The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-19


ceiycd lucid explanation Of the difficulty
involved in tlis curious problem. 1t is con-
tanned In the following communication sent
TO US by Jewish gentleman OF great intclli-
ccnce and pcrspicacity;
THE word ryw' Is uot tile name for the cncs
great nation ol P.lCstite, but it mercy describes
TIER at IA 81 te!I"L Il you saculd a-k ne tire.
Hsl have, us Hu,Ncr would 90; : am "a jew.
A-E ms T. .tJhtl,'' -ry answer, u ann G"tn1n.'
| ~ .iLouc c.n o. German, or dew csn he
| FreuClurIu, Nr. Stg. kAvrMANS isa German by ma
uun7hty aud jew by rriricn; ana !. jew is born
in Dublin, he T. az VOL m liisumon as German born
| in New York isan American. uOnt beieN e there il
a Jew Nflrs On tie globe tllt could trace his
descent; for. wien @ emigration from Asia to Eu-
rofc took place, Jews ami GcniiIts went the ~
We ! ss Jews vrd tcntilc- CAN'T - America, You
have attended jewish weddings anu tuner as woll
a. catholic, aud both were Gt-uaus. Can jew be
a Teuton Or can a Lutheran be an American, are
both The same question. Tie Jewish religion is
taught all over the globe
In regard to the point upon which this
discussion has been raised, our correspon-
dents statements are perfectly conclusive
| Mr. KAUFMAN was born in Germany Of
Hebrew parents. AS our correspondent cx.
presses il, he is German by nationality and
jew by religion. If this he sound view
Of the question, the Republican Convention,
IN nominating him to get German votes,
| have done better than they knew for he
VIII lring TO their ticket the supper; of Jew.
ISL as wcll as Tcutonic electors.
But we think that our respected CORE.
| sloudcut ovcrlooks onu important element
ofthc puzzle Tie Jews are not merely n
church they are a race, and rs such they are
altogether distinct from the Tcutons They
| belong 10 that ranch of mankind which il
oos-riLcd by elhnologists as the Semitic fam.
| lily, willie the Tcu'ons OF Germans are mem
b,r5 Of tie Aryau or lndoEuropcan family.
AMong al the divisions Of humanity moro Is
more profound or more distinctly defined
than that OF these TWO races 1t extends Isl
physical constitution, language, religion, and
all intellectual qualities. The Jewish race
g. one Of the most tenacious and strongly
marked in al the history Of man. The great
idea o. the unity Of The Divine Being was
| first manifested among the Jews, while tho
"cUtons and al oraer oilsno,ts of the Aryan
fam ly were stll lost in fantastic bel cls in
many gods To the Jews also belongs tn,
glory Of being the Oldest distinct race in cx
ist nee, and Of maintaining an unbrokcn, in.
dcstructiLle continuity through calamtiei
and prosecutions unexampled in severity
which have besct them for thousands OF years
In modern times, and under the influence,
first brought into the world by the Founder
Of Christianity, there is a remarkable ten
dcncy 10 the commiugling OF all the families
and races Of men, and TO the removal
Of tho Gntagonsm between the Semitic
the AryOn, the Monaghan, the aboriginal
American and 50 forth, by the extinc
ton # some and the amalgamation o
the others into one common brOthcrloo,
Of man A striking evidence of this ten
dancy is seen in the cessation OF that hos
tIty toward the Jews which they have en-
durcd with such patience aud heroic pcrse
yoraucc. Instead Of being regarded as str4n
gers among the Aryan nations with which
thcir lot has been cast, they have, in scvc
raj countries, been admitted to an equa
lily Of political and social rights, Th
) Is great step, aud it looks forward T.
the establishment Of genuine political an,
social unity all over the globe But as yet
this great movement is only in its inception
} Tho races Of men, though beginning to b
: fused together, still preserve their indiyidu
atty, A jew is Il jew, Cclt is Cclt,
Tcuton Is a Teuton. This is true even in thi
c country, where no political or social advaI
tage is attributed peculiarly to any rae
: aud whore individuals belonging 10 any