these schools Of politics aim al
disorganization and disintegration, social
and political. They assail all that is es.
tablished and venerable. They assail ali
that is untried and visionary. They
would demolsh Capitals and raise on
their ruins fimsy superstructure oi
painted glass snd gossamer. They would
pull down citadels and erect over their
sites the tents of the Snowman. They
would destroy constitutions and govern.
ments, and substitute for them their wild
vagaries and their crude, undgested and
untried theories.
As if there were not enough Americans
in America, skilled in the arts of the ora
tor, and practiced in the weapons of the
logician, this incendiary emissary, OF
foreign birth and foreign sympathies, is
started by the Aboiitionists on astumping
tour through the northern States, to ped
die the small wares of his intellect, to
scatter the hot Goals of Red Republican
ism, and the pestilent heresies Of Abolit-
ionism. His mission is to teach Ameri-
cans American politics. The Hessians
who warred against us in the Revolution,
appear again in the persons of their sons.
The fathers fought us with gunpowder
and ball, the sons fight us with logic. The
first look the field, the last take the stump.
The old Hessians endeavored to prevent I
US from consolidating our colonies into a
great Nationality. The young IIessians
are endeavoring to destroy that National
ity after it is formed,
1t would be deemed rank offence, and
an insolent outrage, if an American were
to 60 into the German States 10 teach
German politics to the people. We have
never heard of any American who has Ia,
ken the stump in England, France. or Gero
many, or any of the countries of Europe.
1t would not only be an indelicate, but o
dangerous thing. A shower of rotten
eggs would be speedily followed by con.
inement in prison.
We have never known but one Ameri=
can who meddled with European politics
That was the de.ectable George Sanders
When George was consul to Liverpool, he
opened correspondence with Ledru Rol.
lin and all tho Red Republican and
revolutionary storm birds of that period
For this he was promptly removed from
the office which he had thus abused.
Such conduct in George Sanders is not
very surprising, for he is q very restless
and turbulent disorganizer. He is a vio.
lent Douglas man. ...
"But 10 return TO our sheep )" as shep.
herds OF Provence were wont TO say =
This Mr.. Carl Schurz, we learn, is about
taking the stump in old Pennsylvania =
He has been engaged to teach us Social
ism, Red Republicanism and Abolition.
ism. A fluent speaker and good schol~
oa, he will, no doubt, be welcomed by our
Black Republican orators as an efficient
auxiliary.
We would not interfere with the frees
dom Of opinion or the freedom of speech.
We would not deny to paturalized for.
eigners any right that we ourselves en-
joy. BIT We think it bad enough in those
"to the manor born." to abuse one large
ard respec. lie section OF our country
to preach The odious doctrine OF higher
law-to ge' up a crusade against the Con
stitntion ind the Union.
But lar guage is not adequate 10 the ex>
preston of our disgust and Indignation,
when we see an alien, yet ireeking with
the persplration of revolutionary efforts
in Europe, coming here to good and staid
old Pennsylvania to lead crusade a
gainst the South. TO preach apolitionism,
to SOW the seeds of disorgsuization and to
raise the black flag Of disunion and dis
memberment. ,a1.nI oit so.
IT was this sort of insolepce and this
sort of disloy atty to our Government and
our institutions, that gave rise to the