New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-30
THE JEWS OF TIE OTTOMAN ENTIRE.

THE JEWS OF TIE OTTOMAN ENTIRE.
Some philosopher has remarked that che world could
not exist without jews. However thu. may be,
part of the civilized partially civilized world is
without them. They number in all less than 5000 900
souls yet are so widely scattered that you ~ visit
seaport or place where men do congregate for traf
&c in money 10 slaves or in merchandise OF any kind,
without finding there representatives Of this race,
whose refuge is the wide earth, whose home is the
nauow grave. The Jews are most numerous in Pol
and whittier they escaped from the States Of Germ.ny
to avoid persecution. More than 800 900, mostly Of
Spanish descent settled in European Tu key, their
anc sors having taken refuge here after the expulsion
by FeidDabd ard Isabella. Perhaps an equal number
Jay be found in the African and Asatic provinces Of
the Ottoman Empire; ard widely dispersed are
they through the lands of Ilam that in the remotest
cities reached by caravans you wi find turbsned,
lcpg-bared Jew ready 10 convert your gold into the
currency Of the country with asaving discount to him
self Jews are to be met with in China and on the
coast ofMalebar. They swarm in Bokhara and may
be seen in Madagascar and on the western coast Of
Africa In Cochin China there are two Jewish
rscea black and white. In Yemen they scarcely differ
in az flom the rowing Bedouins In Circassia
they are wild mountairee, having reither the Bible
nor the Tamud. In different parts Of Europe they
enjoy different degrees Of liberty and in the United
States alone, where indeed, the emancipation Of the
race began, are they entirely exempt from partial
legislative restrictions.
But s journirg everywhere, they are everywhere
strar eers | have potced that among the blonde ma
tons of the North the Jews have dark hair and eyes,
while among the dusky nations Of the South is quite
the reverse SO true is it that they everywhere form
distinct people. Differing thus physically and socially,
and adopting for the most part the language and cos
tune ofthose amorg whom they dwell, they cherish
remarkable uniformity in religious be ef and think
with mind upon the destiny Of the Hebrew race.
Judaism is the mother of two religions which have
almost overspread the earh-Christianity and Moham
medaDism--two daughters who have inflicted upon her
innumerable evils, notwithstanding Oar Savior and
the Apostles all Jews notwithstanding Abraham.
Moses and Jesus are numbered amorg the six great
prophets Ct Islam. TIE progenitors Of the Messiah,
made iustious by their supernatural origin and cees-
tal guidance the repositories of divine oaces and the
chosen interpreters of the will Of God, their annals
reaeli to the first ages of the world and their very
exstt nee miracle, behold how the Children of Israel
constant in their ancient faith have survvedthe
throw of their temple and their al!srs, and, dispersed
among the nations have become the slaves of the hu
race, the sport Of fortune, and the contempt Of
the whole earth.
wild and terrible legend is that Of the middle ages
which personfed the Jewish nation by the traits of
the Wandering Jew. 1t represents old man, with
naked feet, uncovered head, and long white beard,
wandering ceaseessy over the earth. His face is
pale mark Of blood is upon his forehead, his eyes
bum like saphires beIeath their obque lids. With
eagle. like nose end blood like ps squalid and harsh
nd Glad in he eaxrar
pursues with staff in hand his interinable journey.
Speaking all languages and tIaversing all lands know
ing not the purposes of God concerning HIMSELF and
ever driven onward by secret impulse, he is trans
ported from place TO place with the speed of the wind
and as the lo1g centuries successiyey to close
bis old sge Lenews tself with the vigor Of youth in
order that he may complete the weary round of ages.
The people wonder he hasteIs past. Once or twice
only has he paused TO tell his story He was of the
Jewish nation. Ahasueras by name, and shoemaker
by trade. Dwelling in Jerusalem he prosecuted Our
Saviour and was of those who cried Cruelty him."
The sentence of death having been pronounced, he
ran to bis house, before which Jesus was to pass
the way to Calvary. Taking his child in his ms he
stood at the door with all his family to behold the
procession. Our Saviour, weighed down by the heavy
burden of the Cross leaned for moment against the
wall and the jew to show his zeal struck the nno
cent one with cruel blows and pointing to the place
Of execution, bade him go on. Then Jesus, turning
to the unfeelirg Child Of Israel, said
Thou refuse, for the Son Ct God:
go for it must needs bel
But for thee there shall be no rest
un'i return.
Go forth on thy long journey
Leave thine own traverse MOUNTAINS and sees
Pau.irg neither in the cities the deserts.
NowbeIe-not in the tomb.
Asa example to the Universe. and beafg
FyerywheIe the heavy weight Of my curse,
Much shalt thou lorg for DEATH thy dehveIence
But shalt Gle ulti the day Of Judgment"
lie assists al the cruofxion, and then goes forth
mysterious stronger, whose feet shall become familiar
with all lads.
How age after age he longs for the sweets OF death
and the repose Of the tomb But in spite of death he
must live on; Lis dust shall not minge With that of
his ancestors. He dragS himself from gloomy
cavern Of Mt Carmel shaking the dust from his beard,
grown even to his knees Nine grinning skulls are
before him. He sezes and hurls them from the top
Ct the mountain, and they 60 bounding down from
rock TO rock They the sculls of his parents OF
his wife and six small children all Of whom have been
able TO die but he cannot. He rushes into the flames
of falling Jerusalem, and attempts to bury himself
t.~.o.k .b. o,urobltr0 yuipa of Rome. hut in vain.