The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-10-14
LONDON. Aueult 70.


Bpnaparte delights in outraging al ancient pre-
judices and habts.-We have little doubt that
he intends to force the Jews TO CHARGE their day
or Sabbath. The fpeech with which the Ai]cm-
bly, was opened by the Imperial Commif;oners,
is remarkable for nothing but its infolence and
'mpiety. in the height and excefs OF their i'm
pious zeal, they dare to attribute to their idol,
one Of the attributes of the Almighty, the at
tribute o nnilcience. Our readers will eafily
collect from the queaions propofe6 to the
Jews, tha Bonaparte means to make the Jews
liable TO the laws of Conicription.-H treads
upon tender erouad-let him beware the rei-
gipus properties and attachment of men were
never outraged with impunity--he has yet tn
iearu, perhaps, The lengths TO which religious
fanaticiim will carry the human heart.
Paris, A1guR s.
1t is remarkable enough that the opeRing of
the Hebrew Synod took place precifcly on their
abh Nh. THE Jewih Law fortids every kind
"t employment IN that day, and, notwithfand-
ing, the members of the Aftmbly took D ,r;
without repugnance, in every thing which the
circurnRance demanded of them. Dihinguith-
cd i'y their wealth, their inteligrn e, and their
prohry, they wiihed to give to their brethren
an * lmp'e, which, douhtlef, will not be loit.
TINS ingle 'rait will enable us to Judge how
much they are diipoftd to enter into thofc
II
on
ADsmbly Of French Deputies prqfs67ag THE ren-
Sion oftbe Js<vJ.
Second MEETING.
The Comniiiioners OF his NJ lefty having en-
tered The Hall, M. Mole, who was at their back,
addrefled the afiemby as follows:
g Gentlemen,
HIS Majritv,he Emperor and King having
ed m. n
refpect'ng your own affairs, has fent us here
this day tor the purpofe of communicating his
intentions. Called from the fartheR parts of
this Watt empire, none of you can be ignorant
OF tne purPoie lor which you are aiiembled here.
You are aware that the conduct of many o.
thoie who profeis your religion has given rife
to complaints which have reached the foot of
the throne. Theie complaints were not with
out foundation. The Emperor, notwiihffand.
ing, contented himfeif with arrcftiug the pro-
greis OF the evil, and wii'ed to have your OPT
Mon on the means of radically curing it,
You viii, no doubt, prove yourielyes de-
fervng of this paternai confederation, and you
VIII feel the value OF the imp ortant miilion
which 's conn led to you. FAY from regarding
the government under which you live, as a
power OF which you hould be fufpicious, yonr
Hudy will be to eDlighten il, to cooperate
with II IN the good which il is preparing and by
t US manifeiting that you have pToiite,i bv the
experience OF all the French, you will prove
that yen have no with to feparate yourfelves
from other claffes of fociety
g he laws which have been impoFed upon
pertons of your religion have been diff; rent all
over the world they have been too often die
tated by the exigency of the moment. But as
there is no example in the Chrjftian Annals of
any aiiembiy like this, 70, in Ike manner, You,
for the brit time, are to bc impdrtiaily judged,
and yoar fate decided by ChriRian Prince.
1t is his MajeIiy's with that you fhoud become
French; It is your duty TO accept this title,
and to conider that you, in fa6t, renounce L,
whenever you ihew yourfelves unworthy Of it.
You ihall hear the queftions read, which
are to be proPoied to you. II will be your
duty to de lare the whole truth upon each of
them. We now declare to you, and we hall
never ceaie 10 repeat it to- you, that when a
Sovereign, as firm as he is iut, who knows e.
very thing, who punlh as well as,reward,
interrogates his fnbjetis, they would render
themieives Is culpaf'e as they would thew
blind to their real interelts, if they
iboud heiitate about anlw6riog freely and frank
ly.
1t is his Majety's win, Gentlemen, that
you fhould enjoy perfect freedom of delibera-
ton. You will communicate your anfVers to
us as foon as they are prepared. AS to our
IeVeS, we nave no more ardent wlihcS than to
be able to- inform the Emperor, that among
his fubietts ofthe Jewifh religion there are none
whole loyalty is not ungueiiionable, and who
are not dfpofed to conform to thofe laws and
morals which it is the duty of all Frenchmen to
practice and follow"
The following gueiions, propofed by his
Mljety, were then read by the Secretary Of the
Meeting.
1. Is the Jew permitted to marry more than
one wife
9. Is divorce permitted by the JewGl Rel-
gion
Z. Can Jewels intermarry with a Chri1ian
or Chrifian female with Jew; or does the
law prefcribe that Jews alone fhouId intermar-
ryi
4. Are the French in the eyes of the Jews
brothers or aliens
S. What in all cafes are the connexions which
their law permits them TO maintain with the
French who are not Of their religion?
s. Do the Jews who were born in France,
and have been treated as French citizens by
the laws, conGder France as their native coun-
try? Are they bound to defend it Arc they
under an obligation to obey the laws, and to
follow all the regulations of the Civil Code
I. WHO are they who are called Rabbns?
8. What Civil JurifdietioD do the Rabbns
exercife among the Jews What power of pu-
niihment do they poiIeis?
9. Are the mode of chnfing the Rabbns, and