New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-27

THE GER01AN6.


lss.s THE GERMANS.
Delegates 70 the Cincinnati Convention.
At the hall of the Deutsche Company,
corner of Customhouse street and Exchange
alley, the strength of the entire German
element Of the city, including men of all
political faiths, met last night at eight
O'Clock to select their representative men as
delegates to the Cincinnati convention.
There has never been in this city any one
meeting where so many of the respecta BILE
class of Germans had collected as this.
Mr.. Jacob Hassinger called the meeting
to order in the nomination of Mr.. Charles
Potthoff to the chair, and Mr. Louis Schwarz
was nominated vice president, and Mr..
Sibilsky and Forester, secretaries.
On taking his seat as president, Mr.. Pott-
hoff called upon Mr.. Charles Drrhammer
for speech. This gentleman excused him
self, saying that he had come to the meeting
as a single German, and when the principles
were laid down he would make speech.
Mr.. Schneider asking the privilege to
speak, defined the principles of the Cincin-
natl movement as consisting entirely of re-
form.
Mr.. Dirrhammer's idea of reform was to
know what the people wanted.
Mr.. Forester then explained the origin of
the Cincinnati movement, and defined at
some length, in the German language, the
rise of the present opposition, which was
listened to in great attention.
Mr.. Heidenhain, ON conclusion of the ex-
PLANTATION, rose to speak, and beginning to
talk on the subject of the resolutions, loud
cries Of Deutsche, Deutsche, Deutsche ,"
broke out from all parts of the room, but
Mr.. Heidenhain persisting to lay out his
sentiments in English, he Endorsed the reso-
lut.ons just read, and wound up by offering
another set.
Mr.. Buck moved the resolutions and poll
cy be read in English, and Mr.. G. II.
Braughn proceeded 70 read them as follows:
We are convinced that the time has come
when all liberal, progressive citizens should
unite, without regard to their past political
proclivities, in the formation OF party de-
voted to progress and reform.
vailing party spirit, as countenanced and
practiced by the existing political organiza-
lions, impedes the re-establishment of that
fraternal feeling that should characterize
the citizens of sections that have been Sec
tionally opposed to each other, confuses
their understanding, and prevents the dis
charge of important political duties which
the requirements of the time impose upon
them.
We hail, therefore, with heartfelt pleas
ure, the Reform movement which has been
| ushered into life by our gifted and distin.
| guished fellow-citizen and cOuntryman,
| Carl Schurz, and the many distinguished
| citizens and statesmen that are associated
| with him in the glorious work; and there
| fore We desire to unite ourselves with them,
| and obey the call that has been issued for a
mass meeting or convention that is to be
| held in Cincinnati on the first of May, 1872.
| We therefore instruct the, gentlemen that
| may be selected to represent US in said con-
| vention on the following principal points,
| and trust that they will do everything in
| their power to give them proper expression:
l. Strict adherence to the constitution OF
| the United States and its various amend
ments, and the protection OF the rights OF
citizens in accordance Herewith.
2. A cessation Of all agitation on questions
| belonging to the past and settled by the
war.
3. Re-establishment of that harmony of
| feeling that should exist among the people
| of common country.
4. Adherence to the principles of the
| federal constitution, resistance to all legis-
larion antagOnistic thereto, and opposition
to all illegal interference with local gov
ernments.
s. General amnesty, coupled with univer-
| sal suffrage.
6. Strict maintenance of public credit and
opposition to reputation in every form.
7. Speedy resumption of specie payment.
s. Modification Of the revenue laws.
9. The lowering of taxation.
10. Abrogation of the governmental pa
| tronage system, and the improvement OF
| morality among the officers and servants of
| the people.
IL. The enactment of thorough and COM
| petent laws against bribery and corruption
among public officials and legislators:
We pledge ourselves to carry the fOregO-
| ing principles to successful issue in the
| approaching campaign, and for the same
purpose we remind our fellow citizens that
political rights are necessarily based and
| depend upon political duties, and that with
| out the fulfllment Of the latter our dearest
rights and privileges may be nenaced. and
ultimately destroyed, and that without
! their aid radical measures of reform can not
be successfully established.
The resolution which was opposed to fed
| eral interference in local affairs was loudly
! applauded.
| They were then unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Heidenhain resumed his remarks, and
read the resolutions which he had offered.
The President" Are these substitute p
| Mr.. Heidenhain-"I offer them subject tc
| the vote of the meeting"
The President" Are they a substitute
l must know that
| A voice" They are original" Merri
ment]
The resolution referring to the sale OF
arms to France, and condemning Grant fol
the sale, was loudly Kissed.
| Mr.. Dirrhammer, rising to speak, and
| overcoming the call for Deutsche," which
many persisted in making, went on to say
| that he was candidate for the Cincinna t
| convention, to record his vote on the resolu
tons which had been adopted, particularly
the one demanding the protection OF citi
| zens, and condemning President Grant fol
| the prostitution Of the service and the rob
| berry of the land.
Mr.. Braughn rose to his feet in answer tt
| repeated calls, and spoke in favor of the
| resolution. He carried the house by storm
| loud applause attesting the great popu
larity of the speaker.
Other gentlemen spoke in their native
tongue, and Mr.. Heidenhain came to the
rack again, this time talking in German,