The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-06-22
HSFaeRite Progress.

A rich Spanish farmer in Southern
California, lately talking about the edu-
cation and prospects of his sons to Mr..
Charles NOrdh0ff, concluded by saying,
" when they are young men ! mean to
put them into Jew store, where they
Will quickly learn how to trade. | mean
to make men of them" This was said
with an air of pride. Mr.. NOrdhOff adds
that the Jews abound all over Calif0r-
ma, and are justly respected as highly
honorable, fair dealing and public spin
!ted class and their thrift and prosper
1ty strike men like SenOr NJ. as something
very honorable and enviable." This
statement is the freshest illustration
we have met with on this side of the
Atlantic, of the sort of ascendency
which some late writer's claim for the
lsraelltes among the various nati0nali-
ties OF Europe. Tie upward tendency
apparent among the race during the
last haIf century has been so remark
able as to arrest the attention of most
intelligent people, though perhaps com
paratVely few even Of those familiar
with Mr.. Disraeli's writings, were so
well informed on the subject as to read
WITHOUT some surprise an article which
lately appeared in the London Specta-
tor. People not yet very old easily re-
member the time when in England anti
JeWlsh prejudice was so rampant that
MISS Edgeworth's protest against it
was regarded as creditably cOurag ageOus
act' which, however, exposed her Chris
tlan sympatllies to harsh suspicion. It
is also easy to recall the intense indig-
nation raised in most healthy British
minds by the first abortive attempt of
the government to take off the disabilities
Whlch made it impossible for Jew to
hold office in Great Britain. If any
ones recollectiOns touching the subject
happen to be rusty or uncertain, tbey
may be speedily revived by consulting
Macaulay's papers and speeches on jew
lsh emancipation. At present it seems
that eighty. thousand English Jews are
represented by eight members in the
House OF Commons. A member of the
once prescribed race is leader of the Op-
position IN Parliament, anOtheris Solici-
tor General, while still another having
q seat in the Supreme Council of Calcut-
ia, occupies a position of importance
and dignity little below that of a mem
Der OF the Cabinet. On the continent of
europe the change is as great as in Eng
land. A few deceniums ago everywhere
legally. disqualified for holding high
offices in State, Israelites now perform
a controlling part in political affairs,
In France jew is Minister of Public
instruction in Austria a Jew is Minis
ter In the Lower House !; in the German
empire jew, Count Arnim, is the
most trusted and influential of Prince
Blsmark's selected agents. Indeed.
the Spectator asserts that there is
scarcely State in which they are not
ministers, and not one except Russia
and Spain, in which they have not a
kind OF preference in the suffrages of
| the people"
But the high official positions occu-
| pied by lsraeIites in Europe afford no
adequate measure of the Influence ex-
erted by them upon the march of events.
In the departments of business and fl
nance alone their early possession of the
| held and their extraordinary aptitudes
and qualifications assure them a con-
trolling predOminence which is felt
deeply and everywhere. Whatever else
farmer, they believe that g Proputty
prOputty sticks, and proputty, proputty
| graWs," and of whatever power there Is
in property they have an hourly in
creasing command. Then, we are as
sured that both as owners of newsDa-
| pers and as editors and writer's Israel
ties exercise a controlling influence
upon and through the press of the prin-
ciple cities of Europe. Their adaDta-
ton for the labOrs of journalism is said
to be remarkable, andin the development
of the profession in recent times ambi.
tlous lsraelites see not only a sphere OF
congenial activity, but an agent for the
attainment of objects in which they fee
peculiar interest. Another side Of the
subject referred to by the Spectator is
the popularity of the Israe1ites. This
| trait may be the result of different causes
in different countries. Thus in Eng.
land their thrift and riches gain then
consideration and good will !; keeping
:, gigs they, are respectable, or being
above want they are worthy. In France
III the estimation of a large portion OF
society, the Jew carries certain title *
respect and liking in his inherited con.
tempt for the Christian religion, while
| in Austria his independence of the
church is recommendation to q grea
many. But there as well as in the Ger
man empire the jews natural " hOstili
ty to the feudal organization of society
is asserted to be one secret in favor o,
the multitude. Then in each of thes1
countries the Israelite is said to assim
ilate special qualities of every race with
out losing his own.n Thus "no MAJ
understands the German like the Ger
man Jew. No man is more exception
ably French as the French jew and W,
suppose consistently that Mr.. Disrael
is q typical Englishmen somewhat re-
inforeed."
The Spectator is SO much impressed
with the progress of the Jews durins
the past few years in power and popu
laIIty that it sees no reason WhV the,
should not rise still further till they be
come a political as they are financial
arist0cracy.
| PREACHING TO JURoEs-A NICE LIE
GAL POINT-EFFECT OF A PARsoN'
IMPERTNRECE.-A remarkable lega
point has been raised in the case O
MARROW, the jamestown IN. Y. murder