Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-09-03
GRANT AND COLFAx,
Jews and Foreigners.

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TISUED.
Mr. Yero says. Eminent anotomists have
shown, that in the average proportion of
some of the negro differs etc.
NJ asks where is the subject of the SEN
tence? e %
= The personifcniion ofinsulted and in
dignant decency and ethical and grammat
ical writer, Vero, ir his last article tells us
where the subject Is, and now refer TO
it:
The line of discussion leads now to
consider the second point efthe question
the proper action of the Republican par
ty, the first point, of legal character, hav-
ing been properly disposed of in my prcce-
ding paper.
| We therefore inquire whether this party
by the prcdication radical is by its deeds
proven to be one of Decentralization, Of des-
potism and of anarchy.
Each of these general qualifications go
hand in hand because the propriety of the
one justifies the use of the other
III shall be unable to show that such
qualifications arc unjust | am willing TO
submit to the insinuations Of Vero, for al
though styled myself right in the begin
ming, "a radical" am far from being one
by reason of utopian measures in practical
aspects.
There is great difference between n the
DRY however correct in abstract considera-
tion, and IFS practical application. We all
prove this in our daily walks of life.
Thus 1t was an easy matter for the faith
ers of our republic, to verify all the princi-
piles abstract thinkers Of the last century
maintained as correct, in practical forms OF
civil and political life, because this nation
was but an infant in The garment of a
territorial giant iuto which it had to grow
yet, having so 10 say no traditional soil bu,
but that of the great principles of English
civil life.
How different the results on the histor
ic soil Of Europc.where traditional forms o.
public life are too deeply rooted and init
mately blended with the most important
material interests of society have had, show
the first French republic and all political
movements of the whole of Europe ever
since.
No, Mr. Yero, am no utopian radical.
too well know that reform OF society
is better than perfect and abrupt revolu
ton OF circumstances; know too well tina
pre- existing conditions must make the new
thing, if not necessity absolutely, al least
a possibility, and in the same temper
shall show the Republican party to have
acted.
There was time when hated the abo
lition agitation because l thought it ag
grcssive and menacing the peace and exist
cnce of the Union, it was at time wher
you, as am informed, was opposed TO me
Then, tho hating slavery in principle,
valued the Union and her cosmopolitan
destiny higher. Not even then, or since
could 1 endorse a war, as our civil wal
was in regard TO costs and sacrifices, JUS
10 liberate the lavcs. But when slavery af-
ter the Kansas struggle became aggressive
and threatened th- Union, then my scnti
ment was allied 10 The cause Of The Union
even ct the expense of slavery. II was 4
time again (wiihout anticipating) when fol
the sake of the Union would have beer
contented merely with the civil rights bill
as the highest point Of praciicability, and
expressed myself publicly TO that effect ant
where am now? Now maintain the po
liiical and civil equality of all races, within
this Union, the Germans even included
Be il a crime or not, now | say that th,
Germans az regards justice, self-proiectior
and the right to be happy by all Legitimate
means, de not stand higher than the negro
race. sm most proud to he a German
and shall ever be found ready to de
fcnd the German national character agains
the attacks of slanderous, ignorant aDt
Jealous natives, against natives who lool
down upon the dutchman because he hon
esiiy struggles along in foreign land
doubly a stranger on account of a difIeren
language, who is apparently helpless on &C
count of different customs and only con
sidered as far as he is materially profitable
But no intelligent and honestly fcelin.
German in America, having infelligentll
! tasted in his native land the bitterness o
cast or the results of class legislation will
ever claim more for himself than I've is will
n rot n n~p IN ntl nv
equality ofthe Germans with the negroe:
does therefore of necessity not mean phys
ri or mental or social equality, Mr. Vero
If any German is insulied by this remark
let him be SO, for all care. 1t is not me
but he himself who insults him.
With these premises, Iprocced to dem
onstrate to the German Democrats Of Ply
mouth that the Republican party never la
proven to bc one as Democratic nativ
! leaders woull make it and as it was detail,
in the beginning of,his paper.
Vero has given the origin Of the Rcpul
lican party as regards its constituent ele
ments and he say the present party gre,
/ out of three factions, the abolition, th
American or Knowno.hing. and then prop
cry called the Republican party. declar
he has astonishing "fdelity' for historic;
facts" and how all these exactly SUIT hi
case. Why to bis support stands not Oh
ly Roman history and Spanish romance br
the events of modern American politics
commotion. The Iabolitien party existe
R before the Republican; they afterwarsl
, we're coexisting but distinct, and if the for
mer came to support the latter in 1868,
was because they thought proper to SUI
port something which for the Republican
!, appeared nearly as an incidental war meas
urc for the preservation ofthe Unien an