Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-08-02
Why America Does not Sympathize
with Napoleon.

In the darkest hour of the rebel
non, when the Uuited States was
Illuminated by the insolent attitude
Oh England in the affair of the Trent,
~ Is well known that Napoleon
strongiy urged upoa Lord Palmers-
ton a declaration Of war by France
and England against this conntrv
for no reason whatever but to hreak
up and destroy its republican govern
ment.- Failing in this, the despot
undertook to destroy the Republic
of Mexico, and erect monarchy on
this continent, as o standing menace
to the United States Getting kick
ed out of that country, he contrivcd
to leave Macmillan, the.unfortunate
dupe of his duplicity, and the tool of
his ambition, to be captured and put
to death by the enraged and out
ragged republican Mexicans for the
crimes which the INSCRIPTIONS
French Emperor had committed
against them. Had the South won
the battle of slavery, it is well known
that an alliance with Napoleon was
one of the first fruits it anticipated.
His ports were always freely opened
to pirate ships, and it was from Cher
bourg that the Alabama sailed when
the Kearsarge sent her to the bot
tom. During the whole contest not
o word of sympathy or approval
greeted the North from the govern
ment Of France.
Now this man Of bad eminence,
has put his bayonets at the throat of
liberty in Europe, and the sympathy
of the United States is evoked TO aid
the crime lie is calling on us to
respect. a neutrality that he outraged
and insulted-to Withhold our hands
from giving aid to the Fatherland,
while he gave aid and stimulus to
rebels here to trample us in the dust.
A nice character that, to call on our
people for either friendship or SYM
pathy.
Throughout the contest the voice
of Germany was with US, cheering
the loyal North to do its perfect
work. To Russia we owe like debt
of gratitude and good will. How a
acts of Napoleon during our trouble,
and his persistent efforts TO destroy
us, can affect sympathy or respect
for that oppressor, exceeds all
bounds of comprehension. He sur
passed England, even, in the maligni-
ty of his purposes, and did every
thing that an enemy could do, ex-
cept attack US. That he proposed to
do, and was only restrained by the
refusal of England to become an
ally Chicago Republican.
GERMAN PATRIoTIsM.--The Hon.
Carl Schurz, at meeting in Cleve-
land last week wound up a thrilling
address on the war, with the follow
ing per-oration 1t is only natural
that the hopes Of our German-Ameri-
Cans should fly with the flag Of our
mother country, for the victory OF
Germany means truth and justice,
not only in Germany but throughout
Europe. 1t means farther the free.
dom of the middle classes throughout
Europe. 1t is. therefore not to be
wondered that here in America moi
only German, but Americans them
selves wish for the victory of the Ger
man flag. 1t is not only the remem
brance that in America our German
blood has flowed freely for the cause
of American unity. [Applause.1 1t
is also because the day is not far dis
tant when all forms Of tyranny must
end in Europe too. Because the
railroad, the telegraph, the steam.
boat, must spread civilization and
4 freedom, and among the nations Of
the earth the Americans know they
can find none who can and will aid
them in the march of civilization and
progress better than the Germans
Great applause.] In all parties o
the earth the Germans and Ameri
cans will carry together the flag o
freedom and therefore it is that to
day the great American heart il
warming towards us, and American,
stand by us in this conflict. Zap
plause. Let us be true to ourselves
to the old home, for who can be
good man who forgets to revere hi
father and his mother and who tina
forgets his fatherland can be a tru
patriot in another land. [Applause.
Let US therefore not fear that tn
Americans will be against as. Stand
then, by our old fatherland, and Il
the meantime let us not forget tn
laws ofthis our adopted country, an,
the obligations we owe to it. Blu
those laws do not forbid us TO rcmem
Der the fatherland, they DO not FOL
bid US to fight for freedom in tho Of
world any moro than in the new =
They do not forbid US to help th
wounded, to assist the widows an
the orphans that will be made. Lie
us not, friends, allow a single day t
go by before wo send out across tn
Atlantic the sympathy we feel fo
our German brethren there. Stan
up, old fatherland, and never yield
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