The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-20
PROSECUTIONS OF rae JEWS.

Something AprOpOa to the Present
Movement Against Them In Ger
many.
London Examiner
During the Middle Ages the fury OF
mankind seemed to burst on the devoted
heads Of the unhappy Jews. The whole
world appeared to have entered into q
conspiracy to strip this miserable race OF
their treasures, and to pour out their
blood like water, Kingdom after king
dom, and people after people, were bent
on their destruction, Human craft was
at work 10 devise new means to sweep
them from the earth, and the lnqutsttton,
under the name OF Christianity, at one
swoop deprived sunny Spain Of its most
industrious citizens, and consigned TO q
cruel grave some hundreds OF thousands
OF Israelites,
In the East, under the Sultan Motak.
vel, the jews were distinguished from the
faithful by brand mark and their houses
were deEaCed by figures Of swine, apes or
devila.
The Jewish communities in Palestine
suffered gradual extinction until only
200 descendants Of Abraham were found
in Jerusalem. In the Byzantine empire
also the number OF Jews greatly dinln.
ished through unCeasing persecution.
In the West all orders were gradually
Rrrayed against Israel In fierce and i'm.
plaCable luminosity, Every possession
was In arms against them. The mon.
In ala kaH me- III n.
biliLy by the warlike aud lanatical spirit
lostersd by chlyalry, the clergy by bigotry,
the people by all these motives, TO which
were added ignorance and superstition,
The history OF the Jews for several cent.
uries 10 only record Of wholesale mass.
acres, OF rapine, oil prosecutions, Of
bloodshed. The Crusaders, under the
guidance Of Peter the Hermit and Walter
the Penniless, TeColleCted that while
they were advancing to recover the sepul'
cher OF the Redeemer from the inAdels
they were leaving behind worse unbe.
levers, the murderers OF the Lord. Where.
upon ensued a scene Of pillsge, violation
and murder that could not have been sur.
passed by the most atroGlous gaVages that
ever sCRlped their foes. In that terrible
day the Israelites slew their children and
their wives 10 save them from the hend.
ish iniQuities oil the so.Caled followers OF
Christ. Halt century later the fierce cry
OF "lIep, Hep" rang through the Clties Of
the Rhine and the Jews endured lresh out
rages and murders.
In comparatively peaceful times the In.
genuity OF different potentates was exer'
CIsed in passing enaCtments intended 10
fetlsr and restrain the Jewsin every phase
Of life. AS an instsnCs Of this special leg.
Hatlon, we may sdduCe the laws passed
by the Council Of Vienna In 1867. Irael.
tes were interdiCted the use Of Christian
baLhs and inns; they were not allowed TO
employ Christian servants, or 10 mar.
Try Christian women, or TO form
any tolls. They were command.
ed TO wear distinctive badge,
which consisted OF a pointed cap. They
were eDjoinea TO pay certain dues to the
Christian clergy, and to observe respect
Tor Christian ceremonies. Christians al
the same time were prohibited from as.
soCiating with Jews. In France lie was
no less burdensoms to the descendants OF
the patriarChs than In Germany. ST.
Louis, by stroke 9th pen, wiped out,
IUT lnU NtIIhIo VI uId buulI uub'tulIu VI
all debts due 10 them. No bailitf might
arrest or maltreat q Ohriston for any debt
due Jew.
In Brittany, John the Red surpassed his
liege lord in his ediCts against the Jews.
they were banished from the county; all
tho debts owing to them were annulled ;
permission was given 10 lhoae who pos.
Bessed their property 10 retain II no Chris.
tian who killed Jew should be prose.
Cuted. In other words, license was given
Tor the robbery and murder OF Jews. Fair
France tolerated them for some genera.
tons longer. Kings and mobiles con.
tinued to plumber them, and fanatiCal
populations to shed their blood until
they were finally expelled by on
order OF Charles VI. They were
accused Of running the country,
and Of individual crimes for which not the
slightest proof was adduced. Four OF the
most wealthy among them were sCourged
two successive Sundays In all the Cross.
roads Of PaFia, and they bought their lives
at the price Of 5000 lvres. The Jews were
allowed a month to wind up their affairs,
and then the whole community crossed
for the last time the borders Of the king.
dom. In Spain this unhappy race Under.
went various viCiBsitudes. The Golden
Ago under the Moors was followed by
tho Iron Ago under CASTLES Christian
monarchs Spoliation, persecution and
torture were crowned by Ferdinand and
Isabslla's edict Of exile.