The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1879-06-11
WAIIAN GAZETTE
PUBLISHED AND EDITED BY
7. CRAWFORD MACDOWELL.
WEDNESDAY. JUNE II. 1879.
General Butler ON the Jews.
rFrom the "Jewi.h wOrld'' January 81. 1871

FROM the "Jewlsh WOrld' January 81, 1873.
On Thursday, the 9th OF last January, the Bos-
ton Hebrew Fair was visited by General Butler.
who. after inspecting the various objects of at
traction, delivered an address.
General Butler who was received with pro-
longed cheering, said !: | am bound to believe
that the reason why have been so greeted by
you is because you have found 10 my public ca
reer that it has ever been for the good of all
people, without distinction of race or condition
of life. (Applsuse) No devout, sincere chris
tan can doubt for moment the wonderful char
acter Of the Hebrew race, and in all the remark
able career of the jewish nation, we see that
from that nation, Gods chosen people, came the
emanalion OF His plan OF salvation TO mankind,
and from that nation has come the religion which
has covered the earth with civilization. (Ap-
plause.) Gods people have remained together
in most remarkable manner, not as a nation
for they. for thousand years, have not existed
as q nation-but there has been solidarity Of q
people in the economy of the Jewish race that
has kept them TO themselves, although scattered
all over the world, amid the greatest and most
terrible prosecutions for many years, almost ages,
that would have destroyed any other nation.
The Hebrew nation is q nation distinguished for
three characteristics-the integrity. the thrift,
and the industry OF the men, and the purity,
CudsuI1p duu uUIHtoLlC Virtues Ol Tile WOLUeu.
(Applause.) | need pay no compliment where
none Is needed. speak from knowledge upon
the subject. For forty years l have been con-
versant with the criminal Courts of Massachu-
sets and many other States, and l have never
yet had Hebrew client as a criminal But you
may say that was because the Hebrews did not
choose you for their lawyer but that is not the
true answer, for never yet saw a vertabe Is
raellte IN the prisoners box for crime in my life
Another TACT 10 that the Jewish race, having re-
manned intact Tor 30 many years, must come
from some generalization of the Almighty, that
they should keep themselves to themselves TO
return again and possess the promised land after
more than forty years, and, perhaps, centuries of
wandering away from 1t; and that time which
has been the dream of the Hebrew philosopher,
the topic and prophecy of the Hebrew prophet.
the hope of the Hebrew statesman. seems about
to be fulfilled for, under the lead of the man
who Today Is the most powerful on eartb-a
single man standing out the central figure OF all
Europe-the man whose fame has pervaded even
the schoolboys mind. SO that it Is said that when
question was put TO one OF them, How is the
map of Europe divided p he replied, by Bea-
consfeld.' Laughter.) Under the lead of him.
the greatest man now living, and of your race,
Protectorate over Jerusalem was established
with him al the head of It, Would it not seem
that the dram, the thought, the hope of the
Hebrew sta esman, poet, philosopher, and pruph-
et are about to be realized And, supremacy
over ail-o'er MOBILES, and kings, and emperors
stand the family whose leave is required by
Kings and emperors before they can go to war, or
before they can make peace. Their assent must
be asked TO the terms proposed. No great route
Tor commerce between Europe and Asia can be
opened without the consent of that family who
have amassed money, not for the sake of money
alone-ior their Accommodations are past all
dreams OF avarice-but they are the accumula-
iions OF power which has made them greater than
all. Need / call the name of the family of the
hothschllds to show the most powerful family
on earth belonging to the race of people see
before mel (Applause) What, then, Is the
destiny for you and yours, wherever you may
roam For what you are reserved belongs 10
the future. 1t Is in the womb OF time, and can
be known only to your great Law gver He who,
in HIS providence, has preserved your people for
some wise purpose, unknown to mankind, and
only to be guessed from the great results that
nave already come from His chosen people,
These thoughts crowd upon me, and have TO
give :hem utterance. They may well present
themselves to your mind, and | cannot see how
any man oil your race can feel otherwise than
tnat he IS the equal of the princes and the no.
bIes OF the earth ;-(appIause) and here, in
America, you have that equality with all other
men, aud the opportunity of making yourselves
what you area leading power in the State and
inc country-for the power of your people is
felt and known here, aud the highest Offices 10
the United States Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives have been filled by representatives of
your people, few in comparison with the Others
though you may be; and when remember, and
you remember what may be in store for you do
not do well to call these matters of the past to
your minds, so that every one of these young
men here may feel that be has q place TO fill in
the world-which requires all the industry, all
the Intelligence, and all the good conduct posi-
BILE to make himself the equal OF those OF his
people who have gone before him. And have
not Jailed 1t have inspired that proper aud high
ambition that should make any one of your chill
dren look upon the great efforts OF his people
und endeavOr to follow their good example
whether 10 the charity of Montefore, in the
craftsmanship of a Beaconsfeld, or 10 the &C.
CURED wealth and power of the Rothschilds
their excellence, so great and illustrous, that
while each may hope in some degree to equal,
none can hope to excel. (Applause.)