Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1853-07-09
Position and Influence of the Jews.

| Position and Influence of the Jews.
Below we give the substance of an article
from the Congregational Journal, on thi
curious people:
The existence of the Jews is the living
miracle of the world. They are scattered
and down-trodden, and yet, according to the
most accurate statistics, are as numerous a:
they were when they left the land Of Egypt
] the returns made to Bonaparte giving abou
three millions. Expatriated, they become
citizens of the world, and wherever toler
ated. they commence traffic and become
thrifty. Everywhere they are at home
| They may be banished, but cannot be ex
pelled-be trodden down, yet cannot be
crushed Only in the United States, France
Holland and Prussia are they fully citizens
but in spite of British statutes, the Russian
ukase and Turkish curse, they prosper still
The great nations ofantiquity, the Egyptians
and Assyrians, the Romans and Saracens, as
we'll as the modern Turks and Christians.
Ihave attempted to destroy them, but in vain
while penal laws and cruel tortures have
only served to increase their numbers and
reinforce their indomiiabie obstinacy
But the Jews exist not only as a monu-
ment and miracle. Jewish mind his ex-
erted a@powerful influence on the world
Favored by Napoleon, the Hebrew race at
once developed power which had never been
suspected. Soult: Ney, and Massena, the
latter name thus altered from Mannasshe,
to escape the osium of being an 1sraelite;
were all Marshals of France under the eye
of the greatest warrior of his age.
In politics the Jews have Metternich in
Austria, DIsraeli in England. convert to
the Christian faith, while the auiocrat of
Russia has had Jew for his confidential
counsellor, and Spain a. Prime Minister of
the same race, and Russia her Minister OF
Finance In the United States. Jews begin
to figure in our national councils. Mr. Yulee,
ate memberof the House. and Mr. Benjamin,
recently Senator from Louisiana, being OF
the Hebrew stock. Mr. Cremieux, one of
the most eminent lawyers of France. was
what we should call Attorney-General upon
the flight of Louis Philippe.
In money power the Jews hold in their
hands the destiny of kingdoms and empires.
whose governments become bankrupt, and
their sovereigns turn beggars at Hebrews
nod. Half dozen Jews can do more to
preserve the peace of Europe by sitting be-
hind their desks and persistingly saying
"Non to the royal applicants for money, than
all the Peace Congresses and Conventions in
Christendom. The Rothschilds, the Barings.
and Sir John Montefere, are all Jews. and
with their banking establishments scattered
over Europe and Asia. WELD sceptre more
powerful than monarchs hold.
Coming to the literary profession. and in
curing into the lineage of many of the most
distinguished scholars and men of science
we find the Jews prominent here as we'll as
in active life. The most renowned in as
trouomy have been the Jews as the Herschels
in England and Arago in France, the As
tronomer-royal under Louis Philippe and
who have filled the world with their fame.
Those German works which are deluging
the world are for the most part the produce
ton of Christianized Jews, as those of Hengs-
tenberg, Tholuck, Schleiermacher, Krum-
macher, Gresenius, Neander, Niebuhr, and
others, whose learned treatises, Biblical
criticisms, didactic theology, and general
sacred literature, are found in the library of
every theological seminary, and in the hands
of every theological student. Spinoza, the
famous lnfidel, was Jew, and SO are Ronge
and Czerski, who took the lead of new re-
iigions reformation in Germany in our day.
Such have been and are the Jews Mys-
ferrous nation! Inexplicahle enigma! A
living, perpetually omnipresent miracle I!
A race so indomitable, so imperishable, must
have been raised up and preserved for some
grand purpose.