American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-11-07

femoeSt provinces OF The empire.
In my life | never Witnessed ceremony rnors
awfuly sublime. The figure of a yirtnous and ven-
cradle man, publicly appealing TO Divine pfosi
dence for blessing upon the whole human race is
surely an object of the highes, reverence. Add 10
This, the spectacle afforded by assembled myrads,
silently and fervehy asscntpg to the supple alton I;
and | think few among mankind, whatever systems
Of religious persuasion may be acknowledged. would
hesitate to join in the solemniiy."
tn The last No. Of The Asiatc Journal ther: is an
interesting article respecting the Jews in China
They were settled in that county as well as in other
parts of AHA many centuries prior to the Christi
an era even as early as 1000 years before. They
migrated from Persia by way Of khorasan. They
say themselves that they came from the West,
from Siyn. They have MS copy OF the Pen,a-
touch and they long kept an intercourse with other
Jews in Persia, and The more Western parts OF Asia.
1t is said they received additions soon aler
the destruction OF Jerusalem by Titus in 20. Some
OF them have become Mahometans. They have
tradition, that .dtraham, who they say was the nine
teenth from .9adm was author Of their law, and lst
Moses derived il from him There is great SINH
larity between the laws OF Abraham and Moses, AMI
those OF the Chinese. Their calculation makes
Alb ahaIn to have lived 1000 years before our era
whereas our account places him about 1850 before.
very different in the TWO accounts. In the ancient
Chinese laws, which originated with Abraham, as
they pretend, are traces Of holy sabbath 10 their
more ancient writings, they say Adam was the first
man---that Abraham was the real author Of the law
which was afterwards Published by Moses. They
nculcate alteration Of heGuen: by which is psoba.
bly, meant the Iaris;bte One, who inhabits the hea.
yens and all worlds Hence, in time. mankind, who
worshpped The god OF heaven, were led to lix their
thoughts upon and to adore heavenly bodies, as the
Sun, Moon, and Stars and fire, as the emblem Of
these. Abraham, they say, worshpPed HeareR, but
not under any figure or image. These Jews are
said to be honest and industrious, ard esteemed
by the Chinese. They have Synagogue $50 feet
lo e and $50 wide, and dedicated to "the Creator
and Preserver of all things There is this in.
scription also on tablet in Inc Synagogue," Hear,
o Israel Jehovah, our Cod is the only 1ehovah.o
When the people entet the temple they take Oft
their shoes, and when they pray they turn towards
the West. The person who reads the law covers
his face with thin veil. They believe il q jude
ment n pal dise, and place OF punishment. The
sabbath is kept strictly by them-Bu, they da not
atemp, to make proselyses, nor even go into the
temple where idol is worshipped Besides the
pen,ateuch they have only parts OF Isaiah, Daniel,
and Jeremiah.
Indian Speech. copy the following from the
Alabama Journal Of the 9th ult
Speech of an Indian Chief Gho assisted in killing
.licINrosH,a celebrated Indiun CkIf.
BRoTHERs Mcintosh is dead. lie broke the law
of the nation. The law which he made himself
His face was turned to the white men, who wish 10
take our land from US His back was to his own
people His ear shut TO the cries OF our women
and children. His heart was estranSed from rs
The words OF his talk were deceitlnl. They came
to US like the sicky breeze that flies the marsh
OF the great river
BRoTHERs! Mcintosh was brave. The deeds u
his youth were valiant. But his heart became
changed he spoke the words of decei.iulness: be
walked in crooked paths, which his brethren knew
not--pat!is which led down to death. lie deceived
u.s. and we slew him. The land is red with his blood
and with the blood of his friends. Our vengeance
is satisfied. We bury the hschet OF sevenge' i-et
obey the Great Spirit, that he raay lead MS CHI"
dren in the path Of their wandering
40 relc thing unapr the s1:N "A run uron
banker in the days O. Charles Ii. is thus described
uW. IIewes hath been at the baiikcr's and halls
90, 5oo,. out Of RaseweIl's hands, of his own me-
ney but they are SO called upon that they will ~
he broke hundreds coming to them for money aad
tbey answer hin, 1T is payable at twenty days
when,ha days are OCT we will psy yoo aud 'l'osr
that are not so, they make tell over their money, a. 9
make .hrc bags false On putpnss = give cause !.
re.teil X arf So sac1d in..