Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-10-20

be given these people to visit Head
quarters for the purpose Of making per-
sonal application for trade permits. - 4
By order of
Major General GRANT"
Now come with me to the cities Of
Memphis, jackson, Holly Springs, Co.
rinth, Columbus and Paducah, and wit
ness, as have witnessed, the horrible
outrages perpetrated under that order. I
See brutal soldiery, dragging and in
sulting inoffensive citizens, hurrying |
them of at the nearest railroad station,
like brutes in box-cars, compelling them
to leave their hard earnings behind
to the mercy of an unprincipled set OF
army followers, and allowing no explana-
ton at headquarters, because the order |
prohibited it expressly)--all for no i'm I
aginable offence, except their names in-
dictated them as Jews. s4c isa -.a'
/ shall never forget the fiendish sneers
Of our enemies, how exultant they felt
when they could say, "we have caught
another Jew | |" OH how must the
flush of shame light on the American
countenance, when he comes TO that part
Of his country's history-that General
representing this free and enlightened
Republic could be guilty of such an out
rage upon human rights ! Where is the
Jew who could 50 far forget his ances-
try, his race, his own self-respect-nay
his honor-who would by has vote help
to elevate a person to the highest posi-
ton in the nation, who has tired
to disgrace him in the eyes of the
civilized world. The party who needs
| his vote will be inscriptions enough to
! obtain it by every means at command,
but the honorable man Of both parties
will detect the individual who is. too COW
ardly to resent an insult, and this ques-
ton must be looked upon by every FAR
minded person in an individual light.
Mr.. Moses seems to be reconciled to
Grants order-frst from satisfactory cor
respondence between himself and the
General but his main reason for espous-
ing the cause Of his enemy is that he
wishes to be magnanimous. Now We
would like to see the persuasive argu'
merits used by General Grant II
his letter to Mr. Moses, which could
so completely subdue an aYowed enemy
and make him his friend and sup
porter. 1t might be the means of making
more converts to the Radical faith, ofmor
Jews, but who being Americans imbuet
with American principles are equal,
opposed to the elevation of man TO tn
Presidency, who entertains such preju
dice against a whole class of citizens
expressed in Order No. IL. Then it wa
| the Jews as class-neXt may be tn
l Catholics as a class. If Gen. Grant ma
seen fit to satisfy Mr.. Moses there ar
many thousands of Israelites in tn
United States, who would equally like t
be satisfied, and as long as Order No. l
, stands unexplained by the author, W
I must by all means at our command pre-
vent him from doing us further harm.
But Mr.. Moses wants to shine out a
Moses the magnanimous. Does he thin
) sensible people will accord him an
? honor for his magnanimity? People al
not apt to apply that term where it doe
not belong. 1t is noble to forget an ii
iury-it is magnanimous to forgive
wrong, but it is cowardly to receive unrt
seemingly an insult, and if Mr.. Moses 8
a prominent lawyer has in view
vacancy, to be filled by Grant, l can a.
sure him Grant will be no exception
= other gentleman, not to particularly az
J mire an apostate.
1t was not Herod's uniaith(ulneSs, bI
his extreme friendship and faithfullne'
TO the cause of Mark Anthony, that 81
r cured him the friendship and thron
: from Augustus.
a But hope for the honor Of the Anne
rican:republic there will be enough LEI
to defeat Grant without Mr. Moses al
p and influence, and if Republican journal
? mean to parade Mr.. Moses as Democrat
Israelite who has abandoned his race an
party:to support Gen. Grant, ! will te
them that have always been Republ
can but shall cast my vote this time Il
C Seymour and Blair, against Grant, from
solemn CONVICTION that l owe 1t to IN
, | sclf-respect as an Israelite.
LEVY