Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-01-27
Fom The AlJang Ga,c,je
THE JEWS.

THE JEWS.
Mr.. Noah, Editor of the Navy
National Advocate, has addras, ,TrA
memorial TO the Legislature Of Nv
York. praying that the state wovIJ s"-
thorize The sale of Grand Island J" al au-
Niagara river, 10 him, fur the pp,n VIC
of building a city thereon, and in N'rGSe
a community Of Jewish emicrants~ ting
that Lace. The memorial cannat NET. 60 70
to excite interest, bccapsc it emlr. l''A
an Object which appears to Us very T go
sible and if Mr.. Noah does mt I'd "a
ce''e himself, as to the disposition ~" "
the Jews to cmigrate to this CONT, "a
his project may be considered as wy
splendid one. Indeed We have os,a
wondered why the Jews do NAT sm;
CRATE more frequently to the ETn;t"5
States; why they should suffer FROM
the Intolerance Of other government %4
when an asylum SO desirable can \.
found it, this country. 1t must a,;ss
from their total unacquaintance witL
our laws and institutions, and tbio ~"
mortal will no doubt lead to some ~
quiry. There is no small discernms",
e,inced in this location. Grand JcIan5
is bounded on the north by Lake q"
taIio; on the south by Lake Erie q,
the west by Upper Canada: and on
the east by the state Of New York and
lies near the centre in Niagara river
the current, however, is somewhat Pc
pld. 1t may Contain 10000 arres
From the vicinity OF those great bodies
Of water, the air in winter derives
degree of warmth; and the same cause
also te' pers and refr, shes the heat Of
summer. Melons, peaches, nectarines.
and other deIhate fruits grow in the
NORTHUMBERLAND its position is ex.
celleut fra ely. We know not
whether The state would sell that Island,
Ii is of no use, and is the asylum Of
gypsies and wander ers, who are de.
stroying the timber. If. however, they
should deem it cxpedient to sell, it then
will be no objection TO sell it to Mr.,
Noah for the object which ne contem.
plates ; because, in the the pos ession
of any other indi, idual. and for other
purposes, he state cannot realize those
benefits which settlement of Jews will
protiuce. The property of foreign
Jews, principally consists Of money
and merchandise, which can be easily
removed to any country and if a few
of their great bankers would emgrats
TO this state, and circulate few mil
lions, they would secure good profit,
and give spur to internal commerce.
Besides, after all said OF wrote on this
subject, this is the most preferable
country for the Jews.--Hele they can
have their Jerusalem, without fearing
the legions Of Titus ; here they can e.
rect their temple, without dreadlns the
torches Of enraged soldiers ; here they
can lay their heads on their pillow, at
night, without fear Of mobS, of bIgotry
and persecution here they can become
citizens attached to the soll--detent'
ing the land interested in The
protection of liberty land who knows
but Divine Providence, Who has to tbs
day protected the children of Israel a.
a nation, may finally lead them to this
Country; may repeat in the words It
the prophets" will be as the deH
unto Israel he shall grow as the lily,
and cast forth his roots as Lebanon
His branches shall spread, and his
beauty shall be as the olive tree, anc
his smell as Lebanon"
From the Trenton T. ne .gusricdn.
The public alton of the refsRSaccouNE
from Gibraltar, concerning the differ
ences between the American and In
glish officers on that station, has recall.
led to my recollection an anecdote re-
specting lieut.. STOCKTON, which &C.
Cured in tie Mediterranean in 1917.