The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-05
THE JEWS IN ROUMANIA.

THE .JE VS. IN ROUMANIA.
The following memorial has been
issued by Gideon Lodge at Albany,
I. O. 3. B., and according to the
suggestions therein contained, list OF
subscription are now opened, and
parties can subscribe to the same by
applying to the Store Of Messrs
Meyer Bros, in st. Fruncisyille
I. BRETHREN /: For years outrages
and inhumanities have been prac-
ticed against our co-religionists in
Roumania. Scenes Of riot and blood
shed, murder and rapine, have made
the midnight hour one Of terror and
attempted flight. These acts Of hor-
ror have awakened throughout the
civilized world feelings Of indigna-
ton, have called forth protests from
Governments, and have enlisted the
sympathy Of individuals. The Gov
eminent of Roumania is weak, and
controlled by treacherous, ignor-
ant peasantry and fanatical priest
hood. Russia, by means of design
ing agents, anxious to have an ca
cuse for intervention into the affairs
of Roumania, secretly connives at
riot, caring nothing for the lives Or
property Of the helpless israelites, as
the disturbances materially assist its
statecraft. ~~
"A few Isrnlites of the United
States, two years ago, realizing this
condition of affairs in Roumania, i'll
terested themselves so far as to Sc
cure the appointment Of our brother
and friend, the late Grand Saa- of
the Order, Benjamin r. Peizotto, as
American Consul for Bucharest, hop
ing that the moral effect of such APP
pointment would aid in bringing
about salutary reforms.
Mr.. Peixotto, entering into the
spirit Of this enterprise with enthu-
siasm, banished himself from home
and friends, to do his duty in the
distant East. He has been there
eighteen months, and in this brief
period has accomplished wonders,
both in his official and private ca
pacity. He has endeared himself to
one and all, earning the highest ell
comiums of foreign governments as
we'll as Of our own. His energy and
devotion have been and are exhaust
less the early dawn and the mid
night hour find him alert for the
safety and protection Of the Cypress
ed and prosecuted no labor tires
him, no danger appalls him gen
erous and exalted il his love for the
race, he is at once q pioneer and
martyr. The salary Of lis office is
nine dollars year r! Hence q Rou-
manian fund was created, to which a
number of American Isrsclites pledg-
ed yearly subscriptions for three
years. Unfortunately large num-
Der have failed to make their promi-
ses good, and now the hour of Mr..
Peixotto's greatest usefulness is also
the hour Of his greatest necessity
He not only lacks means to clothe
his mission with the essentials neces-
sary to earn respect and recognition,
but actually lacks the funds for de-
cent living and unless speedy and
generous aid is given, the mission SO
gloriously inaugurated will fail, and
our brother, broken down and dis
heartened, will have to return home.
Now is the hour for the brethren to
act, and once more show that the
Order is ever alive to the wants of
the occasion. Without money he is
.powerless to avert danger, or to edu-
cate the masses I; he is unable to aid
the suffering he can not sustain
himself !! To bring about what is SO
essentially necessar and indispensa-
bic this appeal is made.
"The order recognizes every one
as a brother. How much more are
these helpless prosecuted deserving
Of our aid? The fundamental tenets
of our order are based on humanity