Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-26

pertaining thereto.
This country, and particularly this city, seem TO
be the land of promise, and city OF refuge for the
scattered tribes of Israel The BUFFERS bankers, and
beuncers of the purieus of Drury Lane and Covent
Garden the pawnbrokers Of the Mlnorles and Dukes
Place, and all the old clio men of Rosemary Lane,
Rag Fair, Saffron Hill, and Houndsdtch, when they
find that they toe well appreciated by the police,
and that charges OF receiving stolen goods are 100
frequent to be agreeable; mindful Of he proverb
that the pitcher that goes to the well too often will
assuredly come back broken-take steeragc passage
across the Atlantic, and locate themselves IN Cha
than street, which they have now converted INTO
an Old Jewry. These are the tribe of Barabbas and
bear the mark of the beast ndelbly imprinted upon
Them fifteen per shent is their religion, and Mordecai
NJ. Noah their high priest. Another portion OF these
ingenious and itnerant sons Of Abraham, fellow the
precepts of Iscarot who had narrow escape of be-
ing saint, and who was certainly philosopher
being of an inquiring disposition, searcher INTO
causes and effects, and particularly skliul IN haance
having an eye 10 its main feature, IN taking charge OF
the bag. From him, descended in a right line the
Jews of Germany who are great in Rabbinical litera
ture and the higher mysteries Of finance, turning up
their noses al the petty larceny practices OF the chill
dren of Achan and affecting decency OF character
and responsibility which are incompatible with the
pursuits of the others This epome OF Their natural
history is, of course, only applicable TO the sons of
Israel; the darS browed daughters of the tabernacle
being quite a different races lines Of the valley in
sandy places; gushing founts of refreshing waters IN
the wilderness of this world; like phylacteries of
golden ant ewelled embroidery upon the old clos of
their sres and brshren and realizing in Their looks,
charms, and demeansr all the romance of sacred and
prsfane history. Peace be with them, and may their
captivity be at end Selah!
The University of New York is very respectable
and excellent institution and is looked upon as at
the head of the semnares Of sound learning in this
state; il is therefore, necessary in the interests of
science and Literature. that all those whs lecture
its auspices should be qualified in every respect
and no, depend upon the name repute of the Uni
versy to attract auditors but confer character up
on the Institution by the intrinsic value and impor-
lance their talents and character attach to their lucu
brations. The establishment did well in fighting shy
of such humbugs as Buckingham and Wolff and it
were much to be wished it had been equally cautious
with Leipsig Jew Of the name of Nordheimer, who
made deplsrable exhibition of mpudence and gno-
rance on Wednesday evening in one of its lecture
rooms under the auspices of the learned and reverend
heads.
In the first place it is always considered that, to
elucidae one language it is necessary to understand
two-the one TO be explained, and the one into which
the explanations is 10 be rendered. 1t appears to
that Mr.. Nordheimer is deficient in both-we ehall
proceed 10 show tina, he is but sciolst in Hebrew
and every one who heard him must admit that they
could not gather his meaning from the terms he used
He attempted TO speak English with the accent and
.c
somewha, near Sir John Falsaff's conception Of an
:" Ebrew Greek.
81 come to introduce you," said this Professor
sin the study Of the original language Of the Old
Testament-Hebrew is 10 be superior TO the classics
of Greece and Rome-the clergy profession only at
tends ts it in moderate degree-and there is a wait
of competent teachers TO explain the phenomena Of
Hebrew" These the Introductory remarks;
after which the lecturer launched into physiological
definition of speech and its organs which he lustra-
ted by quotation from Horace pronounced in a lar.
gon Of mnel led German, Hebrew, and English which
would puzzle any one of the Apostles TO understand
even after the gift oftongues had been conferred upon
him. What this disqlisiton had 10 do with Hebrew
we could not gather, as il was equally applicable TO
Iroqiois; indeed the lecture as relating TO Hebrew
seemed much in the predicament Of the play Of Hum
let, in which the part Of Hamlet was omitted BY par.
ticular desire.
The lecturer then proceeded to chalk the letters of
the Hebrew alphabet slate abent seven feet high,
behind his desk, and pointed out the form and force
OF the letters as marin" does when she first
commences teaching the youHg idea how to shoot in
that department Of learning. After describing these
heroglyphics he went TO descan. upon their pro-
nuncation and to point out their analogy with other
sounds. \ (aleph) he observed has the sound of
and ha in Engsh-Now with all due Difference to
the authority Of the learned pundt beg leave to
state that il 10 Incorrect as oleph has correspond
ing sound in any known language. : (baith) was
sounded by him like b; bat all oriental lnguists have
hitherto pronounced il as ., without the dagish =
tchei he sounded hh in opposition TO all prece.
dent ,rea,ises and authorizes which prescrise pro-
nunciation similar 10 the English cheh II struck us
as singular that he should omit all the updaqi,hed
letters in the alphabet, viz - (raih) (dsieth)
or oh. ,(gimmeD or Oh f,rsr) which has TIVE
sounds those Of 70 and .; the latter beng the sound
when i, is at the end of word, and the former OBJ
tanning at the beginning Of words. (koph) he ut
tered like c, when all Hebrew scholars know that i,
il like without the daQsh and Ike with it,
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