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GEN. GRANT AND THE JEWS.
Ulysses Order OF Dec. IA, 1862
Views Of "The IsraeIite.-
From the IsraAlite. Feb. e.


We will consider il our duty to oppose him
and the party nominating him. We are
told that no politics is expected from the
IsroeliIe, and il has no intention of med
ding with any. 1t has kept aloof ali the
time, except when men like Grant, Butler,
RilsoB, Ellis, Brownlow, and others OF
this kind abused and outraged the Jew.
Then il did not care for the cry of treason
raised at everybody who had any thing to
say, not Endorsed by the censor in Wash
ington, and struck with both fsts. Worse
than Gen. Grant, none in this 10th ceutury
in civilized countries has abused and out
ragged the Jews, officially, in broad day
light and most barbariously. Ii there are
any among us who lick the feet that kick
them about, and, like dogs, run after him
who has whipped them if there are per-
sons small enough to receive indecencies
and outrages without resentment, and creep
about their tormentors for selfish purpO-
ses, we hope their number is small, and
We know il is too small TO be counted in
comparison to those who will not vote for
a man and oppose him who outraged the
Jew ia manner as Gen. Grant did.
Here il the story in fall
HEADQUARTERS 18TH ARMY CoRPs,
DEPT OF THE TENNESSEE, OXFORD, Miss,
Dec. u, 1862. General Order No. IL
"The Jews, AZ class, violating every reg
ulatOn Of trade established by the Treas
ury Department, also department order,
are hereby expelled from the department
within twenty -four hours from the receipt Of
this order by post commanders
They will see that all this class of PEG.
pie are furnished with passes and required
TO leave; and any one returning after such
notification will be arrested and held in
confinement until an opportunity occurs of
sending them out as prisoners, unless fur
nished with permits from these headqGsr-
tera.
"No passes will be given this people to
visit headquarters for the purpose of max
ing personal application for trade permits
"By order Of Maj. Gen. Grant
"JoHN A. RAwLIEG.
Assistant Adjutant General.
Official j. Lowell, Captain and Assis-
tant Adiutaut General"
This barbarian order caused a general
cutlery of horror all over this country, in
the public press, public meetings and reso-
lutions, in any end every form. In con-
gress, Mr.. Pendleton, Of Ohio, moved the
following resolution:
Whereas, Ga the 18th day Of December,
1862, Mai Gen Grant, commanding the
department Of the Tenuesse, did publish
the following order, to-Wit here followed
the above order usT5atim, and ia purs1-
ance thereof did cause many peaceable cit
liens Of the United States, residents 10 the
said department, to be expelled therefrom
within twenty-four hours, without allega-
ton Of special misconduct on their part,
and on 40 other proof than that they were
members Of certain religions denOmina.
ton and
Whereas, The said order, ia its sweep
ing condemnation Of a whole class Of citi-
zens, without discriminating between the
guilty aud the innocent, is illegal aud I'M
Just, aud in its execution is tyrannical and
cruel therefore.
Resolved, That the said order deserves
the earnest condemnation of this house,
and of the President as Commsnder-in-
Chief"
This was lost in the house, but only be
cause nobody paid any attention 10 il, and
the order had been revoked previously.
The vote, after all, was very close one /;
So voted to table and SO to pass it; two
more votes would have done it. Among
those voting for the resolution were, be
sides other Republicans, also Mr.. Colfax,
the'present Speaker Of the House Mr.. Low,
of ST. LOUIS, and other prominent mem
bers OF that party.
The order No. ii fell most savagely upon
the old Jewish residents in that depart
ment but there was no Senator from those
states in Washington, except from Ken
lucky. Therefore, Senator Powell, from
Kentucky, in behalf of his outraged con-
stituents, introduced in substance the same
preamble and resolution in the Senate,
where il was defeated in the most shameful
manner, where but Z, viz Messrs. Davis,
Harding, Latham, Nesmith, Powell, Sauls-
bury, and Wilson, of Missouri, had the
moral courage and moral reciitude to stand
by an outraged class of their fellow-cili-
zens.
President Lincoln could not persuade
himself for long time that Gen. Grant
issued that order; but when Mr.. Haskell,
Of Paducah, KY, succeeded in convincing
him Of the fact, be Immediately revoked
il, snd expressed his indignation at the
outrage ia the strongest terms, in presence
Of Messrs. Curly, Lilienthal, aud Wise,
from Cincinnati, sud Blur, from Louis
Vile.
There was nobody, at the time, to defe1d
the despotic and barbaFous order of Gen.
Grant not a voice was heard in its favor
or defense bat plenty, besides President
1 -. a. -
members of Congress, in its condemnation.
Every free man felt outraged by the law
less ukase Of a military chieitain, whom
they now want TO force upon rs a. Chief
Magistrate Of the country.
We have TO say this A a Jew, we can
not and will not vote for a man who has
done as a more shameless injustice than
any man in power, in this century, has
done ne ii suy civilized country. There
fore we hope and expect that the entire
Jewish press will come out boldly and
Justly against the movement TO nominate
Gen. Grant as President Of the United
States. Again, as a citizen who loves his
country and her free Institutions, who con-
siders it his solemn duty TO protect justice
and freedom as much as il may be in his
hhNNlf w AaitANA duA AAltArA ibA tAAtA AoA thN
Sanner OF justice aud freedom to the hands
OF man who, when possessing the brlei
power of a commander of volunteer army
land among them thousands OF Jews
abused II 30 outrageously, and trampled
upon HE fellow-citizens because they were
too weak 10 resist. That man, in our esti-
nation, is unit to be the chief Of a repub-
lie whose citizens claim equal Justice and
| equal freedom. Therefore, We hope and
| expect from all political leaders TO drop
| the scheme Of nominating Gen. Grant
As man, We feel an aversion to every per.
son who disrespects the Just claims OF hu-
manity and justice, and Gen. Grant, By
bis order No. II. 1862, is guilty of thai
disrespect
That is part Of what We have to say on
this point, and we viii say il over aud over
again, until the masses shall know and ap-
preciate it till the feeling Of honor shall
awake also with those who cry with the
millions, laugh or weep by order Of their
new paper, cheer OF seorn udtibitum. WheJ
3 lew scanty and poverty stricken insu
rance companies in New York offended
the Jews BY az order not to insure theil
! property, there was noise, meetings, resoln
| lions, etc; now, when one who outraged
the jew beyond measure or comparison
Que Who outraged the Jew, the man, anC
the citizen. the laws of the United States