The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-09-01
Trying TO Make Capital.

For the sakeof getting German votes
the Radicals are rendering their SYM
paIhies to Prussia, in her present con
test with France. The hollow character
of these Sympathetic resolutions Of the
Republicans, must be apparent to every
German adopted citizen, when it is re,
collected that few years ago, this same
party, now protesting SO much sym
pathy foe the Prussians, constituted
what was known as the Know Nothing
party, and was banded together in op.
position TO our Irish and German adopt
ed citizens, whom it sought to deprive
Of the right to vote under residence
oftwenty years. The Democratic party
opposed the Know Nothing party and
put it to route, thus securing to our
adopted citizens the free exercise Of
their rights under the existing natural.
ization laws. Our German fellow citi.
zens have not forgotten these things,
and while reading these Radical ex-
pressions of sympathy for Prussia, they
will remember that il the Radical Know
Nothings had not been beaten BY the
Democrats no German could have been
natnrnlized in this country and exer.
cised the right of voting under resi-.
denee Of twenty years, if at all.
The Republican County Convention
Of Carroll county, passed resolution Of
this sort, on the 22d Of August. What
was i done for, but to make capital
among our German fellow citizens. 1t
WIS hardly expected that this resolution
would fud its way to Prussia in a local
country paper, and there are no eviden-
ces in the published proceedings that
the Secretary was authorized to trans.
NIT it to Prussia. Il was intended for
the eye Of our adopted German citizens
alone They will know how to uppre.
eiatc such false professions Of friendship
and sympathy on the part of those who
brt . short time ago would have de.
barred them, if they could, of the
privileges Of citizenship. Let them
bear in mind that the Democrats have
always been the friends of the largest
liberty to our adopted fellow citizens.
We know that sympathy for Prussia
is predicated upon other grounds-that
the declaration of war by Napoleon is
declared to be without just cause that
Frussin has been friendly toward the
United States, and is fighting for the
coDsolidation Of Germany, &c. We
have little sympathy for Napoleon, per.
sonally. He has trampled upon the
rights Of the people, violated the free,
dom Of speech and Of the press, and
played the role Of the tyrant. But we
have sympathy for the French people
and the German people. in coutradis.
tinction to their rulers. They are
Strengthening each other at the bidding
Of their soyereigns, only in the interests
Of king craft. aud we see no grounds for
rejoicing among the citizens Of Repub.
licuu America over the triumph Of
either. The French were our early
allies aud aided us .iu the achievement
Of our indepcpdepce The pruss;a,s
are among the most enlightened and
highly civilized people of the cortb and
our syn,pathies are awakened over the
sufFerings and losses of both peoples. in
the interests Of dynasties merely II
( France should triumph her noonle
would be no freer than they are TO day.
III Prussia should triumph. her King
would nrobabIv rivet more t;rhtlv tha