, 1873-10-30

LILO tofman cltl2en8 OIL ChtcaEo have always
boon distinguished for their thrift. Taken as
WHOLE they Gun show moro homesteads in pro-
portion to their numbers than any other
nationality. They include. also not only largo
number Of wealthy mon, but many hundreds OF
wholesale and sotail merchants and traders
These persons all have families who arc educated
In this country, and who In tho future arc to
have no country save this they are to marry
and intormnrry with descendants Of American
families, and in fow years they are to bo lost
tics, under tho general title OF Americans.
These merchants and traders, professional mon
aud mechanics, are engaged In active business
in fair and honorable competition with their fell
1ow-citizen8 Of n1l other nationa1itos. The laws
Of tho stato and Of Booiety know no distinction
by reason Of birthplace individual worth al
ways bearing of the honors.
n1r. A. g. Hosing, whose Influence upon tho
dostinies Of tho Gornnn population OF
Chicago has always boon unhappy, has
now put thom In an attitude the most
unfavorablo that could possibly havo been
devised, by seeking to array tho Irish,
Scotch, English, scandinayians, french, Dutch,
and BohemianB In an alliance with the Germans
to overwholm aud dofoat tho native-born popu-
luton. Hc has done oil this, claiming to DO tho
born population Of this city.
Wo do not bolioyo. that 1Ir. Heang
has any such authority to spdnk for
tho whole German population. We do not be-
lieve that he truly represents tho sentiment Of
| tho large body Of Germans who are engaged In
mercantile and banking aud other professional
pursuits, in declaring separation between them
and the American residents OF Chicago. Wo do
not bolieve that any respectable and intelligent
German In Chicago, not m ottico-scoker, las tho
least sympathy With any such proceeding, nor
that thore ia one who docs not disapprove heart
| lily this whole proceeding Of Mr. Hos-
| ing. Now, can theao PERSONS thus griov-
ously abused by HesingB unauthorized
declaration Of war upon the American
citizens, rendcr themselves better service than
| by joining with their American fellow-oitizons
in giving this prcsumptuous individual defeat
| go marked and SO emphatic that ho will stay
quiet for one while? We do not miaBtato tho
fact that among tho natiyo-born population
thoro is strong feeling Of indignation that any
clan or clique should declare an aggressive WAT
in the name Of oil tho foroign-born residents OF
the city against those who happened to be born
| In Amorlcn. Nor do We misssate tho fact when
wesay tint tho American residents Of Chicago pro-
pose On Tuesday next to oxprosa that indignation
through tho ballot-box in an emphatic manner.
In 80 doing thoy would cordially welcome every
man Of foreign birth who might sec fit to unite
with them In the declaration that Know Nothing.
ism is not tho lesa roprohensiblo and infamous
when urgod In the name Of tho Gcrmana thar
whom urged against them. Tho opportunity Il
now offorod to oycry oltizon, American, German
Irish. mud all othors to unite in putting dowr
this turbulent diaorganizor, who, to promote lii
own selfish ends, proposes to divide tho people
Of Chicago according to nationaiitics.