Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-09-06

the German intellect was never called into
question until Mr.. Mast and his RaGica
friends found it such a stnmbling~blOck in
the way of their party.
Nor do We think if Senator SCHURz was |
an advocate Of General Grants reelection |
that Mr.. Nast's genius would ever have |
conceived, or that the Messrs. Harper
would have published in their % Journal
of Civiliz ltion :" so -calad, or that Radical
politicians would have circulated that other
cartoon, i'll which the figure of 8 Uncle
! Sam " is represented as speaking to CARL
! SCHURz aud saying, = If you do not like
the country, there is no law which com
pels you to stay.'
We were not aware before that our
German ftllow-citizens were welcome to
America only when they endorsed and
supported General Grant and his admins
tratiOn. We had thought this was free
country, in name, at least, and that men
had a right to oppose general Grant with
out being told to leave our soil These
cartoons afford evidence of the hostility OF
the Radical party to Germany and the
German people, and add present insult to
former Injury. The deadly injury the
United States Government sought to intiict
upon the German Government By supply
ing the French people with arms during
the late war, is matter of history fresh
in the memories Of us all. The present
insult is as studied and premeditated as
, the former injury was designed to be
crushing andoverwhelmng. But German
, brains and German valOr and German re-
sources triumphed over the one, as German
pride and German worth will scorn and
Q desp.se the other.
= We confess that for the life of us we
4 cannot see what there is about the body Of
= jackAss to induce Mir. Mast to put the
u head of d German upon it nor can we
4 see what there is in the face Of German
IT. to induce Mr.. Mast to place it upon the
?. body of a jlckass. Ii there is anything
J. witty or funny in it we are utterly unable
to see it. Nor can we see what there is il
e this thing to make d man vote for Gran
/ rather than for Greeley. Nor do we SCI
D. what there is in the intimation of "Uncl
SO country unless he supports General Grant
I'd TO conciliate that gentleman and his Gel
I'd man brethren who left their native land i
" search of freedom and liberty. If there b
h. ally common SenSe i'll these things as pc
Il. litical campaign documents, We fully col
ed TESS our inability to comprehend it. Ii
as deed, itstriAes us they constitute one of til
O. most wanton and foolish attacks that eve
d ''genius' was guilty of.
at Our German fellOw-citizens, though, t
a say the least, they are sufficiently respect
,ss- bic in integ rity, in numbers and in int
lei lise1Ice to despise all such low-fung a
rd tacks have, doubtless, like the rest of II
w. a good deal of human nature in their con
rs, position. Is it likely that they can, al
IRE more than ourselves, entertain kindly Sc
timents for political party that thus seel
u, its advancement by attempting to WON
uf their feelings? 1t is possible that OF
,se radical friends may think we are intoIft
ali ring in matters that do not concern Il
he Probably We are. But for al that we ca
nu not see how the Radical party expect
Up benefit General Grant by circulating NJ
ed Nasts caItoous that hold up our Germ;
cir feliow-citzans to public riiicule and co
.rv tempt.
W. Ofcounse the Radical party will condu
its campaign in such manner as to tie
Elf may seem best. We do mt expect til
nd anything we may say will have any inf
ing ence upon their course. We deem it Il
nal 10 ourselves, however, to our Germ
APP friends, and, above all, we deem it due
lcy truth, to enter our public protest again
md the SANDERS and Insults thus WantOI
md and without cause sought to be heap
cy; upon worthy and intelligent AID w
i'll come class of our people
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