Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-07-30
Palestine--" Coming Events Cast
their Shadows Before"

ing in our day, and there is no tell
ing what the "whirligig of time
may develop to our view tomorrow
and yet, again, tomorrow" Events,
marvellous in their nature, follow one
another in such rapid succession, as
to lose that startling effect upon the
mind, which, coming in their single
ness and at long intervals, they are
apt to create. Instead of standing
aghast at some unlocked for advent
or exciting circumstance in the reli-
gious, moral, social or political world,
we have come to regard it as tenn
porary sensation, naturally evolving
out of the peculiar phases of our day
| and generation, and with philo-
sophie calmness bordering on SUI
preme Indifference, ask ourselves the
question, "what next r. and await
the introduction of some new specta-
Gle in the great drama of life--itself
dissolving like "nine days bubble"
to give place to something else"
When Alcibiades, finding a dull
ness pervading the Athenian circles,
severed the caudal appendage of his
favorite canine, he was asked the
cause of SO singular a prank His
reply was, that he wished to give the
people of Athens something to talk
about The gossiping element Of
the nineteenth century is by no
means reduced to such strait as
this for innovation or topical exclta-
ton. The pabulum is strewn on
every hand cas- thick as leaves in
Vale of Valambrosa," aud the mar
ket is oft-times So glutted with it rs
to make it drug too cheap for
lasting appreciation.
The recent purchase by the Uni
ted States Government of the Russian
Possessions in North America has
already had its brief period Of nov
city to the public mind, and the sub
ject of purchasing the islands of St.
Thomas, Madeira, the Sandwich Is
lands, and last, though not least, Je-
rusalem, have been brought upon
the tapis for discussion and diplo-
matte attention With reference to
the latter, it is asserted in diplomatic
circles abroad, that the Sultan in order
defray the expenses of his present
European tour, has actually sold
Jerusalem to Russia. We place
little reliance upon this on dit, al
though we are inclined to think that
there may be something tangible in
another report which is current, to
the effect that the holy city is in the
market for purchaser. The resto-
ratiod of the Jews to Palestine is an
idea which has always been muir
tured with great religious tenacity
by the dispersed children Of Israel.
Their mighty capitalists, such as Sir
Montefiore, and the Rothschilds, are
known to favor the idea even to the
extent of readiness to advance the
funds for the purchase Of that coun-
try, SO soon as the "sick man of
Turkey" shall have signified his as,
sent to the same and it is probable
that the reports we hear are in re-
atty the foresbadowings Of an
event about to transpire, which will
eliminate in the elevation of the jew
ish race to their long lost'nationality.
Upon this subject, we find in the
Darlington, IS. g. Southerner, the
following interesting article
The American Israelitish Gov
ernment," which has its headquar-
quarters in New York, has recently
issued a manifesto setting forth its
objects, the principal Of which is the
restoration of the Jews to the Holy
Land.
Centuries have rolled away since
these chosen people of God have
been dispersed nation, scattered
over the whole face Of the globe.
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