Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-25

AN OPEN LETTER re- SENATOR
sPRAGUE OF RHODE ISLAND.

An OPEN LETTER To SENATOR
sPRAGUE OF RHODE ISLAND.
DEAR SR:-You are Ex-gover.
nor, Ex-general, and nov repre-
senting Rhode Island, in the Sen
ate Of the United States, besides
you are reported to be 4 million
aire, and partner to one of the
largest manufacturing establish
ments of New England. There.
fore you might not care much
about the things called pubic
opinion, which, it is maintained,
is manufactured much easier By
money and hands, than by wis.
dom and justice. But there is one
thing for which the millionaire
and the Senator with all his titles
and all his wealth must care, and
that is justice, whose realm is
boundless and whose scepter is
sovereign. In the name Of Justice,
! call upon you to explain, not in
general phrases and vague decla-
nations, but in words becoming a
man and q Senator, why you drag
the Jews Of Roumania, and finally
also those Of the United States,
into your vortex of socialistic the.
cries, which, people maintain,
spring from business hostilities of
rival houses. l refer not only to
your remarks on the Roumaaian
Jews made in the Senate: but also
to your letter to Mr.. Isaac Rose
of Baltimore, which according to
the press, read rs follows:
WASHINGTON, June Z. 1870
Isaac Rose, Baltimore. Sir:-I
am in receipt Of your note Of the
9th inst. | quote the words as
they appear in the Globe: I'm
my opinion an examination Of this
subject will result in establishing
these facts: The Jews in this
principally had obtained posses.
sion of the whole Of the trade, q
great portion of the land, and
about all Of the business cOrnec.
ted with the affairs of that people.
There was then exhibited on one
side a population poor, without
occupation, and on tue other side
a rich, trading monOpolizing class.
1t was that condition O%fatlairs that
has brought these Jews to the
condition which to-day the world
is call upon to contemplate and 10
SOyroW orer. There is food for re.
Election for us, Mr.. President aud
Senators, in the condition ofthings
occurring every day in this Coun.
try, while We are contemplating
the occurrences that have taken
place in Roumania.' The only
point | designed to make was this
Where a few people whether Jew
or Gcntile) monopolize oil the
trade, business and property Of Q
community, q poor class will
spring up, and whose poverty will
increase. There must inevitably
occur outbreaks and finally revo.
lutions. In this country, owing
: to the want Of al enlightened
financial regulator which may bl
i. observed in England, Prussia, Hol
lard and Russia, there is going OIL
a rapid Capitalization OF business
property and money.
" As my remarks have called fort
c criticisms from the Jews, and gen
orally of an unEavorable character
both as to a trading and in a relig
ious sense, it is quite possible
may have hit two birds with on,
8 stone: while pointing to a caus,
. Of danger, I may hit one of ii
9 principle agencies. l may turthe
y reflect on this matter.
Very respectfully, &c,
w. SPRAGUE.
Permit me, Senator, to state tina
your further reflection on this sub
ject can only convince you tina
G you have wronged. villi6ed an,
q outraged o class Of people VIII
have done you no wrong, and !
them you wronged, villifed an
# outraged humanity, whose defens
e is every good mans special bus.
q ness. II must convince you tina
!. you have not bit two birds wit
one stone. You can hit non
D. but yourself. The Humans, than
Heaven, are all cxterminated in thi
II country, and oil the hitting aime
y. against your fellow men falls bac
IL with consuming disgrace upon til
q. head of every one who wrongs
.. human being. Humanity, sir,
invulnerable, God is just; you {
n, l, or he who plays ~petulantIy wit
Y. human happiness, are mort
M wretches. No stone hits two HI
90 man hearts; it falls back upon I'll
head Of him who throws it. TIL
last part of your letter is ride
lous. You, senator, can hit vel
70 few, if any. / believe, Genera
nj you never hit anybody, or ali.
=, thing very severely, not even
nail upon the head, The air
,d importance which you assuu
v, comes with as bad grace as did Il
Il. unfounded, and entirely false q
an sertions which you made III Il
of Senate, and in your letter.
es What business has Q Senator
of reason on air and gas VIII