The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-03-31
MOVEMENT AMONG TnE JEWS

Der Orient, German newspaper. They
seem 10 beioken a movement among the
continental Jews in relation TO the late cris'
is in Syria:
ave have country, the inheritance OF
our fathers, finer, more fruitful, better sit
uated for commerce, than many OF the
mos, celebrated portions Of the globe
Enyironed by the deep.delled Taurus, the
lovely shores of the Euphrates, the lofty
sleeps OF Arabia, and Of rocky Sinai our
country extends along the shores of the
Mediterranean, crowned by the towering
cedars Of Lebanon, the source Of hundred
riyu!ets aud brooks, which spread fruitful
ness over shady dales, aud confer wealth on
the con,cnted inhabitants. A glorious
land situate at the iurtbesi extremity Of
the sea which connects three quarters OF the
globe; over which the Phpaicians, our
brethren, sen, their numerous fleets TO the
shores Of Albion aud the rich coasts Of Lith
uanla, near to both the Red Sea, and the
Persian Gulf: tie perpetual courses OF the
traffic Of the world, on the way from Per.
STA and India 10 the Caspian and Black Sea;
the central country Of the commerce be
tween the east aud west.
Every country has It's peculiarly ev
cry people their own nature. Syria, with
lis extensive surrounding plains, untayora
BILE to regular cultivation, is land Of
transit, OF communication, Of carsyaus.-
No people Of the earth have lived SO true
to their calling from the 6rst as we have
done. We are trading people, born for
the country where little food IS necessary,
and this is furnished by nature almos. spon
taneously to the temperate inhabitants, but
10, Tor the heavy soils Of the ruder north
"ln no country of the earth are our
brethren so numerous as in Syria: 10 none
do they live in as dense masses, so Inde.
penden, of the surrounding inhabitanls-in
none do they preserve SO sleadiasily in their
faith in the promise Of the fathers as on the
/ beautiful shores Of the Ofontes. In Da.
lnascus alone live near 10000.
! "The Arab has maintained bis language
and his original country on the Nile, on
the deserts as far as Sinai, and beyond Jor,
dan, he feeds his flocks. In the elevated
plans Of Asia Minor the Turcomun has
conquered for himself second country, the
b,sth place of the Osman; but Syria and
Palestine are departed. For centuries the
battle field between the sons of Al,al and oil
The Arabian wilderness, the inhabitants Of
the West, and tho halfnomadic Persians,
none have been uble to establish them.
selves aud maintai1 their nationality nc
nation can claim the name of Syrian. A
chaotic mixture Of all tribes and tongues,
remnants Of mig.ations from norih and
south. they disturb one another in the pos
session Of the glorious land where our
fathers for SO many centuries emptied the
cup Of Joy and wo, where every clod i:
drenched with the blood of our heroes wher
their bodies were buried under the ruins o
Jerusalem.
"The power of our enemies is gone
the angel of dscord has long since mown
down their mighty hosts and yel ye do not
bes,ir yourselves, people of Jehovah -
VIVA, hlndersl Nothing but your own
suplneuess.
Think you that Mehemet Ali or the
Sultan, IN Stamboui, will not be convinced
that it would be better for him to be th'
protector Of peaceful and wealthy people
than, with infinite loss Of men and money
to contend against the over repeated, an
mutually provoked instructions Of tn
Turks and Arabs, Of whom neither the on
nor the other are able to give prosperity ,
the country
: Oar probation was long, ia all cour
tries, from tho North Pole to the South !
There is no trade, no art, which we hay
no, practised no science in which we car
not show splendid examples. Where wi
: you find better procIaimers of civilization /,
the wild tribes of the East
"People Of Jehovah, raise yourseIve
: from your ihousand.ye slumber Ia
ly round leaders, have really the will,
I Moses will not be wanting. The rights {
! nations will never grow old take posse.
sion of the land Of your fathers; build
third time the temple on Zion, greater an
more masnihcen, than ever. Trust in tn
! ALOpbt WIZ Ho5 lSud 1Ju edICl1 tiiiUuEu WI
D vale Of misery thousands Of years. lie a
y so will no, forsake you in your conflict"
Yorkshire Humour. An action brouel
against the owner of Wagon which b
! the carelessness of the driver had crnshe
i an uullcky donkey agains. the wall, an
> killed it. A learned sergeant well know
6 for bis rouehness Of exclamation, vas pei
5 picking one of the witnesses, who found II
other means Of extracting himself than b
giving graphic description Of the matte
+ in question. Well, my lord Judge" sal
the hesitating clown, "l'Il tell how it bar
pened as near as can. Ny lord, suppos
an tho Wagon, bore was. Now m
lord Judge, you are the wall" The dc
scriber now paused as if trying 10 recollec
his third position. "Come fellow exclau
ed the sergeant, "out with the story, q
once. You have not told where was ih
ass ]" My lord judge" exclaimed tn