Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-01-21

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with ninety others, arrived in one of Il {
revolted ships of war. Serrano outran {
Pfim, and the latter wished the people te
recognize the fact. Serrano is duke
but Prim count. The people applauded
for Serrano, but were evidently not salts
fed Serrano responded, but Prim, being
in the same carriage, seemed absorbed In
looking at something on the floor OF the
carriage Soon voice sung out viva
Gen. Prim. Prim kept still. Soon there
was a mighty shout-viva Cen Pr-l-i-i-m
! At this, Prim took off his cap, and made
few little bobbing bows without looking
at the multitude This brought out the
people in greater applause than before.
Prim seemed to dread his position. The
next morning he announced his pro-
gramme to the people Some of the pro-
visions were,
Freedom of religion and Of the
press.
Education to every child in
Spain, by means of free public schools.
Third Universal suffrage after twenty
five. The professor thought this soon
enough for Spaniard.
Fourth.-No taxes levied, and no pub
lie money expended except by vote of the
Cortez.
These propositions seemed acceptable to
the people. Taxes have been enormous.
No religious freedom has been allowed,
save for short intervals, for three centur-
les. The people, although mostly Catho-
lies, were greatly enraged at the priest, as
we'll as at the Bourbons. They declared
that they would not have Bourbon in
the land. Mr.. Stowe saw a Spaniard
vent his rage on some priests as they
walked along the street. Although he
caned them numerically, even knocking
them down, they offered no resistance,
nor changed their measured pace. Prim
is Catholic, but it is his opinion that
there are seven thousand too many priests
in Spain Although The spirit of relig-
ious INTOLERANCE has been SO severe, the
Jews have, in some way, managed to
maintain their ancient faith. Since 1872
they have been allowed only one syna-
gogue Yet they have kept up their wor-
ship in secret, in dens in the rocks,
and caves in the earth. In their
subterranean sanctuaries they worshiped
God after their custom, calling on His
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Lord our God is our Lord" To illustrate
the secrecy in which they maintained
their faith, the speaker told of an Incl
dent which came under his notice. \
man was at the point of death in the
house Of French officer. The sick man
was supposed to be a catholic. \ priest
came to administer extreme JUNCTION. lie
went to the sick mans bed. What was
his surprise to hear the dying man ex
claim in the Hebrew tongue, Hear :! .
Israel" The priest responded with, The
out the sentence-'is our Lord Thus
were three Jews revealed to each other at
the dying bed Of one of their own faith.
Such a scene, carried on as it was in the
Hebrew tongue, can be imagined, but is
difficult to put into words. a Jew bought
a city lot adjoining the possessions of a
loyalist. He wished 10 test their re-
ligious freedom. Spainards hate Jews
This old don attempted TO buy out his
neighbor. The Jew wouldn't
sell The naughty Spaniard then de-
clared his intentions to put up building
as closely adjacent as possible, for the pur-
pose of smoking hams. The Jew then de-
clared his intention to build a synagogue
on his lot. Spaniards hate synagogues
worse than the jews hate hams. But the
Spaniard had to submit, and now the
Jewish synagogue may be built alongside
the Catholic cathedral. Mr.. Stowe en-
gagged Jeay Tor his guide. \ Hebrew
bound the jew to him as a fast friend.
While visiting a cathedral, the jew point
ed out ON every door post, this sentence
in Spanish, who ever walks with a
woman in this building shall be ex-com-
municated, and pay two dollars and a
half Excommunication to Il Catholic
means more than it does to Protestant
The speaker thought he shouldn't mind
it much. but he would object TO paying
the two dollars and half Before Mr.
Stowe lief, Spain, the people were asita-
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