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-w ■'*»' V* . •., v-v^I*■ 1 *■ *•*- *V —r»»— iw——— WILLIAM E. JONES- AUGUSTA, GEO., SATURDAY MORNING JANUARY 13, 1838. [Trl-weckly.l-V«|. n ..y A i V * ; •«•♦ • >.« J J • »M. • 1" O O* JJubliftsc’D DAILY, TRIWEEKLY AM) WEEKLY, jAt No. Broad Street. TERMS —Daily papoi, Ten Dollars per annum i„ advance. Tri-weekly papvr at Six Do lars 1.1 Ijvance, or Seven at tlie end ot the /ear. \V eekly (•aixw. Throe Dollars in advance or lour at the end of the year. , "CHRQN ICL¥ AND SKNTINKL AU«UBT a7~ Friday Morning:, Jan. lJi ’ '"kj* Our Carrier for the lower part of the city imtek, and some of our subscribers may hive failed to get their papers—if so, they will please call or send for them. W-e are gratified to learn by the Brunswick Advocate that the Canal connecting that place with 1 the A Bahama River is now progressing, and will be ready for the next Cotton crop. We cannot but believe from all the representations which have from time to time been made in re lation to the port of Brunswick that that place is yet' destined to be one of prominence in the Southern country. There can be, we should thin,k, but little doubt that it possesses one of the best harbors, if not the very best in the Southern States. The works of internal improvement now in ; 'p"ogress and in contemplation ns practicable, and which will no doubt be earned through, con necting the port of Brunswick with the resour ces'of the interior, cannot fail to make it a place of?importance. Add to this the fact that there is a Er.nk to be located there with a capital of 250,- to begin with, and the privilege of in creasing it to 3 millions, when the Kail Road to the Chattahoochie is completed. We have no interest whatever in Brunswick, and in wishing it all the success it merits, that feeling is dictated by no hostility to other ports. For Savannah we have always felt a lively inter est and shall hail with much pleasure the day when her piospccls shall be rendered bright and cheering by the completion of her great Rail Read to Macon. I f ‘u* •«. In a slip by the Express Mail, of the date of Jan 8, from lha Mobile Mercantile Advertiser, we have the following confirmation of the lato disas trous news from Florida. It will also be seen thVt the Georgia Volunteers under Gen. Nelson have had an engagement, or at least that such is the report at Tampa Bay. j , IMPORTANT FROM FLORIDA. ,Wc learn by the steamboat Caroline, Capt, Jeffrey, from New York, via Tampa Bay, that a severe engagement took place on the 25th De cember at Kessimee, on the edge of the Ever glades, about 70 or 80 miles from Tampa Bay, between the U. Stales forces under Col. Taylor, consisting ot the Ist Regiment of Infantry.the 4th Regiment under Col. Foster, the 4th under Col. Thompson, and the Missouri Volunteers, under Gen. Gentry, and a large party of the Indians. The action was most furiously contested for art; hogr when the Indians gave way and fled. Wo learn, with the greatest pain, that this was one of the most disastrous battles that has yet been fought in Florida. It is stated that Gen. Gentry, of the Missouri Volunteeis, Lt. Thomp son, Lt. Brooks, Lieut. Centre, Capt. Van Swearingen, three commissioned officers of the Miqcouri Volunteers, names not recollected, and Sefgean t Major Slaback, are among the killed: The whole of “Company K,” ofthoGlh Infantry, are said to have been killed, except some seven or fight, making a total of 8 officers killed, and 14C rank and file killed and wounded. Os the Indiana only 8 were found dead on the field, though it is said some forty or fifty bodies had been dragged off. The troops succeeded in bring injjaway sixty ponies. 'YvSsitndorstand that thp troops had been in pursuit of the Indians, and when they came up to the spot where they were concealed behind bushes and in the tops of lrf.es, they were received by .'a volley from the savages, each shot killing or wounding a man. Col. Thompson fell at the first fire as did most of those who were slain. !t ia said that the Indians fought ,ep desperately that it was doubtful at one ,period of the engage ment which party would be compelled to give way. The force of the Indians was variously estimated, and as they were in ambush, perhaps itpould be impossible with any certainty to tell. From signs made in the sand, supposed by an alligator, and which the inteipretcr Abraham had seen, the latter gives it as his opinion, that the Indians intended to war to the death;. A report reached Tampa Bay on the Ist inst. brig. Gen. Nelson, of the Georgia Volunteers had an engagement on the 26th pf Pec. at the ,ee river, but the result is not known. It is said that Gen. Nelson’s horse was shot tin der him. , “Forty prisoners arrived at Tampa bay on the Ist instant from Pinto Rapa. They will be sent to Fort Pike, which is a depot for prisoners. FURTHER FROMJLORIQA. By the Savannah Georgian of Wednesday morning, we have extracts from the St. Augustine iterald Extra of Jan. 3d and 6tlfr A letter from Ft. Foster, states the killed in the late battle at 32, and the wounded at 122. The Indians are caid Ic have left 8 dead on the field of bailie. The fol lowing letter also confirms the news published in another part of to-day’s paper, that Gen. Nelson hag had a fight or two. Another letter also says that Jumper, the Seminole chief, had comein with his : Picolata. Jan, Gilt, 1838. Sir—The steamboat Forrester, has this moment passed up, leaving despatches from which I gather the following information. The only additional Information relative to Col. Taylor’s affair, is that he was mlorm ed that Sain Jones had chosen and prepared his ground, which proved true. The Indians copimenced the attack, and after fighting several hours, were driven off, leaving 8 of their dead upon the field. The next day Col. Taylor fell back a con siderable distance toward Tampa. An ex press which arrived at Fort Dade on the 3d, states that Col. Taylor’s cannon was heard at Tampa on the Ist; it is inferred that he fought them again on that day. This is keep ing Christmas and New Years a la Seminole. Gen. Nelson, of Georgia Volunteers, has had two fights on the Suwanee, and expec ted another on the 31st ult. Whether he has been whipped or not, I cannot say, I pre sume so, of cou r s«. Gen. Smith of the Louisania volunteers, who has been operating in the vicinity of Charlotte Imrbor, fmo c- fpiurod i.O Indians, among tliein Holatouohee, (he Simon pun; Seminole heir apparent. Mos! of the aristoc racy of the nation is now in Gen. Jesnp’s possession. Sam Jones at best, is- but a dis.’ loyal lighting democrat. Jumper, rumor states has come in witlh - <J6 families; 1 dunl believe it. The schooner Henry had gone to pieces on Mosquito bar. Flour was selling from wagons on the 291 h t It at Cincinnati, for $6 25 per lb., and plenty at that according to the Gazette. The British barque Jane, at New Orleans, from Barbadoes, repoils that on the 7th Ultimo, a Brit ish man-of-war, (a 74,) had loft that place with troops for Canada. John Nitckic, Esq. Treasurer ot tho American Bible Society, died on tho night of the 3d inst. at his residence in the city of New York. His death will lie gicatly lamented. [kuom oca counasroN iikst.] WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 1838. The Senate did not sit to-day. I suppose they were all so weary of the discussion on Abolition ism, Slavery, the rights of the Slates and of the General Government, &c. &c. on Saturday, lhat they were glad to avail themselves of the excuse for a holiday, presented by the eighth of January. The third resolution of Mr. Calhoun, us modified on motion of Mr. Nurvell of Michigan, in the marine which I noticed particularly in my letter of tho day, was passed on Saturday. Mr. Noi ris made a long, loose, rambling, and most excep tionable speech in support of an amendment which he offered to the substitute proposed by Mr. Allen, for the proviso of Mr. Smith of Indiana No body thought it worth w hile to reply to this dcclaimer, whose remarks were infinitely more objectionable than Slade's in the House. Mr- Preston said be saw no difference between the amendment and the resolution of Mr. Allen: and said lhere was no necessity for cither ; inasmuch as Mr. Calhoun’s resolutions do not invade the freedom of Speech or of the press, or the right of edition. Mr. Allen’s resolution proposed, that the resolutions should not he held to impair this freedom, or this right. Mr. Morris’ amendment went further, and asserted that the privilege o| the people to speak and write, print and publish their opinions on evt-y subject, political, moral, or religious, is indisputableand, lhat they arc only responsible bn the same to the Slate ir. wnrch it may he exercised. The amendment was re jected-—ayes 9, nsys 33. 1 Mr. Allen then withdrew his amendment, for the present, at the suggestion of Mr. Calhoun, promising, however, to introduce it at another stage of the discussion. The question then re curring on the adoption of the third resolution. Mr. Prentiss of Vermont, made a few remarks in’ opposition to the resolution. He was followed, by Mr. Davis of Mass., who made a long and elab orate speech against the res durian, and comment ed upon the course of Mr. Calhoun, as improper, and calculated to promote agitation, while he maintained that these abstractions must be per fectly impotent fc accomplish the cad he profess ed to have Sn view. Mr. Calhollrt made a very few rcijiarksin reply, defending his course, ftnd maintaining lhat the principles of his resolutions were the only remedy against the spread of (he fanatical and unconsti tutional spirit of abolition. Mr. Bayard of Ijelaware, then moved, to emend ll.j resolution so as to make it assert that this Government was adopted “by the people of the United Slates," instead of “by the several Staler of this Union." He said he was ready to support the resolution with this modification, and desirous to go as far es Mr. Calhoun might wish in rep rehending the proceedings of the Abolitionists, as atrocious, cruel, utterly unjustifiable,—but he did not wish to commit himself to Mr. Calhoun's cortsfifutlonal creed. Mr. Calhoun was opposed to any alteration ; but he thought the change proposed, would leave much uncertainty in the expression. Mr. Clay said, lhat if Mr. Bayard would make his amendment accord with tho historical fact, he would concur in it. The historical fact was, that the constitution was adopted by the people acting in the several Slates. Mr. Calhoun said that he would agree to that. Mr. Bayard said he did not wish to convey any pariicularinterpretation—blit merely to use the words contained in tho Consti tution. Those words were simply “tho people of the United Suites.” Hero the conversation dropped : and the amendment of Mr. Bayard was rejected. The resolution was then adopted, and tho Sen ate djourned. Tho House did not sit on Satur day. A most important Message was transmitted by the President to day (Monday) to tho House of fieprcsenlatives, calling the attention of the House to the great outrage committed by a party of Brit ish Forces on the steamboat Caroline; the excite ment prevailing along t :e North-Eastern Boun dary, in consequence thereof; and informing Congress, that in order to prevent tho recurrence of acts of violence and hostility, ho had ordered (he militia to bo .called out, and posted along the frontier. The President also requests that such appropriations be granted as are necessary to meet the exigencies of the country, Mr. Howard moved to refer the message to the Committee on Ways and Means, inasmuch as it contained a request for appropriations. Mr. How ard said, that the Committee on Foreign Affairs had had two meetings , but had not yet decided upon reporting any measures to the House. .. Among the documents accompanying the Mes sage, were the affidavit of tho Captain of the steam boat Caroline, giving a minute account of the outrage upon that vessel—and a letter from Gen. NcNabb, disclaiming that the outrage had the sanction or approval of the British Authorities— a letter from Mr. Forsyth to the British Mr. Fox, in which the outrage is presented as a giound of reparation from Her Majesty’s Govern mem; ami a communication liom ilie Distiic Attorney of Erie county, New York, giving a full account of the disturbances there. Mr. Thompson condemned tho letter of Mr, Forsyth, as too tame. The occurrence spoken of was a murder of a savage and brutal character, for which, not explanation, hut the most ample ! redress, ouftl'l to have been demanded- , It ought not to he passed by without severe punishment. A demand ought to he made for the murderers. Hu thought, a more proper reference of them would he to send that portion which refer? to our rcla* 1 lions with Great Ilrituin, to the Commutes on Foreign Affairs; and only that which refers to' appropriations, to the Committee on Ways and Means. , 1 Mr. Howard accepted this as a modification of his motion. A discussion of a desultory character then arose, in which Messrs. Fillmore of N. Y., Tillinghas. of R. 1., Khelt of S. C.and Menifee ofKy.charg. ed the Governrn nt with culpable neglect in leav ing the Northern frontier exposed to these inva sions, and without a force adequate to preserve the obligations of neutrality. Messrs. Haynes and Bronson defended the conduct of tho admin* istratiun, Mr. Thompson’s motion was adopted. The President also communicated reports from j the Secretary of Stale, in answer to the resolutions of the. House, adopted on Friday lastasking fur information in relation to the capture of the Urren; and respecting onr neulrali ly on the Northern and Southern boundary; and respecting the vio lation of the amicable relations subsisting between tiro United Stales and Great Britain, either by citizens of the U. S. or British subjects. • All these documents were committed to the | Committee on Foreign Affairs. Petitions were then presented, ft pm, different Stales. Scores for the abolition of slavery in this District- and rcmonstrgting against the an nexation of Texas. M. From the N. O. Dee, Jan. (>. SmpwKKCK.—The brig Warrior, Stetson, from Savannah, hound to this place, reports, that on the 30lh of December, at 2 o’clock in the af ternoon, two vessels were seen to the wmdwurd One of them laying with her topsails to the mast. At 4 A. M. one of the ships was discovered to he water logged—her bulwarks could he just re marked above the water's edge; she had painted ports, and white mouldings with a cross on har stern. A’ 5 A. M. the ship to leeward filled away, and stood on part the wreck, bearing to die S. E. Captain Stetson brought the Warrior sharp to the wind, and neared the vessel, but when within three miles she sunk. Ho then tack ed to the E. to see if there were any persons in the water, and lo succor them if possible. The boats were kept out umil dark, hut nothing was seen. I'hji vessel went down in Lai. 27. 09. N. Long. 87.05. W. From the Louisville Journal. PONTIUS PILATE AT VIENNE. 'translated and abridged from the ‘Conner ~ des Flats Vnis.’ Vienne in XVnphmy, a province of France, the ancient.capital of transalpine Gaol under •he Romans, is situat.ed on the river Rhone. The/**, on the left haul: ,of that beautiful stream, is seen a tomb us gncieril.architect ure. which, according to tradition, is the, tomb of Pott l ids Pilate—Pilate, under whose government Jesus Christ suffpred. ii'assus esl sub Fonlio Fdalf\. ,U wan Vn, Vienne also that the wandering Jew revealed himself,|n 1777—a most remarkable occurrence,! the spot that contained the ashes of the Judge of the Righteous, v/ne lobe trodden upon by a descendant ot Ida accuser. The following chronicle was extracted; from an old, Latirt ihanuecript found in «■ monastery near Vienne. It was mirier the reign of Caligula, when C. Marcius was printer at Vienne, I fiat an old man bent with age. ycfof a tall stature, was seen to descend from his litter and enter a house ot modest appearance near the tem ple of Mars. Over the door was written in red letters, the name of F. Alhinus. He was an old acquaintance of Pilate’s. After mutual salutations, Alhinus observed to Jh,in that many years jrad elapsed since their sep aration. ‘Yes,’ replied Pilate, ‘many years; years of misfortune and allliction.’ Accursed be the day on which I succeeded Valerius Grains in the government ot Judea! My name is ominous; it has bevn fatal lo whom soever lifts heme it. One of my ancestors imprinted an indelible mark of infamy on the fair front of imperial,Rome, when the Romans passed under the Caudince Furcuhr. in tire Samnile war. Another perished by the hands of tire Parthians in the war against Arminius. And I—miserable me:— ‘You miserable?’ asked Albums; what have you done to entail misery on you? True, the injustice of Caligula Iprs exiled you to Vienne, but for what crjitiel I have examined ydur affair at the Tabularium. You arc denounced by Velellus, prefect of Syria, your enemy, for having chastised the rebel lious Hebrews, who had slrtifi the most noble ot the Samaritans; who afterwards withdrew themselves to MounlfGarizim. You are also accused of acting thus out of haired against the Jews.’ ‘No!’ replied Pilate, ‘No, by all the gods, Alhinus, it ia not the injustice of Cassar that afflcts me.’ ‘What then is the cause ot your affliction!’ continued Alhinus. ‘Long have 1 known you —sensible, just, humane. 1 see it; —you are the victim of Vilellus,’ i , ‘Say not so Albums; say not that I am the victim ol Vilellus—No, I urn a vic'im of a Higher Power! The Romans regard me as an object of Ctesar's disgrace; the Jews, as the severe Pro ousul; the chrstians, as the executioner of the r God!’ ‘Of their God, did you say Pilate?—lmpi ous wretches!—-adore a God born in a man ger, and pul to death cn the cross!’ ‘Beware, Alhinus, beware!’ continued Pi late. If the (Jhnsl had been born under >tho purple, he would not have been adored. Lis ten. To your friendship I will submit the even's of my life; you will afterwards judge whether I am worthy of your hospitality.’ On my arrjvai at Jerusalem, I took pos session of the Frecorium, and ordered a splen did feast lo be prepared, to which I invited the Tetrarch of Judea, with tho high priest and his officers. Attheappointedhour.no guest appeared. This was an insult offered jio my dignity. A few days afterwards (be j Tetrsrch deigned to pay rue a visit. His deportment was grave and deceitful. He ! pretended that his religion forbade him and ——■ ■ ■ —■ hid attendants to git down at the table of the Gentiles, aiul to offer up libations with them. I tliuugliL.it,expedient lo accept of his excuse; but from that moment I was convinced that the conquered had declared themselves the enemies of the conquerors. At that lime, Jerusalem was, ot all cup qured cities, the most difficult to govern, So turbulent were the people, that I lived in mo mentary dicad of an insurrection. To re press it.l had but a singlp GeuJiinon, and a handful of soldiers'. I requested a reinforce ment from the Prefect of Syria, who inform -1 ed mo that he had scarcely troops sufficient to defend 'hie own province. Insatiate thirst, . of empire!—to extend’ onr.conquests beyond the means ot defending them! Among the varWiis rumors which came to 1 my ears, there was one that attracted mv attention. A young man, it was said,, had appeared in Uallilee, preichmg aVith a n«Ho unction, a new law ih the name ot the God ■vho had sent him. At first, I was apprehen sive that his design was to stir up the people ngiinst the Romans; but soon were my fears dispelled. Jesus at Nazareth spoke .rather as a friend of the Romans than of the Jews. One day in passing by the place ofSiloe, where there was a great concourse of people, I observed, in the midst of the group, a young man leaning against a tree, who was calmly addressing the multitude. 1 was told that it was Jesus. Tins 1 ould have easily suspect od so great was the difference between him and these who weie listening to linn. He appeared to be about thiriy years of age.— Ills golden colored hair and heard gave to his appearance a celestial aspect. Never have 1 seen a sweeter or a inure i»erens countenance. What n contrast between him and his hearers, with their black beards and tawney complexions,' Unwilling to interrupt him by,my presence, I continued my walk, but signified td rby Secretary to join the group and listen. My Secretary’s name was Manlius. He was the grandson of the chief of the conspi rators, who encamped in Etrusia, wailing tor Catalina, Manlius was an ancient inhabit ant ,of Judea, and well acquainted with the Hebrew language. He was devoted lo me, and was worthy of my confidence. Op,returning so the Pretorium, I- found Manlius, who related to me tin; wordy that Jesus had pronounced at Siloe. Never have I heard in the Portico, or read in the works of the philosophers, any th ng that can be compared lo the maxims of Jesus. One of the rebellious Jews, so numerous in Jerusalem having asked him if it was lawful to jfiyp tribute to Ciesar or not, Jesus replied: Ren. der unto Ciesar the things which ate iGcesar's, | and unln God the things that are God's It was on account ot the wisdom of his sayings that I granted so much Jipcrfy, to the Nazarene; tor it was in iriy powertq have had him arrested and exiled lo Ponlus; b.ut this would have been contrary to that,juatijje which has always characterized the Romans. This man was neither seditious nor rebellious I exlendod to him my protection, unknown, perhaps to himself. Ho was at liberty to act, to speak, lo assemble and address the peo ple, to choose disciples, unrestrained by any pretoriun mandate. Should it ever happen—may the Gids avert the omen.'—should it ever happen, I say, that the religion of our forefathers be supplanted by the religion of Jesus, it will , be to h.s noble talent ion that Rome shall owe tier premature obsequies—whilst I, mis erable wretch! —I shall have been the instru ment of what the Christians call Providence, , and we—Destiny. But ibis unlimited freedom granted to Je sus, revolted the Jews—not the poor, but the rich and powerful. It is true, Jesus was severe on the latter; and this was a political reason, in my opinion, hot lo control the li -1 hefty of the Nazarene. “Scribes and Phari sees!” would he say to them, “you are n race of vipers!—you resemble painted sepulchres!’’ At other limes he would sneer at thb proud alms of the Publican telling him that the mite of Hite widow was more precious in the sight of God. ■. -i New complaints were daily made at the Pretorium against the insolence of Jesus. I was even informed that .some .misfortune would befall him —that it Would not be the first lime that Jerusalem had sloped those who culled themselves prophets—and.,that, if the Pretorium refused justice,an appeal "/onhl be made to Caes-r This 1 bad prevented, by informing Ctesat of all that happened, My conduct was ap proved ,■of by. the Senate, and ! was promised a reinforcement cf troops after the termina tion of the Parthian war. , , „ Being too weak to suppress a sedition, I resolved upon adopting a measure that pro mised to rc-esiublisii tranquility in the city, w.thdilt subjecting the Pretorium to humdia ting concessions. 1 wrote to 1 Jesus,, request ing ati interview him at the Pretorium. He came. Oh, Albinus! now that my blood runs cold in my veins, and that my body is bent down under the load ot years, it m not surprising that Pilate should sometimes tremble: but that I was yotlng —in my veins flowed the Spanish, mixed with the Roman blood, as incapable of fear as it was of peunle emo tions. When the Nnzarane made his appearance, I was walking in my basilick, and my feet seemed fastened, with an iron hand, to the marble pavement. Ho was cairn, the Nazarene —calm as innocence When he came up to me, he flopped, and, by a simple gesture, seemed to say to me: here I am. Forsorne time, t contemplated, with ad miration and wilh awe, this extraordinary type of a man—a type unknown to our nu merous sculptors, who have given form and 1 figure lo all the gods and all the heroes. “Jesus,” said 1 to him at lust —and my tongue faltered—"Jesus,of Nazareth, I have granted you, for these li.suthree years,ample | freedom of speech; nor do I regret it. Your words are those of a sage. I know no! \ whether you have read Socrates and Plato; but this 1 know, that there is in your discour- 1 ses, a majestic simplicity tiial elevates you far above those groat philosophers. The em peror is informed of it; and I, hit humble representative in this ootlolry, am glad of having allowed you that liberty of which you are so worthy. However,! must not conceal | from you, that your discourees have raised up against you powerful and mvetera'o enemies, j Neither is this surprising. Socrates bad his 1 enemies, and he fell a victim to their hatred. I yours are doubly incensed, against you, on : account or your sayings; against me, on ac ' count of the liberty extended towards you. 1 They eveo accuse me indirectly ot being I leagued with you.,farthc purpose of depriv- mg the Hebrews of the little civil power wrich Homo tins left to them. My request— I do not say my orders—is, that you be me do circumspect to. the future, anil more tender in rousing the pride of your enemies, lest they raise up against you th ' stupid populace, and compel me to employ the instruments of jus tice. ( The Nazarenc calmly fepJiCfl • "Prince of lha earth, -your words proceed not from true wisdom. Say to the torrent to stop in ilia midst of the mountain because it will uprtvt tlie Uoqs of the va'ley ; the tor rent will answer you. that it obeys the laws of the Creator. God alone knows whither flow the Waters of tin* torrent. Verily. I say unto you ; before the rose of Sharon blossoms, the blood ot the just will be spilt. •‘Your blood shall not be spilt," replied I, with emotion. "You are more precious in my estimation, on account of your wisdom, than all these turbulent nod proud Pharisees who abuse the freedom granted them by the Romans, conspire against Caesar, & construe our bounty into fear. Insolent wretches / They are not aware that the wolf of the Tiber sometimes dollies himself with the skiy of the sheep. 1 will protect you aga nst them. My Petorium is open to yon as a place of refuge —it is a sacred asylum." “When the day shall have come, there will tie no asylum for tho Son of Man, neither on earth nor under the earth. The asylum of the just is there, (pointing to tho heavens.) That which is written in ths books ot the prophets must be accomplished " “Young man," answered I mildly, “you oblige me to convert toy Request into miorder. The safety ol the province which lias been conlidedto my care requires it. Yon must observe more moderation in your discourses. Do not infringe my orders ; you know them. May happiness attend you. Farewell.” ~,“Prince of the- hatin',” replied Jesu«, “1 come not to bring war in the world, but peace, love and charity. 1 was horn the same day which Cmsar Augustus gave peace to the Roman world. Persecution,proceeds not from me. 1 expect it from others, and *vV l ll meet it m obedience to the will of my Father, who haq slyiyyi) me the way. Restrain, therefore, yeti'r wot Idly, .prudence. It is not m your pow er to arrest the victim a*, tho loot ot the tab ernacle of expiation.” So saying, he disappeared like a bright sha dow hslimd the curtains of the has lick. Herod the 'Petrarch, who llisii reigned in Judea, and who died devoured by vermine, was a weak and wicked nun, chosen by the chiefs of the law to he the instrument of their hatred,m Tq hifn,the enemies ol Jesus- addres sed themselves, to vfreak their vengeance on the Nazarene. Had Herod consulted his own inclination, he would have ordered Jesus immediately to be put to death ; hut though proud of Ins regal dignity, yet he was alruid of committing an act that might diminish his influence - with Cmsar Herod called, hn me one day at the Preto rium; and on rising to take leave, after some significant conversation, he asked me what was nly opinion concerning the Nazarenc. I replied, iluuJesqa,*ppnf r< <'4 Jo, rpe to ,hq dne of those grave 'philosophers thatgroal nations sometimes produce; that his, doctrine was hy no trieahs ddngc edits t add that the intention of Rome v/aa, to leave ihim that feedoin of speech which was justified by Ins actions. Herod smiled maliciously, and sit. luting me with ironical respect, he-departed, Tho grant (east of tho Jews wan.. approa ching; and their mlcii ioh was to avaii them selves of the popular exultation, wl»ich-aiwoy« manifests itself at the solemnities of the pass over. The city was overflowing with a tu multuous populace, clamoring fur the death of tho Nazarene. My emissaries informed me that the treasure of the Temple, had been employed in bribing the people. The danger was pressing. A Roman centurion had been insulted. I wrote to the prefect of Syria, requesting a hundred fool soldiers and the same number of cavalry. He declined. 1 saw myself alone wiifi a handful of veterans in the midst of a rebellious city—too weak to suppress disorder, and having no other choice left than to tolerate it. They had seized upon Jesus; and the sedi tious rabble, although they knew they had nothing to fear from the Pretorium, believing on the faith of their leaders, that 1 winked at their sedition; continued vociferating,—“Cru cify him, crucify him!” Three powerful parties at that time had combined together against Jesus. First, the ilerodiails and Sadducees, whose seditious conduct appeared to have proceeded from a double motive; they haled the Nazarene, find V/ere impatient sfthe Roman yoke. They could never forgive .me for having entered their holy ci y.wdli banners that bore tho im age ot* the Roman yoke. They could never forgive me for entering (heir holy city with banners that bore the image of the Ro man emperor; and although, in this instance, I had committed a fatal,- error, yet the sacri lege did not appear 'ess henious in their eyes. Another grievance also rankled in their bosoms. 1 had proposed to employ part of tho treasure of tho Tdmple in erecting edifices 1 oF public utility.. - My proposal wav scowled at. The Pharisees were the avow ed enemies of Jesus. They cared not for the governor; but they bore with bitterness the severe reprimands which the Nazarene had, during three years, boon continually throwing out against them wherever he wont. Too weak ami too pusillanimous to act by themselves, they had eagerly embraced the quarrel ot the Hurodians and Sadducecs. Resides these three parties, I had to contend against the reckless and profligate popu lace, always ready to join in a sedition, and to profit by ,tho disorder arid confusion that result therefrom; Jesus was dragged before the council of the priests and condemned to death, ft was then that the high priest, Caiaphas, performed a de risory act of submission. He sent his prisoner to me to pronounce his condemnation and se cure his execution. I lanswerod him that as Jesus was a Galilean, the alf.ur dime within Herod's Jurisdiction, and ordeied Jesus to he sent thither. Tho wily Te rsrch professed hu mility, and protesting his deference lo the lieu tenant of C»sai,, he committed the fate of the than lo my harids. Soon my palace assumed the aspect of a l-o seiged citadel; every moment increased tho num ber of the seditious. Jerusalem was inundated with crowds from the mountains of Nazareth, the towns of Gallilce, n.ml the plains of Esdrc lon. All Judea appeared to be pouring into that devoted city. I_ had taken to wife a girl from among the Gauls, who pretended lo sec [into futurity.— Weeping, and (blowing herself at my feet, •!!«- ware,’ said she to toe, ‘oewaro, and loach not that man for ho ia holy. I,aat night I saw him ■ in a vision. Ho wav walking on the waters i| he wa*(lying on the wings of the wind. Ho i spoke to the tempests, to the palm trees; to the ' fishes of the lake; all were obedient to him. 150-1 1 hold! the torrent oI Mount Cedron Hows with • tblood; the statsates ol Cersar arc soiled with the filth of the gomoniac; the columns of the Preiou rium has given way, and the sun is veiled in | mourning like a vestal in a tomb! O Pilate! i « v *l nw.iiu thee. If (hou will not listen to the words of thy wife, dread the curses of a Koman senate; dread tbo frowns of Caesar!’ Hy (his time my marble stairs groaned undpy the weight of the multitude. The Nazaren* wah , brought back to me. 1 proceeded to the hall of , jualier, followed by my guards, and asked the people in a severe lone, what they demanded! *1 he death of the Nazarone,’ was their reply.. I'or what crime! ‘Ho bus blasphemed; he Hkft prophesied the ruin of the Temple; he calls himself the son of God—the Messiah—the King ol the Jews.’ Koman justice, said I, punishelh not such offences with death. “Crucify- h¥m crucify him I” shouted forth the relentless rah.' ble. t,„( The vociferations of the infuriate multitude shook tho palace to its foundation. Une man alone appeared calm in the midst of the tumult. Ho was like unto a statute of Innocence placed in the temples of the Eutninides. It was the Nuzarone. , After many fruitless attempts to protect him from the lory of his merciless persecutors, I had the baseness to adopt a measure which, at that moment, appeared to me to be the only one th« could save Ins life. I ordered him to be scout? od; then, calling for a ewer, I washed my 'h«‘. . in presence of the clamorous multitude, thereby singntfytng lu them my disapprobation of the deed. tint in vain. It was his life that these wretch es thirsted alter. Often, in our civil commo tions, have I witnessed the furious animosity of )ltc multitude; but nothing could ever he com pared lu what I beheld In the present instance. It might have been truly said that, on ibis occa sion, all the phantoms of the infernal regions bad assembled together at Jerusalem, The crowd appeared nol lo walk; they were home ofl' and whirled ns e. vortex, rolling along like living waves, from tbo portal of tho Pretorium even unto Mount Zion, with bowlings, scream*, shrieks and vociferations, such as were never beard either in the seditions of Panoria, or in the tumults of Ilia'Forum. 1 i lly degrees tho day darkened like a winter twilight, such as had been til the death of the • gicut Julius Catsar. It was likewise towards , the ides of March. lithe contemned governor of a rebellious ptovincc, was leaning against a 1 column of my basilic, contemplating athwart the dreary gloom, this Theory of Tartarus dragging to execution the innocent Nazarcitc. All me was a desert. JciUsulcm hod vomited tori'll hsr indwcllurs through the funeral gale that leads to the Gemonbe. An air of desolation and sadness enveloped mo. My guard had joined tho cavalry, atid (tin Centurion, to display a shadow df power, was endeavoring to tniantain order. 1 was left alone, and what was pass ing at that moment appertained rather to the history of the god* than to that of man.-* Loud clamors were heard proceeding from (3 oh golha, which borne on the winds appeared td anhounco an agony snob as never had been heard by mortal ear. Hark clouds lowered over tbw pinnacle of tho Temple, and their large ruptures settled over 'he city and covered it as with a veil. So dreadful wore tho signs that wore manifested both in llu) heavens and on the earth, that Dlony silts, thf) Areope/gito, is reported to have exclaim ed. “ Kit her the Author of JValurc is suffering or the Universe is fulling opart." i ■Towards tho first hour of the night, I threw my mantle round me, and went down into tho city towards the goto of Golgotha. 7’h* ■ sacri fice had been consummated. The' ibrowd were returning home; still agitated, it m true, hut gloo my, sad, taciturn, ■ desperate. What they had witnessed, had struck them with terror and re morse. I also saw my little Remark Cohort pas* by mournfully, tho standard bearer having veiled his Eagle in token of grief, and I overheard some of the soldiers murmuring strange words which I did not comprehend. Others were recounting prodigies almost similar to those which had so often smote the Humans with dismay by the will of the gods Sometimes groups of men and wo men would hall; then, looking hack towards Mount Calvary, would remain motionless, in the expectation of witnessing some new prodigy, r ■■. I returned to the Pretorium sad and pbnsive. On ascending thoalair, the slogs of which, wore still stained with the blood of the War.r.rcnc, I' perceived an old man in a vupplrenl posture, and behind him, several'women in tears. He threw himself at toy feet, and wept bitterly.—lt is pain.' ful to see an old man woc|; —“Father,” said I to him mildly—“who arc you, and what is your re quest!” “I am Joseph of Arimalhea,” re plied ho, “and I am come to beg of you, on my knees, tho permission to bury Jesus of Naza reth.”—“Tour prayer in granted,” said I to him; and, at the same lime, ordered Manlius to take some cijldiera with him, to superintend the inter ment, lest It might he profaned. A few days af terwards, the sepulchre was found empty. Tho disciples of Josus published all over the country that he had risen from the dead, as ha iiad fore told. A last duty reoiiinoJ b... .oo to perform, its was to cooi/ounicata to Cresar the details of this deplorable event, 1 did it the same night that followed the talal catastrophe, and had just fin- 1 tshed the communication when the day began to dawn. At that moment tho sound of clarions playing the air of Diana, struck my car. 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