, 1868-06-05
Granrs Pe.seculIon Of tie Jews.


One Of our Israelite friends Of this city handed
Us copy Of the IsraeIits, one Of the most ably
edited papers in the UnIon, from which we
make the following extracts. We regret tha,
the limits Of our columns will not admit the 10.
ssrtiOn Of the whole article As Il deserves to be
written on gold aud held up 70 the full view Of
every American who loves liberty and detests
deSPolisn in WhAtsver shape It may be presented 1:
"The Argument which, IN behalf Of our co,
religionists, We offered against the nomination
Of Geuerai Giant 10 the PFesidency, made the
rounds In dsmocratic papern Al over the country
and'fo1nd . re-echo 10 some religious pubhcs-
tons but fell dead upon the republican press,
not because many Of those writers did not pers
ceiVe the justice of our complaints, but on ac-
count Of the caucus tyranny, the despotism Of
time>serving policy, shaped and enforced by q
few leading men, who check and gag the press
more efficiently than the Austrian press regula,
tionS did in the FIRST of this century, although,
God knoWs, those regulations were oppressive
enough. Our popular orators are very fluent
in their declarations on the blessings Of free
press, the glorious palladium Of civil and re-
lgious liberty our republican friends especially
are ever ready in the declaration Of broad and
enlightened principles Of humanity, justice aud
freedom to all. But caucus tyranny aud policy
despotsm override every consideration, and
the press is gagged, as dumb and dead, as in
the palmy days of Nssselrode, Metternieh and
Abel, as though Cardinal Antonelli was censor
Of the republican organs. In those very centers
Of trade in the United States, in New York, PhilS
adelphia, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Chicago, St.
Louis, Boston, Louisville aud other large cities
where Jewish merchants, bankers, manufactuS
rers and artisans exercise g vast influence on
the growth of commerce, the progress Of iudusS
try, and the growing prosperity Of the respective
cities, where thousands of them voted the repub-
lcau ticket, support republican organs, and
spend their time and talent In republican poll
tics-in those very centres, the republican press
ignored our arguments against the nomination
Of Grant, not because they do not perceive its
justice, we must repeat it, even not because they
do not sympathze with Us, we know of many
who do, merely because they are gagged BY
tyranny and policy despotism. Thank heaven
for the existence Of an opposition party, or else
we might be sold out together, with the con-
stitution and the Aag aud the Goddess of Liberty,
despite Of the just protestations and the loud
shrieks of the oppressed ones, which the party
organs have no right to hear or notice, IL the
caucus and policy require it so. 1t is a mystery
to US how gentlemen OF talent, learning, honor
and independence, as undoubtedly many repub>
licsn editors are, can submit to such an iron
rule, and not even dare demur.
Nv nat means THIS Silence Is ltbuDmlSslOn 70
principles By no means; it is submission to
caucus commands. For all those caucus and
policy despots know full we'll that General
Grant is no statesman. He is not urged upon
the people because they believe him to be the
man Of the age, to meet the emergencies, 10
carry the country successfully through this crisis
or to benefit her in any shape or form which
others could not do much better. They do not
consider the General equally competent for the
Presidency with Chase or Morton, ColfaI or
Fesssenden. They are well informed, no doubt.
But General Grant is the most available man
they think he is most popular among the masses.
IL is not quite certain that be is a republican
his antecedeuts are all democratic, and electing
him, they know full we'll, if be is not more
pliable than successful soldiers usually are they
might again "catch q tartar" precisely as they
have done before. What that tacturn Junius
Brutus will do when his time has come, nobody
knows. Hence it is not principle, it means
the bread and butter. It means Office or patro-
mage. It means money and nothing but money
mouey In the front and in the rear, and money
10 the center. Itis mutual insurance company
"you tickle me and tickle you" Still men of
honor and literary reputation, men whom Prov
idence has appointed by lavishing upon them
gifts of grace, to be the guardians of justice
the beacon lights of liberty, and the banner
bearers of truth, must submit in silence to the
dicta of inferior talents who parcel out the
bread and butter. "Virtue must blush before
vice." Is not this tyranny is it not despotism
in a most awkward form Is this submission
and silence honorable We leave it TO our learn.
ed and gifted contemporaries to reply to these
queries"