Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-01-09

regards his
'nS MIN unryled, amongst the politicians o. this country
'eIy respectfully.
Remarks upon TIE Present State Of he ycnsn ), M
Quarterly Reoietr, No. Ia
(co~r NUsp.)
The pressure has already been removed !, nav, ,ua
IN many countries does Israel now dwell IN neoce CO.
cure Tor the present under the protection OF the row
ernments under whose doninions they live The ;qc
OF darkness and oppression hone has nasso,l -,
and already begin to show that we mr., cahr y.
eXceng iii arts and arms. We formerly were onT,
the most successful merchants but already there NJ.
IN germany, men who have distinguished themselves
as philosophers, mathcnaticiuus poets historians
lawyers and physicians. The billie has also been
translated by Jews, natives of Germany in - nonnCr
never before equaled and the Of Friedundcr
OIensosSor, Heidel!C,m, Never Hrsch Ecl,pl
trankeI and many others are alv;n areousv lno,,n
IN the literary circles Of the continent of E,rone.
In England, Hurw'tz ana Samueis have produced
books, which read and admiral and tborn, 90,
not acquainted III France Italy and E.lond = donht
not but thai the Jews in these ho W, MOI ~
mancd behind their brethren il, &c many EnoI.,nI
ana ioahd' Though the Reviewer mentions the re-
viva! oi science amongst the Jews. he only names
Professor N'aimer one that has LEFT the aitb of his
flthcFS ana embraced Christianity. Is this fair desf-
i1s are mere no more iHen Of fame amongst tie
Ncrnan Jews tlan TINS auGstateo IL is ahout n q >,
as II future historian would mention Benedict a..
mold ana " a. Hu AS the most DISTINGUISHED Ameri
can generals and patriots praise Richard The thrI
and James the second as the best Enolt, Kirg r
only rcnarA tUs to SHOW with how lnich candor III,
Reviewer treats us. W.
Many Jews, particularly tie younger part, have -
Ven out t.dte as their sole occupation and t;,rn2d
Their attention to agriculture (particniarlv in Eav
ma ami the mechanic Eat in tie latter the,
have tor the present many difficulties 10 encounter 81,
tAe Christians are for the part unwiIIinr TO taxa
apprentices or lourneymen who will not york on Sab
bath saturday Yet under al disadvantages the Jews
are DONG toeraby well thus clearly establishing tIaf
1t was not thcir fault that they were enoa od in small
trade FOR so many centuries.
The. Reviewer M No e,
profound ignorance, and treated like an inferior rac
ana That moreover the only book thew were aIlnct;
70 read :cd their head with impure ideas SinCe
pave already sheWn, how accurate the in;ornotidr
oi inc ~ K Is, 1t viii easily be beloved that his *
serllon concerning the Hebrew females is equally trf
WIN ''at concerning the Jewish Rabbins \ In the
HTst pIcc II Is untrue that the females AMONGST Ma
are generally speaking educated than the Chris
tl'1 females. They early taught reading mil
writing, at least far nv nfornlao yfends mr.
ny FehgiouS works written in Jewish German moslTy
expressly or then, formerly attentiyelv rood ~,
Them and as far as have read then, nvscif 70 mot
acne calculated 10 give them instruction in tn, ccq
moniai part OF their religion, but also conveying n
then their moral duties in language at The son1a
time easy and familiar amongst them At nrner5t
these books are gradually giving way 10 others vii
Ten III pure German, ard have no doubt that IN =
rev years they VIII be alone i'll use aronost tio e.
male part OF our nation The Reviewer speaks Of
extracts OF the Old Testament which thew have COW
inenced putting IN their hands but am hsDpv ia he
dDe 10 Inform him that this would hardly be necoss
nj tna
Old est dmen have long ago been printed in German
principally for the Of females and we had in cIT
family folio bible Of this kind printed in the vea,,
5ij9 Of the Jewish era and is co,scouentlv NOW IA
years Old. The chastity Of The Jo,risb fsn,oI. =
well known, and hardly ever does any one hear of =
Jewish lady violating her maria 80 VOW The Jcu.
80 female is ret considered inferior to the r1an
oE IN SO far, as she Is exempt by the nature of Id
sex from The greater part of inc afnlave cor,n,oTT
merits of our law; and three commandments nre ~.
c'iVely incumbent upon her, which il would be need
less 10 mention they are we'll known IN al tl,o
n the least acquainted with the Jewish ritual rFb5
female III fine is treated with rcsrect bv the Jeos 4
countries where the female is res,ectrd r., tbe o;II
ihh2OHahS' thoug cannot tell now thcy are treated
III The t<arEary i=, Turkey and other rarts Of si
ana Africa, though can freely say, that il world IL.
contrary TO The priA.ipe of the Rabbinical Jews =
treat their wives and daughter. III.
~ nat the Reviewer auGcs, In snepkinr ne tha iii
ucatiou OF boys, tending 10 corrupt their morals
cannot TELL however, for nv own self can asgcr,,
that all have learned at RabbincaI school lana
went to another till was 10 years old only tended
TO teach me how to govern my desires end curb r6v
passions, aud may say, that know of 10 school IN
which not the strctest moral doctrines are daily AMI
hourly lnoqcated fully well is done in any chris,
tan school: and may be allowed 30 Judge because
have been in them both in Germany and America.
am glad TO see that the learned @. Reviewer has
80 wei studied the books of The famous F;cnmnno zf
and the very acute Antonio Margarita. For the ben
EFT OF those, who may not know it. have to state
that both were, what commonly called converted
Jews the first one German, and died about nc
commencement OF The eighteenth century the second
one was suppose italian but have not the Plea
sure Of ~ acquaintance with hire, though that IS no
great pity since the Reviewer is kind cilounb to In
form us that this lumnary lived il the sixteenth cc1
tury 1t is indeed pity that these learned men ia
more exist, but we yet have the consolation to knov
that they have so worthy an aitatcr as the Lond6h
=. Review To be serious however this CHARGE Z
one OH par with the other ones already noticed ara
l hope that from the little knowledge have Of the
writing ofthe Rabbirs shall be able 10 rcfite II ami
10 prove It's talschood-In the first place then Let ma
PREMISE what the RabJlus think ofthc dav of afore
ment: thsopinion stound in the last chapter of 70
nm: rho day oiatoncinont can Only he an cxpiat6n
for sins bcfv5con God and man. Ian, l. -; i''G'