New-York tribune., 1870-08-23
BY the President. HAMILTON Fish, Secretary o
NATIONAL CONVENTION or THE GERMAN
PATRIOTIC ALD sOCIEIlES.

In pursuance to an invitation issued by this
Society ia New York, % National Convention Of G,rman
Patriotic Aid Societies held in Cmcago on Thursday
and Friday last. ENG0N. Salolon Of the decltc
of Ncw-York. was chosen President, Dr. Taussg OF St.
Louis, Vice President, and Mr. E'scuthal Of milwaukee,
Secretary The following Societies represented by
delegates: NcwYork, Ero Ia Crosse shcbO clu, Union
Hin o. JJ Springfield Gll), Peoria. Chicago st. Louis,
Frccport, Buffalo, Cleveland Kansas City. Last Saginaw
Milwaukee Dr. Won Hoist, delegate Of Nc~-York IN the
name of the Committee of Resolutions reported the fol
lowing resolutions, which were unanimously adopted
with few slight amendments:
The war OF the Emperor Of France against the German
people - a of force against right. Even ir ground
ies prctcAt Of his aggression IS an on rage against the
rigbt of .rlfcovrrfmcnt of the Spanish people, and
brands the principles which the throne OF tine NapO-
lcoU1fs claims 90 r.-f falls hoods. Tie aim of the
,r rofr-slous to - prceXt: thr maintenance OF tie
NapoIeouc dynasty Thc Interests of tho civilized word
the people ana NOT the tuscrs the champions 81 pro
crc.,c IDEAS arr Identified with the victory the Ger
hatred have not dimmed the judgment, an divided
cause OF the advancement OF the human race in de!e
ing its honor against the n-olet heles ot Napoleon =
~ dearly purchased po",f against me iIG'7 'I o ,'
French people and t- brother against ile tEu7o 81 iut
Emperor oi France. IAr Germans OF Am.ll,. ia,e, q,
stand hy the o Fltheriand, pot only with iier o. .In
all tH'll " Moi, I 6 ~, -, ' j,1f ~ ~ fiier.f,r. me-.
solved 10 call upon the Gemaus of the United sates
Iedtons i'm behalf Of the wounded and tho widows and
orphans Of the killed soldiers, but u unite every
Ala societies, and appoint the Societies Of the
following citics namely: New York, Philadelphia,
Boston, Hartford Bangor Montpelier, Cgne9id'
Baltimore Wilmington tDcl.l. Providence, WHINING
ton N D. Richmond, ChalD ,tYu, Atlanta, Mobile, Webs
burg NeV-Orcars san Antonio, Little Rock -. Louis,
Chicago. indianapolis Cincinnati, d. trJt Da'e.po =.
Psul. Leaveuworth. Austin, san Francisco f.rt,ugd'
.OlyuI as NOrorts' Central -acciIc) ul o.. hId so
cctir of their several STATES, which shall have lc uie1
of organizing many branch S3coies as o'7l"e "''H
in the boundaries of thc several societies.
q To declare tlp Aid Societies thus formed ~ llaich
socctics of the German Patriotic Aid Society o tie
United states.
q no deliver the collections Inadc iu the several states
t the Executive Committees of tine abpyDlIcH HtiuHcd
"Norurs" by which they VIII in turu bc tan-ln ca 90
tie Executive Committee 0t tire Society of Ncw-ioib
:. To employ The prOrcc~Oi tine cole cto> tNciusNcN
for spuur of tnf wounded soldiers, anu Inc WIDOW
and orphans of The killed,
b IT, recognize the EXECUTIVE Committee Of the Ger
man Patriotic Ala society Of the city OF New-lorl as
the General Agency OF the German Patriotic AID Society
of the United states.
transmit the moneys received the first day Uf every
month 90 the Central NcleiI i'm Berlin az inter den Lin
dcul with The express instruction 10 Use only IN de-
c1i,lauce with The provision given under 4.
r TO appoint Mr. Frederick kapp In Berlin the repre-
sentative Of the German Patriotic Aid Society Of the
United States MI k1pp i. requested 10 advocate IN the
Central NeTcn OF Berlin, lu particular, the support Ol
the poor widows Of soldiers.
s TO transmit an moneys 30 the Treasurer Of the
branch Society in New York Mr. PHILIP BIs>iugrr.
o. To instruct the Secretary each branch SBicY 10
collect from the PRINCIPAL papers OF their locality every
thing that concerns tine German Aid Societies. and t0
send 10 10 the Secretary of the Aid Loccy Of NewYOrk.
/ Dr Won Hoist lNo. 100 FuljOu->t)
TO- In cas- where tucy q branch OF the German
Patriotic Aid Society Of the United STATES u in
form secretary OF the NcwIOrk Aid society Of the
The Convention also adopted an address the Amer-
can people ana adjourned Friday. On Friday night
"A very large and cnthu-Iastic meeting held,
l, GOV. Solomon and Dr. Won Hoist; IN English by the
Hon. Mr. Judd Mr. stammon, aud others.