Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-15
ROUMANIA PROSECUTIONS.
Interesting Correspondence from the
American Consul at Bucharest.

WASHINGTON, May 14.-In response
to the Senate resolution of the twenty
eighth of March, the President to-day
transmitted to the Senate an official
correspondence in regard to the persecu-
ton and oppression of Israelites in Rou-
mania. Mr.. ReiXOtto, the American
Consul at Bucharest, in a letter address,
ed to Secretary Fish under date of Oc-
tober 9th, 1871, says: "The action of
our government concerning the perse-
cution of the Jews has realized thus
far more influence than it,was hoped my
appointment and acceptance of the pO-
sition would exercise. While it has been
impossible to restrain the prejudices fos-
tered by designing men merely for pO-
litical ends, and in many instances for
purposes of robbery, every attempt at
open violence has been promptly
quelled, and effective measures have
been taken to prevent OutTages.h
In a letter dated February 6, 1872, the
Consul writes that accounts had reached
Bucharest of horrible scenes of recent
occurrence in several towns of Bessara-
bian Roumania, and especially at Ismal
Vilcora and Cabul, where the population
had rushed on the Israelites, devastated
their homes and shed their blood. Hun
dreds had fled across the Danube for
refuge in Turkey.
Under date of April l9, 1872, Mr.. ReiX-
otto writes again, stating that all the
foreign representatives at Bucharest, eX-
cept the Russian, had signed an address
to the government of Prince Charles,
saving that they had learned with pro-
found regret that after cOndemning sew
eFal Israelites to severe penalties, the
prosecution of whom was abandoned by
the public ministry ITSELF the Court OF
Assizes of BuziO had acquitted all the
individuals who were charged with
committing the grossest eXcesses and
crimes against the Jewish population of
Vilcora.
The address continues: We see In
this double verdict an indication of the
dangers to which the Israelites are eX-
posed in ROumania, the iminence of
which, at the approach of the last hOli-
DAYS, justified the steps recently taken
by the United States Simultaneously
with the government of France. The
governments OF the Undersigned will
Judge whether the impunity which has
been enjoyed by the assailants of the
Jews is not of nature to encourage a
AHH}EAlElAll va kliE SISAANS VA
quite unworthy of civilized country,
which as such, ought to insure freedom
and security Of to all religious denOmi-
nations" - -----.-e 4
Secretary Fish, under date of May 13,
1879, in acknowledging the receipt of
ReiXotto's dispatch of April 10, 1872,
accompanied by copy Of the remOn-
STRANGE above referred to, says: ''The
department approves of your taking part
in the remonstrance. Whatever. eau
tion and reserve may usually character
ize the polieyof this governmentin in such
matters may be regarded as inexpedi-
ent, when every guarantee and consid-
Grafton of justice appears to have been
set at defiance in the course pursued
with reference to the unfortunate peo-
pie referred to, you viii not be backward
in joining any similar protest or other
measure which foreign representatives
then may deem advisable, with view
to avert qy mitigate further harshness
toward Israelites resident in, or subjects
OF, the principality. ~