by Egon Richard Tausch
These Germans came over to Texas in response to emigration propaganda in Germany, all of which stressed that, if you were an abolitionist or of the political left, you should go to New York City; if you were neutral or undecided, go to Missouri; if you were a conservative, go to New Orleans or Texas. Ferdinand Roemer’s Texas, which was widely read in Germany and distributed by the Adelsverein, warned those who were radical or opposed to slavery to avoid Texas.
In addition, Germany at that time was a loose confederation of autonomous states, similar to the United States under the Articles of Confederation. Those Germans were used to a system that respected states’ rights, and most were very leery of strong central government.
How does that compare with the Germany of today?
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Germany of today is divided into East and West and, to a lesser extent, between north and south. The Bavarians are considered somehow different from everybody else. A guy I know from the Rhineland makes fun of Hessian accents. Germany has, at the moment, a strong coalition government, which makes my left-wing German friends nervous for some reason. As a people, I believe Germans are against slavery these days.
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