New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-10

To he Editors e. The ~ T. Irses"
In acknowledging the courtesy with
which YOU have received and published somnanics-
tion from me In regard TO matter which nave ever
.o,.;e,ed rs grievance toward my faith, beg leave
TO srologize for whst may now be viewed as On
,,,h intrusion ON YOUR valuable time while It 10 an
.sd;,,nsI,.x on xmr rood-naturc. trust however.
thst the explanations shall offer In REGARD 70 my mo
lives will serve not only 10 place me IN poson us'
eepnot be misunderstood but also to plead my excuse
IN The rourzc of souc editorial remarks inside on sno
occasion alluded TO- il was stated that 70 call man
German Jew did not imply that he Il Oh .ne neo'o
faith at all" Then, ON precisely me sane .ep' -
men a German Protestant would not imply thar ne
vss Christian at all for there Is not the slehtest di
ference between the two positions You aiso wens on
10 saw you had known Jews who were inndeis anu
Christians Let Us see whist IL meant oy the term sc.
lew i the name of people in sacred history residents
of Jerusalem. who were the chosen Servants OK oo-
Suppose the question Of religious belief raised IN com
pany of persons and one OF the number st.eI ne wa"
lew What would be understood BY thatt Why, tnaf
he WINS a descendant of that ancient stock-in otner
words an Israelife,-because the term dew Sgnines
religion of that name. IL nor mas no rea1ohsniP "
country from the fact of the Hebrews having ceased 70
BE- sdson In regard to Christian Jews that only needs
little reflection to become contradiction on the fase
of IL for would require man to rsoaaes CHRISTIAN
itv To BECOME Jew and rsd his birthplace having
nothing to do with one or the other have known Jews
natives of Ireland who were perfect specimens OF me
Paddy in appearance manners and oros S hscoos
never can De an inHutir ioi
one he ceasee 10 be the ether Just for illustration,
will call 10 your mind correspondent In Inc lr1osnf
few days since, who declared himself an Atheist Lev
Us suppose him to have been born OF Presbyterian pa
rents After such admission, would he be recognized
member of that church by any Of its ministers THINK
not, from the fact that be would require nm 10
profess and carry certain views In keeping with me
spirit Of its principles and precisely the same with Jews
man be two opposite things at one Tune, no
more than you have day and night together ana
they cannot be opposite than lnhdefy and Cnrs
tianity is with Judaism hoShsrus
Remdrks.-Our correspondent begs the
whole question in so quietly supposing case
wherein the question Of religious belief is raised
OF course, if that were the shape of the ques-
ton, Jew would imply an adherent to the He
brew faith: but that is not the question promi-
nent in the mind of Police Reporter, who sees
half dozen men anaigned on charges of this or
that offense, and notes that one of them APP
pears to be Irish, another Dutch, another He.
brew, &c. He perceives this in their speech and
physiognomy, but of their JaiM he knows nothing
and affirms nothing. And it is as common to speak
of Disracli as a Christian Jew of the Duke Of
Wellington as Protestant Irshman. We can
not zee why this should not be- for we are sure it
is not generally Inexperienced. However, since
it seems to give ofense to people already unduly
prosecuted and exposed to obloquy, we hope no
Reporter for The Tribune will use the expression
objected to. [Ed.