Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-09-23
PERSONAL RE~..~-sUENCE
OF sir Moses Aontenore.

Sir Moses always possessed very
high opinion of the Russian Emperor,
aud very often referred to the kind
ness with which he had invariably
been treated when visiting St Peters.
burg on behalf OF his coreligionists.
he considered the Gar Nicholas q
"tough SUBJECT" and used 10 tell
how, when he pleaded for n little
more liberal treatment Of the Russian
Jews, he had to be content with the
Autocrat's assurance "thst he would
see. He would see." de certainly at.
tributed the ant-Jewish ordinances
issued by this Czar-ss, indeed, those
also OF his successor Alexander H.
to the influence OF certain important
personages surrounding him; and u
proof OF Nicholas kindly sentiments per.
soually towards the Jew, Sir Moses
gave. on one occasion. good In
stance. that had been brought to has
cognizance In Warsaw. In violation Of
the law which exempts, or formerly er-
empted, the only son Of widow from
military service, the Commander OF the
Warsaw district had forcibly taken,
among the recruits OF the year. the
only child Of poor Jewess. She
prepared a petition TO the Emperor.
aud, 10y favor, it was duly placed IN
his hand when he came 10 Praga. He
ordered the Commspdsnt before him
and demanded an explanation. The
officer assured his Majesty that the
jewess had really two sons. and he
ss in duty bound-bad only taken the
eldest "You are sure that u IL the
eldest you have iaken,' demanded the
Csar. Certainly. your Majesty an.
swered the oflicer "Well, retorted
tile Sovereign. Eve must not lose q
soldier, Ho We will accommodate matters.
Give back the eldest son whom you
have, aud take the second son Tor
service" The device waa worthy Of q
Solomon. The poor widow received
back her boy. aud the uommandant
abatained from any further report about
the missing recruit,
Sir Moses occasionally referred io bls
introduction TO Napoleon ILL.,, sho
impressed him very iayorably, lie
had an audience Of the Emperor twice.
once h reference 60 the Mottata ease,
and once about the ID nmasnuH Htone"
matter that "wouied him"=as he put
il-faf more than twenty yeafH Ahei
the "hood aiiAirs' in Damascus, eon1
Fedurpt upon tho disappearance OF
Father lamaAi, The Catholics had
aioha placed Ia the Church with an
inscription setting forth that fere To-
maH had been murdered by the Jews,
THIS circumstance waA brought 30 hi
Mnneh' knowledge, aud he beslifTed him
self. aH may he imagined, actively to
have tho lying record opiiteFated. lie
wrote 10 the French Consul aud 10 the
English representatives. ha made appli
cation 10 tho Catholic Ser, but all IN
vain. For twenty years he moved
every person. high % low, with whom
he came into contact 20 secure the Te,
moyal oil the inscription. lilo saw Lord
Palmersion. who sad he could do moth
ing, aa France was 30 intensely Jealous
OF anything like iutefierenoe with her
interests in Syria. lle tried the Dno
de peT.igny. de M5rny. aud lastly the
Emperor 0f the Fsenoh himself. Bnt,
ihough one and all expressed sympaihy
With him. nothing came Of all hi
ea1rls "But, ~ be was fond Of re-
peaung, "What ! could not accomplish
Tor nay brethren, Providence did fof
thom. The slaudor about Father 10.
masl bed been ia iding Tor some twenty
ysara. whom Ia, ole nno morning the
Bmsaa rose nni came down upon the
city. pluud,fed tho district. aud de.
sifoye1 The Church, leaving not Que
stone standing upon another, and 0blii
Grating for good Rll the ialsohood shout
the ruoai murdered by ms cofolig
i1nisia
u Haa tuun1 his Shfieyaliy that Sir
Moses Waa fret brought into contact
with ihe base lul Russell lIufd Juhu
Hi1lali ha De- then waa Tits siaios.
man Hr fi ihu timp Secretary ni State
fm Homo A1ua. aud n was ai the
I1mr ulira that sIf Moses bret made
ha n.uuainisnep fie came oh behali
Of HaiIief rHnirmnsi io death for tie
muflef ~ a e1mfsds. aud the date Of
whose ffreIiisn h1i already hrBn ffpi.
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