▁them ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁citizens , ▁while ▁( he ▁arg ues ) ▁Polish ▁society ▁had ▁treated ▁them ▁with ▁cont empt , ▁def amed ▁their ▁religion , ▁and ▁would ▁not ▁toler ate ▁the ▁notion ▁that ▁a ▁Jew ▁could ▁be ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁his ▁father land . ▁He ▁adds : ▁ ▁" And ▁after ▁all ▁this , ▁you ▁demand ▁from ▁the ▁Jew ▁that ▁he ▁shall ▁be ▁useful ▁to ▁the ▁country ▁which ▁does ▁not ▁profess ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁father - land , ▁that ▁he ▁shall ▁be ▁faithful ▁and ▁devoted ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁constantly ▁opp ress ▁him ! ▁The ▁Jew ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁to ▁agricult ure , ▁because ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁care ▁to ▁exchange ▁one ▁kind ▁of ▁mis ery ▁for ▁another ; ▁the ▁law ▁would ▁not ▁permit ▁him ▁to ▁own ▁land , ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁desire ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁ser f ▁and ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁others . ▁He ▁showed ▁strong ▁incl in ations ▁to ▁trade ▁and ▁industry ; ▁but ▁the ▁towns ▁either ▁would ▁not ▁admit ▁him ▁at ▁all ▁to ▁these ▁purs uits , ▁or ▁at ▁best ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁only ▁a ▁hab erd ash er . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁constant ▁struggle ▁between ▁the ▁Jews ▁and ▁the ▁Christian ▁mer ch ants : ▁and ▁there in ▁lies ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁the ▁decay ▁of ▁trade ▁and ▁the ▁imp over ishment ▁of ▁the ▁towns ." ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Se jm ▁appointed , ▁in ▁June , ▁ 1 7 9 0 , ▁a ▁committee ▁" to ▁reform ▁the ▁condition ▁of ▁the ▁Jews ," ▁But ry m ow icz ▁was ▁one