The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-08

| 10 ilNerp Ot LONDON, Whle Fefee were eteaoy, via
out change OF momeDs In quotations.
ahe Jews ard the ynned States tsovrrA-
| r,c1s-- ts,e sy,is. Treaty.
Some of cur papers are eycsaimlog against the
| 'ifhorshiy std blgotTy OF the British House o.
| Loros which has just thrown out the " Jex bill
mud, III der he d'ctarior of Earl Derby hss voted
sbat no man. unless he be Christian, csn pos
eby b. fit 10 make laws for England. What will
these editors say when they hear that the govern
ment Of the United States has been a party to an
instrument impcsing-not merely politic.,-but
civil, social, and commercial disabilities on per-
sons Of the Jewish faiths
Five or six years SINCE, during the Presidency
of Mr.. Fillmore, treaty with Switzerland was
negotiated by cur representative at Berne stpu-
laring that United States citizens should have
full liberty to take up their residence in any Of
the Swiss Cautions, and to carry on their trad
there, or establish any manufactures without
being subject to any disability or peculiar tax
by reason of their birth; but by special pro.
vision in this treaty, Jews were excluded from its
benefits ano expressly excepted from the number
of these who could make Switzerland their home
under the new arrangement This treaty
go concluded by the United States represen alive
was sent to Washington for rattle alton, anc WAS
not ratified. Mr.. Webster Was waited upon by
various gentlemen of the Jewish faith VINO urged
upon HIM so strongly the impolicy of ratifyinga
treaty containing religious sablity, that he was
Won ever TO their side, aud the treaty tell
through.
At the Inauguration of Mr.. Pierce, Mr.. Fay re-
suusd NEGOTIATION With the Sw,ss government,
and IN course OF tune concluded treaty substau-
italy the same as that uade by hs predecessor
aud containing the old obnoxious clause aboat the
/ Jews But Mr.. Fay more fortunate THAI bis
| predecessor in his reference TO bis oEn govern
nent Whether the Jews MADE no femonstraoces,
or their romenstrances we're usheeded bs Mr.
Pierce and Mr. Marcy, the treaty was we believe
duly ratified and became binding on the Unit ID
States.
By tina; treaty the United States sgree to make
distinction between citizens OF one faith and citi
zens of another, and to clam for tie one rights
eyd privil, ges which they submit to see denied
TO the other. They agree to aid aud abet the
Swiss ID their marrow minded exclusion Of the
Jews, by renouDcing beforehand the right Of
claiming for Jewish citizsns Of the United States
TIRE same privileges as are enjoyed by all other
| citizens OF the country.
We have T, ason to believe that our Hebrew
fellow.ci'izeDs are not gong TO remain silent
uneer this outrage. Quite recently the effect Of
the new treaty has received practical illustra
ton from the re'u-al Of tie Swiss authorities to
| permit an American citizen TO do buSiness 1t
Cbsux o. Foods, because ne vas jew; sud 90 the
strength o. this case poNerful and united ap-
peal u sboct to be made by tue jess of the
Uuit d S'a'es To President Bncnanan for the re-
peal Of the te1,y. Societs ". understand
rav. b,er formro for the purpoee Of prosecuting
ihs apptal. the Je~s have gone into the u.atter
with tte energy anG perseverance, which usaalls
chs sCteTizs them
Itis quite likely that success will crown their
efforts Trough in one point OF view. the Ssiss
Rave right to exclude whom they please from
tnrir coont'y and we osve 10 right 10 'orce upun
thea pc ms they do not wish 10 have. still. 70
make the United Ststes party TO a distinction
among toe'r citizeus, involving a religious d ~.
b'lity. Is. If not violation of the cou-titutou
of least u violsfion Of ali sound policy Mr.
Wrbster, we believe, was Of optDiou that the
,buuxfut clause in the SS,ss treaty was 10 viola
ton OF that ga agrsph in the constitnti N which
declares that Congress shalt make no law rec
pecripg AZ establishment Of religion, or pro.
bibitng the free exercise thereof" uea-y being
IT ons stnse q law, and imposing DISABILITIES ON a
man on account Of bis belief. amounting. ia
reality, to ian establishment of religion" Mr.
Mercy, We must presume, took different view
Of the law, and did not regard il as uncoo-
st'tational. Whatever may be the truth be
tseen these conflicting oPu ious there can he no
doub, but the law Is in lite present shape in the
higbes' degree impoitic and unsound We eau.
lot imagine that any very enormous proportion
of our ciizeDs desire to become bondhoiders and
merchants IN Sutherland; rne trade OF this
country would probably survive An entire inter-
rupton of intercourse with the pleasant people of
the Alps and the Lakes We think ii better
that such an Interruption should take place than
tbst We should b. betrayed into Precedent
which woolo soon be turned against us. Rather
than lie, the foreign Powers compel us TO dsri-
inmate among our own people. AID impose on
them Religious disabilities let u fOrsake S rirzer-
land alog.ther and blot IL out OF ocr tuaps
Aud. to begin with, let Mr.. Bucban an lose no
time in notifying the Swiss government that the
treaty is at an end.
| New ABOLITION MovEyEsT We pnbIish
elsewh're call for National r nan ,ip,tion
! Convention, to be held at Cleveland ohio. ON
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