Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-19
THE JEWS.
The Brutal ButOhery Of Roumania and
Grants Bigotsd and Disgraoefal Order.
From the pittsburg ohroniole.j

From the Pittsburg Chronicle.
The persecution of the Jews in Roums-
mia is attracting attention and although
not so extensive as at first reported, yet
IS undoubtedly bad enough. "Sufferance
is the badge of all our tribe" says
ShylOck.
The Philadelphia Press affects great
sympathy for these people when it says:
"They are such lew abiding people that
the occasions are few, very few indeed,
when the name of Jew appears on the
list of persons charged with crime OF any
sort. They live among Christian people
but are not of them. They are grateful
for the justice of tolerance, and are eX-
tremely charitable-Tarely allowing diff
ference of religious faith to influence
them when individual wants appeal to
their heneYolenpe. They remain TO this
day what they haze been from the first,
peculiar people, and, whereYHr they have
settled, have been good citizens-wher-
ever the laws permitted them to exercise
civic rights.
1.-THE Hebrew race have suffered numer-
Gus and grievous prosecutions in nearly
all countries, the United States excepted.
into which they wandered after the con-
quest of Jerusalem and the destruction
Of the Temple (7O A. d. by Titus"
II was perhaps fortunate for the Jews
that they did not emigrate at an early
day to New England, or they would have
shared the rate of the Quakers, Catholics
and Baptists. The PGritaps of Cotton
Mather's time would not have Ehesitated
to make much "spoyle" out of the Israel
ties, and the United States would not
have proven the only exception of tolera-
ton among the nations. But we have
later case which should not be forgotten
by our Republican brethren, who now
speak so kindly of the Hebrew race. .
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| the Department of Tennessee, issued an
| order of expulsion against the Jews,
| dated oxford, Mississippi, December IL,
1862, known as "Order No. H. which
reads;
"The Jews as a class violating every
! regulation of trade established by the
Treasury Department, also department
/ orders, are hereby expelled from the de-
partment within twenty-four hours from
the receipt of this order by the post COM
| manders,"
When President Lincoln was applied
/ to by leading Jews of the country to res
yoke this tyrannical and unjust order, he
| complied.
Gen. Grant. however, was not con-
vinced, although he obeyed orders. He
/ said in reply TO the President: "As you
have directed me, will rescind the order,
| but wish you to distinctly understand
| that these people are the descendants of
those who crucified the Savior, and from
! the specimens have here, the race has
not improved"
General Grant thought he was impart-
/ ing information to President Lincoln
| when he wished him to understand that
l these people were of those who crucihed
/ the Savior of mankind, and conveys the
| impression that this was his real motive
| in denonncing the Jews as class, under
/ the pretext that they we're violating de-
partment orders. If there was no innate
| hostility to these people, why should
| they be denounced as class. There were
any number of Illicit traders in his de-
partment VINO claimed to be Christians,
who might haye been denounced as a
class with equal propriety. These men
| all were individual offenders, and as
such should have been denounced and
punished.
The attempted justification of General
| Grant was equally offensive with his or
der. Christians DO not hold responsible
the Jews of todd for the crimes of their
| ancestors. Eighteen Intervening osn-
turies should be sufficient in point of time
to exOnerate the present representatives
of the Hebrew race from all participation
in the crucifxion of the Son of God. Yet
General Grant thought 1t sufficient
| ground to issue an infamous order of per-
| secution. The innocent should not suffer
| for the guilty, but this was not the rule
| either with Grant or his favOrite lieuten-
ant, Sheridan, who gave to the flames the
roof trees, which sheltered women and
! children and all that could sustain life in
the Valley of the Shenandoah.