The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-17

OF ones sins to priest" Aud thus
trnes: ana, on the other hand, our Church testl-
nes to the Bible, such corrODorattve testimony
illegal turn OF mind" And herein is where l lay
claim to being q Churchman's: accept the Churchs
quoCed, In searching the Scriptures and not hnding
confession 70 priest authorized. am not 'setting
up my own notions as against my Catholic Church, y
and 81 DO care what the Church sanctions" and IN
her caholiclty she does sanction Bible testimony
10 herself ano her requirements, desiring to assume
by" ana |, understanding the definition OF "catho
lie" In this connection to be the embracing OF al
pracing the Bible as guide and testimony OF the
Church cannot iorego the use Of my adjectiyed
signature CATHOLIC CHURCHMAN.
vindication Of the Jews Character.
TO THE EDITOR OF TIE HERALD:-
An acquaintance OF mine, Jew, was asked the
question, few days ago. by Christian, In q
friendly manner, why 1t was that the Jews. as q
race, were so given to swlnding, that why the few
honorable ones that were among them TOR he
admitted there were few did not impress upon
the mass OF their race their superiority OF intellect
and business capacity they were naturally endowed
with, which alone would cause them to become
wealthy without cheating. l shall avall myself
through the columns OF your paper to place the
Jews In their true and proper light, not alone In
regard to this unjust charge, but others, by which
their character as race hasbeen stigmauzed one Of
the foremost OF which Is that Is said that greed and
love OF money are the ruling spirit among them
many even nsinuating that 1t is greater than their
love to their G0d and that they would st0op to earn
money at the sacrifice OF their conscience.
Will first prove the latter Is unjust by placing be-
fore your readers one of the greatest historical
facts-tne most sublime and heroic that any nation
has ever Notwithstanding how money,
luxury, home, all were discarded sooner
than yield one tota Of love ana faith
in the one only and true God or crush
down their conscience. 1t was exemplifed III the
year 149l, Christian era, when that persecuted,
proud, but noble race were commanded by the
head powers of Spain to either change their faith
or be forever Danlshed from the Spanish soIl they
brought no charges against them; they must either
renOunce their religion or suffer Punishment. His.
tory records that they close the latter how they who
for centuries had bean the flower Spain in iItera-
ture, sciences and commercial enterprise gave up the
accumulated wealth OF ages, not allowed to take
with them relic a change OF garments nor even
provisions for their slow ana tedious Journey and
that many from fatigue and hunger died ere they
reached friendly soil. and many or whom as early
as practicabe sought an asylum In this land or
liberty All their early synagOgues for almost q
century, were founded by the Spanish Portuguese
which nation has become the most prOsperOus--the
one that spurned and banshed them or the one that
rostered and protected them.
will now follow the Jews commercially, princi-
pay In this country those that have arrived mere
are from every nslion and Cline on the globe, and
OF the whole race. We first find them
alter their arrival here as pedlers for although
the mass OF them have hardly q dollar when
they land they do not beg nor steal drain on the
public funds, put rather would peddle with PACK
ON their back, taking the same route from time to
time, showing they do NOT swlndle as many woud
assert or they would not be able to ply their voca-
ton without arrests or complaints; but frequently
they themselves are imposed on by class OF sharp
erS who take advantage OF their ignorance OF the
language aud OF merchandise. They soon however,
AS soon as they have accumulated a FEW dollars
they give up peddling, finding 1t hard and laborl.
aaa Gu one scale ngner 10 the com
they rarely betray the confidence repOsed in them,
or commence small store OF their own, where
tney USUALLY prosper, not by swi.dling, but by
strict attention to business honesty and regularity
OF habits, which eventually lead them to CARRYING
on some Of the largest wholesale businesses always
working on the same principles that marked their
former career; and so we leave them as the top or
given rise TO all these false caumnies against
them.
In former ages, when the public mind was not as
Tree from prejudice as at the present day, a few
fanatics thought 1t manifested q sense OF pety in
their own latin by denouncing others not agreeing
with theirs; and many malicious ones frequently laid
crimes to their door which were not their own and
for which they had to suffer; and many exaggerated
perfect-t0 carry out their hateful purposes. Then,
many eminent literary men, knowing 1t, pandered
the Of a1d Drew so1 o the
monstrous pieces OF humanity, and some from the
owest dens OF corruption, which many believed to
be the nature Of the jewish race, some denOuncing
them as misery, debased and wicked, ana not
the facts that the Jews spend their
money with lavish hand IN whatever community
they reside, and prove themselves honorable by
their square dealings ana temperate habits showing
as clear, II not clearer record as regards criminal
offences than any other race, and are charitable,
not alone supporting their own poor, but aiding
others as well. Yet such SANDERS are believed by
many OF the intelligent as well as ignorant. The
press have also AIDED In q measure, for when re-
cOrding any offence committed Or low vocation fol-
lowed BY yhe individual Jew II was held up as
stigma against the whole race.
That there are lew swinders among them
must admit, but most OF them soon learn TO leave
on such habits when mlngling with ee-mnded
people F; and now Will pause ere proving what
has caused those to ask THIS Intellectual commu.
nifty whether they would consider 1t right the Jews
should take that low class OF sharpers which the
GENTLE community call their swlndlers and should
set them up as type or their race know you
Will say the same az ], 1t would not he just
. VIII now mention where those few swindlers
that are among them come from, and what mas
caused II. They come from several very despotic
countries In Europe, such, for instance as certain
localities In Russia ana ROumania, wnere they are
scarce allowed TO earn dollar In an honorable
manner, but mostly have 70 resort to such course
TO earn the bare saries OF lfe and should they
succeed In accumulating few dollars some pretext
Is used 6y the Inhabitants 70 rob and plumber them,
as very recent news from those countries
shows That such state OF affairs does exist, many
carrying their fanatica hate far to burn down
tneir houses, leaving them to perish by the hun
q qns sannot end this without paying TO this
the nrst nation that extended TO them sympathy
ana an, protecton, by placing an Israelte as Consul
s.e' anu although II seems not to have done the
thas bloody and fanatca quarter still IL served az
= ua,u IN ther afncti0n, for they as nation are 30
uounu 10 eacn other by love and sympathy from
s many suherings that what AFFECTS one aIects