Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-08-02


Sympathy for Prussia -Immense Gath
erings In New York-Speeches of
Ex-Gov. Saloman, Senator
Schurz and Gen. Siegel.
The Germans of New York as
elsewhere are active in support of
the cause of the Fatherland against
the invader, France. An immense
gathering Of the German citizens of
New York took place at Steinway
Hall on the evening of the Goth of
July, Ex-Gov. Saloman, formerly of
this State acting as Chairman
Speeches were made by Ex-Gov.
Saloman, Franz Siegel and Carl
Schurz, and other prominent German
citizens.
The speeches of Ex-Gov. SaIoman
and Senator Schurz are copied as from
representative Germans of this coun-
try and as indicative of the united
feelings Of large class of our fellow
citizens in favor of the cause of
Prussia, and, indeed, of the cause Of
the liberal Catholics and Protest ts
of Europe. The speech of Senator
Schurz is omitted for lack of space.
GOV. sALoMoN's SPEECH.
Gov. Solomon, On taking the chair,
spoke as follows:
''During the late civil war of this country
The German Americans stood true TO the cause
of their adopted country and the flag of the
Union, on many a battlefield. The Germans
| have heretofore shown that they know how to
| fight and Gle for their adopted country. We
German Americans believe that in showing
| our sympathy now to our old country in her
just cause in the present struggle, we commit
no mistake, for while America is to US the
bride, Germany was to us the mother, with
whom we Join heart and hand now. The man
of the I'd December who became Emperor of
France by shooting down peaceable men,
| must now, approaching himself the grave,
with ambitious fury, leave to his weak son
his rotten throne at the risk of a European
war. For this purpose he had thrown the
gauntlet before the feet of Germany. BY the
withdrawal OF the Prince of Hohenzollern
| every shade of a pretext for war was removed.
To some extent the war was caused by the
character of the French people, who, although
tn ey boosted of the highest civilization, will
| ingly listened quite as much to passion as to
| reason, and believed themselves to be the
| greatest people of Europe, and therefore were
| Jealous of Germany. This was the reason that
| the present war was popular at all in France,
and why it was possible for it to be commence
| ed by Napoleon. On the other side, Germany,
| and not Prussia alone, was fighting France.
Germany was like one man taking up the
gauntlet thrown before her by another that
was strictly and bitterly opposed TO united
Germany. We German Americans desire TO
| express to our brothers across the ocean that
we look at them with the hope and full con-
fidence that they will nobly perform their
| duty. We look at them as fighting for a holy
| cause, and our expectation is that they will
stand like one man, and rally around the Ger
man flag that they will stand firm for the
| German hearth and for the unity and freedom
of the old Fatherland. We shall feel proud
when they are victorious, which they will be.
But we must help them, not with our sympa-
thies only, but also by our means. Let US say
TO them, 'Be brave, but most of all be united
and the victory will be yours"
SPEECH OF GEN. sIGEL.
Gen. Sigel, for whom loud calls
were made from the whole audience,
then came forward and said:
81 have listened with pleasure to the many
excellent speeches of the evening, and as the
last of the speakers | now intend to Ebring ur
| the rear As German Americans, we should
not be content with making speeches and
hurrahing for King William; we should, ac-
cordng to the best Of our ability, strengthen
| the Prussian army. We should strengthen il
by contributing money-not hundreds, moi
thousands, but millions of dollars. Therefore
| when the list of subscription shall be circuIat.
ed, not the name of single German should
be missing. Your enthusiasm will be firm
| whether victory or defeat may at first await
| Germany-firm in every case. Let us not bt
deceived. The French people ara foe not tc
be despised they are great nation. But i
there are 4O,0OO,OOO of Frenchmen, there are
54,OOO,OO OF Germans. Napoleon has forgot
ten to count in the Germans of South Germa.
ny, the Germans of Austria, the Germans O
the United States. They all stand by tn,
Fatherland they all will remain firm in their
support until the last Frenchman shall b,
driven from the German soil, should they eyel
occupy il. The Germans will oppose th,
invaders with their whole strength they hay,
to match against the sick man of France th,
old robust William against the sickly chile
OF France two princes vigorous in mind anC
body against the arrogance Of Grammont tn,
courage of Bismarck; against an artificial
fanaticism a calm firmness and perseverance
We expect in this struggle the sympathy o
America-we expect it in the name Of III,
services we have rendered to the cause of tn,
United States, in the name of the 200, 0OI
German soldiers who have fought for thu
preservation of the American Union, as Ger
man citizens of America, as the mediators o
the future close alliance between the American
and German nations"
The President then called for three
cheers for free and united Germa
ny, which were given with the wild
est enthusiasm, the whole audience
rising, waving their hats and hand
kerchiefs.
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