Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-25
Translated from the New Yorker Democrat, German
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| Proclamation to the German Republicans.

Translated from the New Yorker Democrat German
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Proclamation to the German Republicans.
CHICAGO, May IS, 1860.
Since the republican national convention has
laid down the principles of the party in the
platform of today, the German republicans in
general and those especially who were sent
here for the purpose Of obtaining a hearing in
the councils Of the party in behalf of their
constituents, feel themselves under the obliga-
ton to express their views in respect to the
platform and the candidates. The convention
could not be prevailed on to disapprove the
massachusetts Amendment" by name not
even in the mildest form of expression 1t
could not be carried that the republican party
would disapprove even of cass-legslation. 1t
could not be carried that the natural rights of
man were recognized as furnishing the title to
universal citizenship. The mere promise that
the Massachusetts amendment shall be abol-
ished could not be obtained. We deprecate
that the deed Of the hero, John Brown, in
Virginia, was brought on the same level with
the actions of the Missouri border ruffians, in
Kansas, and dealt with equally with them.
In regard 10 the antl-slavery question, the
principles Of the party do not seem to 90 far
enough.
But, on the other hand, and with the assistance
of the western COMMUNICATIONS the nomi-
nation OF presidential candidates was carried
against whose principles, as pure republicans,
not the least objection can be raised. 1t pre-
vailed that the trading with principles and per-
sons between the know nothing conservatives
and the pure republicans, which, of late, be.
came apparent, was checked. All American
delegates who were present at Chicago were
brought to the conviction that revival of
the know nothing spirit would ruin the repub-
1 lannh urtN
tween the eastern and western Germans, pre-.
venting their cooperation, and weakening,
therefore, their power within the party, were
removed; an understanding between both
parties, and, with it, an organization of ell
progressive German Americans was arrived
at, which WILL in course of time, put us into
the position OF Offering our support as the ex-
IRENE left wing to that political party which
| represents the principles of the Declaration of
Independence the purest.
! The headquarters of all German republican
organizations, yet without any executive or
centralized power, is established at Detroit,
Mich, in order to preserve the achieved un.
derstanding. The platform of the republican
party, as it was laid down at Chicago, must
be considered a decided progress over the
| Philadelphia platform, because It condemns all
hostile legislation of single states against the
right OF suffrage of naturaiznd citizens be-
cause it promises, emphaticay, protection to
citizens in foreign countries because it goes
little further in respect to the slavery ques.
ton, and advocates protective tariff and ma.
tional improvements on rivers and harbors
and on the whole, it is our inmost conviction
that the prevailing sentiment at Chicago is the
most that could be achieved under the crcum-
stances and that the good spirit of unity,
progress, and reconciliation which penetrated
the whole convention, justihes the hope Of fur
ther progress within the party.
After careful deliberation among us,
and consulting many other sincere friends OF
our cause, we do not hesitate to recommend
to the German republicans of the United
States the actions of this convention for their
ratification, and the presidential candidates for
| their hearty support