The New York herald., 1850-04-12

nomination. no such care was taken by your re-
porter.
If il be his aim to show by this particular dis,nc
tion that the Jews rather novices in the higher
walks of crime, such murder, rape or arson, and
that in the metaphor or Emerson, the receiving OF
stolen goods is the solstice Of Jewish crime, can
assure him, that neither my felIow-beiieyers nor
myself will ever be grateful to him for that eoui-
/ vocal compliment, which, to say but the least OF
1t, proves only the existence OF bad taste and
coarse and vulgar mind BY his catering for the
morbid appetite OF ignorant and prejudiced emf
grants-for no enlightened, freebom American win
ever indulge in such vulgarity-and by his assoca-
an Improvement on the finish Of his paragraphs, to
the merits Of which he perfectly welcome. |
have hitherto viewed the matter in this light and
hence never found ii worth the ink to address yos
| on this subject
| But, when the same language appears in the ed I
torial columns Of your paper, OF the 9th instant
when il is used to convey the idea of inputation;
when the word slew " Is distinctly and emphati-
| cally used, in your warfare with Mr.. Noah, as
| by-word and term of reproach; then silence
ceases to be virtue, and then can no longer re-
frain from protesting most solemnly against an
accusation coupled with falsehood, worthy OF
| darker ages.
With the subject Of your quarrel with Mr.. Noah.
or any other individual, have nothing TO do, and
| wish you distinctly TO understand, that the re-
| marks and tendencies of this communicated.
which, to the best Of my humble abilities, I'll try
to define, are in no way connected with the po-
| lemic affairs of others.
Men are to be judged by their acts, and not BY
their religion. The first emanate from their free
will the latter is the gift of Providence; or, you
like il better, matter of chance. II not by my
choice, or by my agency, that was born Jew
Ii the religion Of my ancestors, utter mature re1ec
| ton, had appeared to me inconp itble with the
laws Of nature or with the code ot morals, would
have tried to change il for better candidly
confess however that the belief in One ndivisible
Deity, which is the true basis Of lsraefs faith, has
| hitherto reused no pang OF reinorse IN my mind,
and has left my conscience undisturbed and at per-
| ect ease.
| For this cause, for this cause alone, and defy
| you TO state for what else. the word '.Jew" az
term Of reproach TO all believers in the same faith
is almost daily paraded in the columns Of yonr po
pular journal, casting imputaon fir and wide on
the fair fame of millions of your fellow beings, Of
whose religious tenets you seem even TO be entirely
| ignorant.
Must il not be harrassng 10 the feelings of every
member of that persuasion, to the fathers OF fam
| lies, to themselves and their growing-up chill
dren thus assailed and yilliied for earthly cause
III you think that Mr.. Noah, or any other man.
has offended you yours, and that you have jua
cause Of complaint against them is il not more ap
propriate and TO the point to direct your attacks to
their acts in general TO their professions in par
tcular! If Mr. Noahs acts, III his present position
as Editor, Major or Custom house official do no,
furnish ample scope for that purpose, why, then you
| might have even assaed him in his former cspaci-
ties as Judge. Sheriff, Charge dAffsircs, &c. &c.
| materials enough, should think, 10 use againsi
| any man; but, what in the name OF sense, has
| his religion 10 do with II!
Does the faith in the Unity Of God induce man
| to become a thef-catcher, or does the belief in
Trinity incline a mans heart 10 become stool
pigeon, Is the pawnbrokcr's heart, whether Jew
or Christian, ever softened by the influence Of the
| one or the otherl Every man of common sense,
when investigating these questions, will acknow.
| ledge that these professions, which are selected
| alike by Jew and Gentle, have not the rcmotest
reference to mans religion.
Having always given you credit for greatdeal
| of sound sense and judgment-which admission,
emanating from an humble individual like myself, .
may TAX at
fess that | have been greatly surprised by your .
| unusiiiiable attack on whole class OF people,
! without the least preyocation on their part:
The .;wfa.h Of Achilles" as il appears, however
| is not even assuaged by single Hecaomb, but ia
| the same number cf the Herald, the programme o
another blood-ofiering is prepared to appease the
names Of Patroclus. The ghastly spectre OF the /
horrible tragedy Of Damascus, the fiction OF SOM
bood-rhirsy idiots got up by greedy hend in hu
man shape 10 extot money from the wealthy Jew
i'm Europe, is galvanized and raised from It's resting
place. where for the last ten years II had slumbere
in peace, and with glaring, vivid coors, worthy o
the imagination and pen OF Eugene sue, or lctof
Hugo the carcass of one OF the most foul and fool
ish inventions Of the 10Th century, is again dragged
\ before an intelligent ps,bc. sa-f..rl.
IL there il such nuscrpt la exisfcnce-whicb,
for reasons that intend hereafter TO state, con-
slider very quesiionable-if hook, with iilu-tra-
tions, is shortly 20 appear, what IL your object to
herald Il beforehand, IL Jenny Lind. or Ia Fan
ny Ellsler to the favorable notice of the connuai
W Let the book first he published, and after the
| IL is time Ito shake your CORY locks at it,
TO prejudice the public mind against party,
by predicting successful issue for the pretended
assertions OF the other is, by means. fair pro-
ceeding: particularly when The former. by the non
appearance Of the promised publication, Is entirely
deprived of the means Of defence.
Let il come, however, IL il ever comes-and let
IL come soon. borrow one of your last quotations
"1he blood of Douglas can protect itself"
My reasons for doubling the existence Of well
authenticated document are innuInerable and the
few have selected, have chosen particularly Tor
their affinity to commerce, living in commercial
community, where there are intellectual people
enough fully able 20 appreciate them.
Firsy-Is il reasonable Ia suppose that the pos
SCISSOR Of valuable commodity as predicted IA
your programme, would carry II, for SALE To dis
tant market, when much nearer one is at hand,
where his wares, II genuine could certainly be DIS
posed Of 10 more adyaDtagcl II Europe. with pen-
" Of superannuaied old women, whose heads are
still filled with the reudices Of bygone darL ages
holds out no nduceInent 70 our specuaior in manu-
scripts. il IL likely that this country, famed for IFS
light and tolerance in religious matters, will become
the purchaser of such stufi
Secondly.-What individual, or individuals, of
the Jewish faith. in this country successfully
compete with, bid against the Rothschlds, The
Goldsmnls, the Monioores, in London; the fould-
Oppenheins, in Paris; the Heincs and Behrends, IN
Hamburg; the Hambros, in Copenhagen; the Mi
chaelsons, in Stockholm. and thousands OF other
wealthy customers, " such document. wei
authenticated and carrying positive proof with ~
is offered for salei OR is u likely that our speeuls
toT IN ndnuttTiEN~ Nthlu tfdNfl tUbu~1nn>
expose himself 10 ihc dangers Of the deep, and
others 70 beg for pence, when he could get pounds
ai honel
And lastly. I venture 70 assert. that hardly a
man so foolish could be found 10 entertain doubt
of the rank absurlity of the whole affair when he
is told Of person travelling thousands Of miles rom
the locality where a murder is said TO have been
committed. 10 establish fact in distant region,
which in the place where the deed - said TO have
been perpetrated, could not be proved. Who would
have dreamed, before this, that the Bosion'ans
should have gone 10 Damascus there 10 Try the
murder Of Dr. Parkmsnl
Nonsense, Mr.. Bennett. You bad better advise
yonr yvofegt to 60 TO California, and try his hand a
some other game; the cheat - too palpsblc. and
Americans are not easily guled, they suppose,
perhaps, in Damascus
sionsIly a knock nj old clo', u will not, le,
me assure you, offend the sensibiIiiie- of any !
intelligent Jew, though IL might lead me to
suppcse that Professor Teufclsdroeckk's revc-
renee for these mysterious vestmcnis during
his visits 10 Monmouth street. of too transcen-
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