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Jewish'Colonization. lt;*t * The present extraordinary agitation among the * Jews, with reference to a return to the land of j ^ ! i their lathers, cannot but be regarded with inter- | 0 •, est*by the Christa in community,—especially by i* those who believe in their literal restoration to ? 11 f i the Holy Land. ‘r j At a meeting of gentlemen feeling deeply in- j ft i forested in the welfare of the Jewish people, re-: / j cently held in London” says the London Watch- i tl .; man, “ it was resolved, that a society be formed, i \ »f under the title of‘The British and Foreign So- c e 1 ciety for promoting the Colonization of the Holy 1 a i j Land.* The Society is to be restricted to the it j making all necessary preparations to facilitate * t’ y the realization of the gradual colonization of Pal- I a e estine, and the present protection and promotion t e ! of the civil and religious rights and liberties of the j 1: , j Jewish people in every part of the world : the i a i | Committee to consist alike of Jews and Chi is- j v ;! liauc, Englishmen and foreigners. The coopera. ‘ I - tion of politicians and good men, of every coun-j r i. j try, sect and rank is invited, it being a funda-1 v ; mental rule ot the Society/ that it shall be en- C s j tirely silent and neutral as to every point of re- j r n ligious controversy. IIy j Iu reference to the present state of Palestine o as being fully open for a return of the Jews, a c d distinguished writer says : v: \4* A country once densely inhabited lies solita-11 jf ty—her pastoral hills unfrequented by tho shop-j herd—her rich tie Ids untilled, and shaggy with j .\ ! thistles and prickly shrubs—her villages sunk j d * into ruins, and her cities without inhabitants.-— , 1 ; | During the identical years iu whklr Ireland; lt;■ d j quadrupled its population, the population of Pal-1 ( d estine has sunk to a tenth. This is surely a re- ] t I it extraordinary fact; and when all seem to agree 4 lt;h ! that there remains nothing hut emigration for the j « s, I sorely afflicted race ol Iiael in Poland, it seems \ id j fcarcs less generally held that, the only land ; i 3. j which remains lor tuom tooCctipy is justihe land j' lc ; of Palestine. Nor is it mere enthusiasts of the I» c-! Jewish or Christian faith that unit^in indicating 1. 1.1 this country as a country eminently fitted forcolo-j • id oization. We find it recommended by men of I,ir39’the most practical character.
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Athens Southern Whig
Athens, Georgia, US
Thu, May 14, 1846
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