Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-08-24

pressed ON the republic.
But why does he retain his character
istic language, customs, usngcs? Why
does he not identify himself wholly
with us? many say In the word
wholly" lies the rub. Is il not enough
that lie uses in business, in political
life and in the intercourse with his
ipllow-mcn the English language and
adapts himself to the customs of the
country? The true, real German never
ceases to speak German, to think and
feel German and to be II member of the
German Church, whenever soul and
heart questions are at stake. When he
sings, loves, praises and serves God he
will use his mother tonguc-nnd who
dare hinder him? And why should he
not. when the fact is clearly manifest
that Just the best and most educated
ones of the American nation are eagerly
concerned to learn this German churnc-
tcristic? Why should the German not
teach his children German whilst the
educated American sends his sons and
daughters to Europe in order to com
rlctc their education there? Where is
German thought more unrcservedly
acknowledged than in American col
irgrs and universities? Are not the
most of our professors in the largest
and best institutions of this country
man university or received their title
Of doctor from there? Just think once
of the influence which one single Ger
man university has eNertcd and still
cXcrts on American poetry and Thought,
namely that of Gottingcn. need only
mention the names of l.ongfellow,
Motley, Uhc friend of BismnrckJ BAN
croft and Andrew ID. White just think
of it. that in Gottingen alone already
.; Inn, 4,
have drank at the spring and well of
German learning and depth, and that
Of 225 of these, as far as their life course
could be traced, 1877 were once or are
still teachers and professors in the best
institutions of learning in our country |!
And shall therefore the German he
rcproached when he holds fast to the
deepest of all modern languages and
cultivatcs it in the family circle and
uses il in the house OF God in prayer
and praise? No; il anyone is to be
upbradrd, it is the pitiablc German
who either out of ignorance or criminal
indifference OmitS to cultivate this
inrStimnblc gift of his fathers and to
give his children the benefit, who with
holds this heritage from the children
which, as Carl Schurz has recently said
docs not make them worse patriots.
but more educated Americans"
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