Letter from Solomon Nunes Carvalho to Isaac Leeser;April 20, 1852 · Isaac Leeser Digital Repository · Legacy Projects from Judaica DH at Penn Libraries

Title

Letter from Solomon Nunes Carvalho to Isaac Leeser;April 20, 1852

Author

Solomon Nunes Carvalho

Contributor

Isaac Leeser

Date Created

20 April 1852

Location(s)

Charleston

Philadelphia

Format

Letter. 4 page(s) on 2 sheet(s).

Type

Letter

Language(s)

English

Has Format

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3gt5fm0z/manifest.json

Link to Colenda

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3gt5fm0z

Physical Characteristics

Unlined Paper

Manuscript

Is Part Of

Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection

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Charleston 20h. April 1852.
My dear Sir.
Your esteemed favors p Mr Nathans. and p mail 16th met on at hand. Euripides says.
“The Wise with hope, support the pains of life.”
Not to quote the number less passages from scripture where the same lesson is inculcated. take consolation my good sir. and do not despond—I see through the thin vapour which is insufficient to obscure the brightness of the orb beyond. And as I do not possess more keenery of vision than the rest of the community who use these eyes, without the use of yellow or green glasses. depend upon it Caesar will get his due in proper time, only for the future bear in mind the quotation from Horace Epistles XVIII.36..lib1.
“command not, till a man is thoroughly known Qualem commendes etiam atque etiam adspice, ne a rascal trained, you make his fault your own mox, Incutiant aliena tibi peccata pudorem.”
What you could not do less than give Mr Myer such a letter as you have described and which agrees with the original. Seen by Mr Moise, I am perfectly satisfied and so is Mr Moise, There is no doubt but it made a favorable impression altho it did not speak of his religious principles—which ave developed in a letter to Mr Poznanski his belief in the bible subject to criticism—and that it also contains, “Myths”—I suppose from mythos, “fables a fine teacher in Isaul, who is to select the fables from the Truths, I should like to get hold of a copy of the letter, to send to you for publication. These ought to be a standard for Jewish belief if it is only

compized in only a full faith in the Bible. If a man cannot fully subscribe to this, he is not fit to be a teacher in Israel. I do not think that all these things being known you would have given him the paper, Resolutions were passed at the meeting on Sunday that if the Gent came on they would be happy to see him but made no appropriation to pay his expenses, or in other words a left handed sort of way of insiting him on to take a look at the animal, without incurring any expence—I have not heard if he will come,— whenever I hear this letter of yours spoken of I shall take the pains to set you right before the public, It is not a parrellel care with Dr Raphael. do not let this worry you. take things coolly,—
with regard to Mr Henry since I wrote you I learned that Rev Ellis Lyons had recd a letter from Henry. Requesting Lyons to give him the names in full of such persons who know any thing about the affair. Mr Valentine tells me this and also that they wanted his name which he gave at the same time stating that he knew nothing at all about the matter. Sam Hart Sr says if they call on him by commission. he knows nothing and if he did know he would not say—as he is not compelled to testify out of the state I shall see Mr Levin to day and get some particulars about it Mrs Carter thinks you have done wrong and she uses this argument,—”If Mr Henry “poor man” were not basely slandered would he ? Mr Leeser and have all the particulars before the public. I am sure he is innocent.” Now this pretended production is only got up to create Sympathy for the

poor man, “who came here to sell his books to support his family.”—the public are not to know that the suit is not brought,—they learnd that he intends or has sued you which he would not do if he could not prove his innocence,
When I see Mr Levin I will learn the truth about the summons. The Lawyer for Henry is also known here. Your friend Henry Phillips is the man, this is also to give plausibily to the report—now it may be true but I do not believe that he will bring suit, and if he does not—where does Mr Henry stand, if he is innocent I am sure you will do him justice,
with regard to yourself you are (being a public man) free game for all to shoot at; and at same time you have the full privilege to clothe your self in such a panoply of virtue that the shafts are turned harmless away. “For those are hated that exel the most Altho when dead the are beloved, and blest”
22d last night I saw Mr Lyons and asked him if he had been summoned.—he replied not yet—that he had recd a letter from Mr Henry stating that he intended to summon him and requesting him to find out who did know any thing about the report, and to send him their names in full. Mr Lyons says he does not know any thing about it and is very sorry that Mr Henry wrote to him. Mr Henry states that he intends to bring suit against you for defamation, and that he has obtained Counsel, but does not state how, altho as I wrote above I heard it was H.P.—Mr Lyons can send him no information, so for want of it he will not

be able to bring suit—I think this is the last you will hear about it, the Gent evidently wanted to create a sympathy, for himself in Charleston.
There is a private letter here lately recd from Cincinnati which endorses all you said and more beside—I have not seen it but Mr Valentine, has—he told me so.
I am anxious to learn if Solomon Solis has arrived in Europe. I notice the arrival of the vessels he went out in and dates to Asia 10 days after his arrival but we have recd no letter and Dear Sarah is very unhappy, if you know the real state of his health please let me know and enclose it to Mr Levin if unfavorable, as all my letters are delivered at my Residence and I do not wish my wife to be too suddenly informed of any ill news, which I hope there will be no occasion for
Yours Truly
J N Carvalho.

Identifier

LSKAP0195

Date

1852-04-20