Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-03-19
.Movement among the .Jesrs.

sUOUenaent among Me IescSs
The following extracts are taken from Der
Orient, German newspaper. They seem to
betoken a movement among the continental
Jews in relation to the late crisis in Syria:
1--WE have a country, the Inheritance of our
fathers, finer, more fruitful, better situated for
commerce, than many Of the most celebrated
portions the globe. Environed by the deep
delled Taurus, the lively shores of the Euphra-
ties, the lofty sieppes OF Arabia, and OF Rocky
Sinai, our country extends along the shores OF
the Mediterranean, crowded by the towering
cedars of Lebanon, the source OF hundred
rivulets and brooks, which spread frul'tuness
over shady dales, and confer wealth on the
contented inhabitants. glorious land! sit
uated at the farthest extremity OF the sea which
connects three, quarters OF the glooe; over
which the Phenecans, our brethren, Sent
their numerous fleets to the shores OF Albion
and the rich coasts of Lithuana. near to both
the Red Sea and the Persian Cult; the perpel-
ua courses of the traffic OF the world, on the
way from Persia aud India to the Caspian and
Black Sea; the central country OF The COM
merce between the east and the Wesi.
Every country has its peculiarly; every
people their own nature. Syria, with Its eX-
tensive surrounding plains, unfavorable 10 reg
uar cultivation, is a land OF transit, OF com
munication, Of caravans. No people OF the
earth have lived so true to their calling from
the first as we have done. We are trading
people, born for the country where l!tlle iood
is necessary, and this is furnished by nature
almost spontaneously 10 the temperate inhab-
i'an,s, but not for the heavy soils OF the ruder
north.
SIN no country Of the earth are our brethren
Il ~
SO numerous as in Syria; IN none DO lhey i've
in as dense masses, so independent oi the sur
rounding inhabitants-in none do they perse-
we're so steadfastly in their faith IN the prom
Use Of the fathers as on the beautiful shores OF
the Oron,es. In Damascus alone live near
60, 900.
"The Arab has maintained his language and
his original country; on the Nile, on the de-
serts as far as Sinai, and beyond Jordan, he
feeds his focks. In the elevated plains OF
Asia Miner the Turcoman has conquered Tor
himself second country, the birth place OF
the Osman; but Syria and Palestine are de-
parted. For centuries the battle held between
the sons of A,a and ofhe Arabian wilderness,
the inhabitants Of the west and the halt noma-
die PersanS, none have been able ID establish
themselves and maintain their nationality no
nation can claim the name of Syrian. cha
otto mixture fall tribes and tongues, remnants
of misratons from north and soah, they dis
turb one another in the possession OF the glorl-
Gus land where our fathers fer so many centn-
res emptied the cup cf joy and wo, where eve
~ clod is drenched with the blood OF our he
roes when their bodies were buried under the
ruins Of Jerusalem.
1.-The power Of our enemies is gone; the
angel of discord has long since mown down
Their mighty hosts and yet we DO not hes'lr
yourselves people ofJehovah! Whathin
Nothing but your own supineness.
Think you that Mehemet Ali or the Sui
tan, in Stanlboul, will not be convinced that
| it would be better for him to be the protector
of peaceful and wealthy people, than with
infinite loss of men and money, to contend
against the cver-repeated, and mutually provo
ked Instructions of the Turks and Arabs, OF
whom neither the one nor the other are able
to give prosperity to the country!
Our probation was long, In all centuries,
from the North Pole to the South ! There is
no trade, no art, which we have not practiced
no science in which we cannot show splendid
examples. Where will you find better pro-
chalmers Of civilization to the wild tribes OF
the East!
'.People of Jehovah, raise yourselves from
your thousand years slum5er! Rally round
leaders, have really the will, Moses will ro'
be wanting. The rights Of nations will never
grow old; take possession OF the land OF your
fathers build third temple Oh Zion, greater
and more magnificent than ever. Trust IN the
! lord, who has led you safely through the vale
of misery thousands of years. He also will
not forsake you in your conflict
| A MAGNIFICENT HUMBuG.-The Hartford
Times thus notices the disappointment Of a
Tennessee whig member Of Congress, on his
| first visit TO the President eect.-I'his Ten.
nessean will not stand solitary & alone in his
amaZement There was never sucl, humbug
before attempted to be pamed oiIupon an in.
telligent people:
| "A whig member of Congress from Tennes.
see, who has been ardent in his support OF
Gen. Harrisnn, called on the President elect
after his arrival al Washington. On his return
one Of his colleagues inquired Of him his opin
ion of his candidate. The gentleman did not
conceal the severe disappointment he expert
! enced and declared he never wished 10 say a
word on the subject; but being pressed for his
| opinion, finally said' lit is the most magrif-
| cent humbug the world ever witnessed.'
"The whig members Of Congress who have
| the independence to speak at all on the subject,
do not conceal their disappointment in the per-
son Of the Chief Magistrate elect Some e.
press their modification and regret at the de-
fusion they have helped to create, and lament
The wrong they have inflicted On this country.
He is represented as garruIous, weak and tri-
fling in his conversalion--incapabl Of pro-
found remark--imbecie to great degree--de-
| lighted that he is elected--vain, not perhaps
malicious Of himself-unable to discriminate