The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-21

or tolerate slavehOlding
specified IN sand memorial, 70 be nov ana forever ss
pended"
We have already mentioned that the Church Of Scot
land had decided establishing regular service ia lar
According to present arrangements, Prhea TMoch, o
St Andrews, will ociac during great part Of the year
and the Scottish church rom time 10 time to send
literally pays the expense until such time a congre
cation be formed on its own bass, under the Con
suar act Dr Mos's honorary secretary IN Paris, writes
avoraby TO the committee in Enburg 70 the
made.
AbSuct ton or the Jcxvtsh Child NIortara.
LETTER FROM SIR MOSES MokTEFIoIE TO THE
JEWISH CoNGREG ATioNs or AMERiCA-IADiGNA-
TioN MEETING or THE JEWS or PHILADELPHIA,
ElC., ETC.
GsoscESER GATE, PARK LANE,
LONDON, Oct. rs, 1865 J
To TIE IskAEIlIfs Or AMERitA-- st
GESIIENta-as President OF the London Committee OF
Deputies for the Jews transmit herewith tho Transcript
Of the case Of the addiction Of Jewish child from rs
parents
Also transcript OF private letter giving further details
OF this cruel outrage
No coubt ts case which has Justly raised almost uni
versal Indignation has come under your notice and you
will rejoice co operate with the Jews in England H0
land and France. in the adoption OF such ia
your judgment may be expedcnt by appeal to your go
vcrnmen and otherwise seek TO obtain tho restoration
OF the child Ia its afflicted parents and also the proven
tiCn OF similar oUtfages for the future.
You fail perceive that this Is matt affecting
not the Jews alone, but also every other denomination OF
faith except the Roman Catholic further, that il cannot
be regarded exclusively under religious aspect but
placing in peril personal liberty social relations anc the
fcaCc &c famiies
The Board If Deputies therefore, hesitate believe
that this appeal 10 your active sympathcs will meet with
d cheerful and immediate response that, under the
blessings Of the Almighty may hope to have tho hap
pness Of obtaining redress the gre,ous wrong which
similar atrocities. MOSES MONTFlIOIE.
IL the PRESIDENT HEBREW CONGREGATION, United
Satts, &c.
with his wife and CHILDREN.
In the year 1852 hls SON about twelve months old was
taken i'll with fever (ymnoso) common TO children in
this country, but as the attending doctor certies not
danger OF his litc the servant Catholic fourteen
years Of age, advised by the grocer TO bapse the
chid she observed 10 him that not right to do
but the grocer replied there harm IN 1t, only, in
Of the child dying she would by doing him
place in Paradise, and he taught her how do,
was known about IT,
Last year another Of the children taken ILL., the
same girl WIS advised by woman neghbor to baptse
him. but she refused although she had all tho opportunity
OF doing the child being often entrusted TO her
and therefore he died as jew.
After this the servant being rcproached by the said
woman she told her she was glad OF it. she rcpcnted
very much what she had done years by taking
the groccrs advice and now she was twenty years of
oRe, felt how wrong she had been in deceivng her
ter ana mistress which she could not consider then
being too yong. The woman prevailed her TO
nuneae what she had done 10 priest, but she replied
she Old not know the importance OF when she did il.
Finding she would not 90, the woman went personally
and reported the fact. The servant was Immediately
before the Inguisit.on, and FAY
anything about II, and most particularly TO her master
and mistress
In the middle of the night the bishop sent tho guards to
take the child from his parents arms, the child crying
bitterly for his mamma: the mother tainted the father
swooncd, and amid the and terrors Of all the
ncghbors, they went away with the child, who
Immediately To Rome, ut the Caecumen where hc still Is.
afterwards this allowed the presence OF the rcore
II IL said that the French Ambassador questioned the
child, who answered him that he could neither
nor less than bis rettore had imposed on him 70 say
Many times thu desoased father claimed his child through
Father Antonel and now n said the case is before the
Pope, who wishes TO study HIMSELF but the result OF his
Judgment is very much feared.
Extract from the London Times, Sept 2 1858
FoRCIBLE ABDUCTION or A JEWISH cniLp.
tn iorc,hie abduction by the Romsh inquistion Of
jewish CHILD SIX years old at Bologna under the prcence
III Us having been, five years ago, secretly baptized by
its Catholic nurse, has created most painful sensation
throughout the Jewish world. Twenty ono Sardnian
gregnuons have addressed Joint and pathetic ap
~ al to the London jewish Board of Deputies soliciting
interference in behalf IL lc heart broken family. The
board met on Mcnday Iast when II was UNANIMOUSLY re
solved To respond 10 the appeal. sub committee OF
eight appointed with ST. Noses Moneaore al It's head
which full power gwen take all necessary steps
required by the emergency. Tho subcommittee resolved
put Itself communication With the sraclsh Central
Cos,ores Of France and Holland to appeal TO the press
Gf inllnd endcavor TO enlist the sympathy OF tue
Fngsh government and, need be- to send dc;raiion
The following are the facts III the case
Translated from the French.
Gr>uySSN--A cruel and barbarous scene WIS enacied
q month ago the housc Of u brethren nj DO
ogna named Mortar, respectable and worthy man, the
father OF family protesting the Jewish religion. child.
six years old has from parents under the
prctcnce tina, "a had been baptized by a Christian maid
servant I'VE years previously and all the cnea,es and
applications offered by the parents to the authorities have
tho present moment proved unavang either 20
yer the child OF tn learn anything of It's tate.
The history Of the past unfortunately records many
similar that Of Morara: but times have changed
and tho civil and political conditions e several European
permit NJ least oeNprcss abhorrcnre of
those cccds Of cruelty which stil committed in
PARTS os tho civilized world In the II religion, by
ignorant aud ins,,a minister's ID becosnes therefore,
obvious duty in the prcsent instance, tina, We should
avail ourselves OF tue press to appear TO all man
Kind against acts which violate the most sacred rights ~
paternity It's dearest affections, and that should
dcsvor By all possible not only 10 obtain redress
the question, but 10 prevent the re enact
of such event aofding protection 10 our pre-
ligonss ~hose lot may be cast IN countries where the
laws arc powCress against such horrible occurrences.
II has appeared natural that the first appeal
should from the state of Italy, where complete
religious liberty sanctioned by law and earnestly and
uniformly enforced by the government H-nc" th"
Councils OF all the principal Jewish communities IN the
Sandman states have united 70 False Their VOICE through
the medium Of the press against the nlriouS act just
consummaied AT Bologna. They sensible that such
protest may well cast momsntsry dsgraae on the 50
which tocraies such acts, bat
would fail TO exercise any permanent beneficial effects
unless followed M By vigorous measures through Other
more powerful agencies therefore while on the one hand
the representatives of III. Jewish sardiusn communities
cxcrting themselves 20 make known 10 the whole
world The cnoTmiy which has been practsod the
MoFtara family Bologna and while they cndeavor
ing 10 induce the Sadnian government 20 demonstrate
wb Che Court q Rome, 10 restore Ear po,si
bic tranquility and peace 10 the unhappy family.
they on the othos hand deem proper, In the
of ciyi.waton, and With view to remedy the evil,
to make the present appeal 70 the honorable members
OF Central Congistores OF the fsraciee Of France.
a. well the chiefs Of the administration Of london,
IN the hone that they may take into their serious consde
ration the importance 81 the event above described and
Use the great influence which they deservedly with
their respective governments with the view To
guarantee that At Rome or elsewhere nobody sha
be Yertnttcd with IMMUNITY 70 disturb The happiness and
order Jewish families, aud this IN the name oi re
gon which procains itself bcng ionnaed 90 The basis
OF humanity and brothcry love. -
TtMx, August 10. 1883
To rHE President OF rm GfSEAi ApsisEissn'k lHssc
roS or THE lsIsunrS 90 1oNDoN
SR-The undersigned President after having obtained
the signatures of all the representatives 81 the raeNte
communities in the kingdom 10 the memorial which he an
TO this desyatch the number OF twenty one
copies hastens u transmit 90 you cntreatng you -
take into your most serious consideration the imiof
lance OF this document interest yourself that
the sauiafy effects may result herelrom which are con
templatcd
Notwithstanding the solcitudc employed, u was not
possible 20 obtain the said copies properly signed
L ih.tl h.