Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-05-15
England and in this country that this book is still

England ana In TINS country that TINS DOCK Is sti
extsnt in the Hebrew and in the old Persian, have
not yet been confirmed by any testimony which
is sufficient to command our assent. In the Sam.
Is, it is said, And he DAVID commanded to teach
the sons of Judah mp (kesheth) he boc, j. e. nyp
nr7 the eiesiac song of the boar (and not the use of
the 6o,c, as the English version has it, 1t is evil
dent here that nc'p (kesheti) is the technical name
given to the elegy that follows and the name is
probably taken from the mention OF kesheh IN verse
q Accidental circumstances of this nature often
give rise TO a name e. e. IN Is XIII the prophecy
is entitled in NJ S9o from the circumstance that
in of the same prophecy, Jerusalem is called
,n,7 ', raiiey of uiSon. So the second section of
the Koran is called The Cois from the circumstance
that a red coc i. mentioned in it. With this expana
tioa we prepared easily TO see how kesheth,
l. e. the elegy kesacth could be written in the Book
Of Jasher the next clause shows. Unfortunately,
however for Rabbi Noah's Book of Jasher, such
elegy is to be found. This alone is enough to con-
denim the book spurious
With regard to other ancient books which
Noah mentions in his prefacs, we are most anxious
to the acts of Manasseh Can't he pick up some
old book in foreign stall-give it preface-and
publish il in New York. Professor Bush and his
sanity associate would not refuse another batch Of
certificates.
On the whole, therefore, we consign this gross
imposturc to merited Oblivion and contempt. Its
pages covered with falschood, immortality, OBJ
scenity, folly, absurdity aud trash. 1t is most
mpule fabrication by some of the later Rabbinica
Jews, aad no more pretend to any antiquity
than n oah, who went to Grand Island, can be taken
FOR Noah who went into the ark. 1t is old
clos speculation all through. What the motives
of Mr. Noah are, we shall not inquire very par.
ticuiar!y. They can be of value than
his own old pair of breaches, which he would ex-
change with pair belonging to OF the Gentles,
and make money by the operation. Fifteen years
ago this 60 Book of Jasher," translated and
published in England, and hawked round the
try among all the superstitious Christians by He
brews in company with large quantities of valuable
old clothes. Mr.. Noah has only picked up the old
translation, divided il into verses and chapters
given il a preface-and issued il TO the world
as he would a valuable consignment Of old clothes,
just received by packet from his associates in
Rag Fair of London. If it piece of old
clio literature only, we would toss il aside as
worthless-but Coming before the world with the
sanction of Professor Bush and other Christian
saints Gale ulated to steal upon the unwary, and
inspire degree of respect 10 which it is not enti-
tied. For further particulars, read the merited de-
nunciations of this fabrication in the speeches of
the American Bible Society, delivered yesterday
and reported to-day in this paper.
| ARRIVAL or WM. NJ PRrcE.-The immortal
Bill Price arrived last evening, in the Garrck, from
Liverpool He brought up the bay by our beauti-
ful boat the Fanny Elssler and deposited safely in
the iAs;or House. We have seen darker days
than this