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

after acatn was by them promulgated was also the
of the dead. They did not however
teach these glorious truths as an invention of their
own, but brought arguments from the law and the
prophets in support of their assertions and proved Mt
the same time that the doctrines of immortality re-
ward and punishment after DEATH and the resurrection
ofthe body and subsequent beatitude of the righteous
were taught to the children of Israel by our fecke
Hoses Tot blessed memory himself Would any man
then in his sober senses call such men blasphemers;
men who taught the law without receyinu emolument
for doing, and who literally fulfilled the command
mert, which God gave to Joshua, "and thou shalt
mediate therein day and night,"
Oh shame shuine! that there should be found
in England, one man to harbour such n thouobt
Could the following, from the Sd chapter ofthe Pro-
verbs OF the Fathers, be written byea blasphencr,
"Akabia, Of Mehalalel sid consider three things and
hou wilt never come in the of SIM whence came
whittier thou art going and before whom destined to
render account of myself and appear Judged Tv
origin was impure thou art going to place. where thou be
devoured by moths and and thou lastly render an
account of thy actions before the King of Kings the Holy One
to whom be praise, by whom thou wilt be judged.
"Rabbi fehudah sad consider three things and thou wilt
NOT SIM know that there above thee seeing eve an
aearng and that all thy actions are written down in
BOOK (narpely thot no action ofman will be forgoticn)
could select many other passages of the Mishna
and Gennara equally beautiful the foregoing but
deem 1t useless; as the candid mind must be convin-
ced by what have already said and the prriud;ceJ
man VIII NOT BE CONVINCED, though should write
volumes.
hope that have thus proved that the Rabbns
taught only the ways OF pety, and that so far from
their deserving abuse, they deserve praise and com
mendaton for their perseverance, in perpetuatn the
doctrines of our holy faith amidst the thousands Of DIFF
hcuitles they hadto encounter and the almost insl1-
nountable obstacles they had to overcome When
they found that all the avenues of lea rninp were co
sed against the Jews, when thew saw that their breh
rem were driven 70 occupations which were hateful 70
them, when Israel lived in their own land. tiev
endeavored and did succeed in perpetuatnr the know
ledge ofour law amongst them; and thourh ,n,pv,
were engaged, particularly in Poland in useless dis
putes and III too minute researches, vet do we find
many great man, during the time of persecution
and trouble for instance, Abarnnbel, Orobo Solomon
Hanau, Menassah ben Israel and at last Nerdelsobn
and a number OF others whom could easily cnume-
rate but only choose the most prominent out of the
many that present THEMSELVES. Owing to the exerons of
the wise men amongst U.s. and to the natural frmness
and strength of the Jewish disposition we preserved
our independence of mind and our bond of union a.
midst all the persecution and calumities we had TO
suffer by the divine dspensation But was it pride
that upheldus? Or was the finger of God visible in
our preservation? Evidently the last for how could
pride be powerful enough to effect that with us that
1t has failed to do with any other nation of anoutv,
Was the Roman less fierce than the Jew? But what
Is the roman OF the present day, compared to him
that checked the successful Hannibal after the battle
OF Cannae? And though also have lost our nation
al independent government, yet there that within us
that Will make reject with all the arino iuv
tatons held out by the nations of the EARTH TO Join
them, though they live in palaces & stride riup6ant
over the fallen sanctuary of Jerusalem the residence
of the Holy One ofIsrae; yet are we upheld bv the
promise of Him. who spoke and the world was called
INTO existence, that he will have compassion on u.s.
and restore tho remnant of his people to the land
which their forefathers inhabited We have the pro-
mise of God that he will forsake u.s. for it is
written, 'Ifthe heavens can be measured above, and
the earth beneath, then cant forsake Israel" And
Is 1t then pride alone that keeps us united, Con-
tempt Of our oppressors? No, it is the confidence in
revelation, the certainty, that day ,ciU come
FRO BE CONTINUED.