The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-08-01
The Germans.


zens-particularly the beer and ale of che
German, the English and the Scotch-are
not allowed to be distributed on Sunday
This is only the beginning Of an effort to
control all the private movements Of the
citizen. Cowardice in some places, and
. policy in others, may induce republican
managers to dodge this fact-drinkers
among them commend Temperance = ed.
itors Of theirs puff hotels UNITED TO sA-
LOOMS; orators of theirs deny "the binding
efficacy" of convention resolutions-candi-
dates of theirs reject ''the advocacy of such
fanatics as claim to tell men what they
shall eat and what they shall drink-all
this is so but at the same time it is in
proof before any man who desires to see,
that every move made by the party which
they represent, points to the New York re-
suit, and "more too We most solemnly
believe that the possession of permanent
power by the opponents of Conservatism,
will lead, first, to the exclusion of every
habit practice and sentiment not in accord
with the illiberal, sectional, bigoted, ''rc-
FORM policies having their origin in Mas
sachusetts and, next, to revolution in
the north. The latter can be avoided by
our people, if a prompt rejection of the
hypocritical, canting theories of the Cronl-
wellites-ft copyists of the Spanish inqui-
sition, and all other so-called religio-moral
|tyrants be made overwhelming at the fall
elections. FELLOW CITIZENS, be you for
eign or native, if you want the liberty
which the late constitution of the United
States guaranteed us, do not be cajoled into
the support of party, that is sedulously
undermining individual liberty. Stay and
work with those who adhere to the idea
that NATIONAL FREEDOM can only find a sure
basis in the individual case, independence
and sclfcontrol of the masses. In form
ing government, we necessarily surren-
der personal convenience to secure personal
protection, but beyond that consideration,
not one point should be yielded to Power.
In thus yielding, the utmost jealousy of
our rights should always be observed, for
have not the Fathers told us "eternal vigi-
lance is the price of liberty?"
This much by way of introduction to an
able extract from the letter of Mayor HorF-
MAN, of New York, to the late mass meet
ing of the German Societies, ut Union
Square. Let no voter fail to read what
follows
GENTLEMEN l am in receipt of your in
vitation to address a mass meeting of the
German societies of New York, to be held
in Union Square, on Monday next. full
ly recognize your right to call upon me, as
a public man, to express my sentiments
upon a law which affects SO many of my
fellow citizens, and shall freely and fully
declare them. We all recognize the evils
of intemperance, and the consequences to
which the unrestrained sale Of intoxicating
liquors lead and each of us should be
willing to do his share to remedy these
evils. You, and l, and all citizens who
have an interest in good government and
the welfare of our fellow men, look with
approval upon any judicious and whole
some restraint in all this direction. Any
law which, while securing equal justice to
all, shall by proper regulations deny IL
censes to disreputable persons, suppress
disorderly houses and assemblages, and
preserve order and decency throughout the
community, demands and should receive
our earnest support.
But l am as much opposed to intolerance
as l am to inteWperance, and a law which,
under the pretext of moral reform, strikes
kho Co h,1;
large class of our people which are as
harmless as they are universal, will never
be sustained by any considerable portion
of our community. There is spirit Of
intolerance in some of the provisions of
the present law, against which you are
right in demonstrating, and your remon-
be so construed as to enable officials to in
wade mans house and home and those
clubs and associations which are legally as
how late at night the lights may burn
there, what may or may not be done there,
and at what hour those engaged in social
intercourse there must cease their enjoy
ment and separate ; and which follows,
with policemen and spies and undue re-
straint, large masses of the working pop
they assemble in accordance with lifelong
habits and on their only day for rest and
harmless recreations, creating no disorder,
ceire my support as a wise and Just exercise
Of legislation. Despotism is none the less
oppressive because 1t comes In the form OF
law.
Parties and party principles are chang
N 70 uho,,
conservative; was applied to the just
rights and acknowledged liberties of the
people, and was the popular watchword of
party, bOasting the name of ''radical," !"
whose members take counsel in passion,
and legislate in our national and state
halls with an aggressive vindictiveness
which seems to recognize no limit, as if
they were charged with special mission
to make all mems views conform to theirs.
l cannot better express my sentiments III
regard to this class of ''refOrmers'' than
by quoting the words of a distinguished
statesman and orator, now gone, who, at
an early period, foresaw the spirit of ag-
gressive intolerance which was gaining
ground among our public men.
He says: "There are men who, with
clear perceptions, as they think, of their
duty, do not see how too eager q pursuit Of
one duty may involve them in violation Of
others, or how too warm an embracement
of one truth may lead to disregard Of
others equally important: as l heard it
strongly stated not many days ago, these
persons are disposed to mount upon par
ticular duty as upon war horse, and to
ride furiously on and upon and over all
other duties that may stand in the way
X If their perspicuous vision enables
them to detect spot on the face Of the
sun, they think that good reason why
the sun should be struck down from
Heaven. They prefer the chance Of run
ming into darkness to living in heavenly