The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-10
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.
The Roumnninn Question-A Promise OF
Good News.

nest efforts that they inaugurated some three years
since, and have SO persistently followed up in be-
hall OF the sorely oppressed Hebrews Of ROumania,
are about to meet with most gratifying reward.
The Israelites OF Roumania, as 1t is well known,
have for nearly 10 years been denied all recog.
milton as subjects or citizens Of the Principaitiea
This outrageous exclusion has appliedwith0ut dis
elimination to botn native and foreign Jew, all Of
wnom have been treated as strangers, out
casts, vagabOnds, pariahsl And this. too
while both native and foreign Hebrew have
served in the army, paid taxes and borne
all the burdens put alike upon the
enfranchised peasant and lul panophed citizen.
The world knows TO what prosecutions they have
been subjected as a natural consequence OF this
denial OF the natural rights of man. In view at
length OF the proposed legislation In their favor
have no disposition to recall the sad past in this
respect, and we shall be content to oolterate it,
we have obliterated many other sad pages IN his
tory, II the Roumanian government and people
will now do justice to our coreligionists.
The intercessi0n made in their behalf by the gov
ernments OF Europe IN 1868 brought no result; on
the contrary, prosecutions followed this tn
PREVENTION. In 1870 the United States government,
answering the voice Of humanity and the out
ragged sentiment of very large number Of Its cd-
zens, determined to use its efforts to cure the ex
isting evil, and II possible bring to the crushed
fore in bringing to the struggling Greeks
The appointment Of consul, with ul authority
retention OF this Official in his position as the &C
credited agent OF the American government near
the reignlng prince Of Roumania-and the judi
cious course pursued by this agent-nis ur
his remarkable social qualities and captivat.
ing manners, were Just those arts o! diplomacy,
w pn in ana ucS s1
before such court and with such people.
were calculated to win success The barriers were
gradually broken down, the false notions Of blind
aud senseless prejudice and superstition over
| come, and now It is proposed to recognize the
| Roumanian lsraelite and to extend to him civil
| rights out OF which must speedily grow his CON-
plete political liberty. petition to this end VIII
be presented by the actual Cabinet OF Prince
Charles TO the present session Of the Corps Legis-
atli and it ID calculated with certainty that 1t Will
pass by a large majority before the ides OF March
| Thus viii the fruit of the haro labor of three
| years, and the money which American !sraehtes
! have spent, and are still ready 70 spend to
the unhappy social status OF the Roumanian Jew,
be realized, and the national government-and
particularly President Grant and Secretary Fish
have the proud distinction OF adding this undying
laurel to their brows. We say undylng laurel for
Of ONE
OF this enlightened and s0-caed Christian age and
will be cited as almost parallel to the abolition OF
| slavery in America.
| But though the extension OF civil rights to our
ROumanian brethren Oy the present Legislature IS
| among the more than possible things oil the dawn
ing year, the mission OF our Consul is not yet COM
plete at least until he shall see the law practically
| carried into effect and our brethren on the sure
and certain road to their political liberties, which
| alone can give them final immunity and the pos
tive guarantee Of life, liberty, and the pursuit OF
| Should. however the legislation OF the present
| session Of the Roumanian Chambers result as we
| have the bes: hopes IOr believing, the extended
sojourn OF our Consul-unless the position through
the growing commercial Importance OF our rela-
| tons with R0umania should demand representa-
| tive OF his character in that country-wlll no
Mr.. PeixottO back to his native land early in 1875
The trade OF Great Britain with ROumania ex-
import trade OF RoumanIa reaches little less than
600 900, or about $40 600 0O0. There is
why American commerce and american manufac-
market In the principalites yet Tor the past five
| years not more than four American ships have
| been entered in the ports OF the Danube. Kou-
| mania Ii purely agricultural country, and the
richness fertility and prOductiveness OF its SOIL
| even with it's extremely crude ana imperfect Guilt
! vaton-is SO famed throughout the world that its
| great proprletors, the Boyars, are still called
princes. and have revenues that seem fabulous Tor
| such q country and such people.
Railways and teegraphs are now being estab-
lsned, and English, French and American engi-
neers are 1nding remunerative employment
while the import OF agricultural and mechanical
machines IS each year growing IN Importance
the great Powers the Treaty OF Paris as an inde
pendent State indeed, 1t is more than probable
next summer, and, passing from under the suze-
ralnty OF tue PorIe-she has long been
| virtually independent OF the ''Slck MANI
she must take her place as one OF the
| independent states OF Europe, and as such
| be entitled by our government to the same
recognition which shall be extended to her by Eng
land, France Germany, Austria, Russia, &c In
such contingency the necessity OF our having a
| proper representative will naturally point to the
| man who has studied her institutions, knows her
people, her laws and resources. But we refrain
from speaking more on this subject, as according
| to our last advices, Mr. PeixottO would not any
| account protract his absence abroad beyond the
iulfment OF the mission he undertook, it would
however, be but proper mark OF recognition
| on the part OF our government to SUITABLY rec0g-
| niZe his services by rendering him-even should
he decline-the appointment OF her first Minister
Resident, ior to sucn, less than another twelve
month, Roumania will probably be entitled. We
! Denmark population 1,7sA74D, Holland (popula-
ton q S5S055), Portugal population 1887, S67)
Switzerland population 2,5lo4s4, Greece tpopu-
population Of 1852, 1885, we have only an unpaid
Al the court Of Prince Charles European
Powers or Europe having diplomatic agents and
| Consus General, and the other three belgium,
Holland, and Greece Consuls General. The
salaries OF the former are In no instance less than
| f1,5OO, and Of the latter $1,000 per annum. The
| geographical position Of ROumana, her splendid
mmercial facilities df they were only developed,
| which washes the whole length OF her snores, from
| Austria Hungary to the Back sea; the richness Of
her soil, her great forests in Northern Walachia her
coal, salt and petroleum mines, OF which her salt Is
alone developed and that but imperlectly, make
| the prospect VI her iuture, especially should she
| now declare the emancipation OF the Hebrews
(her most industrious and Intelligent subjects),
fully equal, If not SUPERIOR to any OF the other
| states OF which we have made mention above.
Should our government decide, with the other
| great Powers, to recognize her independence, we
| cannot do less than send her Minister, and in
such an event our present Consul would appear to
be just the right man IN the right place." AT all
events fet us rejoice at the promise OF early sue
cess to hie mission and the dying ont OF one more