New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-22

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cord be- .ned here could also pardon something while
I saw the CALLED iade vince bn seeing how y was A.
tempted 10 perver the sge % learned and enineuty
respectable Hebrew ieache WIN Wnpm nid me pleasure
~ r ,arsonsl scouaiuance called his attention 10 their
san quotation and he has incOsed 10 ME The following e
ter upon the subject which hope yon WI De able 10 pub
Thave nothing 10 say slch persons as Ph.olsrae"
the Editor Of the Jeiia Ciroaae nor VII here suirf
INTO am specuaOns concerning The conversion Of the Jews
10 ur better fah--a consumnaion most devoury % be
wished % b9 attained, a. your readers viii readily
Society and by Of rcg different cabro and earscie
with much resPcc', your obj 'er'i. LUDWIG.
To He Edaor Of The TrJnae:
It's probable that although engaged 10 some ex.
tent IN the same calling with yourselves my name
IS unknown 20 sou but this trust will not de-
prve me Of the privilege oia space IA your columns
First to defend my fellows in belief from unbound
Cd aspersons and second to the of one
Of your correspondents who lately spoke out on sub
ect OF great aud general interest and who is attacked
in return by the parties whom he Justly blamed, this
attack being fortified by reference to Whist aid about
four wears sco Although so many things appear con
stsntly in the daily press and in none more than yours
shall presume that you will call to mind, that you late
IL gave publicity paper signed Ludwig proiessed
TO be written bys Christian Clergyman against the
proceedings Of the Society styling itself the American
Society Tor Meiorstng the Condition oithe Jews that
tor converting the Jews 10 Christianity which s all
it processes to accomplish, any Moderation o; our
temporal on nofa condition has never yet been a.
tempted by IT, and is in fact entirely beyond IL means
10 accomplish IN the smallest degree. BY the by
an impartial history drawnfrom IT. own ecords, since
lis first organization about twenty-five years ago WOud
be serious exposure Of credulity fraud and deception
such as societies seldom present in this country and
sill II goes on calling for funds 10 convert Jews
while il cannot point to a single intelligent male or
female native American lsraete, converted ys means
either directly indirectly tor take II ss conceded
that all the fruits of it. abours do not embrace one ind
vdua who could with propriety be clessed among the
educated and intelligent men, who are not wanng among
the sraeites of America. lorbear 10 characterize the
converts they deserve, and as can prove them TO
be- because, this has nothing to do with the cues
ton and only say what do TO call your attention 10
the folly of converting Jews TO Christianity while there
exist such miserable hauns Of vice and ignorance or
rather vice through ignorance in all the large and small
towns in the Union and elsewhere whom the efforts
of honest phanthrops,s could much better and for
So far greater result be expended than on our people
who at least are not morally degraded as thousands
on thousands of nominal Christians 10 be met with III
all directions and this not rarely at the very doors OF
the Churches where such strenuous appeals are made
the pockets OF sympathzlng friends oil humanity on
account Of the awully benighed state ct the Je"sl
Where known all shuch foolish exhibitions may
well be looked upon with contempt but It IS not every
where that are brought personally under the cog
nzance of our fellow cuzens OF other persuasions and
feel extremely hnNltus u 'idt
New.Hampshire, Vermont, and other places where
there are few or no Jews, should have as kindly re-
gard for those wac appreciate our character from
daily intercourse with US in many other parts oil the
Union Bullet one ignorant ofus read the highly wrought
portraits of our degradation which the conversion
preachers aud writers present ana ne WIZ surely come
TO the conclusion that we must be very low
and be deserving OF the pity at least not the hatred
and this feeling too is perhaps and this deslgnedy
evoked Of all sincere and pous Christians ask YOU
Messrs Editors this is night Is correct that any
eli npi n -ns
matte efforts 10 the pity OF all others And stu
hss the evident course the reverend and other gentle
men connected with the A. ;. NJ. c. j. initials almost as
fearful as the ancient ; Orr and II Is for this reason
that should be obliged to you to give me corner In
The Tribune to enter, as of the Jews, my solemn
protest against such doings from gentlemen, who,
though they may be- and no doubt are, all Honorable
men do great injury 10 those who have never offended
them Ii Is true that control press OF my own but
then The Occident Is only monthly, and Il oil but
limited circulation, and this among Jews chiefly, and
therefore il is through ts means only out OF my power
20 sppea 10 the public al large and hence the daily or
weekly press the only vehicle through which we can
reach the public eye and attention. Have you, nessrs
Editors independence enough 70 place It once IN a
while the disposal Of the friends OF light and absolute
social equality II 60, let me speak through your
columns and If not say freely, and then ! shall
know that here in these United states IN THIS age
of progress there is freedom tor the weak but mere
oleraOH word hateful TO the heart oil those VINO nave
through 30 many centuries OF darkness or doubt oil O
preston and of DEATH thrsed for the dawn OF better
period But will not complain, decide as you VIII ;
Tor know the fate that awaits those who dare to diner
from and thus by implication insult the selilove o. the
majority and the ca ricis freely rendered. the hi-
norty have right res0und yet IN the ears oil those
who have been rendered familiar with all the -corn and
maevoence of the ignorant the selfish and the fanatic
for centuries past still will write on, and leave you
to dispose OF this first piece you may deem proper
either ON the table under Il, a. il may SUIT your
humor interest Jr convenience. M
But you may perhaps think that my introduction VIII
II = ont 81
would be long introduction, still ii is time to come to
the point and TO the particular subject matter "nlcn
now moved me 10 write 10 you 20 10 Degih III soou
Perhaps you are as little aware o tne eSist
ence OF the Jerish Chronicle in New YORK as oil the "'
dent in Philadelphia still there two such little planets
revolving round their peculiar axis the former " mo
hgn the Jews, and to report all theif aults anu apo
cies the latter to be IN measure their aacOVu au -
reproye without hesitation and reserve wnen errors su
wrong are discovered the former Is the gan OF the
A. s NJ C. J. and Is thus the mouth'piece oil ooaiu u
managers the latter IS my own property NOT uepehu
ing party clique. and all the support IecsNu i
the individual subscription OF those VINO take IL ~ -
happens that the ChrOpcs for June takes nouce Oh e
two communications of Ludwig and fh.oIsIseii
which appeared lately in your paper nave nol ~
first before me because with Characteristic canoor te
Rev Editor of the loish Chronicle only copies the re
DIV and leaves the first imprinted by whicn means ~
readers can form comparison lOi themselves. Du1
in the present does not matter mnch Is Luu"-
does not require me 10 defend his words which ne ls
alleged admission Of our national un"ortniness that
wish TO aid Ludwig he has no access to the ola
numbers of the magazine which edit a. le.s' MOI
readily - rnvself nor can il be expected that nc would
be able to explain my misunderstood aning as readily
az this can be done By In the note "hicn the hd
tor Of the Chronicle attaches 70 tne comm ucauon u
PhiosraeL reprinted from TIE IribEe he says under
head 3 as follows: .,t
Another greyan and that when more nan enyta.ns
else seems 10 have stirred LHfgs passions was ne sA
eni by one OF the speakers that poron o. ne Jew
Of this couniry-(we did not oosetss ma Ie -
Lsig treats as false scsnda Ogsy fslse and asserts on
he contrary hsi he Jews search the Scriptures more even
f Ns, Tsssmenf Of oar Lord; they more earnest IN
prayer hey are more constant in ne recognition o. tne
Divine Mercy: As BODY they abound far more IN ne fruits
~ he sn rhan Inc American Christians From THIS l.
apparent enough 10 what srfHai school LHdrg belongs
For Christian Minister his tastes must De raaer peculAr
man MR. rim 4. IN tbe mere a Christian the less he be-
eves and he more be hates Christianity Now, a. the rsk
OF renewing he agitson Of Ladss bosom we deoerse-
" reafrm Whist was only incidentally alluded 10 by Dr.
D lowlingl' H.. ct-,. 49,.
har.c,sr -, - A. his business am no Christian,