Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-02-18


other hand, the Christians might sue them al
the law, and appear against them as wit
ncsses."
| During the reign Of Charlemngnc, success.
or of Louis the Dcbonnaire, or the Pious.
they cnjoyed, for brief period, a golden
reign aud st his Court were So powerful,
that their interest and influence was couricd
by The free-wil offerings of the mobiles. The
most confidential of The advisers Of that
Monarch, was u Jewish physician named
Zedrkiah. "rhe wondering people" "accord-
ing To Millman, "attrlbuted his influence over
the Emperor to magic, in which he was n
confessed adept. The monkish historians
relate with awe.struck sincerity tales of his
swallowing whole cart Of hay, horse. and
all, and flying in the sir like Simon Mngus
of old"
In Europe, as well as in Asia, Africa, and
America, they are still prescribed and per.
secuted race. II has furnished employment
TO learned savans and The press 10 oppress
aud uaduce them, and to hold them up to
the world as an ontcast race, abandoned by
all good men, and by Almighty God. There
are instances of exception to this general
assumption, however, and It rejoiccs inc to
know that Sir Walter Scott, amid all his yir.
ulence and hostility towards the Catholic,
has not raised his hand against the prcscrlb-
cd Jew. Ills illustration of the Jew in the
character Of Isaac of York, aud his dclinon
ton Of Robecca the Jewess, may go very
far to wipe off the imputation Of bigotry and
intolerance which his frequent unjustiiiable
attacks on the Catholics have urged but too
truly against him. Gen. Burgoyne, and
Reynolds, the dramatist, and Morton, the au-
thor Of the benevolent Jew" to their credit
be it said, have represented the descendants
of the tribe Of Abraham with kindness, and
a spirit of justice that widely differed from
the intolcrcnt zeal and spirit of too many OF
the fathers o. The Church Of Chrislendom.
4 What few Jews now remain in the United
States are, with but few exceptions, men OF
worth, Of wealth, and commcrcal enterprise.
In New York they are strong enough to sup
port two synagogues md congregations ;
and may be regarded as men whose society
is worth cutlvating, and who, whilst they
submit TO occasional wrongs, adhere with a
tenacity to their ancient faith, be it right or
be it wrong, which happily contrasts with
the fckleness and constant diversity OF
walk" among a less tolerant protcstont
popuace.
\ la Surinam, Demararu, and Bcrbicc, as
well us in the Island of Java, they are, or
were when was in those places, very nu-
mcrOus: and none exceled them in hospi.
tahty or the display Of every ennoblng
virtue.
| In South Carolina, particularly in Charles
ton, they are very numerous; aud may be
found among The weathlesi, more important
aud respectable of the merchants Of that
hospitable and tolerant city. Who, that has
spent u winter IN Charleston, has not had
occasion to respect the Cohens, the Lcvys,
the Moscses, The llarls, the Mordccais, and
other families Of emncnce of the jewish
faith?
In Baltimore there are few Of the race |:
and they are too well known refer par
ticularly to the Cohcns-us bankers, who
have sustained themselves amid all the revo-
u,ionsand cxcltcments of dilapdatcd and
confused currency for the last six years, to
require any cncomlum at my hands.
That the Jews will be an object Of perse.
cutlon So long as Christianity IS permitted
TO lay aside benevocnce and charity, and,
with monaslis frown, issues its cslracisms
against all who do not square their opinions
and creeds with those set forth by bigots
and by those who would bap,ize the world
IN blood, and measure their dogmas and en-
force their canons with the engine of tor
lure and the brand, is most certain. As
long as Christianity is made subscrvient to
political or ecclesiastical power, and the
mandate Of the blessed Saviour Of mankind
to preach peace and goodwill to mon-is
perverted by scctaran fnnaiicism and fraud.
aud we are made tn believe TINT we should
preach eternal vengeance toward tho Jews.
and make our children believe that he who
pcrsecutes aud defanes the children of Is
racl best serves that holy NazarIne who
ansomcd sinful world by the death Of the
cross, so long viii tie Isran,tc bo by-word
and reproach among Christian men.
1.-The destinics Of this wonderful people,
remarks that pions and accomplished Chris.
!lan, the Rev. Henry Mlimnn, "as of all
mankind, are in the hands Of an h'l.wise
Ruler Of the Universe his DEGREES will be
accomplished; his truth, his justice. his good
ness, and his wisdom vindcatcd. This,
however, we may venture to assert, that true
religion will advance with the diffusion OF
knowledge (; the more enlightened the Jew
becomes. the less crcdiiable will il appear
hat the Eternal Father introduced an cXclu-
sve religion, confined to one family among
the race Of man, to be permanent the more
evident that the faith which embraces the
whole human race within the sphere Of its
benevolcncc is alone adapted To more od.
vanced and civilized ngc. On the other
hand. Christianity, to work any change in
The hereditary religious pride of the Jew, or
his inllcNible confidence in his inalcnablc
privileges, must put of the hostile and re-
pulsive aspect which it has too long worn
1t must show itself rs the faith OF reason. of
universal peace and good will to man, md
thus unansweraby prove its descent from an
All. wise and MercIul Father"
] intend no uukindness to nny Of my Chris
tian brethren when thus do justice, or at.
tempt to do justice, to The Jew. To that
people the writer Of this article was once
deeply indebted for the preservation Of his
life, when cast by the unbrided winds and
the remorseless pillows of the ocean on the
coast of Java. lie then experienced, at the
hands of the Sosemans, and the Cromcincs,
and Rudons, Of Batavia, and other philan.
thropic Israelites, bcnsiactions and hospital-
ties, aud the means of returning to his native
land, without reward or the remotest pros
pect OF reward, which he in vain sought ut
the hands Of his Protestant Christian coun-
trymcn.
/ Though Christian "by birth, education, nd
principle" should deem myself not dis.
honored 10 be called a Jew aud even il the
character that Shakespeare has oscribed to
II Snylock were imputed 10 me, | sh ould re.