, 1877-03-15
THE JEWISH NATIONALITY"

CHICAGO, March 12. while commenting on an
article In the saturday HtEfes0 under the Abnyc
hcnd!og you, In uf yout editorials Of yesterday
dwell on the characteristics Of the Jewish race In
such tatterlng tsrtns to l every Jew ritl, pride
were Il nut for ono remark. which, a. Jewish MIN
tssrr, cannot well pass unnoticad. Speaking Of
shs strong national feeling Of tho Jcw, which, for
thu sake Of keeping h!s blood pure. causee him to
avoid conversion and fntcrtRarrIhge. you say:
!" lie becomes a citizen, and yet IL a Eojournos.
lie G1a Offices OF truet and honor, and yct ID not M
American" Now. Mr. Editor, do not know
uhsthcr you believe in Protestant marrying
Catholic. or mn Eplseopnltun marrytng Unitarian.
Tor tiny part do not anticipate fa!s results from
tho education Of Children by parents who differ IN
thcjf religious We've, holding tito beautiful words
Of I,ath. t'Nhtther thou gocst will 10; thy pev.
pie rf,ul, bo INF people. and thy Cod mt 0ud !"
usuth l., 1D). 10 form tho very foundation
Of lapp1ness In matrimonial lttp. Dut
ss%pposs t' not xc Il accord With
DO with Ills american clt,zrnshlp aud hIs pattiot-
5 coo II f. III .oM :ssg It ec;sst 3s IT. @ H.
filth in tic one God and In mankiuIs salvation by
righteousness III ~ he seffAn alike
proselyts.. does ;hls detraet snyt'inE % tron hIs lis
lpyc for, ur anteffcre with any of hls duties ~
citizen toward. hls country Where and when.
I'll .haa tslr fuilow. .ctissn., On what % oeession
ild tloy shrink fronl n,eudIng thclr blood when
tAei1 sonn,rys itsssm a,, Wea1s aemandea Y,
Pcrsa under tho partAIan kngs, Of III spain under
Moorish anl Chsistian rulers. they we're gaa to
Nor were thsns, from, Jcrcmlah tbs prophet, and
ssinnel. tbs g'ent Babyiontan HabtI, 10 the very
last u their tsachcrs Ai,d s1pauaAers Of ths law
nty who would not place the ienlands aiIA lawE ul
the country aboso tho dcmauds and laws Of re-
llgion. .iist
And do you know OF any civilized country where
tH0nr atffN hv any ~ nat
tullow cIxcnsI Il rren.tenn d Paris French.
nun, Of S!t t;9lasm!d in London lsss ~ Ensll.h.
each Of them takes PRIDE II being = Jew1 For
what rsasnn, ther. ean Jou withhold thr tstlc Of
American cIlize'!ahp from the jewish cltizcns Of
Independence nnto themselves nit theau year4 they
t1asc az yet failed to tako prominent share Ii
lie isns uW5%h % gsnsrstS " 70 Stns ioit ,sn
like 'jaeohl. Iaskcr kuFanda, and u 4ozcu others,
wiorc patriotic zeal stands uncha|leuscd In tho
annals Of n!o4esn tatfTnnn hissuryl
II all, nut mistaken. the orthodox Jews cxpec.
than 4 old &c Saturday Nt'4t'e e look upon tho
Daniel cronaa o6y cosrohorated this netlon. Hut,
ST. soss s nabs ss 5swsh rsS
throptrt, who feal suru. tat TO George Eliot i0e
. po.tlsi. q he; hsro. even ventate 10
or oi England. France,, OF t!crin.ny,, to help
ITO Wohk4 lAfuty Hld ten snCn 10 follow HIM. a.
lung a. The tleats Of citIxenhhlp anh pusrcsslol.
were DENIED 10 tho Jews when inhab!ilng various
,aMds thry tct. ~ matter o. routsa. gfsaely r..
Land m Inheritance Of t'er tathers. which they
expected 10 re.enles nny day at thu nprcasatcr VI
n leaJrr MhUm tioa wuuld lnont aa tbs King OK
the Nations. AMI oven theu thry In spite VI tho
atrvci0lH prosecutions they hud TO after, clun1
with tho most fersent love TO tllt country they
HwcIt H., oi which tho Portuguese 1ows arc sill
living witnesses. They weto standing enemies .oi
tic Church. whuEo watchW0fQ was, Of elilI IL,
Extra ccclesinm ntlla falns. while thcE slca.
atAnfc hopes we're world. embracing, and etnncntly
hllnauu. II VIVA thtH idesl of true humanity nd
'esa than their great superiority III education and
morale which gave thcm strength 10 survive the
feaff1l tfAta Of the dark ages. For cosmn.
polltan freedom and true humanity tho Juws
hnyc ever since !anSsA anA psayoa, whashe,
tlyc English Javs. or adhcfIng only to the kernel
ot The Metslanlo hopet ltsenRaEcd from liz nat
form, ~ Reformed Judaism 1lU%k decidedly III
Ameflcn docs. II, nevertheless, tho JowA uf ali
civilized countries united their strength N inhu
chco hs grBat European Powers iu secure freedom
and [.rncs to their brethren IN ServIa and ltonua.
nla, cAnnot rec how tho Engah papers dare blat,r
European powrsa and Christianity ought TO os
thankful to lh0ae Jews wlu In lile nausa Vt hunli
ity nsk for relief a1d protection 10 bc rendered II
Jews suffering frolu Christian tlsrur, whllO tie,
make ul efforts to shield CHRISTIANS a2ninst Turk.
ish anarchy. II It dues not suit lhc EHElfsh runy
other nation 10 tzkg care 0f that handfnb ol Jews,
why, LIT thn.n say 80, but let tho 6InMa ot cxclu
Trusting III your klndncss and liberal. .ninitctl
ness. rc4ueat you ~ 9lvo 10 these lines place II
your columns, snd temaln yours, most respectful
ly. UN. X, k0HLtR.