The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-08-19

IllFtftNtHn 10 lsfQtNLtS.-h TIE Ie
quest Of large body u lsraeliles We give
place TO The following translation Il the
Firman grsnlfd BY Ills Imperial Majesty.
The Sultan abb ul-Medj.d. 10 The lsrasltts
in his Empire. n the request Of SIR N, scs
Munitfnre, L. X, s., aad delivered 70 him
81 Cnn,laniinople. by Ills ExeeleEcy.
Rsdsthid Pssha, Minister OF Fo,eisn AZ.
fairs 10 The Ottoman Porte. llih Chestan,
560i-l2lh Ramazan. l256-cone.pou
ding 10 November 6. 1876
4 firman addressed 10 the chisfJudgs .. Con.
slaniinaple. al the Head &C which lis In
peFlai Maj sty. the Sultan, has sTitten with
hts oan hand the following words:--" Let
that Be executed witch Il prescribed IN this
Fuman.h
AN ancient prejudice prevailed against
the Jews. The ignorant believed that
the Jews we're sccusIomsd 10 sacrifice .
human being. IN mske use Of his blood al
TIER feast u tile Passover.
H. consequence Of this opinion. Tie
Jews Of Damascus aud Rhodes, who are
The subjects Of our empire have been
persecuied By other nations. The cslum
MES which have been uttered against the
Jews. and the vexaiions io which thew
haze been subjected. have al last reached
our Imperial ihronr. @
/" But short time has ELAPSED since
somc Jews. dwelling in The Isle ofRhudes.
have been brought thence To CONSTANT,
nople, where they have been tried aud
judged sceorJIng To the new regulations.
and their innocence of The aeeesstiuns
made sgains. them fully proved. Ths,.
therefore. which jnsIce and equity re-
qaired has been done 10 their behslf.
+" Besides which. the religious books
Of the Hebrews have been examined by
learned men, well sersed in their The
illogical literature. The result Of which
examination is, that u il found that the
Jews are strongly prohibited no, Only
from nsing hnmsn blond. hui even That OF
animal'. II therefore follows that The
charges made against them and their
religion are nothing but pure caiumnies.
" For this reason, aud for the love We
bear 10 our subjects. we cannot permit the
Jewish hasion Whose innocence Of the
crime sllsdged against them 10 evident. J
To be vexed aud ,ormenied upon sceusa-
tons which haze mol The least foundation
Ia truth. but that, in conformity 10 The
HAITI Scherd which bad been proclaimed
at Gulhsne, the Jewish patton shall
possess the same advantages ani enjoy the
same privileges as are granted 10 the
numerous oiher nations Who submits TO our
authority.
The Jewish naiion shall be protected
and defended. s
ITO accomplish This object, ue have
given the most pu.i,Ive ortlers thar tie
Jewish nation dwelling in sll parts Of our
empire. shall be perfectly projected as
well as all o'ber subjects OF tie Sublime
Forte. and thai no person shall tholest
them IN any manner Whatever, Except
Tor Just cause neither 10 the free ex.
erc'se Of their re;Ig'an. nor ~ Inst ahich
concerns Their safety and tranquility. In
consequence, tho present flrtnap, which
Is ornsmenIed at the head with our
" iio"maioan" (stgn msnuaI. sni rmau-
s'es from our Imperial ChoncellerIe. has
been delivered 10 the Israehlish nafion.
=" fhas you. the above mentioned Judge.
~hen you know Ihc contents OF this FIR.
man. will endeavor 10 act silb great care
~ Tie manner therein preserved. And
IN order 'ha' nothing may be done in op,
position To his FHmsn Al any time here
after. you will register il in lie archives
flbe tribunal; you will afterwards deliver
II 10 The lsraeliush nation; and yan will
take gfes, care 10 execute our orders an,I
this our sovereign wlll.
"Giiven al Cunslanlinople, The I2,hI
Ramnzan, 1855, 10Th Of Noyembsr,
ls4O."