The Shasta courier., 1870-08-13
The Republican Party SYM
pathiZeS Warmly with
Germany i'm Her Struggle
Against the French
Dictator.
Republican Sympathy for Prussia Boldly
Proclaimed to the World.

The New York Tribune says:
"A special meeting of the Union Repub.
lican General Committee was held last eve.
ming at the corner of Fifth avenue and
rhirry-seconj street, to take action with ref
erence to the war in Europe. Seventy mem
bers were present, and General Cochrane
presided. The following resolutions were
offered by f. Dslafield Smith
Resolved, That as men and Americans we
deeply deplore the armed conflict that threat
ems two princpal nations, with which the
United States have ever been at peace.
Resolved, That while our government
wisely aiheres to tie traditional policy OF
avoiding entangiing alliances with princes
and poten;ates, the sympathes of the Amer
lean people cannot be restrained where
urSurping Imperialism in one county wages
aggressive war upon national unity in anuth-
er, and where We discern in spite OF all
promises, that the assailed are substantially
the entire German people, bound to our
| selves by the strongest ties of friendship and
| Of blood
Resolved. That remembering France as a
generous ally in our early history, We con-
fess the greater antipathy to her present willy
and insolent chief. who. by his intrigues with
| the British Cabinet and his invasion Of the
| try's traditions. and placed the French people
in a false position in relation to our recent
struggle to preserve the legacies of Washing
ton and Lafayette.
Resolved, That the early espousal by Ger
man Americans of the cause of Free Labor
beyond the Mississippi; their subsequent
devotion to the same and broader principles
on hundred fields Of battle; and the friend
| ly attitude of the German States during our
long military journey from Sumpter To Ap-
pomatox, are rightly remembered, now that
the red planet of war has set ON the Potomac
to rise upon the Rhine.
Resolved. That AS our fight for Union grew,
under Grant, to triumph for freedom so,
while German unity is perfected, may Re-
publican liberty be established in Father
land and throughout the world"
They were adopted.
| FOR PRUSSIA.
The Republican State Central Committee
! of MARYLAND met in Baltimore on the 10Th oi
July last, and after ordering conventions ioI
nominating candidates for Congress in the
several districts of the State, passed the fol
lowing resolution
That we regard the war forced upon Prus.
Sld Dy rance rs an upon aHO
civilization, and entertain the earnest hope
that Prussia may triumph in the app roach
ing conhct.
The Republican State Convention of Ohio
met at Columbus, Aug. 10th, and unanimous
| " passed the following, which was received
with great applause
Resol~ed, That adhering to our traditional
policy Of neutrality. the American people
look with profound indifference upon the
European controversy regarding dynastic in
terests merely, and are concerned in the
present struggle between Germany and France
only 50 far as the came involves the great
principles of liberty and while we remem
ber that the great uprising of l84o failed o
success mainly for want Of Germanic Union
that during our recent national trial the peo
pie of Germany supported our cause will
their sympathy and material aid, while thu
armies of France were endeavorIng to sub
vert Republic on this continent and estab
lsh in its stead an imperial throne; we cam
refrain from declaring our sympathy with
the present heroic efforts of Germans to es
tablish, maintain and defend their nationa
unity.
No Democratic Convention or meeting ha
passed n resolution of sympathy with Ger
many and the great mass Of that party open
ly sympathize with France and Napoleon.