Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-06-15
Bn'r,sH HOUSE, or COMMONS, April s.
EMANCIPATION OF THE JEWS.

ny stating the nature oil tiae disabilities affecting them
Since the Jews had first sct.iedn this country wa.
o,thcu to say whether hey suffered more by the ty
Fanny ct oar kings. the furious rage Of the people
Ia the reign OF Edward the First, royal ect expcl
led all the Jews, 20 the amount of 900, from this
country, w,i coniscation of all their property, and
ssVeie corporsi infection; it i'll the same reign
ti'at the famous statute de Judesno. passed SINH
lar cruairS had been pr1ctscd them III Portugal
i5O,Voo We're expelic from that country
In ti'e reign Of Charles the Arst and Second ihey
received some protection IN this country, but no sta
tlte passed respecting them until the reign of Anne
when statute passed rendering IT imperative on the
Jews support their children who should be CONVEX
ted to Christianity. Alter this no legislation was
inade relating TO them until toe reign of George
IN that reign act passed for tho purpose of ma
idri."snu foreign jews after they had resided Ger
IAN period in tins country nat did :..Cct nd
i've Jews and II was for them the present measure
proposed Tic hon. member proceeded TO state how
nY inc Annual indemnity Acts, Jews were enabled
heretofore to exercise the duties of several offices and
professions But by clause introduced IN the bill for
r'p"aiing the Test and Corporation acts, which rem
aered incumbent persons on admission, to Office
IN taking the necessary oaths to declare on the true
iaito OF Christian, he satisfied that was not
.he intention of the Legislature Introducing this
formula 10 exclude the Jews, leave then, worse
condition than they had been before The disabilities
anecting them we're an exclusion from all civil and
military offices, from practising he bar barris,ers
orattotnes ir" being schoolmasters or ushers from
voting at-eSecions orsiting in ma rliaments from bol
ding OFFICES In corporations, and BY local enact
mont ,tney were excluded from following any retail
q IN
claims winch the Jews had on being cnnncipatcd .e
begged % say, that their number in the metropolis
announced To about 20 000 and through the whole
country, to DO 900 Their loyaltv was never oue.
TONED and they contrlbu cd much as any other
CLASS of person, to the support of the state The re-
moval of the Catholic disabilities was an impoxpr
precedent for the house to repca the disabilities Of
rue JeWs both Persuasons had been ed by pecal
iiws nearly snilar. With regard to any objection
that might be made on he ground of the nrs,cy of
hdmittng the enemies of our religion into legs-
iature he maintained that the Jews could no, he CON
sacred enemies more than other dlssenters Having
admitted all classes of disscntors they could no, with
consistency refuse admission to the Jews The hon
.ueinoer then took minute view of all the penal sta
tntes Tor religion sake which had been passed hereto
Tore observing that of these statutes were un-
,ten on Inc Pfnc1e OF supporting Christianity solely
1ndced. 1t was said that Christianity was a portion
ot the law OF the land but that was merely because
these sects respecting which enactmen,s had been
tnaa", happened to be Christian. lie was told TINT
no person who had opposed catholic emancipation
could support this measure. He hoped that il would
exper'ence but lew opponents for the fact of the ca
'hocs having been emancpated was rrera gible ar
gient IN favor of the emancipation of the Jews Ho
asleea 1.lat he Jews were wandering, inconsistent
ano International people. He was sure that there
vas no description OF people more upright or honora
oiethan the respectable class Of the Jews though the
ioVer oruers might be deemed corrupt and degraded:
the manner In which they treated was sufficont
tn make them appear The hon. member then mo
cecdedto observe that the Christian religion was aun
ded by jews aud that there a close conn.ctlon
were numerous. tie here read some extracts from
pamphlet written by clergyman respecting the
Jewish religion. and establishing the close analoov
between 1t and Christianity He designated Christi
anity adult Judaism He conceived that yvba,
persona were collected together III ono civil commun,
", II implied that they act together and en-
Coy tEo privileges OF the state to the extent. He
knew 20 principle which excluded persons from civil
office solely account Of their being the minority
lie would refer to the early periods of Christianity
when Christians enjoyed Offices under Pagan Go
hoy tod IL,
gave their services and talents in promotion of the
public weare Fit happened at that period ;ha, he
Christian religion had obtained majority, could any
say that those who had filled offices under D..
gan government would refuse to admit Pu,ans into
Offices in the states
V 18th respect to the obj action against the minis
elon OF the dews ia parliament, be thought yonld
be nockery to permit them vote for representa-
tes' and not permit them to send to the house per-
sons who would syinphathlse with then, Nothing
could be more lmpcltic than make any class of sub
decs hostile TO the state by excluding them ON GER
tam pE!ylleges' with view to protect the state
the house should either remove oil the disa biIit,os f
fectlns the Jews. fill up the measure of their hor
ror by renewing the treatment which thew had ex
perienced IN the reign of Richard I. when 1900 of
them Tell by their hands, lest thew should foJ in
to the hands of Christians He hoped the house
Wouid on this occasion extend if he nigh, so term
H. the hand OF mercy as well ofjusiice. The Hon
gentleman then moved for leave to bring in bill to
remove the disabilities such persons as were of
the Jewish persuasion.
Sir inglis commended, Notwithstanding the clio |
qnence and able address OF bis honourabe and learn
ed TREND that persons had been long before the -
position OF the oa' feburation exclsded from hold
ing oices under the constitution of this COUNTRY nm
less they were such professcd the tenets of Chris
tanity. He saw cause existing at that ,non,an,
WatIan ing tne Jews to claim removal of their dis
abilities abilities The Jews had country and an interes,
Different to that winch actuatcd Enelishmen. 1'be
ion oaronet then instarced several cases in Which |
the Jews had rendered assistance to the enemies Of
TINS country, one of which when, during the war
Napoleon had been closely pushed for money he had
applied Tor loan 10 opulent Jew in this country
~ho procured the money for their common enerny thus
showing that though resident in this country and ,
LIVING under British government, Jew did NOT feel
n'''seh oound TO support it. The Jews were, in fact
TO be considered aliens to every country: tbey
iiclo themselves up as nation as a sect Was
therefore. nj To