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Correspondence Of the New York Herald


Correspondence Of the New York HERALD
4 JEWISH RABBI oPEES TaB HOUSE WITH
PRAYER.
A Jewish rabbi opening The proceedings
Of the House Of Representatives, Of TIE T.
nited States Of America with prayer! Ii
has been done. It was done Today. The
rabbi Ralphail, of New Ycri;, thu. figured
this morning as the chaplain Of tho House.
1t was concession TO the grae. principle
of religion, liberty, without a parallel in
IL any other country since the destruction
Of Jerusalem by Titus. We ore nt! aware
Of any precedent Of the kind, even inthe
history of the Amsrican Congress-. II all
the elec.isas CT the ohap,ains Of ihsss two
houses, which we have witnsssad frca
time 10 time for many years, We DO net rs
member that the idea CT the avails5ility OF
q Jew for The otica was ever entertained
FOX moment, even by the descendants Of
Jacob, ansng the Legislators for American
people. Doubtless the agitation of the
question of religious liberty, raised b. tbs
case of the italian Jewish By Mortara, has
developed amongst US The American princi-
pies of religious liberty TO its fullest extent.
The Jews have obtained hearing, and
while their disabilities in England HAYS
been partially removed, they find them
selves. in this prayer Of the learned D.
Raphail,, to-day, fully recognized BY ,ho
American Congress in their claims u rsli
gioas equality. But this recognition was
something so novel, 50 very peculiar, tha!
the almost universal efact was one Of sur
prise, strongly tinctursd with that cid leav-
en- of Christian prejudice which, frotn the
crucifxion to this day, has pursued the
poor Israelite ints every cornsr Of the earth.
In reference 70 this extraordinary spec;a-
Gle Of Jew, Ignoring tlla platform and the
founder of the Christian religion, called up
on, IN ebsdience TO the great doctrine Of re-
ligious liberty, to petition the Thorns of
Grace in behalf Of the House Of Rsprsssn-
ta,iyes, we heard such remarks as these
from the persons Immediately. around us:-
'Ths old chap is in his rsgalia." .'Besu-
tiful white embroidered tearf over his
shoulders" )" "vsivat cap on his head =
"Going to pruy,for fen psrc ent, Q month" :"
"a Jew praying tor The American HeHse
of Rcpresentatiyes!'' 1.-THE next thing we
will have will bs Shaking Quaker ::dan-
cling reel.'' ayes, or Brigham Young,
surrounded by his borem, threatening to
send the Administrations TO hell across lois"
"Or pawn shop in the basement" -"Gat
be is a Jew" .'Yes, the real genuine O.
riginal Jacebs-ths high priest of,the. tribe
Of Levi in Nsw York; "Wsih after that
am ready for Black Republican Speak
sr.n But, with al this badinase, and the,e
ulseemly remarks, ths beautiful prayer Of
DR.. Raphail, though q. Jewish prayer,
prominently remarked in its peinted allu-
sions to Gods chosen people to "ihe
God Of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob" and 10
the "Unrim. and Thanfpiin, still produced
a profound impression upon the minds Of
the Enltitudinous end intelligent and liberal
Christian audience that surrounded him. and
a profound recognition, too, OF the sublime
American principle Of civil and religions
equality, ..............s. .s.sr..e4 ss,.4i