The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-11

Goodwin Smith In his article on the "Jew-
ish Question" implies that the Jew is not
patriotic when he says:
But he changes his country more easily than
others. When the Southern Confederacy fel' IS
leaders generally stood by the wreck and did
their best for those whom they had led, but
Judah Benjamin went of to pastures new.
BENJAMIN left the Confederacy to pro-
vide for his family at time of general
poverty; he had no landed property to re-
tire to like Toombs, Stephens and other
beading Confederates who had saved some-
thing out of the general wreck. He left
The South for England just as the Confed-
crate Generals Long, Loring, Field and
others did who took service with the
Khedive Of Egypt. But there were
mo men more intensely devoted to the
South for veal or woe than were the He
brews Benjamin, Yulee, and the Levy
Family of Virginia; they staked all and
lost all. At the North the Jews made no
bad showing, both before and after our
WAR. The roll OF West Point includes the
names of Mordecai, father and son, and
General Judah. Colonel Mordecai was too
by the flag, and his son, who graduated in
166l, Is colonel in the ordnance corps.
General Judah was very gallant Union
soldier; more than once wounded; he
commanded division in sherman's At
lAnta campaign and took a leading part in
the pursuit and capture of General Nor
gan and his men. A German Jew, who
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free state, writes the Springfield Republi-
can as follows:
During the early struggle I'm Kansas the Jews.
IN proportion TO their numbers contributed
kheir full share, perhaps even more, TO bring
nbout the final outcome. OF the fourteen, who.
with Old Captain Brown, conquered at Black
Back june 2, 1856, two were Jews, Rondi and
Wiener. This same Wiener had couple of
Iweeks before, from the goodness OF his heart.
Furnished three days provisions to q crowd Of
8ixty free-stste soldiers, who, under John
Brown, IT., hurried ID the relief OF Lawrence
hhout May u, 1856. Jacob BENJAMIN, who was
laksn prisoner with John Brown, r., and for
wrecks chained with him, was q jaw. No free.
tate man in Leayenworth was so hated by the
Dro-slavery men rs Simon Kahn, Jew. hts
place of business was completely Quilted in
Iepfember. 1856, and he with his family VIA.
khipped 10 81. Louis During the civil war the
1te quota TO the army, and entire companies in
ne Federal army consisted Of Jews. AT all
41mes they have proved themselves worthy citt-
lens. thereby showing their appreciation Of the
protection and the rights youchsaied under this
5opublican government
81 There are Jews in the G. A. r. posts on
his coast, and the roll of the volunteer
generals includes Brevet Major General
Frederick Solomon, Brevet Brigadier
8eneral Charles f.. Solomon and Rreyet
brigadier General Edward f. Solomon.
pc course there Is no reason why the
Russian Jew should be patriotic at home.
ybr Russia treats him so shamefully
That he would be without manhood if
BE did not feel ready to be a
babel at the first opportunity.
put the Jew when fairly treated in other
lands has always been patriotic citizen.
20 moro patriotic Englishman ever lived
than Disraeli, and IL was the patriotic be-
havior OF one Of the Rothschilds and of
Noses Montefore that made the govern
tncns make lord out ofthe former and be-
ttow knightship on the latter. Marshal.Mas-
fens, OF Jew blood, was devoted French
nan In sunshine and In storm, and the most
devoted friends of the French Republic
aoday In Its public service are men of
Hebrew blood.
) The Jew is patriotic In America; in
England; In France; wherein his rights
sre protected, but he cannot be expected
10 be patriotic in Russia, where he is
tohbed and thumped, and skinned and
ralped by every drunken peasant or bar
tarous Cossack soldier. IriShmen are
kpxriotic enough in America, no matter
kow reoeiiious they may be in Ireland
bnder Tory misrule At the beginning of
5nr civil war there were very few Jews
i + America; there are not more than
ho.ooo today. We had about a.
10000 OF people in 1861, inelud-