The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-15

- 1890
iah enough to disregard the order, end q
scene Of the widest excitement followed.
Not content with hustling them into the
street, the mob rushed 70 the houses Of
the wealthy Jews, pillaged and burned
Norwich, Stamford, Edmundsbury and
York; In the days q Henry
III. they were accused Of clipping
the coin and were compelled, In conse-
quence, to pay into the royal exchequer
one,thiId OF their movable property. II
was more or less the same In each success
i've reign. In 1858 such was t~htGSondition
to which they had been brought hRttheY
begged to be allowed to leave the country;
but Richard OF Cornwall persuaded them
to stay. In 1890, TO the number Of 1900,
1t 10 said, they were driven tremthe shores
oil. England by an iniuriAted populacs, all
their property, debts, obligations and
mortgages being left in the hands Of the
king. It was not till 1855, during the pro-
tectorate OF Cromwell, that the Jews them.
selves made any attempt to obtain legal
recognition. Cromwell was taEorably dis
posed towards them; 80 were the lawyers;
but the Nation generally was not educated
up TO the requisite point, and the question
lay over until. after the restoration. Charles
II. was frequently in need Of their money,
and he found 1t convenient to allow them
to quietly settle In the island, In 1923
they acquired the right 10 possess land;
in 1853 all barriers 10 their naturalization
were removed, and q series Of measures in
1880, in 1s46, and finally In 1858, wiped
out all trace Of Jewish disability,
THEIR TREATMENT IN GERMANY.
The experience Of the Jew in Germany
has been very much the same as in Spain,
France and England, Members Of the
race seem to have found their way into
the German provinces as early ss the time
Of Constantine. In early days they were
regarded 90 the property Of the sovereign,
who bought and sold them. Later, when
they hogan 10 accumulate wealth, Q raid
with bankrupt noblemen. During the
Crusade period the popular feeling was
strong against them 90 the enemies Of
Christ" and Rt different times the streets
OF some OF the larger towns, such as
Treves, Metz, Cologne, Worms, Spires and
Strasburg ran red with the blood Of the
"unbelisvsrs," Between 1913 and 1850,
10 consequence Of the appearance Of O
plague, called the "blACk DEATH" which
was attributed to their influence, they
were murdered and burned by thou
sands, and many OF them sought death
amid the CorhagrationB Of their own
%synagogues. Ia spite OF The recent
manifesto against them II 10 notO.
rious that In Germany the Jews have
long been In the enjoyment Of q fair mea'
sure OF the rights Of citizenship. As far
back 10 1872 they were granted CltiZ sGs'
privileges In Prussia, under certain quail.
locations. In the year l84S their "llber-
ties" were greatly enlHrgedi more recent
ly the learned professions have been
thrown open 10 them and they are eligi.
BILE 10 any office under the crown. The
ptssent state OF feeling In Germany Is not
favorable to the Jewish race, but the baais
on which that feeling rests is not such As
TO Justify TeaClion8ry legislation. II by
fair play the Jew wins and be2ts his Ger.
man nsighbor In the race for the prizes OF
In Austria the Jews obtained great relief
by the set Of federation oil the Emperor
Joseph II In the year 1882 1t was not,
however, until 1850. and then under re.
s%triCtiong, that they acquired the right to
possess land. In Hungary and Trsnsyl.
vAnlA, also, they enjoy important priytli.
leges. In no part Of the Austrian d1mi.
mons. however, 10 the Jew admitted to
the full rights OF citizenship.
THEIR cHECKEREp HISTORY IN RUSSIA.
The Jew 10 oil comparative recent date
In Russia. The race was admitted into
MuscovlLe territory frat Of Ill hv Peser
the Great. In the days Of the Empress
| Elizabeth and about the year l743, when
thsr had increased to the number OF come
So 600, they came under the displessufe Of
tbs people aud Of the Government and
were expelled 10 Q body. They were nd.
mitted by the Empress Catherine II.
The Jews had always, St least since the
DAYS Of Ossimir the Great, whose predil'
ection for q Jewish beauty induced him 10
grant 10 her per people msny immuntbies,
been numerous ID Poland. During the
greater portion OF the period between the
fourteenth and seventeenth' centuries the
trade o. that country WAs In their hands.
10 this day the Jews are more numerous
In Poland than III Rny other part Of the
Russian empire. In the Russian empire
there are slightly over 100000 OF Jews,
and they are to be found almost excl1a'
lively In Poland, and the provinces Of the
wet and southwest. Alexander !. greatly
befriended the Jews, and granted them full
liberty OF trade aud commerce. The lib.
critics granted by Alexander were revoked
by Nicholas, who treated them harehly.
They were put under severe restrictions
In regard 10 trade; were not permitted 70
possess land, 10 give evidence In civil
suits, 10 have synGgogues or to inhabit the
holy cities Of Kief or Moscow were COM
PEELED to wear q particular and distinctive
dress, and what a even more cruel and
humiliating still, the stSte took from every
Jewish family one child to be educated IN
the Christisn faith at the expense Of Ito
parents. Ameliorations began again
under Alexander II. Greater facilities
were given them to carry on trade and
commerce. Many unjust restrictions
were removed, and some Of the more OBJ.
noxioua inequalities to which they were
compellsd 10 submit were discontinued.
Some Of the Jewish merchants 10 Russia
have become quite rich, but In Russia
rich Jews are not numerous, In Russia,
as Il was elsewhere, in earlier timee, the
Jews we're hated and dreaded by the liz.
norsnt populace. They are credi ted with
all the evils that atillcs the country, aud
one Of the principal causes 81 the late out
break ot popularIeeling against them was
the belief which was commonly entertain
cd BY the villagers that they we're the
%murdurer Of tue their late beloved Car,
as they we're OF Christ. II is this feeling
Of irr~ecuncilable enmily which Is felt on
both sides that constitutes the real
difficulty 10 be Combated and overcome by
the Russian government. Better and
wiser laws are necessary, but better aud
wiser laws will not work any immediate
change, Time and education are required
as we'll 90 wiser legislation to give the
Tn,g IL Rnssia that baana. comfort and