The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-09-05
Presentation OF an Address by German
Citizens Of the United States to the
President or the Mexican Republic.


Presentation OF an Address by German
President or the Mexican Republic.
Yesterday, between II and o'clock,
the committee appointed to present an
address to President Juarez, prepared by
German citizens of the United States.
called at the residence of the Mexican
Minister, Senior Romero, for the purpose
indicated.
Just previous to the delivery Of the
address a letter was received by the COM
mittee Through Karl Heinzen) from
Richard Robert Blum, of Leipsic, Ger,
many, requesting that his name be added
to the list of signers. Mr.. Blum Is son
Of Robert Blum, reformer, and member
of the German Parliament In l84S, who
was brutally murdered by order OF the
Emperor Francis Joseph, (brother of
Maximilian, tor his liberal principles.
NJ. Roeser, on behalf of the committee,
addressed the Minister as follows
SENIOR ROMERO: In pursuance of a
most praiseworthy charge conferred upon
us, we have the honor herewith to pre-
sent. through you AN address to presi-
dent Juarez. by the radical German
American citizens of the United States
The address is signed by several thou
sand Germans from various States in the
MON. Additional thousands would have
endorsed this document in order to extend
the tribute of their high esteem to the
President of the Mexican Republic had
not your anticipated departure from
Washington caused them to accelerate
their work
Permit us, while we express in this ad
dress our admiration for citizen Benito
,Juarez, as the inhexible representative
and defender of republican principles
against European despotism. to speak a
few words Of sympathy in behalf OF your
frequently misjudged and DETAINED nation
As has been the case with European
nations for centuries, so your own people,
ruled by the Roman Catholic hierarchy
have groaned under disgracefuI and
outrageous bondage, which prevented
their free and honorable developement
As soon as thisruling faction of the church
was at last removed from power, out of
anarchy there arose constitution highly
creditable to the Mexican statesmen, for
1t is the most recent model Thoroughly
democratic) and in some respects superior
to that of the United States.
But at the very moment when the
Mexican people were about to develop
themselves politically on the basis of this
new constitution, European despots and
their hirelings stepped in to overthrow
their liberties
Nevertheless the Mexican people, in
their protracted struggle have manfully
maintained their freedom, and, thereby
gwen a sure guarantee of their capacity
TOR republican self government
Finally permit US to express our sincere
conviction that the success of the repub-
lican cause in your country is due to your
most efficient service as Mexican ambas-
sailors to the United States under very
trying circumstances.
CARL ROEsER,
HENRY ULKE,
Louis WALDEALSER,
Committee
ADDRESS OF THE GERMAN CITIZENS TO
PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
MosT HONoRED CITIZEN AND PREsI-
DENT: Europe has become the cradle of
civilization, but not that of freedom.
The nations Of Europe. comprising tive
hundred and fifty millions of men, after
history OF four thousand years, with all
their learning and Embellishments their
a. abot lhouctiy, thClt Sti u9SitS anu
revolutions, have attained no higher posi-
ton than that Of serfs, who have no other
destiny than to sacrifice their labor in
time of peace and their lives in time of
war to the Whims and covetousness of
some vile tyrant. To live and to die for
and by their despots; this is the highest
honor and duty Of two hundred and fifty
millions Of people, who ought to take the
lead in history and to free all mankind
Ia the service aud at the command of
their tyrants, who were bestowed upon
them by the grace of God the Europ-
cans, like well-trained murderers. are
ever ready to stain their hands with the
blood OF their own as well as with that of
other nations, for the sake of Suppressing
the only power which secures happiness
and the dignity Of man, namely, freedom
Thus they are poweTless. though ruling
half the world, and barbarians IN the
midst of civilization. Whilst being the
centre of intellectual culture, the symbol
Of their greatness is-the cannon whilst
they proclaim humanity as the result o.
their developement murder, mere murder,
the murder of masses and of nations, cul-
tlyated by their masters us an art and
a science. is the aim of their ambition
and the means of their power He who
massacres most efectually is their idol.
and with the yoke OF humiliation upon
their neck, with which they even burden
themselves to please their crowned muir
ders, they consider every path part of
progress, when it leades through blood,
provided it be not the blood Of their ty-
rants.
Despots have keener eye for their in
terests, than their subjects have. While
the people schooled by falsehood and fear,
iii their blindness and scrvile submission
consider a free and humane Development
still possible under the masters given.
by the grace of God, the masters
themselves have long known that it is
only in a republic as Il community OF men
of equal rights. that the masses as well
as the individual can obtain the dignity
of freedom ard real human happiness.
Therefore the republic, as the school Of
this freedmen and happiness, even on the
other side of the ocean, always appeared
to their watchful eyes fearful and threat
ening phantom, and they only, awaited
an opportunity to eXteranate the dan
gerous example from the earth The
opportunity came, when the greatest of
all republics was forced to atone in a de
structive civil war for long cherished
crimes against its own principles.
The beginning of this war was the sig
nal for European despotiSm to send its
hordes of murders to this continent in
order to remove, by destroying American
liberty, the last obstacle to its power and
the last danger to its existence. 1t first
attacked Mexico, not only because it is a
rich country and smaller power, but al
SO because it is a neighbor of the United
States. The overthrow of the Mexican
republic was intended only as prelini
nary step to the ruin of the North Ame-
s'can republic. We mention this at once
N order to RECOGNIZE Mex;eo c,,aao..I.al