The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-08-28
The Jews and General Grant-1mportant
Correspondence-L from Henry

The Jews and General Grant Important
Correspondence from Henry
Greenebaum.
The following correspondence is published
in the Chicago papers, Of August 18th:
REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS,
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 6, 1868.
Hon. Henry Greenebaum-Dear Sir: A
number of Republican voters of your reli-
gious persuasion, have intimated to our
Committee on Arrangements desire to give
| the public an opportunity to hear your views
on the relation of the Israelites to General
Grant and the Republican party. In com
pliance with the request of 'he committee, |
have the honor to invite you to speak upon
the subject, at a Repuu.4cau meeting on
Wednesday evening, August 18th, in the
Court House square, in this city. Soliciting
your kind compliance with this request, l
am yours, truly, J. Z. DoRE,
President Grant Club.
CHICAGO, August 10, 1868.
Hon. Jehn c. Dore, President Grant Club,
Dear Sir: In acknowledging the receipt Of
your communication inviting me to address
a Republican mass meeting on the 18th
instant, in reference to the relation of the
Israelites to General Grant and the Repub-
lican party, permit me to say that while |
am happy of the opportunity thus afforded
me to place my co-rellgionists properly before
the people, prefer to do so in a letter, be-
cause l have not made any political speeches
for some time, and have neither time nor /
inclination to enter into the arena.
The Jewish fellow-citizens are brought
conspicuously forward in this Presidential |
campaign, owing to military order issued
at one time by General Grant, kncwn as Or |
der No. IL. This order was issued against
" Jews as a Glass; and in this way repeated
a wrong frequently committed against my
race by the non-Jewish world.
General Grant committed a fundamental
pose of dealing with some offenders against
his military regulations, who were supposed
to be of the Jewish faith.
There does exist a most unjust prejudice
toward Jews class, against which
solemnly protest. General Grant may or
may not have shared this prejudice.
The true Israelite has no prejudice against
any race. His faith in One God having
been strengthened by history of forty CEN
turies, leads him to regard all men as broth
ers, and his highest happiness is to be en-
gagged in the interest of God and humanity.
l here is meaning in these words, and very
many Israeltes in this city feel this, and in
politics are Republicans. The issues OF the
war are fully appreciated BY them, and it will
be useless to expect assistance from them IN
impeding the progress of history.
The whole tendency of strictly Jewish eff
forts is to progress and liberalism, and we
cannot lend our aid to intlict on others wrongs
which we have suffered ourselves, and hence
know them to be wrongs.
Had the nomination of Presidential can
1idate been left to the Republican jews Gen
eral Grant would certainly not have been
heir choice. But, now that General Grant {
s the nominee of the party, it is paying ,
Door compliment to Jewish intellect and
Jewish patriotism TO suppose that we can
sink all beneath the weight of personal VIM I
iictive revenge, or even of holy Indignation. 9
jeneral Grant knows by this time that Jews =
must not be judged " as class not any
more SO than Christians that among Jews I
here are good men and bad men, as there 4
ire good men and bad men among Christians. :
Furthermore, l believe that the order re-
erred to was issued in the midst Of compli- :
ated military responsibilities, its sweeping
fleet not having been fully considered, and
hat General Grant regrets that the order Il
Fas ever issued. J
Indeed, l know that letter from General :
rant, expressing these sentiments, has for
ONE time been in the hands of co-reEgion-
st at Washington City, and that General
rant objects to the publication thereof at
his time, only on the ground that it might
e construed as bid for votes on his part
Very respectfully,
HENRY GREENEBAJM.