The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-06-12
general Grant and the Jews.

From the Iieyelana her1ol
The Democrats, eager to ssizs every
possible pretext for creating q aprsjudice
against General Grant, have fastened on
an order, issued in the Vicksbnrg cam
paign,- for the expulsion Of ali Jews from
the Federal lines. The order gave
great offence to all of that people at
the time, and was disapproved BY .
large elassT Of persons not Of that race
The facts in the case soon became
known and the resentment at first oc-
casioned was speedily aliayed. Those
facts are carefully suppressed by the
Democratic journals, now seeking to
create q prejudice against General
Grant in the minds Of our fellow eiti-
zens of Hebrew descent.
During the Vicksburg campaign con.
siderable annoyance and embarrassment
was caused to the UHion commanders
by the fact that the enemy were sup
Piled with articles Of necessity to them
By traders who ran the blockade Of the
Federal lines, who we're suspected OF
selling information as well IS goods.
Rightly, or wrongly, suspicion fell upon
some Of the Jews who followed the
army for trading purposes, and Gen-
eral Order was issued, banishing all
Jews from the lines of the Union army.
This order was issued by a'subordi-
nate, General Grant being, rs was well
known at the time, absent from his
headquarters; but sill orders issued
from General Head Quarters were
issued as by order of the General COM
mandipg, in the same way as Depart
ment orders are issued as by direction
or authority Of the President though
he may never have seen or heard OF
them until after their ISSUE. On the
return of Gen. Grant to his headquarters
the order was promptly revoked, and
the officer issuing it rebuked for his
haste and indiscretion. These are
facts that were well known at the time,
but which the Democratic slsnderers Of
the General find it convenient to forget.
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Revolutionary Reminiscencs.
The following letter from General
Wasbing gton has seldom been ssens but
may be read with profit, if not pleasure,
by many who never dine on less than
| five or six courses served on silver.
| WKsr PofST. Aug. I6. 1873,
l. DEAR Doctor-I- have asked Mrs.
Cochran and Mrs Livingston. to dine
with me tomorrow, and ought l not to
sppriseI you Of their farei As hate
deception, even when imagination is
concerned, Iicwill. It's needless to
premise that my table is large enough
to hold the ladies. Of this they had
ocular demonstration yesterday. To
say how it is usually covered is rather
more esseutial-and this is the purport
of my letter. r7-if Hrorua f
Since my arrival at this happy spot
we have had 8 ham, sometimes q
shoulder Of bacon. to grace the bead Of
the table; piece of roast beef adorn.
the foot, and q small dish of green
beans almost imperceptible. decorate.
the center. When the cook has a mind
to cut igurs-and this ! presume be
will attempt to-morrow-we have two
beefsteak pies, or dishes Of crabs, in
addition, one on each side of the center
dish, dividing the space and reducing
the distance between dish and dish to
about six feet-which, without them
would be twelve feet apart. Of late he
has had the surprising luck to discover
that apples will make pies; and it is a
question if amidst the violence Of bis
efforts, we do not get one Of the apple.
instead of having both Of beef If the
ladies can pus-up with such entertain
meut, and submit to partake Of it on
plates once tin, but now iron and NOT
become so by the labor of securing,
shall be happy to see them.
Dear SIR, yours,
GEORGE WAsHINeIoE,