The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-05-30
From tie Louiss,lle Journal.
PONTIUS PLATE AT yIENNE.


Translated and abridged from she Z" Courier
des Elsis unis" VI New York.
vienne in Daupliay. a province Of
France, the ancient capital Of lransalpine
Gsul under the Romans. is situated on
the river Rhone. There, on tie LEFT
bank Of that beautiful stream. is seen a
tomb Of an sncieni Architecture which. &C
c"nling 10 tradiIinn. is The tomb Of PoS-
TITS PILATE-PilaIe, under whose go-
yernmen, JEsus CHRIST suffered. Pos
sus est sub POniiO Plato. Il was in Vi
enne al-a tina, tie Wandering Jew reveal.
ed himself in l777--a most remarkable
occurrence. the spol that contained the
ashes Of The Judge al the Righteous. was
10 lie trodden upon by a descendsnt OF
his aecusrr.
The following chronicle was extract.
cd from an old Latin manuscript found In
monastery near yienne.
II was under the reign Of Csligula,
when &. Marcus was pretnr AT Vicnne.
that an old man. bent with age. We, of a
tall stature. was seen 10 descend from his
lies and enter u house of modest appear.
a"cr near the temple of Mars. Over tie
door ol this house was written, in ted
letters. the name Of +. Albinus. lie
was an old acquaintance OF Pilates. AZ
ter mutual sSluiallons. Albums ohseTv.
cd to him. that many wears had elapsed
since their separation. q" YES" replied
PLATE. "many wears OF misfortune and
aiiilcilnh. Accused BE- The day on which
| succeeded Nalrrius Grains in ihe gn.
vrrnnenI of Judea! My name is omin-
Gus; il has been fatal to whnmsoever
has bnrne il. One Of my ancestors i'm.
printed an inielibe mark OF inldmy on
the fair IRON, of imperial Rome. when The
R'mans passed under the CandnT, in
the Samniie War. Anmher persisted by
The hands al the Patihians in the war
against Arminius. Ard !. miserable mel"
You mIscrablr!" asked Albums; "wh /
have YOU done to entail misery On you!
True, the Iniu,tIcr ui C.diguli has exi!cd
y'n Ia E:tnue, but flr what crime!
have eXamiued yuur affair at the Tabuls.
ri"m. You ate ,icunHced by Sncllas,
project uG SYRIA, vuar enemy. far having
chas'ise,l The rrhriIinus Hebrews, vito
had slam the mns, noble &c the Saaasi-
ians, aud ~ no afterwards withdrew thrm-
selves or Mount GarIsim. Iuu are also
accused at acting thus uut Ut hatred 10
the Jews"
No." replied plate. " M! by all the
gods. AibIuus, it is not the injusure Of
Cesar that an cts mr."
What then is The cause nf your afile-
ton" Continued Alhinus. Lang have
! known you-sens'blr. Just, humane.
see li--ynu are the victim of EneIlus."
"Say not 50, albinus--ssy mol that !
am the victim of vnellus--no: am the
victim Of higher rnwer! The Romans
regard me as an object of Caesars dis
grace; the Jews, as the severe Pruconsul;
the Christians. as the cxecutioncr OF their
Gud!' .aa. -~ ~ ...
"0i their God! did you say, PLATE?
lmpious wretches! Adore God born IN
amangcr, and pu, tn death on the crnss!'
Beware. Albiuus. beware!" continu-
ed Plate. IF the Chris, had been born
under the purple, he would not have been
"dnred. Listen. 10 your friendship l
viii submit The events Of my life; yam
will afterwards judge whether | am wor-
Thy ni Your hnspl,ality."
"On my arrival AT Jerusalem, took
Possession Of the Pretorium. and ordered
splendid least TO he prepared. To which
invited the reirarch uf Judea, with The
high pr,rs, aud his officers. Al the ap-
pointed hour II" guest appeared. This
was an insult offered 10 NY dignity. A
J." da!s afterwards, Inc rcrarch deisn-