Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-07-15

group, the Arab ShCIk, veneraDie inquire, WV"
his white locks flowing from beneath his tur-
ban, leading his sons, like cur father Abraham,
from the wilderness TO the Noun: Of VISION
Then rolled on the glitiering chariot OF the
Assyrian chieftan, aregal show OF purple ana
gems, and conveyed by horsenen, covered with
armour. The Scyihian Jews, wrapped in the
furs of wolf and bear, iron men Of the nort';
the noble Greek, the perfection of the human
form. with his coun,enance beaming the gesius
and beauty of his country; the broad and yelio"
features OF the Chinese rabbins; The lair SKINS
& gigantic forms of the German tribes; strange
clusters of men unknown 10 the limits oil f.n>
rope or Asia, with their black locks, COM
plexions of the colour OF gold, and slight yet
sinewy limbs, marked with figures OF suns and
stars struck into the flesh; marched crowd on
crowd; and in strong contrast with all, the i'a-
ian on the charger In the chariot, urging inc
living stream 10 the right and lett, with the
haugh.ness OF the acknowledged master Of
mankind The representative world Was be
fore me.
But all those dis; inrtive marks of country
and pursuit, though palpably neradicable oy
human means, were deeply overpowered and
mingled by the Ole grand impression oil the
place aud the time. In their presence was the
City of Holiness; the Hill Of Zion lifted up lis
palaces; above it assembled, like another city, IN
a higher region Of the air, that Temple 10 whose
majesty the world could show no equal, 10
which the eyes Of the believer were turned from
the u,termosl parts ofthe earth, in whose courts
Solomon, the king OF earthly kings for wisdom,
had called down the blessing Of the Mos, High,
and il had desc ended on the altar in hire; IN
whose sanctuary the Lord, whom heaven and
The heaven Of heavens cannot contain, was yet
to make his throne, and give glory 10 his peo>
pie.
Oh Jerusalem, Jerusalem! when think OF
what saw thee then, and OF what have since
seen thee, the spoiled, The desoaie, the utterly
put to shame, when ! have seen the Roman
plough driven through the soil on which stood
the Holy Of Holes; the Saraoen destroying even
its ruins; the last, worst devastator, the barba-
rian oil the Caucasus, he rufhan Turk, sitting
in grim scorD upon The towers OF the city Of Da.
vid; violating the ,opbs of he prophet and the
king; turning up for plumber the soil, every
blade Of whose grass, every atom OF whose dust,
was sacred to the broken people of lrael; tramp
ling with savage cruelty, and the deeper tor
ture Of iniide insult, my couhtrymen that lin
gered among its walls only that they might seek
grave in the ashes Of the mighty; have itlt
nv sDirit uproused, and maGdened within me.
have made impious wiThes. have Ionged :or
the lightning to bias, the tyrant. still start
from my bed when hear The whirlwind, and
send forth fierce prayers that lis rage may be
poured on the tents Of the oppressor. uncon'
sciousIy tear away my white locks, and scatter
them in bitterness Of soul towards the east. In
the widness OF the moment, have imagined
every cloud that sailed along the night min
lister Of the descending vengeance / have
seen j, throne cf terrible Shapes 1ying on the
wings Of The wind, majestic spirits aud kings
Of wrath hurrying through the heavensio pour
down sulphurous hail and fire, as upon the CT
ties of The Dead Sea. have cried out with
our prophet, as the vision swept along, "Who
is he that oonr,h rom Edom," with dyed gar
m.nts from Bora? he tha'is glorious in his APP.
pdrel ,rayellin, in the greatness OF his strength!
Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and
thy garments, like HIM that treadcth the wine
press?" and have thought that heard the an.
swer-." l, ,ha, speak IN righteousness, mighty
10 save. will Tread them in mine anger, and
tram2le them in my fury, aud their blood shall
be sprinkled upon my garments, and will stain
all nv raimen, for he day OF vengeance is in
unc heart, and the year Of my redeemed is
,ome!"
OF all the labours Of human wealth and pow
er devoted % worship, the temple within whose
courts then stood was the most mighty. IN
my after years. the years of my unhappy wan
behring's, far from the graves OF my kindred,
have seen all the most famous shrines OF The
great Kingdoms of id larry. Constrained by
cruel circumstance, aud The still sterner cruelty
of man, have stood before the altar Of the
EDhesian Diana, the masterpiece OF lonlan
splendour; have strayed through the woods OF
Delphi, aud been. made reluctant witness Of
the superb mysteries Of that chief of the oracles
of inposture. Dragged in chains, have been
forced To join the procession round the Miners
va of The Acropolis, and almos, forgot my
chsins in wonder al thai monument OF genius
which ought TO have been consecrated only TO
,he nu, God by whom ii was given. The temple
of the Capirone Jo,e, The Sanca Sophia of
the Rome OF Cons an ine the still more stupen-
dous and costly fabric IN which the third Rome
still bows before the fisherman Of Galilee; all
have been known 10 my step, that knows all
things but res; but all were dreams and sha>
dow TO The grandeur, the dazzling beauty, the
almost uncarthIy glory OF that temple which