The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-13
GRANT RADIcALIsM AGAINST JEWS AND
CATHOLICS.


the military career of Grant accords so we'll
with the principles and propensities of the
radical caucus which has brought him out for
President as his order of 1862 banishing the
Jews, without exception, from his depart
ment. Here is the order in full:
HEADQUARTERS 18TH ARMY CoRPs,
DEPARTMENT OF THE TESSEssEE,
OXFORD, Mss, Dec. H. 1862.
General Order No. IL
The Jews as 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 this class of people are fur
nished with passes and required TO leave and any
one returning after such notification will be ar
rested and held in confinement until an opportu-
nifty occurs of sending them out as prisoners, IN.
less furnshed with permits from these head
quarters.
No passes will be given this people to visit
headquarters for the purpose of making personal
application for trade permits.
By order OF Major General Grant,
JOHN A. RAwLISG, A. A. G.
Olhcial-J. LOWELL Captain and A. A.G.
In this order the disposition to trample on
individual rights by wholesale, and to crush
down classes of people without discrimina-
ton or pity, as a convenient method of meet
ing temporary emergency, is manifest just
as it is in the policy which has been adopted
by the radicals for the purpose of keeping
themselves in power Their whole party
strategy, indeed, is a close imitation of the
martial law of their presidential candidate,
as exemplified in the universal expulsion
of the Jews. 1t was suspected at the time,
with good reason, that this expulsion was in
spired, not SO much by military considera-
tions, as by favoritsm to certain commercial
camp followers, who encountered dangerous
rivalry in the shrewdness and activity of
Jewish traders. The practice of prescription
in the interest of monopoly, is another strong
point of resemblance between radical legisla-
ton and Grants military administration.
We were not mistaken when speaking not
long since, on the political tendencies of the
Israelites in this country, we assumed that
they would, in general, perceive the profound
import of the order above quoted, and the
striking significance of the analogies above
indicated. The education, the traditions, the
mental habits, the social tastes and inclina-
tons of the typical Israelite, are against the
probability of his sympathizing with radical
ideas and aims, even apart from such an
occasion for antipathy as the radical nomina-
ton of Grant affords. In the presence of
this special cause of repugnance, it is utterly
inconcevable that the mass of the Jews in
this country can do less than throw their in
fuence and their votes against the radical
ticket. And this is the sentiment which we
see expressed in the Israelite, of Cincinnati,
and in the Abandzeitung, of ST. Louis DIR.
Wise, of the Israelite, referring to Grants
Order says:
Worse than General Grant none in the nine
teeDth century IN ciyi lied countries have abused
the Jews. oficially, IN broad day ght, and most
baGbarOusy. II there are any among Us NhOlick The
teet that kick them anOut aud ike dogs, run after
him who has whipped them; if there are pe sons
small enough TO receive iudscencies and outrages
without resentment, and creep about their tor
mentors for selfish purposes. we hope their num-
Der is small. and we know II is too small tn he
counted in comparison TO those who " II not vote
for man and oppose him who outraged the Jews
in a manner as General Grant did.
And the Abendzeitung publishes a commu-
nication relative to the same order, signed by
upwards of two hundred of the best known
and most respectable Jews in St Louis, and
the purport of which may be seen in the sub
joined extract:
II will be obvious that we are not speikig
from party point OF view, because sJme Of US be.
long 10 the radical, some to the conservative, AID
again some to the Democratic party. Dat we all
agree, that the doctrine of equal rights for all
citizens, and general, perfect and unlimited free
com Of conscience should be kept sacred by alt
ard that, moreover, q man who aspires for the
chief magistracy of the United States should be
far, far above suspicion regarding it. But Gen.
Giant. Sc commander Of the 18Th army corps. bV
H. coll =
disregarded this cardinal republican doctrine, but
indeed pronounced officially his unqualified con-
demuarOD upon il.
Now, Mr.. Editor, we do not wish to be under.
stood as calling in question that Lraelites, like
many others, trangressed the regulations aud
orders above referred TO, nor that they rendered
themselves subject O. pun shmen', nor indeed the
prophecy Of puuishiDg them; but TO officially
braud with disgrace and nfamy a whole nation on
account OF the transgressions of a few single per-
soIs-uapsgressons thathad almost ceased TO be
conrldeTed q sin because practced on the largest
scale by both civil and military Otficers-and 10
designate The lsrael.tes as "a Glass; 20 be ar
res ed unceremOniOusly wherever found. whether
vioiatOrs Of law or Dot-ths will appear to US, as
4 the semi-baTbarian middle ages were about 10
De maUgurated sgain under the auspices of Gen.
Grant. Shall we as IsTaelites vote for such a
man? viii the 1900 votes from Israelites in this
city help make president with the name of U.
;. Grant, who, attaining power by accident,
issued an order eEpellng n lsra lites whether
EH't'g % IVAs iiN.h MS pdTAtueut merely De
cause they were lsraelites Hardly can We be-
heve that in view Of this insult, aud unrevoked
as The outrage stands, there will be one low
enough found in our midst 70 think Of Il. With
uut beng prophets, we hazard the prediction that
there will be as few Israete votes cast for Gen.
Grant next November az be had occasion to make
ar eEts under his infamous order.
IN noticing this expression or Jewish senti-
ment the ST. Louis Republican remarks
The lsraelites Of this city are preparing for
a big demonstration against Gen. Grant. In
this they will follow the example of their
brethren all over the Union. 1t is univer-
sal and spontaneous movement in which they
appear to join most naturally Partisan poll
tics ere not at the bottom of the matter, and
exactly the same opposition would have been
manifested by ninety-nine out Of a hundred |
lsTaelites against General Grant had he been |
the nominee Of the Democracy" Nothing, of |