Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-20
THE CITY.
MEETING OF THE GERMANS.

Proceedings and Resolutions
Pursuant to the call the German citizens
of Nashville met in the room of the City
| Council last night
~, The meeting was organized by electing
DR. Knafa President, and Theo Trauernicht
Secretary. John Ruhm and - Siep-
mund addressed the meeting, after which a
committee, consisting Of Siegmund,
Ruhm, Knoch, Klages, and Hersteine were
appointed, to draft resolutions. Consider
able enthusiasm prevailed during the de-
livery of the speeches. The remarks of
Mr. J N Kerr being received with marked
applause. The committee then reported
the resolutions of the evening, which were
unanimously adopted as follows:
The Germans of the city of Nashville
join their brothers throughout the territory
of the United States in their jubilee over
the morning dawn of the union of our
beloved fatherland. Representatives from
all the German States, we are assembled
here to express hearty sympathies for the
onward march of all our German tribes to
the last step for the union of Germany.
We see in the victory of the German ar
mics in the pending war the accomplish
ment of the long cherished, often striven
for, but up to this day not realized ideas of
one free united Germany We declare
that we are reconciled with the past and
hope that as we, the Germans of the Uni
ted States, do on this occasion, SO viii all
the German tribes in the old fatherland-
Danish all petty jealousies, and that they
will hold to this one all-absorbing thought,
not to let the opportunity pass by for the
work of union. As representatives assem-
bled we resolve TO send a telegraphic mes
sage to the President of the North German
Union, and thus inform him that the
hearts of the Germans Of Tennessee beat |
high at the news of the last week.
Resolved further, That a committee of |
five be appointed, with power to collect |
money contributions, whenever the news |
of battles are made known to us, for the |
benefit of our wounded brothers.
Resolved further, That we call upon the |
Germans of all cities of the Union to APP |
point subcommittee and subsequently |
one central committee for the transmission |
across the ocean of monies collected
Resolved further, That the newspapers |
are politely requested to publish the above
resolutions. 80 r-
John Rhum, CIV Klages,
fheodor Knock, Theodor Muling,
S l. Seigmund. to5--hll
The committee have sent the following |
dispatch by cable to Berlin:
To THE President OF THE north GER |
NAN PARLIAMENT-SR: The Germans of |
The State of Tennessee desire us to say |
hat their hearts beat high at the thought |
hat one united Germany will soon be an |
accomplished fact. Our undivided sympa- |
'hy is with the German arms.
On the adoption of the resolutions, Mr..
Paul Hoffman made a few remarks, when
quite liberal collection was made for the |
benefit of Fatherland.
The following gentlemen were appoi nted
rs Finance Committee Messrs. G. W.
Klages, Huffman, Knafh, Rhum, and Seig-
nan. Other speeches were made in the |
German language, v hich were enthusiastic |
ally received. Mr.. Albert Roberts was |
oudly called on for a speech. He arose |
and stated that being there partly in the |
capacity of reporter, of proceedings in |
which our German friends were discussing |
heir own affairs, he declined making a |
speech, but expressed his sympathy with
The struggles for popular freedom every
where.
The following resolution was offered by |
Gen. TraueTnicht, which was unanimously |
adopted.
Resolved, That the thanks of the Ger |
man citizens of Nashville are hereby ten |
1ered to our American fellow-citizens for |
heir almost unanimous sympathy with the |
cause of our beloved Fatherland in her |
present struggle for liberty and union.
Messrs. Klages, Herstein and Mousson |
we're appointed Committee of Arrange
nents for a grand mass meeting on
Wednesday next.
A resolution of thanks to the Mayor and
City Council for the use Of the hall was
unanimously adopted.
Mayor Morris was called on for speech, |
but begged to be excused till some future |
as he was only present as a spec
tator.
The meeting then adjourned to meet |
again on next Wednesday.