The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-22
From the Cincinnati Israelite, Feb'y 1858.
Can. Grant and the Jews.


Gan. Grant and the Jews.
About that Geaerai Grant nomination af-
fair, we can only repeat what we said before,
that in case of his domination to the presi-
aency, which we hope viii not take place.
we win eonsider Il oar duty 10 oppose him
and the parfy nominating him. We are
told that no politics 10 expected from tha
Ernelfte, and II hasno Intention of meddlinR
with any. II has kept aioof all the time
except when men like Grant, Butler, WA
son, Ellis, Browniew and others of this kind
abused and outraged the Jew. Then il did
not care tor the cry Of treason raised at
everybody who had anything to say, not en-
dorsed BY the censor In Washington, and
struck with both fists. Worse than General
Grant none in this nineteenth century in
civilized countries has abused and outraged
the Jews. oficinlly, in broad daylight aud
most barbarously. If there are any among
US who lick the feet that kick them about,
aud like dogs, run after him who has whipp-
ed them; if there are persons small enough
10 receive indeeeneies and outrages, without
resentment, and creep about their torment-
ers for selfish purposes, we hope their num-
Der is small, and we know it is too small to
be counted in comparison to those who will
not vote for man and oppose him who
outraged the Jew in q manner as General
Grant did. Here is the story IN tfil:
HEApaUARrERs 18TH Army ooRrs,
DEPT OF THE TEssBssEE, OXFORD,
Mss, December IL, 1861
! General Order No. ii.
The Jews, IS a class, violating every regulation
of trade established by the treasury department,
also department orders, are hereby expelled from
the department within twenty-four hours from
| the receipt of this order by post commanders.
They will see that all this class Of people are
furnished with passess and required to leave
and any returning after such notification viii
| be arrested and held in confinement until an OPP
portunity occurs of sending them out as prison
| ers, unless furnished with permits from these
headquarters.
| Nc passes win be given this people to visi,
headquarters for the purpose of making personal
| application for trade permits. ea
By order Of Major General Grant,
JeHN A.RAwLIses, A. A. q.
Official. J. LOWELL, Captain and A. A.G.
This barbrrian order caused general
| outery of horror all over this country, an the
public press, public meetings and resolu
lions, in any and every form. In congress
Mr.. Pendleton, of Ohio, moved the following
4 resolution:
s'WHEREAs, On the 18th day of December, 1852
| Major General Grant, Commanding the depart
msnt Of the Tennessee, did publish the following
order, to-wit: there followed the above order rer
batiml And in pursuance thereof did Gauss
many peceable citizens of the United States resi-
dents in the said department, 20 be expelled there
from within twenty -four hours without allegation
/ of special misconduct on their part, and NJ
other proof than that they were members of {
| certain religious denomination; and
"WHEREAs, The said order in its sweeping
| condemnation OF " hole class of citizens, with
cut diserimin ating between the guilty and the in
| Roeent, is illegal and unjust, and In its exc
| cution is tyranaieal and cruel therefore
"Reso1cea, That the said order deserves tbs
/ earnest condemnation Of this House, and Of til,
! President as cammander-in chief"
4 This was lost in the House, but only be
cause nobody paid any attention to it, ano
the order had been revoked previously. Th'
vote, after all, was a very close Que, SO vo
| ted to table and So to pass 1t; two more vote
| would have done It.
The order No. IL fell most savagely upoi
the old Jewish residents in that department
but there was no senator from those statei
in Washington, except from kentucky
| Therefore Senator Powell from kentucky
in behalf of his outraged constituent intro
duced in substance the same preamble ant
resolutions in the senate, where Il was de
| feated in a most shameful manner.
President Lincoln could not persuade him
self for long time that General Grant is
sued that order; bat when Mr.. Haskell, o
Paducah, ky-, succeeded in convincing hin
Of the fact, he Immediately revoked it, an,
depressed his Indignation at the outrage il
the strongest terms in presence Of Messrs
Garley, Lilien;hal and Wise, FROM Cincin
natl, and Blur from Louisville.
We have to say this: As a Jew, we can
not aud will not vote for q man who ha
done Us more shameless injustice than an
man in power, m this century, has done u
in any civilized country.