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of the Coine , ) which are plainly wanting to the consu m mate felicity of tjiis nation ; and divers of them of absolute necessitie to its recovery from the atrophy and consumption it labours under .
" The King himself should ( my L ) be acquainted with these particulars , and of the greate importance of them , by such as from their wisedome and integrity , deserve the neerest accesse , and would purchase him the hearts of
a free and emancipated people , and a blessing on the government ; were he pleased uncessantly to recommend them to those who , from time to time , are caH'd together for these ends , and healing of the nation . "
This interesting letter concludes with the following beautiful passage : li In such a tempest and overgrown a sea , every body is concern'd , and whose head is riot ready to turne ?
I am sure , I should myself almost devspaire of the vessel , if any , save y JL , were at the helme . But , whilst your hand is on the staff , and your eye upon the star , I compose myselfe and rest secure . "
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by the last Hamburgh mail , will gi ? e some idea of the quantum * of freedom enjoyed by the Jews , in the Free Town of Lubech . " With feelings of horror and indignation I now take up my pen to communicate to you some of the
particulars of a transaction , which has taken place in the free city of Lubeek : a transaction more disgraceful or are bitrary , I will venture to say * is not to be met with in the history of any civilized country ; and , be it remembered , this city is under the inrniediate
protection of the Emperor of Austria . You will recollect that , during the last ws * r , in every city , town or village where Jews resided , they not only offered their property , but their lives , for the support and protection of their sovereigns . Numerous
instances might be mentioned , indeed , of the satisfaction expressed by the crowned heads * with their conduct ;' for instance , the K . Uig of Prussia granted them the privileges of citizens throughout his dominions , with the right of holding any public office whatever .
" Will the world believe any part of the above , when they read the famous Decree of the # d of December 1818—when they see the old statutes of I 768 , and the more intolerant one of the 26 th of September , 1778 , are again to be put in full force ? What
must have been the feelings of persons who have resided there for many years , following undisturbed their various occupations ; what must have been the feelings of fathers , sitting
with their wives , enjoying the iimocent sport of their children ; what must have been their feelings , I say , when they read this famous Decree , forbidding their carrying on business in any manner whatever ?
" To complete the ruin they had begun , the police officers were ordered to search all Jews openly in the streets , or to burst open their houses , to take possession of tbeir property ajnd seal it up , even the common pecessariesof life . To prevent the
possibility of any evasive measures , the Senate decree and order , * Thai any person acting for , or in any shape transacting business with a Jew , shall , for the first offence , be fined ; for the second , fin $ d and iuip > poju € < l , aii < l lose his rigjtit pf citi zen ship y &nd ai * y clerk , porter or menial servant , living
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Mr . Howse on the Peraecutidn of the Jews of Lubech . > ¦ . $# " '
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Sir , Bridport , April % 181 9 . AS every species of religious persecution , either of any people or individuals on the face of the earth , affects my mind with tender sympathy towards the sufferers , and with mixt feelings of pity and censure
respecting their oppressors , these sensations were powerfully excited by the perusal of the following letter . This I have transcribed for insertion , if you approve , in the Monthly Repository . I wish the attention of all Europe could be called to the late Decree of the Christian Senate of
Lubeck , affecting the Jews resident in that imperial city , [ see p . 132 , ] that if the statement here given be correct , ( and it is confirmed by the public journals , ) such disgraceful scenes of bigotry , intolerance and cruelty , may expose their authors to
the general reprobation which they justly deserve , and be the means of procuring for the sufferers ? , from truly enlightened and liberal professors pf Christianity , a religion of universal love and benevolence , the ^ seasonable relief their necessities ui&y require , THOMAS HOWE . " Jews of LvJteck . " Tsts follow ip g extract pf a Letter ,
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), April 2, 1819, page 231, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1771/page/19/
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