Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-09-03
From the Buffalo Express.
German F Feeling Towards the Demo-
cratic Party.

The German organ of the Democratic party
In this city, the Buffalo Demokrqt, contained
on Monday last very noteworthy article, un-
doubtedly from the vigorous pen of its able
editor, DIR. Brunck, We have procured a
translation of the article and publish it below,
to show the feeling that Is astir among those
of our German born citizens who have hereto
fore acted with The Democratic party, excited
by the offensive attitude toward Germany, in
which the Napoleonic sympathies of that party
havo placed il since the outbreak of the war
between France and Prussia. GcrmansAmer-
lean Democrats like DR.. Brunck are having
their eyes opened, by tho revelation of theSe
passing event, to the reac'ionnry fossilized,
undemocratic character of the political party
in the United States with which they were led
by the cheat of stolen name to associate
themselves, This article dlsoloses the move
mcnt of feeling that is going on among them.
DR.. Brunck is over careful not to allude in
open terma to the fact that the natural and
spontaneous sympathies of the Republican
party have been, from the outset of this war.
with Germany, as against Napoleonism in
France. but the contrast, is Of course, implied
throughout - t-'li'
THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS AND THE WAR Be
+"i I'd TWEEN GERMANY AND FRANCE. ...
From the Buffalo Democrat, Aug Oh.
The obstinate and one may almost say blind
adhesion of part OF the Democratic press and
leaders TO the old, has been recognized since
the Presidential election of 1864 Us the reason
why the Republican party have retained pows
er and govern by such large majorities not
withsanding the people disapprove Of their
| usurpations Of power and corruption. BY
their firmly ami lnileXiby holding TO old party
| lines, il was to be expected that the traditions
| of the Democratic party, Win their narrow
mindednars, would scarcely eNertless Influence
than their principles themselves. 1t is know
| that at the first French Revolution at the end
| OF the last century, the Democratic party SYM
patbized with the French Republicans, which
was entirely natural and praispwQTthy. Their
| opponents, the Federalists on the other hand,
sympathized with England, When. at later
day, Napoleon the First overturned the French
Republic and established the Empire, the SYM
pathes OF the Democratic party continued
with FraDce and the new Emperor, The sim
gular phenomenon OF the Democratic party OF
one Republic sympathizing with the murderer
of another Republic, can only be explained by
ihis--that their political opponents always
cpniinued to sympathiZe with England, which
made war upon France and the French En-
peror.
For q long time there were two separate
sympathies for the European naiions-1an es
senial distinction between the two parties o.
this country. Aniipalhy TO England and /
leaning toward France characterized the Demo
cratic party, and the reverse their opponents
the Pedprslists This blind preference of thu
Democratic party for the French at the end q
HE last and beginning of this century, has
: operated unhl the present lime. When Frano'
Ia the most brutal manner, and without cause
had declared war against Germany, we wer
not amazed that the Boston Post the Chicago
! Times, the Cipeippali, Enquire, and some les
D ser Democratic journals belonging TO the fac
lion of tho Democratic party which ieasn
! nothing and forgats nothing, regardless of a
= right.teeling and humanity, took the part G
= The French. But 1t has In the highest 'degTe
! astouuded us, that the New York World aIsC
r after n short leaning 20 the German side, dec
ded 40 embrace the entire French cause. uf
, der these circumstances his not TO be NiDr
y dered al that the Courier OF tbs city ia NJ
!, meantRae with some moderation, but with n
i less evil ~min dedness. turned in and took III
/. part Of Frapes, ia last Fridays paper. u
10 But the French have Indeed emineted Napole.
ID om theE esRss and II they shas be7 pesl.
to repel moparohial INVADER the current OF hpeI
D. sympathy VIII be turned In another direiton.
Should the Courier be able throus