The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-03-05

we'd 70 this day The Christian 81 ~ CT
iusing i as burial place.
ne traveller can still walk thfoarh
. lsslleet called Straight. and IS sho 81 BIZ
cFedulous monk, ne very house occopiel
Judas, where Saul passed his hours y
blindness and where 81 the con
Ananias, the scales dropped from n Yes
So rich Il this country il fruits iid fow.
Iers, that II has been called ia al ares. fhs
garden OF The world e IS related IF lIo.
manned, that when, after crossing ne des
lert, be saw this luxuriant valley he ex-
lclaimed that he desired but orc paradise,
and therefore would not enter here Ior fear
Of foTfeiting his interest III tie paradise Ia
anticipated after death, but tuned aside
without close inspection Of this tempting
scene.
damascus has peculiar importance, ID
connection with the progress Of Christianity
~ these parts. Il has already been visited
BY the Agents Of the Bible and MissiOnari
Society. Being the great mart where east
eTn and western merchandise Is exchanged
the general rendezvous Of Islam caravans
from the north and east in their progress to
Mecca; and rendered comparatively safe
residence by The eficiencyof Mehemet Ali,
Il opens one Of the most important and ex-
tensive fields Of missionary labor.
Another Paul may yet preach Christ ID
Damascus, and the moral aspect Of this de-
lightful country may present as cheering an
appearance, as the rich displays Of ils nalu-
raj scenery
The RECENT PERSECUTION OF THE jews
m Damascus.
So much has been said IN relation 10 The
recent persecution Of the Tews il Damas-
Gus, that brief account 81 the principal
facts cannot but possess interest. We ss2i
81 IT from phamplsots lately published IA
r.. ion, and designed 70 vindicate the Jews
from tie foul and improbable charges that
were aiIedged against them. e Is stated
thai day or two before the disappe
- tIses i.oraoflau Rllnm the
Jews are reported to have murdered Vi
client dispute took place between the father
and leader Of the muleteers. "A servant
seized the latter by the throat and held him
until the blood came; when T0maso cursed
him and his faith. The affair created sen.
sation among the by-standeTs; and aTespect-
able Mahomedan merchant who was present,
made use Of violent language, while the
muleteer said Tomaso should not die but By
his hands. Shortly after the father and his
servant disappe the merchant and
mnleteer a search was made, and The
merchant vas found hanging dead Is Iii
shop, the door being carefully secured from
within. Immediateiy tory Nas pnt ia cir
culation, thai all The parties had been MUIR
dered BIZ the JeWs--bnt no investigation
took place, and the muleteer was not even
examined. The excitement forthwith be-
came Intense sorts Of stories were cir
culaled, and several Jews were accused by
the French Consul and Sheriff Pacha, Of ha-
wing murdered Father Tomaso, because he
and his servant had disappeared. They
were put TO the most dreadful tortures, and
for long time persisted ID their entire IN
Inocence; but unable at last to bear their
horrible agonies they eliminated each other,
and confessed to participation IN crime,
of which they were entirely innocent. The
chief allegation urged against these unfor-
tunate men, was, that they required the
blood Of some Christian victims, 70 mix with
the bread of the Passover Hence the muir
Eders. a Jew who had lately embraced the
Musselman faith, undertook to prove that
the Talmnd required the use 81 human
blood il the manner described This cali
jimmy Is utterly refuted by The writer Of The
account before rs. He visited Damascus
On the 30fh Of March, and ii vain sought
for any thing calculated @ give eol0ring 10
The charges preferred againsf lhe arrested.
One Of the stories circulated az tie time,
was, that The Jews dip handkerchief ia
Christian blood, dry + and burn Il q ashes,