Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-03-24
From the La Crosse Dcnocrat.l
Reading Ont German

The Philadelphia Press, edited by Forney
the paid mouth-piece of A. Lincoln, Esq.
in an article concerning the Germans and
their indisposition to support Lincoln,
says
The liberal Germans, are anything bat
IHjOa men, and are entathd to not the
slightest consideration In the Union COnven-
ttoR. Theyare, in fact very liberal Germans
who announce at this early day their de-
termination to make the defeat of Il favoritc
candidate Il pretcxt for seeking the ruin of a
great cause.
The administration is just now trying to
force the German element into permant
support Of its measures. If that clement
does not 90 for reelection of the present in
cumbcrent to office, they are to be called and
known as rebels-at least against the Re-
publican party and entitled to no considera-
ton at the hand Of power. Thus it is chat
the Germans are to be paid for their efforts
in behalf of abolition and for their labor in
behalf of the abolition and republican par
ty.
In the last clause to the paragraph quo
ted above, We learn that they are seeking
the ruin of a great cause. That great
cause is the reelection Of Lincoln, and the
success of the republican party. The well
fare Of the country, the supremacy of thu
laws, the stopping of enormous taxation-
restoration of the Union and return ofpeact
are all lost sight of in the gaze at the grea
cause to which for three years the entire en-
ergies of the present Administration hav,
been directed.
If the Germans are thrust forthSfrom thu
bosom of the great moral party, there will
be vital element lost to it foever.
| From the last census we learn that the
Germans form 1854 per cent of the popu
lation Of Wisconsin; l4.94 per cent in lndi
ana; TO- 80 per cent in Minnesota, nearly
cent in two Others and five per cent in three
others This does not include children OF
German parents borne in this country, Oh
both of which class are still Influenced by
the political movements among the Ger
mans proper.
The New York TrJune, admitted by the
.cpublicans to be good authority, says it i,
generally granted that u majority of tn,
German voters in most, if not in all tn,
States, except perhaps, in the Democrat,
counties Of Pennsylvania, advocate deci
dcdly anti islavery Ii. c. Radican policy -
1t is notorious that the preponderance of th
! Radical Germans assert they will not go TO
Lincoln under any consideration, and in thi
respect our radicals in Missouri do no
probably differ from others of their elias
elsewhere. They are exceedingly clannisl
in their temperament and are apt to 90 al
together Thus the Press has undertake.
to taboo n very large element in its party
without which, as we believe very few of tn
States could have been carried by Mr. Lin
coin in 1860, and without the aid of whic
in the coming campaign the Republican
will, it appears to us, have very "har'
row to hoe
Time is rushing ON, and is working chan
ges in the aspect of the nation-greate
changes than the arm ycould do. The dii
fGrent elements in the republican party ar
gradually but certainly separating. The pan
ty is checked and split on every side, and
will be but few weeks before the grcu
split reaches its heart. Then will be tn
day lor the conservative, law abiding 81,
mcnt Of America to stand up firmly but 4,
spectlully for the rights vouchsated us ycal
ago--to step between the Union and i
plundercrs and dcstroyers,
"The mills of God grind slowly,
But they grind exceeding small
Though with patience stands He waitr
With exactness grinds He ALL