, 1870-09-07
GERMAN PATRIOTISM.
Grand 1Tn-s 3IcrsinR nj Turner Hall in
Honor Of the Kerrnt Victories.

TWAS announced rhtl the Germans Of Chicago,
under the auspices Of the Turugcmeindr, woolt
participate tn grind t0n:hltght procession last
eyelinE: but, uwihg to lack ot torches, this
feature was postponed, and the celebration Of
the Iect nj pruskian victories. in whose honoE 1t
wa to be held, vas cs1tiuel to q maas meeting
In Turner uall. Th!1Icommodious edince WIRE
nlslerH Vi The cause Of The Fatherland, and to-
trflsc excitement prevailed. The exterior OF Tur-
uer Han was brilliantly Illuminated to give nr8dt
70 the aHa,r, aud large number Of ladies' gIaced
the scene By theI1 presence The Interior Of the
hall was handsomely decorated with banners and
wEea!hs A laEse number Of persons, anxious 10
uotcc, held the cuIbssones along tie intended
route tor several hours and anally, ont Of III pa
sience, dispersed In the worst Of humo1.
At ha!f-past8 O'Clock the enthusiastic assem-
bfacc ThS ted1ccd to state Of comparative quiet,
and, amid lnud nppsuse, President Charles Lotz
introduced Herman Raster, Esq.,. who addressed
quarters Of a. hour de vas frequently INFER
surtei y thundets Of arpiaIse --,
MI. Raster congratulated bis fellow W-Germaas
upon the brilliant victories achieved by their
hrethren-vlctorttsh unprecedented tn the annals Of
waE- lie entered II some length tnlo the fr1vol-
vus Pretended cause Of the waE. and character @
as o. 3 qas But sonx M
e. aa e os
rfous crusade. The fare be would hsyc brought
upon the Germans OVERLOOK hImaelf, and. instead
Vi dlso1gRnlzing Germany, France was now Ia
iMlnE In the thlccs OF revolution. He would have
| the German Rhine Provinces Germany you'd now
insist upon anneuns the French Rhine Provinces
In bis letter 70 Eing William, Napoleon said he
surrendered betause he could not dit at the head
| II Ills army. II Tas not for laek OF bullets, but
| nwirg IN bis coward c, that he was now alive,
| An imperial prisoner without q throne.
After Mr.. Raster, the ChairnlAu introduced
| EatFar Dufz, ESQ, who also delivered an elo-
qurNt and stirring address, He enlogized tne
| bravery OF the uutIetl German troops, who had
stood like q wall IN defence Of the precious
au aggressive Warfate had annihilated tue foe In
| hts own dcfences- Germany would now uutte,
| and retufn to f1s ancient grandeur md limits.
| Aasace anl la1fatEe werc once good German sont
| anu the union would not be complete without
t them. They were wrostet trom the mother fa1d
without cause or prrte1t, aud now, through the
ralor Of German troops, they would be restored
! EnH.d alao restore them in heart TO thclr
true l,elotHlaTA Thry were once auh.FFench,
| an'l ihej cuud be 80 again. under the benign tn-
| aHcrcc 0f q United Germany. Nj. B0tz- II the
cufc OF Its remarks, Was frequently Interrupted
| by leutl anN prolonged applause.
At tho conclusion ot hts odd1ess, Euitl DletZ5cb,
one cf Cbicagos fayorite German lr'et+, read Z
| rxcGCslls Fly huncruus. Its delivery created In
/ tense enthusiasm.
The lnil Light Guarst Band wus present, undc
tic leAlelfh&p 0f Was, aud atSc c1u5setl patriotic
| 1nnsic at iutelratA- The vnr11us mEnuerchof
"i The titv were also LARGELY repre- senied. and
and ~ What Is tne Germans Fatherlan,l7" Th
meeting did not dtsp+rao nn:tl \ tale h0ur, an
then with three rousinE chcc:s fJt Vlctor1uu
united Germany.