Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-06-05
VOL. XIV, NO. 2s---wHOLE NO. 1929.

ted on squares Of raised earth, about nine
feet on side, four feet from the ground
with narrow lanes between them, where
spectators and customers pass along How
they can produce the elegant specimens oil
chain work, embossed silver, and accom-
lplish apparently very difficult feats in art
with the rudest aud most miserable apollo
gies, is quite beyond comprehension. They
all sit flat on the floor, blacksmiths belabor
heavy iron bars on an anvil twelve inches
only from the ground they being seated
as grayely as statesmen, pounding away at
the greatest possible disadvantages Their
habits cannot be changed any efforts TO do
DO so would be abortive as | am fully con-
WINGED from the close observation that legs
are only used for ornament among the OPP
uent, on horseback, as no one, rich or poor
preiends to use :hem while spot of terra
hrma can be found to sit upon
Damascus is the most purely an oriental
city Of any in the possession of the Turks.
What that is on large scale, jerusalem is
Oh a small one. But the main business is
the celebration Of religious rites. Wheev-
er resides here, or indeed in any section or
corner of Syria, for a short time, becomes
highly exalted in matters Of faith 1t al
ways has been so--and view it as curl
Gus subject, the rationale of which is not
readily explained, how every body, even a.
liens in a short time become immensely ac-
tive, determined, sel-confident. biroted
quarelsome and intoierant. From the first
knowledge we have OF Canaan to the pres
ent moment, every race who have had pos
session of the Holy Lano, have manifested
the same extraordinary trans of character.
While gazing Intently on the dilapidated
residence of the late talented, eccentric,
dictatorial, witch-belieyng Lady Hester
Stanhope, at the top of a mountain east of
Sidon, aud rejecting on the kind of insan-
ity which characterized the last years OF
her eventful life this tendency to religious
enthusiasm came up for reflection.
Idol worship, to which the primitive in-
habtanis were excessively devoted, was the
cause of their determination by the ycto-
rions Joshua The Jews, and their hlsto-
Try, certainly teaches us that they were all
religious blgots, without charity for those
wofshipping in any other form The Mus
selmen are extremely bIgoted, but far more
tolerant to Christians than the latter would
be to them were they politically in the as
cendant. In word, every body in Jcrusa-
lem has a right way of his or her own, and
all the rest as positively wrong. The Church
of the Holy Sepulchre embraces a Greek
Chapel, an Armenian, Copt, and Roman
Catholic-each hating the other and il
either could expel hIs neighbor, IT would
certainly be accomplished. Nothing but
the strong arm of Government exercised
there keeps the different parties in lolera
BILE quiescent condition.
Very many who take up a permanent
residence in Jerusalem, conceive themselves
after a while, to bear special commission
from God to the Jews. This is another
anomaly in which two curious illustrations
were brought under my own eve. A Eng
lish gentleman, a Mr.. johnson, has been
there eleven years, and each returning sur
conyinces him more and more of the i'm
portance of the great work that has devolv
ed upon him, viz the conversion of the
Jews. He assured me that his life was
sought by the Mohammedans, and traps fire.
quently laid to cut him off, that he migE
not bring about the revolution he was de
signed by Providence to effect Like Lady
Stanhope, he firmly believes IN the evil eye
the power of magic, charms, &c. and grave
" assured me that his deafness was caused
by making change in the market, aud re
ceiying some money that had been prepares
by the physicians to destroy his senses
His foes had discovered that he was partic
ularly fond Of caulifowers, aud consequent
ly plans we're laid repeatedly to poison hin
with them.
His means enable him to occupy larg
house, quite alone-regular remit,ances be
ing sent from England--and there he IS
{ perpelually broodng over the one idea, tina
ne is to be the instrument by which tn
siif.necked lsraelites are to be conyerte
TO Christianity God alone can change tn
} hearts and overcome the prejudices of thos
people
e Miss Harriet Liyermore, of Cambridg,
i. Mass, is also in jerusalem perfect ia
} simile of Lady Hester, on a dlmlnishe
e plai. Had she the means, she would tur
a Jerusalem upside down. Her conyersatio
is elevated aud refined. for she IS woma
$ of unqueslionabe talents and energy, bu
e unfortunately she conceives herself as ha'
5 ing more to do than she has strength to al
i compllsh; but she intends dying at the Of
IS so she is tuggng away 10 tie most mop
c less of all undertakings. She never VI
r, convert a flea from the instincts of ITS L
3, ture, nor will she alter the constitution
l. bias of a single Jewish mind, if she ly
It to the age of Methuselah, and remains
), Jerusalem all the while.
+ SO strictly does the government watC
u the movement of the different religious sec
9 protecting all alike, impartialy, that
% nail cannot be driven or alteration made
" an edilice held 10 common, without 81
: cial permission. Several large patches
, plastering in the dome of the Church of &
70 Holy Sepulchre have been falling of fro
d time to time, leaving the laihs directly ov
the tomb in which our Saviour was la
d when taken from the cross, yet no one dar
rs repair it till special hrman is received lro
/ Constaniinople, granting the prayer OF I
a petitioners to do Transcript,
n The Infants Appeal.