Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-06-03
MEETING OF usRAELITRs.


The Greeks, who call themselves
Christians, have progressed very. little
from a savage state. History, romance
and poetry are full Of their acts as cor
sairs and brigands. Too lazy to work,
they are compelled to live by robbery,
and the whole Of the Greeko- Turkish do
minions are swarmed with banditti. A
party ofthese barbarous marauderssome
time ago murdered number Of English
travellers, and the telegraph within the
last few days has been pouring in upon
us details Of "a horrible massacre Of Is
raelites by these Greek rufiians. 1t was
to protest against this outrage upon civ
ilization and humanity that the Israelites
Of Memphis assembled in the Club Hall
last evening and gave expression to their
sentiments in series of well-tempered
resolutions. 2 ISif1 y AMAtfA
A. e. FARMLAND, Esq, was President
of the meeting, and A. Seessel. Ben Els
man, L. Kremer,, l. Happek, Lon. Leu
brie, J. Schwab, H. Lehman, Sol. Hesse,
E. Lowenstein and Martin Cohen, Esqs.,
were chosen Vice Presidents. Charles
Schloss and II. @. Mitchell, Esqs., acted
as Secretaries. 4en ani ni @n4"'i".l.A i@ ;
Mr.. FARMLAND, after calling the meet
ing to order and explaining its objects,
said. "If the feelings Of the Christian
people were aroused in America at the
account of this dreadful slaughter, what
must be our feelings when our brothers
blood rises from the ground. 0urfeelings
are intense when we recall the frightful
death of our brethren who have fallen at
one fell swoop. To-day I could not eat
or do anything when with horror read the
account of this fearful massacre. We do
not cry out for vengeance, for no indem-
nifty can be given for the past. We must
exact security for the future. As long
as we can make our voices heard we
should cry alond for the protection OF
our people, for the protection Of those
who have no government, no nationality,
and no sacred place of burial. But he
did not come here to talk We must act
Immediately to redress the great wrong
done our brethren in Roumania W
These expressions of feeling were very
warmly received BY the assembly, when
committee, consisting of l.. Kremer,
| A. Seessel, Jno Rice, Max Friedman, J,
Schwab, T. Happek, Martin Cohen, G.
H. Judah, Adolph Loeb, 10 Reeser, Sam
Hesse, was appointed to draft resolutions
expressing the sentiments of the meeting.
While the committee was preparing its
report, Henry NJ Loewenstine, Esq,
said: "Such massacre has not taken
place for over three hundred years. How
can we aid our brethren? How can we
stop this butchery? We must petition
the President of the United States to
telegraph to our ministers and agents
abroad to stop this scene Of murder and
| protect our brethren. The President no
doubt feels the same indignation that we
feel, and that every man feels, no mat
ter where he lives. We must show the
world that we are men, and that if ne
cessary we can enact those fearful scenes
which have engulfed our brethren, for our
selfprotection. Heknew not what creed
these murderers belonged to. The ring
leaders of this butehery must be brought
to Justice. The President Of the United
States can interfere as well as any of
the potentates of Europe. If the same
number of Catholics, Episcopalians, or
of any other Christian denomination,
had been butchered, what swelling
cry of indignation would arise in every
civilized land Misery always follows
massacre. These people are DESTROYS to
leave a land Of slaughter. and each one
would cast from his feet the bloody dust
and curse the soil as he left its border.
We must raise money to aid our breth-
rem; such meetings as this are no doubt
taking place in every city in America at
the present time, and in many of the
cities of Europe. This Prince Of Ron
mania should be displaced BY the united
voice of the European potentates. As
he has been placed over this province by
them, SO should he be removed. The
United States can make herself felt in
Europe, for this is the land of religious
and civil liberty Observations of a
similar nature we're made by Eugene
Lehman, Lou Loubrie, Adolph Loeb and
other gentlemen, when the committee,
through its chairman, L. Kremer, Esq,
presented the following;
Whereas, 1t becomes necessary, in view
of the late horrible massacre committed
by the so-called Christians of Roumania,
upon the inoffensive and unfortunate Is
raelites of that region, for all good men
and Israelites to take such action in the
premises as will not only check such out
RACES by the inesrnate tends, but will
teach them that the advanced intelli-
gence of the nineteenth century deter
mines that all men, regardless of creed,
shall worship their God according to the
dictates of their conscience, under their
own vine and fig tree; and that murder,
rape and rapine, under the semblance of
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