The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-06-02

Grant and the Jews.

/ see the Union says You "are very busily
engaged at present trying TO convince the
Jews that they have neither brains nor hon
'esty," Now have read your paper pretty
carefully, every day, and have seen moth
ing of the sort. It is true that you have cop
led several articles from the Israelite, giving
due credit but do not remember that you
have said one word on the subject. The ed
itor of the Lsraelite is not a democrat, but he
is one of the ablest raen in this country, and
his articles are read with great interest 1t
is not likely that he would attempt to aeon
vince the Jews that they have neither brains
nor honesty;" and do not believe you are
quite so stupid as to attempt anything OF
the SORT Ii looks more, to me, as though
the Union had "neither brains nor honesty p
when il makes so silly and unfounded an as
sertien.
The Union further says:
eve reckon the jews are competent to decide
all such questions for themselves, and that they
are competent to vote without any instructions
from copperhead dictators,' .--
Certainly they are. The able editor OF
the israe5ite is not "eopperhead," and he
in his paper, last February, said
Worse than General Grant none in this nine
teenth century in civilized countries has abused
anu the Jews, 0flclally, broad day
hight and most barbarously. II there are any
among us who lick the feet that kick them about
and like dogs, run after him who has whipped
them; If there are persons small enough to re-
ceive indecencies and outrages. without resent
ment, and creep about their tormenters for selfish
purposes, we hope their number 10 small and we
know it is too small to be counted in comparison
to those who will, not only, not vote for man
who has outraged the jew, in manner az Gen.
Grant did, but will oppose and defeat him if
possible. As q jew, we cannot and viii not vote
for a man who has done US more shameless in
justice than any man in power, in this century,
has dene us in any civilized country"
In the language of the Union, 1--WE reckon
the Jews are competent to decide for them.
selves, and all the white washing that paper
undertakes in regard 10 Gen. Grant is of no
avail. His infamous order, expelling the
Jews, as class, from the District of Tennes-
see cannot be mistaken, and will stand
against him through all ages, as an ererlast-
ing shame, which no Jew in this or any
other country will ever forget, or cease to
feel anything but the utmost disgust and
contempt lor the man who could so debase
himself as to expel whole class of people
from his lines, and refuse any one of them
even chance to come before him, at his
headquarters. The following is the order
read it:
"HEADouARTERs 13rH ARMY CoRPs, !
DEPARTMENT OF THE TENNESSEE,
Oxford, Miss, Dec. IT, 1862.
General Order No. Ill
"The jews, as class, violating every regula-
ton of trBde established by the treasury depart
nent also department orders, are hereby expelled
rom the department within "a hours from the
ree stnP OF this order by post commanders.
ney will see that all this class of people are
turnisheu with passes and required to leave; and
any ohs retnrning after such notification win be
arrss1eu anu heid IN confinement until an oppor-
tunity occurs OF sending them cut as prisoners,
unless furnished with permits from these head.
quarter.
"No passes viii be given this peopIe to visit
headquarters for the purpose of making nsrson N
application for trade permits fO'1N-
"By order of Maj. Gen. Gran.
"John A. RAwLIsqs. A. A q
"0ffcial; j. LOWELL, Captain and A. A. q
This barbarous and inhuman order was
issued by Gen. Grant, and if there be a lew
living who is SO craven and cringine as N
| vote for him, he does not deserve the name.
| | do not believe there is one in the United
States.
A JEWISH CITIZEN OF Rock ISLAND.
June /, 1868.
pr0hahle Fate Of tha pad;ao1 po~+x,