The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-13
TFron the Warriek Herald, June III
The Warrick Herald and Israel.

bv way of general defense of General
Grants order a%bolishing the Jews
from the Department of the Tonnes
see during the war, we incidentally
mentioned some of the distinguishing
characteristics o fthe Jewish race, has
created quite a commotIon among the
curly headed" fraternity at Evans
Vile. Several gentlemen Of the well
known Peter Funk order have reck
lessly rushed into bad English in de-
tense of their peculiar faith, and by
belaboring the editor Of the Wdrrick
I Herdld'' with such refined and ex-
pressive epithets as liar" sian
derer." puppy. {" "christian," and So
forth. they. no doubt, compiacenbly
imagine that they have successfully
contradicted history, the experience
Of mankind, the assertions Of the
Wdrrtck Herald and pubic opinion.
Ia the article above alluded 70, We
asserted the following facts:
1st. Grants order was ~justlhable.
%. Jews, as a class, are dishonest.
Sd. Jews are Democrats.
4th. Jews did lot participate IN
the late war as belligerents.
The Jews, in this country, are con-
fined almost exclusively to the trad
ing and merchandising classes. They
invaded every department Of the
army during the war, In the character
Of traders and merchants, they viO-
lated every law regulating trade, and
whenever it was possible secretly fur
nished the armed enemies Of the
country with supplies. Gen. Grant
could make no determinations in their
favor. They did these things as a
class" aud, In order to protect the
Federal Army and the Federal Gov
eminent from the dishonest and treas
ouable operations Of this people,
General Grant knew no other course
to pursue but to Danish them from
his department, " as a class" PresI-
dent Lincoln directed the revocation
Of the order. but not until after it
had had its effect to a very great ex-
tent,
-Iti Is a maxim of war that a " elias"
is to be held responsible for the con-
duet Of its members,
Gen. Sherman drove the men, wo-
men, and children out OF the city Of
Atlanta after its capture, compelling
them to 90 forth from THEN homes
without food or shelter, not partieu-
larly because they had committed any
crime, but because they belonged to a
=" class" and because it was necessary
TO protect the interests of the Federal
Government. Innocent persons were
often captured imprisoned. and held
as hostages by bOh the Federal and
Confederate Governments, simply be-
cause they belonged to a Z" class and
because it was necessary to counter
act a contemplated measure of the
opposite party.
Col. John w. Foster, in obedience
to the instructions of his commanding
officer, levied Contributions upon the
rebel citizens of the Second Congress
sional District of Kentucky. In order
to indemnify Union citizens for their
losses, o%ccastoned by the depredations
of rebel soldiers and guerrillas, not
particularly because they had been
guilty of any crime other than the
entertaining and expressing of rebel
sentiments and sympathy, but because
they belonged to a class and be-
cause it was necessary to protect the
Federal Government and her loyal
citizens Ia their rights.
The Evansville Courier, which 10
the last few days has become such an
enthusiastic friend of the " Hebrew
race" no doubt, as in most other mat
tiers it so justly reflects rebel senti-
ments, justifes the distribution Of
Union officers throughout the city of
Charleston, South Carolina, during
the war. by the rebel authorities, in
order to prevent the bombardment
and destruction Of the city by the
Federal gunbOats. as an act made
necessary and justi6able BY the emer-
gencies of war.
General Grant simply heldth Jews,
as a class" responsible for the con
duct of a very large majority of their /
members, and ne was ~justIfabIe, not
only by the facts in the case, but by
the usages of civilized warfare.
The assertion that. :" Jews, as a
class. are dishonest, Is strikingly
verified in the history of that people
from the time of Judas, originally a
jew, treacherously sold Jesus Christ
for thirty pieces of silver TO his jew
ish murderers, down to the present
day, and every man OF honesty and
intelligence knows it..
We simply repeated the verdict Of
history. We simply said publicly what
ninety nine hundredths of the human
family believe, and have said private
". and what we scarcely supposed any
Jew. with ever all the brass that could
be pounded into his cheek bya life time
ofswindiing, would earnestlydeny. We
did not say hat any Jew in particular
was dishonest, not even the warlike
vender of benzine whisky, Nose
Calm, who desires Us to visit him at
- Jog0arv - which he ~piOuSlV calls