Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-07-20
GERMANS, READi

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Throughout the country so long as the
foreign-born portion of tho voters deposited
an unscratched democratic ticket they were
fawned upon and courted by that party
But now, when the Germans are plainly
seeing that under the specious guise of de-
mocracy slavery is intended, and the boil
steriDg up of slave-code candidates is openly
declared, they are rapidly and enthusiastic
ally joining themselves to the Republican
host. We would present to our German
fellow-citizens the following article from the
Detroit Free Press, the organ of the De
mocracy in Michigan, and ask them it they
will longer vote for party which thus sian
ders and denounces them. Germans o.
Sandusky county, read it.
without the infdel vote, that has beer
spewed into the country since 1s4s, Black
Republicanism would cease to be power
In the land. Very many of those who are
prominent actors in the Republican party
are refugees, expelled from their own coun
try as turbulent spirits who promoted sedi
tions and revolutions. These men at home
were political revolutionists, believers il
Socialism and Communism; and so far a.
religion is concerned, they belong to thai
class of free thinkers whom many dub inf
dels. They are born radicals, and that o.
the EXTREMIST kind. More speculative thar
practical, they embrace all the extreme doc
trines of every nature, in governmental
policy, in ordinary politics, in domestic life
and religion. The German Government
was always in trouble with them on account
OF their revolutionary projects, which cul
minated in 1s4s, and it is good thing fo
the government when it is we'll rid of them
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"They are the same revolutionists, tht
same in6dels hero as at home. They arr
ready to wage war upon the mythical slav,
power as they were upon their government
at home; they still have faith in their ex
ploded social system; they still revile re-
ligion and put their trust in such spirits a.
Tom PAINE, and the like. They make its
point to preserve all their old manners anC
customs, and especially their principles, fo
very manyof them still live in almost daily
expectation of being called back to regener
ate Germany, just as tho Jews always ex
pect and are prepared to be called to Jeru
salem at moments warning-many o
them convert all their property into cash
ready for start at any time; and there i
now prominent Black Republican office
holder in this city, an individual who
two or three years ago, had not beer
naturalized, and may not be to this day
and for the same reason-if blast of rev
olution in Germany, like that of ls4s
should come to-day over the ocean, ther,
would be hundred thousand Black Re
publican voters out of the country in sixt,
hours.
"These men do not wish to becom,
Americanized. Their thoughts, their feel
ings, their interests, are all still in Germany
Many Of them come here through compul
sion, and they expect to return to their homes
They regard themselves as mere sojourners
and il really makes little difference to then
whether we have good Government or
bad one-whether the Union is preserved
or rent in twain. Coming here as revolu
tionists and infidels, they take naturally t.
Abolition and Sectionalism; worshippine
always sort of dreamy ideal of liberty"