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DEGRADED STA.TE OP THE JEWS AT MOROCCO. 301folly ofapeople.venturing upon the acquisition ofproperty, under anystate..witoout being duly guarded by the possession of an adequateproportion of weight in the balance of politieal power, whatever formthat lat(er may happen to bear. Still, however, it i8 but common justiceto admit the Jews to the benefit of their own golden rabbihieal law,whiçh inculcates it as a point ofjustice, not to condemn the conductofotber8, without first eonsidering how we would ourselves act -werewe in their places. Keeping this most just principle in view, the discussionthis people here in their circumstances demand shaH be proceededin.They were ordered no doubt to, and did, in consequence,send their presentto the representative of His Britannic Majesty. To aparty straitly lodged, and in a warm climate, it was rather an inconvenientacquisition,-..a c~wa.ndher calf~! Although fully sensible ofthevalue of the one in œconomics, aI)dalthougb the other did 'not amountto an abomination, such &s their historylamentably testifies, not beingofgold, yet it was absolutely necessary to declille the politeness of thosewho sent them.But although the utmost deference was used in sodoing, and an appeal to their very feelings made upon the circumstaI)ces,still those c~mmissionedto present this national offering departedevidentlymortified in the failure of their mission. But not topursue diBcussiQI) unless where at least supposed sufficient grounds pre­~.f)t themselves, and to proceed with generaI observations :-It must beadmitted that the fauIts of a people are ta be traced into the vices oftheir government; nOf, if it h~ niuch easier to reproach than ta reform,will this convenient system forceits way iuto sound argument. Here i8a people absolutely brought by its politi,çal situation to'buy and torturecach other, in the expectation of making something to themselves by it !lnctedible as it may sound, it is as weH authenticated a Ülct as any in-------------------------:------• Hàppily, no bribery was intended, and in consequence no mystery requisite on this occasion.Bad it been 50, the procedure would have amounted to a very serious inconvenience.