The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-05-30

cilions of the Grand Sanhedrim of France and
italy-he cxprei1ed in it the ~afmeit fentiments
or gratitude for the divine goodpefs which had
vouchfafed to catt favourable look on the diff
period remains Of Ifrael, and of admiration for
the hero, the dread and love Of the univerfe,
Napoleon the Great. He alto fpoke with ref
peel and devotednefs of the enlightened and
liberal prince under whom they had the happi-
neis to live, the prince primate of Germany
he expreHed the hope which bis conitituents
entertained of feeling this fovereign, illuitrious
by his talents, his rank, and the ea-em felt for
nm by Napoleon the Great, and fill further
occupy himfelf, with every thing calculated to
improve and change the lot of the Ifraeltes, in
town that he governs with 70 much widom,
aud in which he cauies to iourll 70 fuccefsfuI-
the arts licences and letters, that he eLCour-
ages and cultivates 70 gIoriouily in his own per-
Ion. The Sanhedrim were extremely fatisfcd
with this ttep, and the fpeeches of thefr depu-
ties, who received from the mott diitineuiiiied
Patronage Aattering reception, proportoned
TO the Importance of their milton. The de-
put'es from Holland admitted anew, delivered
iPeeches, in which they expreGed their fenti-
ments of devotednefs and Addiction.
The Pieiident anfwered both in Habrew, by
congratulating them on the ftep they had ta-
Ken, the af1embIy on feeling them form part
OF II, and himfelf to have this opportunity of
addrefiing fuch diainguifhed co-reiisioniits, of
a community known by the piety of its inha-
oitants' by the Perfecutions they have under
gone, and who were governed at preient by
Juit and liberal prince, from whom the friends
OF humanity may hope for every thing-he con-
graduated himfelf, in fhort, on addrening
rehsioniits OF country in which for 'ong time
pait, an equal participation in the common
rights OF all men has rendered the Israelites as
utetul and induftrous as the other citizens.
The Preiident then delivered a fpeech in French,
which produced the iveleft mprefiion on the
atiembly. In this fpeech the Preident expreH-
ed his fentments of gratitude for the great man
wnem Providence had chofen to be the inftru-
ment OF his benefits and miracles--he gave
himielf up to all the effuions of hope, on the
falutary influence that this augult affembly, and
the meafures to which it will give rife, will
have over the future lot Of his religionias. At
ter having eKpreiied the irntiments of eternal
devotednefs to all his colleagues who from the
Pafiages of the Pyrenees to the borders of the
Mein, from the flores of the Adriatick to tbofe
OF the Luyder-fee, have haitened at the voice
of great man to form a religious affembly,
OF which there is no fimiiar one to be found
IN the annals of modern hiltory, and fpeaking
ct the talents of his two ailtfiors, be paid, in
the name of the whole Sanhedrjul, juit tri.
butte of applaule to the commiflioners of his
imperial and royal majelty, Meliieurs Mole,
Portals, jun. and Paquier, whole cares, gene
rous Zeal and encouraging indulgence have 70
powerfully contributed to the termination of
the common isbours and wiihco. The fpeech
OF MIR. Cologne, af1ef1or to the Sanhedrm,
which he had written in Italian, at The time of
the Inhalation, and TO which was added
tranllation by Mr.. Furtado, worthy of the O.
rigina, was distributed, as was ALTO reli.ious
ipeech, by the rabbin Cracoyia, reporter of
the comm'ilion of nine to the Sannrdrim, tranl-
lated by Mr.. Lyon Grandehaul, of Meniz.
Mr.. Furtoda propoied that the aiembly, be-
tore breaking up, fhouid vote thanks to the
prehdent, for the manner in which he had die
charged the important functions contided to
MIN. ibis propofal was adopted without
diiienting voice.-The frcretary, Mr.. Michael
Beer, then read a report of this lalt fitting,
drawn up during its continuance, after which
the Prehdent announced that the fittings of the
Sanhedrim were ciofed. The enlightened men
who were prefent at this foemnity, carried a.
way from it hopes founded on the reciprocal
efforts which will be made to efface even the
very Taft traces of prejudice which has lated
out too long. The miniters of the Chrftian
religion will no doubt, as has already been ire
quently the cafe, put their hand to this phlan-
thropie work, equally wiihed for by juitice
and reafon, and which it belongs TO great
man 10 accomplish. AmoDgit men of different
religions no other difference will prevail than
that OF belief, which it is the province of tine
Almighty aloDe to decide on,
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