New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-02-10
The Iess OF MOROCCO.


The Reriese Contemporaries contains second
paper by NJ. Cote on the social stale OF Morocco,
from which we condense the following narrowing
picture of the condition OF the siaetes m tnae I'M
happy country The Jews are considered by the
Mussalmans OF Morocco ia the light OF uncean AMI
mails and Of enemies of God, and il they do not ex-
terminate them it is only because they are useful and
because true believers have right 70 turn every nng
10 account Indeed were the Jewish population sud-
denly removed from the eouHtTy, such an event
would be a public calamity of incalcuabie magni-
tude for it Is the Jew alone who can mend lock,
build house, make gold and silver tnnkets, coin
money decorate ROOM or weave silk, all such hand
icrafts being regarded by the Mnssulman with su-
prenie contempt. Even the Sultan himself Is obliged
10 have recourse to them for collections OF taxes
negotiations with Christians. Slaves in appearance,
the Jews possess in reality all that power which SUI
perior talent and cunning can confer. Every night
The Jews are shut up in particular quarter enclosed
with wall, aud it is only after sunrise they al
lowed to enter the Mussulman town, where they have
their shops. The Jewish quarter is called Mellah,
and means place of damnation. Tangier alone has
none, because that town is already defledn by the
presencesaf the Christian Consul
The Jew is obliged to wear black clothes, that
color being the emblem of misfortune and maledic-
ton. II he passed before mosque, a zaouia or
chapel, OF If he meet holy man, marabout or o
sheriff, he must take off his shoes and carry them in
his hand until he has passed them. They are not
allowed to cross Mussulman cemetery, and Their
women are publicly logged on the slightest pretense
by Mussulman woman specially designed Tor THIS
function, and who is called the ahrifa. If Mussul-
man strike Jew the latter is not permitted to de-
fend himself otherwise than by flight or stratagem.
Mussulman children not than eight or ten years
old may sometimes be seen beating and throwing
stones at vigorous young Jews twice their size and
age they bite them box their ears, scratch them
aud yet the unfortunate Israelites, with agony de-
picted on their faces dare not retaate, and limit all
their defense 10 endeavors to escape from their tor
mentors. When the Sultan passes through town
the Jews of the place obliged to offer him rich
and magnificent presents Yet, with all this burden
of servitude upon them, they never ALLURE their
faith but this constancy, certainly commendabe in
itself, is coupled with the grossest ignorance and
superstition. The creed they are taught is this
that God has dispersed them for a time, and that
they must bend under his wrath until all the nations
OF the globe have passed over them but that the
day will come when they shall al be reassembled in
the land Of their fathers and be powerful as before
Meanwhile, all that the other nations possess they
have been unjustly deprived Of and they therefore
have a right to get possession of it again by any
sratagem they can devise. They hate the Christians
quite much the Mussulmans although the little
protection they enjoy at Tangier is due to the Christ
ian Consus. When Christian enters the house of
protected Jew he is received with every mark of hos
pitality but sooner is his back turned than the
glass out of which he has drunk is broken into pieces
and everything he has touched is subjected to rig
orous publication, performed with many complicated
ceremonies. IA Jewish servant will not eat the meal
she has cooked for Christian although bought at
Jewish butchers, because it has been cooked il
Christian vessels.
Or SAusAGEs.-A friend says, whenever he wishe
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