The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-09-22
lFrom the o. S. Journal ]


Itdid not need the gift of prophecy to
enable one to predict the course of
sympathy of the different political
parties in this country, in the Franco
Prussian war. It soon became mani
fest that not Prussia alone, but GER
MANY, was enlisted on the one side
Germany, that had extended to us the
moral strength Of her sympathy, and
the material aid of her sons, who had
become our citizens, in the war
through which we have just passed.
On the other side was France the
treacherous, that had encouraged our
enemies, that had endeavOred to drag
other foreign powers into a premature
recognition OF the traitOrOus govern
ment set up in opposition to us, that
had seized the occasion TO over
ride our traditional policy by estab-
fishing a foreign despot over our sis
ter Republic by French bayOnets, that
had intrigued against US everywhere.
It was as natural as the separation of
day from night, that all the rebels and
the rebel sympathizers north and
south should range themselves on the
side of France; and it was as clear
and as sure as sunlight that the great
party which had controlled the gov
ernment, and saved the country in its
hour of peril, would heartily espouse
the cause Of Germany.
So overwhelming was the current of
sentiment that we find all the great
Conventions of the Republican party
passing resolutions of sympathy with
Germany and German unity, and ev-
cry Republican journal of the United
States giving its voice iu the same di-
rectiOn. We find that all the great
Democratic journals of the country,
with the single exception of those COM
trOlled by Germans, have ranged
themselves with the same unanimity
on the side France. Not only $50, but
they have been exceedingly bitter in
their denunciations of the Germans
and the German cause. They have
even gone so ifar as to endeavOr to
rake up prejudiees buried for genera
tions, and excite the American people
against the Germans because of the
Hessians who fought against us in the
Revolutionary war. AS an example,
we quote from the Chicago Times, the
great Northwestern organ of the DEM
Ocratic party, and one of the most in
fluential journals in the United States
of that party. Ssys the Democratic
organ:
a dispatch from New York to one
of the leading Radical newspapers in
this city says:
''The Germans of this city hold q
large meeting tonight, TO express SYM
pathy for the Prussians in their con-
test with France. It, will be held at
Schutzer Park, with the Germans are
now holding festival. 1t is under
stood that the New York World and
some other Democratic papers have
been leaning toward the French ques-
ton viii be denounced by the Ger
mans tonight. Carl Schurz is expect
ed 10 be the chief orator"
The idea Of these descendants of the
HIRELING HESSIANSw who fought
against American independence in
I776 'denouneing'i free born Ameri.
can citizens for the exercise of the
freedom of opinion on any subject, j;
ItIooks now as if. the necessity fol
the war in this country, might be tC
teach these AUDACI0US SCAMPs
the propriety Of decent behavior. =
II NAV be added that these German
meetings TO tiexpress sympathy To-
the Prussians'1 a7e exhibitions of yerI
cheap patriOtism-wOTthy, however
of the descendants Of the HlkElS
ING HESSIANS who fought agains
American independence in l776.
In like eontemptuous tone is tn
following from the same journal o
! later date;