Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-09-03
EMANUEL sEMoN's ANSWER.

IT, my friends who often have asked me- what the
meaning Of my chlds being deprived Of the Hebrew night
OF buriaI Which done by a committee who have
taken the power IN their own hands 7
Ny child died the IOth OF July, and the Hebrew
ceremony performed, which recognized by females
the iol owing certificate will shew
ave, the undersigned, 90 hereby and herein olemny
declare We have witnessed the ceremony a. required
by men "f blessed memory, make pro-eytes
blessed religion performed the children the names
Of Virginia, Rebeeca. Jacob and Scmon children Of
Mrs Mary Bailey these ohidien will, 10y this performance
he known IN the house 0 Israel by the names Of Sara
Bat, Ahraham Abinao, Ribea JagnacOb Bar, Semon.-
Richmond, Family ls the year FIVE thousand, SIX hun
bred aud FIVE. Tesie
f.. Mycrs, Hanna 4. Waterman,
t. Lyons, Rachel solomon.
Martha Sehriyer.
When made known the death Of my chi d to Mr. ia
cob Levy with s hope and u expectation Of it, being
put 10 the grave decenty, aud expected they would
cats te occasion, he for answer that be
call consisting u eight menbers four chosen
BY him and four by mel left him fully satisfied my child
would get buried by the Hebrew ute. The committee rp
pointed by him were all h relations, namely, Goldsmith lbs
wes uncle. Chairman, Mr. Henry LYMAN his brohor n.
law, Isaac Hyneman, his brD1.i-i-law. by his side
and Maler', IN law Of Goldsmith the Chaun1n; =
EmInuei SemOn, appointed jacob Lyons, l. Schryer, ia
cob Ezekiel and hOses Waterman oil Of whom are mem
bers Of tie State Congregation. The meeting held
at Mr. Jacob Levy's house, al which he gsn'ed be
present-wen % came % the pint, he ordered 1T
the front room, from which It will appear had trial with
ont hearing-my feelings oyefcsme towards my ia
miy at nome. stated ~ NJ Levy that would leave and
home; then hnif past even o'clock end my little
until u - washed aud Dire .sed aud put tho cCn
waited some time aud rtcsiyed way % the
other from them by request Of my wife, started FOR Mr.
LEWIS house, 10 ascertain what be done. Ga my
way stopped az MI Waiermau's. and there mot Mr.
SchyeT asked him what hey had done for ne2 lie said
he did not know but tod take somebody with
and let hum hear what Mr. Jacob Levy said to me When
came to hs house AID asked What they would do, he
boldly eNclsimed-they can not bury my child.
On looking into tue room, saw more there who !
considered had no business IN the committee, h, nafno
Mannheim, end who presented a book 70 take laws oBt o.
which j, Emanuel semon consider has nothing 10 Do
with the Morale Laws aud which will prove by Scholars
who are fir supefiofiO Mr. Jscob Lewis committee
Several % NY friends have asked me who ti,t Man.
helm - do not know him myself, only is he was re-
commended by Mr. Henry Hym.n 20 become butcher
among the congregation, ~ III. 'mn when Mr. snudck
in his resignation knew hfn asJ fyr short time after
Mr. Lewis Pylos death; he with two 30 dollar not,
g. the Bank for change they p.sccd together, and
were stopped az the Bank Janboim stated. he had
received them m Rockets from sailor for clothes
goods: That IL Mannheim.
cannot describe my feelings and those 4 my wife q,
this time, being warm weather and my child having died II
contiguous and dangerous disease. then vent o. DR..
John Dove, and through hs aid aud kind feeling, fr oil
inankipd % inferred 10 the buyug ground. Now
], Emanuel Somon. ask any all lsrlctrs, my infant
dealt Justly byl was informed That they havC lst
ter from Europe On; wish toknow. they mean q
abide by that letter, what will dcy d. with coucubinr,
when thos d.o-and with uhawiHl ohi.jron-Did thsy
write home Tor o copy u snd letter on that tuhJecV
have nothing t. do with the laws sbroud; ON mar
red by the laws Of this land aud tic rules and regulations
Of the state Of Penhsyvania Americans. have martt
of your daughtefs--we not from DonOfnina-
ton; bot am happy eIcsim from true ant
living Jehovah!
Here follows a copy Of my msrrisge cefhfcsie:
"This - 10 certify, that the 9Th DAY Of December
1929 before me, Robert l.. Loughead Esq, of ih
Jn-tccs Of Pcace IN ard Tor the eouny of PbiAdeph.
Euionu, Sempn end Msry Bailey, Of the City of Phadel
phu were legally Joined in marriage each Of d,em bcint
81 fu age and declaring themselves free respectively from
prior ns other lawful mpedunsnt; In vii
whereof, well they the ssid Semon and Mary Sc
mon, she assuming the Of her said husband h,
said Justice have hereuno subscribed ounes the da
snd date above written. X. l.. LONGUEAD,
| EMANUEL SEMON
| MARY BAILEY"
Some time previous 70 marriage, my wife pledge