Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-24
"GeneraI Grant and the Jews.''-
Letter from an Israelite, who is
Not Ashamed to Give his Name.

Not Ashamed to Give his Name.
b .mlaa DAYTON. July 4, 1868. pa
To the Editors ottse Enquirer: f-iu hr
E I see, in yesterdays Commercial, an
article in defense of General Grant, and
signed "An Israelite speaking the senti-
ments of thousands" 9cd 90 uU55
Now, I will wager my rat-terrieri
(who. by-the-by, never catches any rats
nor mice either), against his reputation,
that he knows as much about the "Thou-
sands'' as my terrier does. None but
poltroon, or an ignoramus, or one who is
blinded by party malice and hate, SO
'gorgeously developed in Republican
ranks during the rebellion, or one who
values his bonds more than his country
or his religion, will tamely submit to an
insult such as was given in that infamous
order No. IL, to the Jews as a class, or
lick the hand that smites the cheek. -.
No man who values his reputation or
his honesty will state such a barefaced
falsehood, by claiming to represent the
views of g thousands of Israelites.", 1
will produce one hundred Israelites who
would rather vote for Wendell Phillips,
and against the pretension of our mil
itary dictator, to every one he can pro-
duce who will vote for Grant. The fact
is. that the Jews, as class, are not
afraid to speak their sentiments, but
will come out boldly in defense of right.
Justice, and religious tolerance in its
broadest sense. and will be careful to
cast their ballot this fall for man who
is not "prone to commit errors involving
the rights of the people, and the safety
of women and children t5 ar17isEl
There is no doubt in the minds of in
telligent men that u. s. Grant would
not have been prone to commit that err
ror"-and most grievous and damna-
BILE error it was-if he then had an eye
on the Presidency of the United States
Of America sseF-sh bass 81 8afs .sbhs5
"The hue and cry" as the .anony-
nous scribbler has intimated, does not
"emanate from the Democratic camp"
but is the universal sentiment of class
of people who were prosecuted and
wronged by man in temporary power
for the revenge of fancied injury to his
pockets. -. I'd 81 f.oz NJ snear s5
But time makes all things even, and
SO will be the account between General
Grant and the Jews, for whose defeat
not only every honorable Israelite will
work and vote, but every man in this
broad and blessed country, capable, OF
discriminating between right and wrong,
justice and oppression, and between a
man governed by his evil passions, and
one whose life and actions have given
guarantee that he will protect the most
humble citizen from the tyranny of the
strong. a5 a 7aTed
The correspondent himself asserts that
the "order was unwise and impolitic, as
it was unjust in General Grant, and do
not intend to white-wash it." Why,
then, attempt to palliate an offense which
he so decidedly condemnsl The article
does not emanate from an Israelitish
source, nor is it the offspring of genuine
Jewish heart and mind. 5 .s
- ,si ,,. -3laaa a1s a S. GOODMAN.
P. s. Let the correspondent of the
Commercial who represents the thou
sands of Israelites come out with his
name, if he is not ashamed of himself
already. e.-......-s.