Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-19
rhc Israeiites.

published in Cincinnati, with a request that we
would republish the following article from its
columns. The complaint Of the Israete is well
put. President FAIRFIELD, an abolitionst of
Michigan travelling in Europe. met an old gen
tleman. an Israelite who had lived in the United
States some twenty two years, but had left this
country on account of the war. This, the aboii-
ton President thought. heinous crime. But
what was President FAIRFIELD doing in Europe
in the present crisis of the cnuntryl Had he,
too, ran away from the war? What right had
he to complain, when he was in the same predic
ament "a the old IsraeliteY There is also a
good deal OF complaint against the Jew for
shrewdness and sagacity in trade. Is it just TO
DO sol This class pay the taxes imposed upon
them. their rents, and all expenses connected
with the conduct Of their business If they make
money by industry aud good management, why
should they be subject to censure any more than
the bankers, brokers. Yankee traders or any 9th
er class of professional men aud traders who are
Likewise making money! II the Israeites make
money out of the they doing nothing
more than citizens of other religious faiths. and
certainly they are not responsible for bringing
the present ntest upon the nation. Says the
Israelite:
DECIDEDLY UNFAIR The following extract is
from letter of President L Il Fiirtield, dated
Munich. Bavaria, November 10. 1863. ana pub
lished ia the HilIsdale Mich Standard:
in coming here. met OF the cars German.
who, few months ago. re emigrated from Amer
ica after twenty two wears residence there He
al a kalsa FL 10
quered-had left America on account of the war
was not going 20 return at present He had
never been in the army; was forty eight years
old (and TO that his appearance testlhed.) and /
was puzzled to guess how the war had driven him
out. He was evidently jew; and had not a re
markably honest look. and either he ran away IF
ter enlisting or was escaping from justice. These
are the men who think the war wrOnrl But. in
general. the public sentiment of Germany is
strongly for the Union y
We don { know President Fairfield, and have
no desire to know him But after perusing these
paragraphs. we are forced To the conclusion that
his propensity to Willy and misstate facts is so
strong that he will never suffer the modification
OF being considered man OF und0ubted verictv
As We dislike to make use of harsh and unbecom
ing language. though we should think the author
of such an unfair statement either a knave or a
iool-we much prefer 10 believe him both than
say he is either This man, who is called Pres.
idenr in the Standard, has met so he saws with
al old gentleman nearly fifty wears OF age, who
lew months since went 10 Germany his native
land, after n twentv-two wears soiourn in Amer
lea. Said Sentlem IN WIS to have said that ''he
left this country on account OF the war" This
WAS somewhat puzzle TO this President man.
and consequently he began 10 ponder it.
"h0w the war had drivea him out. he still
could not solve this riddle As a matter of
course. this old WAS ''driven out !" and could
not have stayed longer il he had 80 desired. Our
President nan looks at him. and To- the mystery
i solved The pes SON before him Is saws he
evidently jew. who had not a remarkably hon
est look Why must he evidently be Jew? WHY ?
Because he had not a remarkably honest look
Here's logic for you Bright President nun this
Is Now let see what follows Just because
he thinks him 4 jew. therefore this old OF
about nifty winters must have run away after en-
listing the certainly could not have done so be
fore.) or was escaping from justice. This old
man voluntarily enlisted, we presume, so he
could desert. Rch-decidedly rich
As we said, we do not love 10 use harsh Ian
guage but can not help thinking that If an
ass could write he would not be guilty of such
nonsense. Now We would ask. II he Is SO patri-
otto. why he Is not in the ranks of our army. in
stead of loafng around the city of Munich
What business keeps him in Germany when his
bleeding country calls all patriots to arms! What?
To discover the sentiments of the people. for he
SAWS: These the jews are the men who think
the war wrong, But in general the public senti-
ment OF Germany Is strongly for the Union
fafhed this President man. savs so: but We say.
With all due respect. that he has positively mis-
represented the Hebrew population Of Germ INV,
the sentiments OF which iuj ging from his writing
we 10 not believe he has sense enough To un-
ders;ani. or honesty enough to give them true
eoioring.
We should not have noticed this extract from
the letter OF fellow who unques,ionably Is be-
meath the dignity of i man. Il we knew hot that
hundreds of fellow citizens who do not often
come IA contact with our people. are thus miSel
and taught To think III OF "A nation which lsbors
70 make one common brotherhood from pole 10
pole We will now dismiss this subject and ask
pardon oi you. kind readers for having tainted
our columns with the name OF this President
man.