The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-04-22
THE SCATTERED PEOPLE.

Ft0FuNStSs " AhssS uVt1 8NiitiHEs ati'
from the very time Of the beginning q
their fulfillment until within the last l0l
years. Jewish history has been q monoto-
nous series of bitter prosecutions aud pa
tient suffering. III early ages oppressed
mud nlassacred BIZ Pagan emperors. sold in.
10 slavery or driven into exile. they still
maintained their purity as . race and theil
peculiar characteristics as an organization
Il il true that many. surrounded BY the
influence aud fearing the wrath Of idola-
trous nations. fell away from their ancient
faith. and, sdespised by their more stead
isst brethren became wretched outcast'
in Israel. Mockei. tortured. prosecuted
IL all times. ihe Hebrews still ever firmly
adhered to the tenets Of their faith. perse.
yeriDg their religion with a tenacity that
de6led exile. tyranny and time.
The Mohnmmsdsns. though they bor-
rowed many u their teneis Of their relig-
ION from tile jews. have been the most
cruel oppressors Of the Jewish people. re-
garding them rs unclean, aud only to be
tolerated On account Of their knowledge oi
the arts, and their utility in the various
professions and trades. Their laws subject
Jews to the severest penalties and bunlllia-
tions. and resistance 70 their enforcement
Is frequently punished with death. Jefu.
salon Ut 'he present day il chiefly inhabi-
ted BY Mohammedsns and very small
number Of Christians, while the Jewish
population occupy . little moro tran a
twentieth part Of the city. Their cotdi-
tion, 10 one sense. il pitiable in tile ex-
treme. They behold their once glorious city
garrisoned by infdel soldiers, aud its 81.
cred places covered by barracks. mosques.
aud converts. while they themselves are
penned up ID narrow aud miserable quart
ers. With what longing must they look
forward 70 the day when the city allall be
built unto the Lord. and ! il shall not DC
plucked up nor thrown down any more for
eyer!'
In spite Of adverse circumstances. learn
sng fiourisnes III Jerusalem tie Jews. as a
rule, In the city. deyoting themselves %
study Of Hebrew. literature, IN the thirty
six colleges inaiutained frr the purpose by
contributions from all parts Of The world.
Ia papal Kingdoms, where for ages they
have been debarred from the cultivation
Of the 6ue srts and sciences. excludad from
the universities and government service,
heavily taxed for the maintenance Of church
power. and despised and tortured, they
have become more morally, physically.
aud spiritually degenerate than any other
Of their race but. happily.
new ard brighter era has begun 70 dawn
upon the Roman jew and be may jet
throw off the shacklcs II BIS degradation
and prove himself worthy Of his glorious
ancestry and name. and the equal Of those
who have % long ground him IN the dust.
The line of distinction between Gentle
and Jew i most rigidly defined III Poland,
there being ne association whatever among
them viii, people u other faiths. Oppress.
ed IN tbe most cruel msnaer BIZ KussisL
rule. they cling together IN closest sympa-
thy, tile glorious promises Of their religion
aifording them their greatest consolation.
With tie knout and Siberia ever threaten
ing bin lor any failure 10 duty or respect
TO the Russian government. what wonder
that the Polish jew has became the most
cunning and time-seryipg Of bis racer Not
NiIhs,andiug the tyrannies of her rulers,
Poland has produced minds Of the highest
order o. culture. furnishing abbis 70. tie
synagngues of Europe and America. In
her territory the study and practice Of Or.
thodox judaism is the learned Hebrews
chief delight. and no where else are the
essential principles d the faith 50 we'll un.
deriood, or The various religious feasts
and fasis u scrupulously observed.
judaism in France is rapidly declining.
partly through the influence Of Roman
Catholicism. bat chiefly from the contami.
mating lasity Of the French people. In no
country is the jew 20 lax 10 the heobservance
of the principal commands Of his faith, nor
- tincturvd by the superstition Of bis
Christian associates and the levity Of his
inRdel neighbors. In every branch d
c0MWeTces sctehct hHu AEts upNCtrfs u1y
have won for themselves the highest dis
tincsion. and IN the army and legislative
halls u France they are decided power.
many holding the highest military and
rank.
Ii Prussia the jews, limited to their
pursuit Of many other aims, have devoted
themselves extensively TO commerce. aud
become tic merchant princes Of the
earth ahd IN Holland. also, their wealth
Is enormous there being no richer COM
mnnity ii The world than the jews Of Ann
They are. nevertheless, cxclu.
ded 10 both countries, with rare exceptions
from the society Of the aristocracy. As o
general rule 10 European countries, with
tie exception Of France. the Jews meet
with simple toleration aud exceptional rec
ognition fioin the higher classes while the
lover orders Of the people retain for them
an almost medieval contempt. They have
their iixed quarters in the meanest por-
tions Of the cities. emerging from them to
ssistocratic ncighborhoods IN the more en-
ligl,cncd countries, only on the accumula-
ton II great wealth.