Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-19
HEBREW AMERICANS.

HEBREW AMERICANS.
Eastern dispatches mention the arrival
NJ NV York OF over four hundred Jews
within the last few days. being the nrss
Of the thousands Of that un-
fortunate people who fisd from Russian
and German persecution and took refuge
In Spain. During the coming winter
Ave thousand Of them are expected.
They are principally Of the agricultural
class, and will DO . desirable acquisition
in the dsvslopnsato Of our western vilds.
In their emigration to America they have
been assisted by an association or cal
lance" Of their people. therefore do not
come - paupsrs or . burden upon any
body. They are . quiet. industrious
people. such a. will BE- . bsssft TO the
county and become true. loyal American
sitizsns,igaorins oil other countries. The
Jewish element in the population Of this
county has been . good and sdvan.
tagsous enc. adding very materially to
its prosperity. II. through superior
business thrift and close Management.
they have made msnsy. that msnsy has
always stayed in the country. for they
had no interest in sending II abroad for
any purpose net connected with this
country and their interests a. citizens.
Russia will perhaps some day realize
that abe IL . heavy loser BY her psrsscu-
tisn Of the Jews, but what is her loss 10
Americas gain. Send them along. all
Of them. Our country 10 wide enough
to give them all q homo. and We know
that they will oil be good and faithful
citizens. they and their children after
them. They have fsd from blind isno-
rance and bisotsd religious persecution,
and In the bosom Of the great American
Republic they and . haven Of rest and
peace. Here they will meet with that
religious liberation which aecords 10
every man full liberty to worship as hs
sees at, 90 long as his religious ideas
and practices do not conflict or interfere
with his duty ~ an American citizen,
and above all. honest. Incorporating
loyalty to the government. No COM
plant was made against those refugees
that they were not true to the Russian
or The German government; but blind.
bisotsd. supsrstitious prejudice induced
social ostraeism and religious psrsscu-
ton. The msanest, most hsartlessly
uncharitabls and m%ercenarily brutal
persecution ever known in the history
Of the world has always been and still
10 committed In the name Of Christianity
and religion.
A few weeks ago when there was .
rumor that Q nsts from Austria, England
aud Holland. collectively. protesting
against the barbarous treatment OF The
Jews, was to be sent to the Russians.
they triumphanily responded that no
such movement in favor Of the Jews
could DO made, - no government recos.
nizsd them a. . separate nation. there
fore No government had the right to in
tsrfsrs with or between Russian subjects.
In other words Russia boldly claimed
the right to abuse and psrsscuts the
Jews within her jurisdiction - she sees
1t.
In Germany the Jews have Jared bui
little better than In Russia. Beth eoun'
tries had probably about the name res
sops for their anti-Hebrsw crusade,
They desired to distract popular attsa'
ton from Nihilism and Socialism By
bounding the Jews. whether this II
the true explanation or not, the policy
adopted was an extremely narrsw-mindsd
one, and which will DO found to be
lssine n In the end for both nations
The Sacramento Record Union concludes
an able editorial on this subject ~ fol-
lows:
The Russian and German Govern
msnts have not helped themselves BY
their cruelty and eowardics. They have
driven from their territory Thousands Of
useful and capable citizens. They have
Incurred the odium Of defenders Of out
rage and prosecutors Of the helpless.
But they have not got rid OF Nihilism
and Socialism. In Russia the mob has
tasted blsod. and henceforth u will be
more fierce and less tractabls. In Ger
many the respect for Law and order has
BEEN weakened alss. and We may DO surf
that whom the time comes the lessons
given BY the two governments will bsa'
ugly fruit. Russia has shown her pop
ulation how to rob and burn and kill
In 20 dsing shs has smbruted her pso'
ple more than ever. and at the SAINT
time taught them . dangerous doctrine.
The persecution Of the Jews was q blum
der Of the criminal kind. and ii will re-
set d~isastrously upon the statesmen vhs
thought to strengthen themselves BY
having rscourss to IL. The Jews Of
Russia will BE- avenged frst. but no stu
dent Of history can doubt that the
wrongs inflicted upon their race in beth
these prosecuted countries will cost tbs
prosecutors dear before the account ID
closed.
An impression has been circulated
through the press that Adslins Patti, the
famous sinaer-and advocate OF high
prices to come and hear her sing-nov
an n vis;t "a this sonptvv waa bofu in