Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-03
RoUMANIAN MASSACRE.
Meeting Of the IsraeIites Of Memphis.--Res.
~OIutions DenunolatOry Of the
Horrible Butchery.

Last night Memphis Club Hall wa
filed at an early hour, upon a call beins
made hat a mass meeting of the Israel
ties would be held, to take council ant
advice In relation to the fanatical massa
ere of Israelites in Roumania. The meet
ing was called to order, and A. e. Frank
land called to the chair. The followinl
gentlemen were elected vice presidents
A. Seessel, Benz. Eiseman, l.. Kremer, J,
Happek, Lou. Leubrie, j. Schwab, l.
Lehman, Sol. Hesse, Z. Lowenstein ano
Martin Cohen. Charles Shloss and II. O.
Mitchell were appointed secretaries.
The Chair then stated the object of the
meeting, by reading the European tele.
grams from the columns of the APPEAL.
and also the sympathy expressed by the
good of all creeds through the editorial
article in the same paper.
The Chair then appointed a committee
of eleven on resolutions, to-wit: L. Kre-
mer, A. Seessel, Jno. Rice, Max Fried
man, j.. Schwab, J.. Happek, Martin Co
hen, G. d. Judah, Adolph Loeb, 10 Rec
ser, Sam Hesse.
Pending the absence of the committee,
speeches were made by A. e. Frandland,
II. n. Loewenstine, L. Lehman, Lew Leu
brie, Colonel L. J. Dupre and Adolph
Loeb.
The committee presented the following
resolutions: -l
WHEREAS, il becomes necessary, in view
of the late horrible massacre, committed
by the .so-called Christians of Roumania,
upon the inofensiVe 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 incarnate iends, but will
teach them that the advanced intelligence
of the nineteenth century determines
that all men, regardless of creed, shall
worship their God according to the die
tates of their conscience, under their own
vine and fig tree; and that murder, rape
and rdpfne, under the semblance of a mis-
homer, recklessly termed Christianity,
cannot and shall not go unwhipped ofjus-
tioe-hence, it behooYes all good mento
ioin with the Israelites of Memphis, in
aiding and zealously advocating the fol-
lowing resolutions, unanimously adopt
ed by the Israelites of this city.
L. Justice shall be meted out to the
dSsdSslnS of the innocent men, women
and children of the Jewish faith, who were
lately in, as they supposed, the hands Of
a protecting government, bu of which
government it may be said, license has
been allowed, or criminal negligence, ex-
hibited in the late unparalleled atrocities
upon q harmless, law-abiding portion of
their population, whose only crimes seems
to have been, they were Jews. o En
2. We demand, of u Senators and
Representatives in Congress, that imme-
date steps be taken to notify our Dipio-
matte and Consular agents abroad to see
that a concert of action is accomplished,
that will lave for its object a speedy re-
lief to the prosecuted Jews of Roumania,
a quick ~retributive punishment for the
authors of this monstrous assassination,
more abhorrent and atrOcious than the
terrors of the Crusades, the horrors of
the Palitinate, or the murders OF the
Kalmucks.
8. That in calling upon u Represent
in Congress to take immediate &C
ton, we feel that a prompt response will
made to our appeal, and that the same
spirit that has stepped to the front to
the Greek, the Hungarian and the
Celt, will be found to inspire u legis-
lators to such a oarse as will show to the
world that the United States Government
has an ear to hear and a hand to defend
The rights Of all oppressed people; and in
to an immediate and prompt re-
sibility the murderers of the Israel
ties of Roumania; that Turkey nor other
countries, can with impunity commit ex-
sesses which the pen of humanity revolts
20 notice, and the heart siekens to con-
,emplate. e
In conclusion, the Israelites of Mem
lhis earnestly ask, at the hands OF the
States authorities, that kilograms
% sent to our Consul General at Constan-
to require that force be immedi-
tely used to suppress the outrages and
the further slaughter of Israel
tes; and If the Turkish Government
how the same criminal apathy as hat of
Greeks, as heretofore, in the murder
f English and Italian noblemen, that the
United States hold them responsible for
Iereliction of national duty, as the politi-
al amenities that should regulate ma
ions, not alone in their dealings with
ach other, but a stern demand is made for
protection of a people who have no
nationality, but whom the l0OrId. through
Is representatives, feel pround 70 pro-
ect.
The resolutions were received with
applause and were unanimously
.dOpted. They were also ordered printed
n the daily press, and sent Immediately
" telegram throughoutthe United States.
An Executive Committee was then ap-
Adolph Loeb, G. n. Judah, Ben.
liseman, Assessed, L. Xremer. On mo-
ion A. z. FARMLAND was added and
made Chairman of the Executive Com
nittee. The meeting then adjourned.
We have never seen more sadness or
oTrow depicted IN the human face than
We beheid last night, and trust, as chroni-
lers of passing events, never to have
ause to record the same again. H