Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1850-03-29
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The Jews-A Slur we'll sar;Ied off

~ SihaIi oASdd dntage OF the latter The
particulars of the controversy we do not
care to state. In the course of it. how
ever, Willis sought to bring odium on
Maretzek, and those of his operate com
pany, (Portl, Bertuci, and Perrinil by
stlgmatlsing them as Jews by birth -
This has brought down upon the Home
/ Journalist, good natured but singing
retort from Major Noah. editor of the
Sunday Times and Messenger. part of
which so very handsomely done as to be
well worth copying at this distance from
the American Babel in which the belIig-
erents reside. After asking who, in lis
tening to the splendid productions OF
Meyerbeer, Mendelsohn, Halery. Tossini.
and other eminent composers, ever felt a
single pang mixed with delight at their
having been born among the chosen peo-
ple2" Major Noah says:
Mr.. Willis speaks of the strange pres
ervation of the original type by the hand
OF God as being very suggestive to the
imagination. Very, indeed Now let us
draw little on that imagination. Come
with US dear Willis, and let us imagine
ourselves some eighteen hundred and
twenty years ago walking the streets Of
Jerusalem. Take our arm, and let US fol-
low the multitude and go up to that mag
nlticent temple en- Mount Moriah. and
witness the interesting religious ceremo-
MES of that most costly and remarkable
ediice. The sun is just rising, tingine
with gold the spires of the four hundred
synagognes, the palace on Mount Zion.
and casting its shadows down the valley
of Jehosaphat. How beautiful the ripe
harvest looks on the Mount of Olives. and
the waving corn in the surrounding vallies.
how refreshing and balmy is the air -
Look at the architectural beauties of that
splendid temple-how chaste and finished
how costly See the four great gates
are thrown open, and the wardens with
their silver trumpets announce the morn
ing service. See the doors overlaid with
pure gold. What magnifcenca in that
champer of ninety cubits in length. sup
ported by thousand pillars of purely
white marble See FIVE thousand golden
vessels for the sacrifice Mark in the dis
tance the ark of the covenant, the winged
cherubims, the holy of holies See also
the veil, the throne of God. where the
speciality of the divine presence rested
See how the smoke of sacred perfume
curls before it-strachta, onycha. nahum.
and pure frankincense How holy. how
sacred, how divine how awful Yet this
ediice was raised to the honor of God.
dear Willis, by Jews Stand aside under
the shade of this column and see the pro
cession of three thousand Levites and
singers. See them ascend to the galleries
with the president of the choir-male and
female singers-with the harp, sacbut and
psalter the tympana, crepetacula, nebbel,
and kinna
Harkl they commence chanting the
18th Psalm. What harmony, what swell
ing notes, what purity of style and sweet
ness of execution They are Jews, Viii
lis-the very fathers and founders of mu-
sic The psalm is ended, the dying notes
fall like balsam on the heart, and see here
is the procession of priests in their pure
white vestments, approaching the altars
of ministration. See that young person
who follows the high priest with measured
steps of dignity and irmness. Mark the
humility and sweetness of cOuntenancc--
the mixture of piety and sadness-that
eye that beams with charity on all around
the look of innocence and hope. That
is Jesus of Nazareth. dear Willis jew
See, beside him, the figure of his honest
and brave friend John. and the aged Luke
all Jews, my friend You look with
amazement on all that you see around YOU.
and wonder how the Lord could have pre-
served that little remnant Of his chosen
people while permitting the mighty nations
Of antiquity to fade before him He
swore he would protect them above all the
g Il, 7 -
an end of all the world" said the Lord of
Hosts, Z" will not make an end of thee
is this the people, so chosen, so faith
full, so protected and 50 favored that YOU
would hold up to scorn, my friend. We
hope not. Let those who follow religion
as a profession without understanding it,
and as yet do not comprehend what Chris
tian principles mean, denounce the relig-
ion of the Jews, Do not you, who have
attained an honorable name in the rcpub-
lie of letters, sanction opinions which would
carry US back to the darkest ages of big
otry and superstition, and extingUish those
lights of learning and civilization which
led a free country with liberal laws to the
height of honor, power and prosperity
otis THE Mecca OF THE STATES. A
person who accompanied Gen. Taylor. in.
his late visit to Richmond gives the fol-
lowing description of the scene, as the
Steamboat reached Mount Vernon.
We are now passing Mount Vernon
The bell began to toll The President
approached the guards of the boat and
gazed at it very attentively Some one
remarked, . For fifty years no boat OF
ship has passed this spot, where lie the
remains of the illustrious dead, without
paying the solemn compliment Of tolIing
their bell while passing No such honor
was ever paid to the memory of any Of the
great dead"
IT'S the Mecca of the States" solemn
ly added the President. without for mo
ment moving his eyes from the spot.
FIRE AT FREDoNIA. y. G.-On the 9th
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