Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-12
RETURN OF THE jews TO rHE HOLY LAND.
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/ 10 hs Editor Of tAe BrifisA Prsss
Sra; For the information Of such Of your reader,
a. sympaihze with the Jews in their present dis.
version, and who desire thsir restoration to the land
OF .he'r fathers. herewith send you extracts from
oermsn newspaper, which "betokeo a moveme M
among the continental Jews IN relation to the lals
enss IN Syria" as the editor remarks.
Wehavea country, the inheritance OF our fathers
hner, more fruitful, better situate for commerce
man many Of the most celebrated portions Of the
g'ooe. Environed by the deep-delled Taurus, the
lively shores Of the Euphrates, the LOFTY stepss of
ARABIA, and OF rocky Sinai, our country exteads A.
long the shores OF the Mediterranean, crowned by
me towering eedsrs Of Lebanon. the source Of a
hunded rivueis and brooks, which spread fruitful.
ness over shady dales and confer wealth on the CON-
tended inhabitants. A glorious land situate at the
iu'thest extremity Of the which connects three
quarters OF the globe. over which the III rnieians
our brethren, sent their fleets 10 the shores
OF ALBION aud the rich Of Lithuanis near to
Doth the Red sea and Persian gulf; the perpetual
courses OF the traffic OF the WORLD on the way from
Persia and India to the Caspian and Black Sea, the
and the west ~ >''
Every country has its pcculisrity-every people
ther own nature. Syria, with It's extensive sur.
rounding plains uniayorable to regular cultivation
IS land OF transit of comnu nj cation of caravans.
NO people on the earth have lived so true 10 ,Ler
calling from the first, AZ we have done We are A
trading people. born for the COUNTRY where little
'ood Is necessary, aud this is furnished by Nature
lOhaDl-
lants but not FOR the heavy soils of the ruder noah
IN no country OF the earth are our bre thren 40
numerous as in Syria; in none do they live in as
dense masses, so independent Of the surrounding in
habitans; In none do they perseverc so steade,tIv
IN their faith in the promise oil the tarth.rs AZ on
the beautiful shores of the Orontes Ia Damascus
alone live near 60 600
The Arab has maintained his language and his
original country; on the Nile, in the deserts a.. "a,
as Sinai, and beyond the Jordan he feeds his aocL
In inc elevated plains Of Asia Minor, the Turco.
man has conquered for himself a second eoun,,,.
the birthplace OF the Osman; but Syra and P,,,,;ns
~. uepopuateo. For centuries, the battle field
between the sons Of Altai and OF the Arabian viii.
defness, the inhabitants Of the West and the half
nomaoc fersians, none have been able 10 establish
themselves and maintain they nationality; no ns,ion
can claim The name OF Syrian. A chaotic mixture
oil all the tribes and tongues remnants of miyr,tons
from the North and South, they disturb one ano-
ther IN the possession of the glorious land where
our iathers Tor so many centuries emptied the cum
o' Joy and wo-where every clod is drenched with
the blood OF our heroes when their bodies were b,1
RED under the RUNS of Jerusalem.
:, Inc powero our enemies is gone, the angel of
oiscerd has long since mown down their m,pb,v
host, and yetye do not bestir yourselves, peopIe
supineness.
Think you that Mehemet Ali or the Sultan in
Stamooul will not be convinced that IL would he
better Tor him TO he the pro ector OF peaceful and
wealthy people, than, with infinite loss of men and
h'Nhcttao against the eveT-Tereated. m
tnaIiy provoked insurrections of the Turks a
Arabs, OF whom neither the one nor the other are
able TO give prosperity TO the counuy7
Our probation was long, in oil countries, from I
the North Pole TO the South There is no trade no
art, which we have not practcej no science in
which we cannot show splendid examples. Where
will you find better proclamers of ciyza alton TO the
wild tribes Of the Esst1
"Peop'e OF Jehovah, raise yourselves from your
thousand years slumbeI! Rally round leaders.
III l..
The rights OF nations will never grow OLD take nos
session OF the land o. your fathers; build a third
time the temple of Zion, greater nd more n asnih-
cent than ever. Trust IN the Lord, who has led
you s"ie'y through the vale of misery thous sands
oil years. lie, aso, will not iorslke you in your
last conflict"
These extracts show that the Jews are exhortins
one another TO return 10 and take possession Of their
iatherand, now that their God is drying up the
waters OF the great river Euphrates;' to prepare
way for them, by the combined loices Of Turkey
acting Hsains' the Egyptians, as predicted in Dan
iel II, 4O'43,' Rev. xvi, ~.
For tins Is the year ordained of God for rens,at-
ing the defendants Of Abraham IsIac md Jacoh
IN their own land, more TO be dispossessed of !,
by the Genliles. (Jer xvi. 10, Isl And, when
returning, God will give them the tabernacle and
the ark, and the altar of incense, which he COM
manoed Jeremiah TO hide in hollow cave in Mount
Nebo, when their ancestors were going into capiiyi-
" IN Babylon. For then the Lord shall show
them these things, and the glory Of the Lord sraIl
appear, and the c'oud also, ms it was shown un,o
Moses, and as when Solomon desired that III. plI c,
might be honorably sancIihed.' See Mac. H..
1 8. -
From the sutjoined calcul ,tion, drawn from scrip
tnraI data, Is obviously proved that the year $40
terminated the 500 days. or Yeas ordained by
Gid FOR giving the Jews over to the GentIes by
them TO 'be rodden under loot for their transgres
sion OF the daily sacrifice (Dsn. viii, 49, IA:
Luke XXX, 20 "a We may therefore expec, the
Jews 10 be received unto mercy in their own md
this present year 1871, and 10 commence rebuild
ing their cities and the temple in former years,
as predicted in Jer. XXI, 3i-40. En- xxxvi "a
xHSvil, and as spoken of by themselves in the ex.
tracts send you. And then shall the sanctuary
oe cleansed, as predicted in Dam viii, "a, (some
say in Is43.l
According to Dan. tx, ~, those 2 800
days, or years, begin 20 weeks, or
400 years, before the death and re-
surrecton of Christ, 400 wears
FIom these 100 years deduct the ma
turalI' OF Christ, 81 years
And II proves that these 2, 800 DAYS or
years began b. G. 456 vears.
10 these 456 years add ls4O wears
and years for the error Of the vu!-
garern, in all 1874 years, 1874 years.
And you have the numb or ofthe DAYS.
or years, Of the vision 1900 v.nrs
This subject receives addtionaI f,rce and niece,