, 1869-08-02
The Pennsylvania Germans.

Fat1a TT .tahhst1ra fft.t Tribune,
Many Of lhe early stttlcrA 0f Peunsyl lFania and
Nar.la d wtre Germans. HeItauhc1s md sw.ss,
" ho were driven by religious Intolerance IN theIr
own land. 10 teek nr" homes Ii free !Aluer1cA
tia, and George Calvert, the Catholic founder Of
Mx1y land. having secured guarantees OF c1rll and
religious liberty III the ctaf1erH Of their respective
provinces, the shores Of the Delaware and Chesa-
lrakc n2.ufHlly offered m asylum TO nj who
rrrfes11si tolerance ~ intolerance In matters
Of Religion during The closing year Of the
sCstniecnth century. and up 10 tho Cuu.
DtEcentn1 Of tie American Revolution IN the
suecaedipR cctNuFs. 1uaby thousands u the peo-
tct.icd Ia Eastern rtnnt,lrapta nul MARYLAND.
Soine Of them pl4aed into the Shenandoah VAL
II, In Ti1ElI.n- The NEcrtsa provinces Of Ger
fnnEs st'aN IL have tusnrts7! a large preparation
q tie German tetiltrs- Ahrntsh Hayalia tr1Mzi.
"HztItul1urE aud hndtn rent IurTe nulnbeta OF
snlxFanss. sSh1e'lnnd ssnt mari n, ;nonsands ~,
fIrt"rS 10 Pctpstlsana, thr Froas OF their Ses-
al being generally dlItrtcd Tow nI,1 Nex YORK.
In j tLatf time the REPRESENTATIVES, OF tie three
natiobA+li!rs trcalac 70 thoroughly intcsn'uHied,
~ rea.an Of religious Res. in.ersnatEsa:rs. sim
!'as'rF Of eu.tulre acd laigusRr, anu EeurEa hAr
iu'ny oi Interests. itat tE-y formed one homo
gcut GLE rta~s, hy >tIne chilled Prnnstivan!n Ger
,.::A1s. A!,d tH Gth.t r. Penn. irAn!a Dufeh. The
swiss srttscr. ceased cnslrrly to bc called schwe.
ztik, or $Mlss.
W,:h the perfect nnion thus established, and
fttatt!Ar lnftueuHtsc "Eh The Ensll.ll.rirAklnS
settlers, came nrH c",lssulal ani writer, iaa.
iEf.t, Il So called 1ehn>lltnHla GcItua1 or Fcun-
rylrupa bEt'h witch Il ftlll largely spoken, hat
hot E.l!eE r:tttn, ia koEc sFf1uns or tcnas5l-
.asa Ma1!lspd y S9a N.stnla aud !, ~, ~
tr-rel,lau,f Ut The Fenney anta GrtinAas cnl.
slntt d IS language, II nu11 ia uut yield at
n FIX M Ees Is ,naS i No a' do ne as
>trut English II IL .ntHi5 Il COMPOUND o! tao
AssL1au aud s"!ss dialects Of The t}ernan lan-
Guas:t, VIII 1Eany i.;.s,h al, \ tc* tutca ttiol-
!nld] HHs,ls aJt.td, II Ia doubtful II Il I'tnn-!i-
sun.an t;tr1lau euul El2Ac himself understood III
a.y last &! Iiu:iar'!, Gernai1s q Switzerland TO-
dry. ... ...-
'i'ec r. .1:trs :c!ief II the early FtursTlyanls
GtfEutis ~es that n ihr Mcnh"nt-s AMI German
tst TO me. 1heir n..t settlement ~ thu coap.
t1y Nas MaAc NJ GeEsLansown In iGS3s the FEAR
alter Frnu commenced hts settlement At fh!la-
Ge:ptta Thu.e VITO settled nj 0cr!I au:own were
tie!!anlrrA- The Aenn0n!ics w ho followed them
raue from liutapti, Germany and AWirzeriand
Tie 1lht tuttn} o! the lrcthten or 7fnkcrs also
settled Ut GERMANTOWN and It's vicinity 10 lIt9-
lhr.s.ssx 3ears after the t:at 2lcnnunlte tc1tc-
r!cnt. They were Ger1uaEs Nho hAd takcn
refuge from religious persecution in Holland.
Other T.nArrs followed in l7ss, au1 during sue
FettInS YEARS. A:lcr!C2 soo. became The strong
hold Of tie new rrl!E!Un- Although It's AaheErn1s
tl':ead INTO various parts OF Germany. Holland
a.d sKttArluht. our researches led "a 70 coz
eEadc thai tic most Ut kncn Enaliy found their
"E3 to this country. The Nennoutles on The
other hns.u. ncc 6ii!l ElEsc E.i:a. soas IN E:1oIe
,han r. IN America 1in1land being shr!7 stronghold,
Htfc Their fnGuher. Memo Si;Eoa, vas born In
E.E, jacnh Amen, tho leading spirit OF tho
+~ ~ " Eh.lZrli1u0.
Ss9acsT tIEx.tuS, lie Tuuke1 Aui Mennonite
!Al'Aa ert I-ust ldCntlcI. ut tle time OF xA!c1
~ "eis %ri.,ng Hl:IcnaS only IN minor part,cu
mt MT aa.kn t"tta r~cncntErn, nnd t:uI tccoculzc
ne notftfhi ccntt.~,on OF ie: ns Their standard
thnTts.os'eM t*l!sl The Ishnt4 ot difference relate
enstnai.e<er M La1 even IN tl'cse there i. great
s.E,.at,5 :,..Lct y. pfAeac% The Aennoalles
Tupkrrs. Mtnno Simon, theft founder - vss ~
CONT nt'ora1y OF 1u,hrF in the Axtrrnth ren,nr,
While the TInlerr did lot hive 4 drnn,utna,tnr,.ii
e1Hteace until .he hea1uuin9 1t the eirntecnin
cen1uly, tuuir Int church having .ecn pTun1rd
I'll 1tDa. At s*A1sIen1u. 10 tlr provinces Of Wlven.
Rten. II Ia proper 10 sod tE1t hotn tue THnEr.e
ard NeEnunI.es claimed 70 hare recr!ved tnctT -.
l:1o1y tklth III GTeal part frOr tie HAlaenat4 m
Al l:CLNs, Aoil through them from tic p1 u!uyp
EttSttaEx.
liE;YLe II sn'ensl 10 the reader 10 leAln thu.