Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-08-22
TO THB
German Citizens
Of Wheeling and Vicinity.

A short time ago, the undersigned was lndGeed Oy
German citizens of this place to raise Company Of
Germans, aud from Is TO - young men declared
themselves ready to join my company. There were
also German Business men who promised to
support me pecuniarly. Although had made up
my mind, to go to Cincinnati where had lived for
several wears and where could have had chances,
for 10 ming the army, better than here, eonelu
dod, In consequence of the encOuragements made to
me, To make application TO His Exeeileney, the Gov
Peirpont, for a commission, which received on the
9Th day Of August. 1nmediAteiy quilted the place,
occupied And went right on to work for the fermA
recruiting Is neither easy, pleasant yet did not
think It connected with as many sacrifices, and
troubles, found 1t. beg therefore All the Ger
OF this place. to make this cause to their own,
and Try persuade young men, to join my company,
and also to assist with pecuni2ry aid, to def1y
/ the heavy eXpeuces that Rcrue from recruiting.
Every week will then publish list with the
Names and donations each person in the pAPers OF
this city in order TO show those that give peeuaar
\ ~ aid 70 this cause.
Therefore, my German friends, show to native born
Americans, that you good and true Americans,
/ did belong to the most ra0id Know Nothing So
ciety that existed. Show these fantastic en-
thusiasts, that the Germans are MES, VINO in the
hour Of danger Of their adopted country mot only
assist It by beautiful words, but by rendering their
sacred liyesand fortunes Again. my German fellow
citizens you are bound to military duty, then come
1 forward, voluntarily join my company, and let not
ourselves free citizens Of the treest and haPpiest
country IN the world be subject TO drafting, and be
4 compelled to serve your cJuntry. fireman who
lives under the freesT institutions that people
possessed and feels himself happy and Is wealthy,
in sacred duty bound, preserve these institutions
with his lie and fortune for his descendants
Therefore, all you able bodied young men. Rally
under your Nag Support our government in its
earnest effort preserve the liberties, that
evolutionary "A hers have Left and for which the
whole world has always striven for, though often
without suecsss.-DO not listen to the treacheFOus
talk of the enemies Of liberty. who. like VOLS in
sheePskins, pass them a. sound Union men, but in-
deed the greatest traitors of their country else
they would not detain yon from your duty. that You
owe to your country. This war is party contest,
as many of the traitors and politicians
deceive the good people, but contest for
principles in which IL shall be decided, whether
America shall be an Asylum for free labor and free
selEgovernment, fall in the dark destiny Of des-
pOtisIn. Why does Eugiaud aud France foster the
Slave States! DecAnse Republic, and free self
governing people, that, by its institutions, would
grow up the mtShtiest aud Wea thieat country In
the world, is y horror to them, wllV slowly, but
surely go 70 their downfall! Therefore the despOs
support the Southern slave States because they have
ihe principle that OF suppressnE freedom. 1t
is necessary an interest to every dePo TO suppress
every free and sef-governing people IT he can get
any chance to do it, f0rA free people never suffers
DespOtism, aud one free people tries TO set other
OF IS4S, where the freemen of Europe shook on the
rotten thrones OF the despots, that the world be-
leVed, they would be thrown In the DUST. The free
people OF Europe when their hopes was searched
and found in their light to this country safe and
free A ylum.
Despots believe now, as they feel themselves safe
again present IN their thrones that the must put
down the last Asylum of Freedom. and establish
DesOtism all over the world so that they can safely
reve in yoluptuousness on the sweat Of their work
mans brow.
German friends, think WELL what you de, before 1t
Is to late. E.Sry German, indeed, every foreign
born citizen, who here, to enjoy the bensts OF
this free institutions, and therefore promised vOlun
tary fidelity, and renowned his former allegiance
and obedience to his despot should now, IN the hour
LOT danger become traitor to his adopted country,
aud Is not ready TO sacrifce wealth and life for its
welfare such naturaliZed american citizen deserves
to be chased with shame from our borcers. and is
unworthy, to be citizen Of free country.
The country Il in danger, and woe be you, II -
millions Of ireeneu in the north could be compelled
to submit to the worst dtspotlsn aad tyranny which
exists in the whole world; and would likely tend to
the same oppre zion, that exists IN Europe where
citizens told how eat, drink, and dress them
selves and how they shs worship their God, for, In
despotic government nobody Is allowed to worship
his God according to his own conseienee, and theIi
will come the time when the wool will fall oyertheir
eyes, aud they will then see, why freedom loving:
people continuously rises en- uiisse 10 sacrifice life
and wealth to strike down this cursiug rebsllion.
am convinced, my German friends, that If the
native born Americans were aquRintsd with the de8-
pOtic rule that governs our former homes, aud tho
difference that exists between here and there, they
would, every man that could carry arms, long ago
have rallied under the banner and fought TO the last
man against tyrgnnie desPotism-
In closing. have 70 say one thing more Tue
e drafting, which has been much feared has been
delayed for week only, because the necessary
prsparative measures could not be taken in time.
There Is yet time for body to enlist Voluntarily.
I, therefore, pray hereby all my influential friends,
to use all their influence, to remined young OF
their duty, their Il yet chance, to enlist in a
and may be assured, that held of battle good
officer Is worth dozen others, whose heart falls in
their trousers on the first fEe of q cannon.
As It IS very important that every Company has
good officers there IS chance yet for every one
that enlists In this company, to be placed In any
office, as his ability will permit.
Rally, to Arms! Liberty, or Deathl
/ AS-The recruiting ofdcs is now on UNION street,
between Main and Market streets, where all young
men haTeR chance, to avoid drafting and enlist IS a
1 treemen voluntarily.
II. Mildenberger,
Lieutenant 18th Reg. Va. Vol.