Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-07-16

every honorable means In our power 10
Sefeat the election Of the said Ulysses
s. Grant
Resolped, That this meeting 10 not
called for any political or party purpose,
but solely 10 defeat the man who has, by
his Order No. IL, insulted the whole
Jewish race.
Resolped, That wo exhort and adj
monish our brethren In this and oil other
cities and towns in the United States, as
they value religious liberty and their
rights. to do all in their power to defeat
the said Ulysses s. Grant
q. II. Judah, Rev. 5. Tuska,
A. Seessel, I. FoIz, VA
l.. Kremer, J. s. Menken,
A. s. Levy.
II was voted that the resolutions as
adopted, together with the proceedings Of
the meeting, be sent to all the Memphis
papers, aud oil the Jewish papers through.
out the United States, for publication.
A number Of gentlemen were then
called on, and among those who re-
sponded were Gen. Pike, Rabbi Tuska,
Gen. John Sale and J. J. Peres, Esq.
We have only space for synopsis Of
the remarks of the Rabbi; He said he
had ever aimed to inculcate principles Of
loyalty to God and country in his CALI
ing, and, though he did not come pre-
pared TO speak, he would be recreant
to his duty did he fail to give an
expression Of bis views on this oc-
casion. although he didn't know it
was necessary, since so much had
been said by the gentlemen who pre-.
coded him, and the resolutions just
adopted were so expressive OF the sense
of the meeting, and spoke more elo-
auently than volumes Of utterance. He
felt it his duty to refer, at least, TO Gen.
Grants Order No. IL, and to consider
whether the Jews could consistently
with their honor and selfrespect, and
without regard to party principles,
sustain the man from whom it emanated.
For his own part, he was not able
to forgive Gen. Grant the insult.
Were Gen. Grant in distress, he could
relieve him-he would not turn him away
from his door; were he (the speaker)
chief in this government, even he would
not resent upon Grant the insult. Ay,
| he could forgive, and might endeavor to
forget. But when Grant comes to us,
without apology, and says we owe it
to him and the party to stand by him
in this campaign, he, for one, could not,
with all the charitable lights of religion,
agree to sustain him. Cheers. Nay,
he would not, and was there any Jew
who, because of party preference, would
cast his suffrage for man who had so
grossly insulted his racer He hoped
not he was sure there was not. [Cheers.]
Have you SO forgotten your origin, that
you would stoop to lick the dust off the
heels of the man who would have de-
graded you in the estimation of all men ?
mo, no, no ] Would you not rather unite
together for the defeat of this man2 [ Yes,
yes.1 Use, then, your influence widely /;
stay not within your houses, but go
abroad among the people. He would
say to every Jew that it were far better
to sacrifice party and principle than to
bear the stigma set upon their race and
If you would be true to your God, your
people, your ancestsy, your religion,
your country, by all means throw aside
party preferences and political principles
in this campaign. [Cheers.
1t was moved by G. Fl. Judah and voted
that, inasmuch as further meetings OF
the Jewish citizens of Memphis might be
deemed expedient during the Presiden-
tial campaign, on executive committee
of seven be appointed by the Chair to
take charge of all such matter. The mo-
ton was amended by making the com
mittee ten, and was then passed; the
Chair appointing as said committee
Messrs. G. FL. Judah, L. Kremer, FL. M.
Loewenstine, N. Corona, j. s. Menken,
A. Seessel, B. Eiseman, T. Folz, c.
Strauss, j. j. Peres.
L. Kremer, Esq the Chairman, was
added by unanimous vote to this
committee, and theieupon the meeting
adjourned, having been characterized
throughout with the greatest unanimity
and an earuestness which Enthusiastically
demonstrates that the Hebraic spirit has
been fully aroused to the Importance of
the pending campaign.
| Y. NJ. l. D. @. MEETING.
The first regular meeting Of the Young
Mems Independent Democratic Club, of
Memphis, met yesterday evening in the
Stillman Hall, and proceeded to the
transaction of business. The President,
| General L. w. Rucker, called the meet.
ing to order, and stated>that the first
business should be the appointment
of Finance Committee, as provided for
by the constitution, and in pursuance of
the same, be appointed on that commit
tee Messrs. w. R. Lucas, c. c. Ward, A.
L. Swingley, George Gillian, ]. A. ].
Smith.
The minutes of the preliminary or
ganization were read and adopted.
Major Irving Halsy moved that an Ex-
ecutive Committee of seven be appointed,
which was adopted, and the following