Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-10-11
The German Anniversary.

APROPOs to the German celebration
which was general Throughout the Uni
ted States Oh MoLlay, the following
from the Cleveland Herald of Monday
may be of interest to our readers:
On the OH VI Octo CT. 1863, d lit,l.
band of German colonisls laLd-l II
PAilade. piiS. and Sc lied ~ G.rn,an-
town. rAis eas tt:r iirst GryIn.H SIT
JIement Oh Ills cUuJ!heHl-lhs ,irsl iu-
slaI!mtut Of Gel IL II population "un-
beriug sevea or eight millions nos resi-
dug IN the United States. Ia. two
huntredlh anniversary "f its arrival
was generally celebrated ea Monday by
the Geriu4u societies throughout the
country. To- the Germans. and 10 all
classes Of citizens. The occasion vas one
Of 20 ordinary interest. The ilsI Ger
man culOaIsts, like The pilgrims who
landed III Plymouth, ere fUgitives fr0m
religious Intolerance. They We're schnl.
arly Peopr, aud in religious belief were
Quakers. Under the leadership ef
Francis Daniel l'astorIouS they estsh-
lisiIrd hJuri<hing sclIItnlrnI, waich
WIS The nucleus IN the great system nf
German colou,zat!sh which Subsequent
IS spread over the Stste cf l'ennsylva-
nis.
The Germans. whose inmicrgtion
thus began. s;;:! has since been SO nota-
ble a fHc!uT ii fht settlement and de-
yelcpui-ut ~ a., CpurfEN. have fnaud <
cOugrsI2! home ~ III, Cmi.rd States
No class oi f1:rign F"Ful4;iur has
adapted ils-if more res,ii.y "a. eur yoiti-
ca! and social cS.:ditianS. OF - iI.e eli
mate ana ,b.sIcz. PeCsl!<r!ii-s Of the
country. DiIitTiRg fr-n lhr native
born Americans il, large go, yh-y uev
srthsiea= ,cc"Ia- r-adi;y y NrrnFt y eth
them. And sT- sasl, as KiHCh a. ZONE i'll
our midst rs /! u ihe mXt"i "'nn. i;
is common Ia say tt<i tEe I!l-r.caii
people are AngiU-SHNHn In Gkce, ~ iiGes
are in lJnguagr. hut il is LuuEtT'.I
whether Il majority Z! Item sre nul to
day OF other thHa iEg !Y-Saxva urigih
They are, III fact, cunsluguerate peo-
pie. and there are none IL .Jiu WLuIl, AS :
class, they differ more widely than The
English. The Germans, though of diff
fersnt language, yet aBsinilate with us
readily as foreigners who speak oar Ian
guage, and possibly even more So.
that the immense German emigra
tion to this country is mainly due to
military and political oppression. 9th
er causes and influences have more to do
with it. There is less oppression of the
peasant and middle classes under the
absolute monarchy of Germany than
there is under the constitutional mon
archy of England. The German peas
ant may own land in fee simple, and
under the Empire the peasantry have
no little political CONSIDERATION. The
military service eXacted from the people
is, generally speaking, hot grudgingly
rendered. The young German is proud
of his military training. and though in
cOnyenlenced by it, does not think of il
rs a reason for leaving his native coun-
try. There is no German who does not
love his Fatherlsnd, and it is a land
worthy of his love. He waula not bs
human if he were not attached 10 it.
The Gel mans come TO America be-
cause they find here better 9ppCl tunitIos
for improving their condition, financial
ly and socially, than is possible in any
old country. and particularly in any old
monarchy. They lind here more remu-
nerative employment and more persona!
Independence than their native countr,
offers. The Germans have an iustinc-
tive liking for 4 free government, and
for that freedom of opinion which oHI
republican system offers and protects
They hate slavery whether of the miRG
or body, and no class sprang to the res
cue of our endangered Union with mer-
alacrity, or in proportion to their num-
bers, rendered more or better service
in maintaining that Union, than did our
German born citizens. Against tie
preju..ices of the Democratic party
against the African race, the Germans
have stood firm and unyielding, and in
the emancipation and enfranchisement
of that race.they have uniformly thrown
the preponderance of their influence Oh
the side of humanity and the Republi-
can party.
Bringing with them the habits OF
thrift and industry to which they are
trained from early youth in their native
country, the Germans have exceptional y
prospered in free America. A self
self-restraining people, they
are exceled by no class in moderation
and good behavior. In Germany, wher,
wine and beer are generally used, in
temperance is rare, and drunkenness is
more disgraceful than it Is here.