New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-08
THE GERMANS Ar CHICAGO.

IL Is announced that deputauOn OI three Oer-
man Republicans from each Free State, and perhaps
from some of the Slave States will be present at
Chicago to advise and confer with their Republican
brethren as to the selection of National cand-
dates We need not say that they will be heartily
welcome sIn the multitude of counselors, there
4" is safety" and oar Adopted Citizens are not so
fully represented on the lists of regular delegates
as TO render such supplementary representation
superfuous. We are glad that it has been resolved
ON.
We assume, of course, that the German Repub-
licans will go TO Chicago prepared to hear as well
| ms speak-to consider what seems best to others
az well as to set forth hat is deemed best by them
selves Friendly counsel is always welcome; die
tation might not be 80 graciously received. Let all
hear, and then all will be heard
We have of late offended some good friends by
declining 10 publish appeals to Germans, to Irish
men, &c. with reference to political conflicts.
We do not doubt that party capital might some
times be made by such appeals; but they are new
eriheless wrong aud perilous. An American citi-
zen. no matter where born, should tolerate no
appeals TO him in any other character than that of
American citizen. To regard and address him
as German or Irisbman. is to imply that he has
not really become one of u.s. aud ought not to be
considered He who votes i'll our elections as on
Irshman or German has no moral right to vote
at all.
There is one other point which we desire
to be clearly understood We do not believe in
the assumed right of one set of men to live in
dleness out Of the profits of dram-selng, and i'm
pose on the non-scling, non-tippng portion of the
community the burden Of supporting the drunkards,
paupers and idiots thence resulting. Nor do we
at all accord with those who hold that the laws and
settled policy of our State respecting Sunday may
be defed or derided on the naked assumption that
| they are unconstitutional. On these and kindred
| points, we freely accord the fullest liberty of
opinion and of action subject always to our COM
| mon amenability 10 the laws OF the land. No man
| is more or less a Republican because he agrees
with or differs from on either or both Ol these
| topics Bnt when any One-German, Irish or
natiye-sees fit to say TO us, " If you dare TO act
upon your convictions respecting Sunday, or
d" dram-selling, or something else, | and my
set will ienounce and oppose the Republican
party" our ready answer is" If your Repubh-
"canism depends on our acting adversely to our
convictions on some matter entirely foreign to
"National Politics, you can have very little to re-
"nounce; but, be it little or much, YOU will re-
"nounce it just whenever you shall see fit, without
"afecting our On the other matter one hair.
| "If we must profess what We do not believe, and
"act as we think unconducve to the public good,
IN order to secure or retain your cooperation on
another matter as to which We agree, the price
lis more than we can pay, and We must however
reluctantly, pursue our journey alone Much as
eve desire your fellowship, We cannot consent to
purchase it by q sacrifice of our own earnest
" convictions"
Between us be truth" II these frank ex-
plantations are apropos to nothing actual, they can
justly give Ofiense to none. If needed they are
not uttered one moment too soon.