Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-03-07
For the Express.

Nh EDITsE IL desire, with your pei
mission, to make few remarks upon tn
essay of 81. II. Brasch, read on Saturda,
last before the Democratic Club, and pub
lished in the journal of Wednesday.
Speaking of the Democratic Germans o
Pennsylvania, be says, that they at tn
present day enquire iu sstonishment, whI
General Jackson is not run as a candidst,
for President ? If that'is the standard o
their Intelligence, the less is said about il
the better for their credit wonder, in
deed, that some Rip Van Wrinkles, whC
have slept during the last quarter of a cen
tury, and have dozed on, without the leas
idea, that the world and mankind were
moving, should be So igsorant as not to
know, that General Jackson died nearly
twenty years ago. And these are the men
that the esssyist compliments for theil
staunch Democratic principles. We have
heard before, that ignorance is bliss; but
I IL the Democratic Germans in Pennsylva.
nia. are deserving Of the compliments oi
Mr.. Brssch, then Democracy is bliss; in
fact the terms themselves must be synonv.
nous.
But does Mr.. Brash speak the truth
suppose not. The writer has large cir
Gle of scqusintsnces among the German
citizens Of this country, and he is not
aware Of it. nor has he ever met during the
last sixteen years with one, who was igno-
rant of the fact. that General jackson died
before that period. 1t is truly singular,
that a man. addressing the German portion
of our citizens, should glorify their stupid
ity, for The purpose Of winning them over
to his party. He no doubt undertakes
their character aud their intelligence, and
should he live long enough, to gather a
knowledge of their character, be will per-
hsps learn, that the persons by him, per.
haps unintentionally, slandered and viii
fie 1, are 10 straight forward honest thought
and utterance Of the same. his superiors.
ST. much, Mr.. Editor, for the vIudication
of our German citizens Of Democratic pro-
cliyities
And nov wish to pay my acknowledge
ments TO the candor of Mr.. Brssch, in an
other part Of his essay, namely, where he
says that among the class Of intelligent
Germans who, within the last ten or twelve
years, came to the United States, large
proportion have Joined the banner of the
Republican party. say that I scknowl-
edge the compliment on behalf Of our
younger German citizens, and rejoice that
it is even so. Does the writer of the essay
perceive 10 what a terrible dilemma he
places his own party. when he first glori.
fss German Democrats, because they are
ignorant of the death of General jackson,
and then finds fault with the Germans
who immigrated during the last ten or
twelve years, for becoming Black Repub-
licans. although he admit that, taken as
whole. "they are the most intelligent part
of our German population" Mr.. Brsscb,
try to write another essay. The Germans
here may be pleased to pardon a little in
a young author, who is converssnt with
their own and the English languages, but
the Democrats among them will hardly be
msgnanimous enough to thank yeu for the
equivocal praise of stupidity you bestowed
on them, although the compliment you pay
TO The Republicans may be handsome aud
we'll deserved.
Only one word more, Mr.. Editor: The
essay Of Mr.. Brasch, rejecting severely on
the German Democrats, is thus endorsed
by the editor of the paper, where it is
printed at length:
Read the excellent essay of Il. ID
Brssch, Esq, in this issue" Excellent
in what? There is not German citizen
in Vigo county, who will not feel his blood
tingle, and his cheek crimsoned With
shame, on reading that exeeilert essay
Has it come to such pass, that Germans,
who pretend to an average intelligence with
American citizens generally. must not only
submit to the degrading punishment of the
rod, but must kiss it, aud pronounce i; ex.
cellentI Is that the kind of food and
training, reserved for themf | hope not
They contend for their equal rights. so
eially, religiously, intellectually and po'
litically-no more: and with less they W i'll
net be satisfied A GERMAN.
I A.