Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-04-16

TxE JEWISH FEAST OF PEsAcn, On THE PASS
evsa.-Yesserday and today, until the sun SETS arc
very holy days in Israel being the two last Of
TOD (pssooh) or the passover, and are obsssv-
ed by the Jews all over the world, from Canada to
Jeddei Japan, from st. Petersburgh to the Friendly
Islands, with religious ceremony, and, il is 70 be
hoped, with clean hands and pure censcsnces.
This festival is very ancient and important one it
established by the God Of jacob: himself to cem
memorate that fearful night when he passed over the
land of Egypt, smi,lng the first born of those who
dwel by the banks of Nilus, and sparing his chosen
People, whose behoof ne had exercised this act Of
power and salstary terror. Israel, therefore, hath
alone remembered this great dciveance and through
out the centuries Of its captivity and dispersion the
remnant that is left in Jerusalem and the thousands
that scattered over the EARTH as sheep upon the
mountains unite in heart and soul to thank their God
and to pray for the advent of the Messiah whom they
wait for with longing hopes and eager eyes. The or
dlnance is, "SeveH days shall We eat uRleavened
bread even the first day she shall put away lsaven
out OF your houses; for whoever eateth leavened,
from the first day until the seventh day that soul shall
be cut off from Israel" (Exod IL, l5) The seven
days commenced last Monday, and close this even
nag; OF these, the two first and two last are &C
counted very holy and mysterious, and are called
r-a,u o-n- (yamim tObim) (good or holy days.)
1t Is a remarkable fact and shews how external OBJ
servances fix themselves into the heart and infu-
ence the habits Of men, that these Jews who never
appear the Of the Lord, excepting year.
10 wit, on the great day of Atonement always take
particular pains procure for themselves and faml-
lies a supply of Mat10th.
AT this period of the year. all the iron pots of the
Jews burned out; copper, tin, and silver ren-
sis are secured )" the whole house undergoes tho
rough cleansing and not particle Of eaven is suffer
ed TO remain therein during Pcsdch. These mere out
ward forms what our blessed Saviour deprecated
in his coantrymen, when he speaks of these who
make clean the eutsdes of their paters but neglect
the mporlantduty of rendering the interior pure
and wholesome who cleave 10 the letter of the ritual
but do not correct the heart and Its passions.
On Saturday we received from 7" a rose OF Sharon"
ga lily of the valley" and far Shulamite" with
"dove's eyes beneath her locks" teeth like flock
of sheep that are even shorn," which have but now
s'come up from the Washing" whose clips were like
thread of scarlet" and neck like tower Of IVORY
batch of Matzeth. This unleavened bread, which
locked like the finest and whites biscuit fair what
Solomon hkeneth to a heap of wheat set about with
lilies" was not a very desirable substitute for the
Gentle loaf tasted it, and perceived what prvations
the daughters of Israel were subjected TO by con-
scientoas adherence to the law broke one OF these
biscuits, and very nice it tasted bat admit that it
might be unpleasant 10 those who are not blessed
with sound teeth, they are hard and require much
masticaton.
We have alse heard from one of them that the la
dies of their faith object to take the Herald daring
pssact on account of its being chometS; but we eau
assure them that we instantly sent Speirs in Pine
street and procured three pounds of Mdtzot to last
u. till this evening" and there has, certain, been
no leaven in our Office since Saturday.
Could the old woman in breaches, of the Star say
the same thing? Moreover, little Jewish damsel
has supplied us with parcel of sugar matzoth, so
that we are well furnished with the main requisite
for the remainder of the festival. N. b. The pesach
diminished he wing vote
Comno,s CoUNeIL.-Both Boards meet tonight
H., bat>
and gers and scerns and tauns at the supper table
between the ms and the outs and the gcisgins and
the gein g-osis, will be unuvaed in the annals Of
irony and ridcule. Both boards TO meet every
week ill the new boards enter into Office; then the
locos moan fight the others inch by inch. The pro-
ccedng s for the nexr six months will be amusing
than any they have had for the last six years.
p' Three small papers, which all started within
the las, month"; TO write me down, have been dscon-
nued. am the best abused man in the Union.
Candidates for next Governor.
WAig. Locofoco.
FhANcIs GRANGER WILLIAM L. MARcr