The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-05-11
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2nd. CURoNIcLEs-CnAP. 48.
I. Aud II came 10 pass, in the third y.ai
that james, whose sir name WAS Pleasants
Was governor over the people of Virginia
2. That the sins of those in authority
were great, and as the Lord of Hosts 4
visited the iniqulty of Pharoah, on all hi:
host,
8. H. afflicted the land ofVirginia, with
great drought, such as was never before
heard of;
4. And he sent insects 10 consume the
substance of the hushandman:
D. And III all the country round about
there vas great scarcity;
6. And the tax gathcrer came, and be
exacied from the inhabitants tribute for all
manner Of things they had.
2 Add thu people OF Virginia were grie-
'ously oppressed
8. They communed one with another,
and then sought the means Of relief;
.. They prayed of the Great Sanhed-
rim, that every year, on the first week OF
the twelve months, met,
10 To relieve the wants of the multi
tude, and make laws to regulate them;
II. And the people prayed the Great
Sanhedrim Tor permission to open their
mouths, aud speak aloud what they
thought.
IL. Hnwbeit on the river James so nam
ed In honor of one of the Kings OF Albion,
and on the north side thereof,
IS. On the way AZ thou goest from the
great city, which the warriors of Albion
sacked To the South country,
ID There is a city, founded in days of
old, and II is place of much trade, and
traffic hath made the people thereof itch;
10 Aud they look with contempt on
those from the hill country.
Is. Ia that city the Great Sanhedrim,
govern the land;
IT, Now, in that self same city, and ihe
hat country brlow, there are divers great
men, IN their own conceit, who wear fine
apparel and dine sumptoousl, every day.
49, For they receive the tribute, that Is
collected from the hill country,
49, And of these men there are somr
who have been 10 college, and have NUN
beri"Ss high sounding words at command.
90 AID hen they heard the murmur-
Ings OF the people, they said Que to ano-
Their
81. Peradventnre, if we do not, with
multitude of words, confuse them, for they
are bread for us,
%. We shall lose our fine apparel aud
gooI eating, as well as dominica over the
land;
IS This evil to us must br avertrd, and
IT can only be done b, the Great Saohe
drlm refusing the thing that the people
dsslte.
"a. And they said one to another, all
manner Of stratagem must be used tina;
we or the sons of Bel,al can advise,
25. To prevent the prayer of the peo-
pile being granted.
60 And the inhabitants of the city,
where the Great Sduhrdrim had mt,
gave splendid feAsls, and the members
thereof did eat, aud drink aud were made
merry.
27. Aud the great men, when the mem
bers were mellow With wine, talked mnch
about The foolish people wishing to cut
their own throats.
90. That unless ruled, as in days of old,
they would fall into the power of the wick
ed one, aud a multitude Of other things.
90 And the members of the Great
Sanhedrm listened To the voice of the
great men, as to that of the prophets
80. Aud behold when the pra, err of the
people for permission 10 open their
mouths, and speak whatthey thought,
81. Was moved in the great Sanhedrm,
the members thereof shut their ears,
81. And refused to grant the prayer of
the people;
33. And when the inhabitants of the
land, heard this thing, they were exceed
Ing wr0ih against their servants,
81. And against All concerned in oppos-
ing them.
35 And they resolved, with loud
voice, they would no longer be hewers of
wood, and drawers of water, for the Oil
garchs of the fat country.
So. They said for eight years we fought
the King of Albion, and his mighty hosts,
that we might be free.
ST. We drove them from the land, and
we were proclaimed to be free by the
King of Albion, and the nations of the
earth;
49, But the evil doings Of the wicked
have kept the people in bondage from that
day to this.
80 From time to time the people have
asked for bread, and they have given them
a stone.
40 The sons of Bclial having gained
power have ruled them with rod OF iron.
d. For fifty years the people have sub
mitted to their rulc--From generation To
generation, their expressions have increas-
ed and they can be borne no longer.
~. With one voice all the people Of the
land shouted .4men ~
43. And resolved that no man should be
member Of the Great SanhedIin,, who
would not first proclaim-Let the wW of