The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-08-11
THE JEWS AND GENERAL GRANT.

Tue dOOtc uedUluE as obc "uiIh - a
profitless a subject of discussion a
would be - The Presbyterians ant
Seymour" the " Freewill Bap,ists anC
Frank ?. Blair" or the Universalist:
and Schuyler Colfax," We have no
hitherto attempted an expression Of ou'
views thereupon. 1t is one of the glo
ries of our form of government that
religious liberty. in its fullest sense, is
enjoyed by the American people, native
and foreign born AID until the day
shall come when the National authority
represents coalition of Church and
State, the religious views of the friends
Of this Government cannot exercise any
perceptible influence upon their poliu-
cal convictions and actions. Especially
is it true that the American citizens OF
Jewish descent are Independent of one
another and of any church influence so
far as their political views are concern
ed. The clap-trap and Bunkum of the
demagogue is never more utterly wasted
than when directed toward " catching
the Jewish Vote There is DO such
vote. 1t has no more of distinctive
existence than the Baptist vote, not a
bit. This arises from the fact that the
Jews, as class, are reading people.
Every man of them reads for himself
this fact, the Democratic press has
sought to enlist the Jewish voters
against Grant because the General is,
sued certain order, while in Mississip-
pi, excluding Jew traders from his
lines. But this course of procedure
by the Copperheads is worse than
waste of powder. 1t is palpable
undervalustion Of the intelligence Of
the people with whom they would deal.
Every Jew understands the sense and
reason of THAT order as we'll as any
Christian or Pagan can; every hearty
Union man with Hebrew blood in his
veins is just as strongly in favor of his
principles row as ever he was every
Copperhead Jew is just as much op-
posed to Grant as he was to Lincoln,
and for the same reasons; and the men
of Jewish faith who are citizens of the !
United States will vote their politics
without being barangued by Democratic
orators or blarneyed by Republican
editors. Jews have been students and
masters Of politics ever since the days
Of that greatest Of politicians, Moses !;
lad it IS not likely that the year 1868 is
o see them proving false to their con-
'ictions becsuse the commander of an
lrmy who was unwilling 10 have whisky
mugg!ed into his lines punished some
core or two of their co-religionists for
iolating his orders. If we thought
b EN- 80 Influenced we should dislike TO
e caught wasting any of our powder
n them.
We have been led to write the fore '
DING because a gentleman Of Jewish t
firth, who is ore of the most respected
f our Carson business men, handed US 4
esterday the following newspaper ex-
ract fer publication
The annexed communication, from highly
,spectabIe and influential Jewish citizen Of
ittsburg, disposes most effectively Of a
opperhead SANDER upon the great leader Of e
lie Union armies. There can be no doubt d
lat Mr.. Straus states the facts concerning !,
lie true sentiments and political sympathies
T all honorable israeli,es of good standing, r
ot only in this community, but throughout
le loyal States:
PIrrsBURs, June 16, 1868.
MEssRs. EDITORS GAZETTE: There is =,
eat effort made in certain sections of the II
untry BY some evil-designed persons DIETER
lown as the Democratic party)to cast a bad
pute spon the Jewish people in their trying v
make the public believe that We, as a body, O.
n or should oppose the election Of General -
S. Grant. General Grant needs no de- 70