Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-05-01

/ 1anIluSs He was the gfanQS09 Oh ehse
Chiefof the colspirators, who sncampd
in Etrusin, waiting for Catalina. Maplus
was an ancient inhabitant of Judep1a
well acquainted with the Hebrew lgguage
He was devoted to mead We worthy
of my confidence. 4
on rctaTrIir1g- 70 the rrSso flrn, I found
Manlius, who related to me the words that
Jesu had pronounced at Sioe. Never
haveI heard in the Portico, " read in the
works of the Philosophers, ay thing that
can becompared with the MAINS Of Jesus.
One ofthe rebellious Jews, s. numerous
in Jerusalem, having asked Inn if il was
lawful to give tribute to Cas.r, or not,
Jesus replied: .Render unto Cesar TIE
things that are CRsar's, and u1lO God,
the things hat are Gods.
1t was on account of the vision Of
his sayings, that granted so mucl liberty |
to the Nazarene for it was in mi power
to have had him arrested and oiled to
Pontus, but this would have been tontra--
ry to that justice which has always char
acterized the Romans. This mn was
neither seditious nor rebelious. / ex-
tended to him my protection, unknown,
perhaps, to himself. He was at Thirty to
act, to speak, to assemble and address the
people, to choose disciples, unrestpined
by any Pr@torian mandate.
Should it ever happen-may the Gods
avert the omen-shouid it ever HAPPEN, |
say, that the religion of our f1refathers be
supplanted by the religion of Jesus, will
be to his noble liberation, that Rome 'hall
owe her premature obsequies, willis, /,
miserable wretch, have been the insru-
ment Of what the Christians call Prdvi-
dence, and we-Destiny.
But this unlimited freedom granted to
Jesus reyolted the Jews--not the poor but
the rich and powerful. 1t is true Jesus
was severe on the latter; and this was a
political reason, in my opinion, not to con-
troll the liberty of the Nazarene. 'Scnbes
and Pharisees,' he would say to them, YOU
are race Of Vipers Z? you resemble pain.
| ted sepulchresp At other times he would
sheer at the Publican, telling him that the
mite of the Widow was more precious il
the sight of God.
New complaints were daily made at tn,
Praetorium against the insolence Of Jesus
| was even informed that some misfor
tune would befall him-that it would no
be the first time that Jerusalem had stones
and that, If the Praetorium refused justice
an appeal would be made to Caesar.
This | had prevented, by informing
Caesar of all that happened. NY conduc
was approved of by the Senate, and wa
promised reinforcement of troops, afte
the termination of the Parthian war.
Being too weak to suppress sedition,
resolved upon adopting a measure tina
promised to re-establish tranquility in tn
city, without subjecting the Praetorium t
humiliating concessions, | wrote to Jesus
requesting an interview with him at tn
} Praetorium. He came.
) Oh, Albinusl now that my blood run
cold in my veins, and that my body is Der
down under the load of years, it is nc
{ surprising that Plate should sometime
tremble; but then ! was young-in m
veins flowed the Spanish, mixed with tn
1 Roman blood. as incapable of fear, as
was ofpeurile sentiments.
/ When the Nazarene made his appear
: ance, | was walking in my basalick, an
\ my feet seemed fastened, with an lro
hand, to the marble pavement. He wa
i calm, the Nazarene-calrn as innocence
f When he came up to me, he stopped, an
by a single gesture seemed to say to m
k I>here l am.
d For some time, l contemplated wit
h admiration, and awe, this extraordinar
{ type of mana type unknown to OF
!. numerous scriptors, who have given for
s and figure to all the Gods, andall the h
" roes. rs
o Jesus, said to him at last, and m
S tongue faltered-'Jesus of Nazareth,
1t have granted you, for these last thru
IS years, ample freedom of speech: nor {
$. [ regret it. Your words are those of
| SAGE. know not whether you have re5
(. Socrates & Plato, but this know tn
n there is in your discourses, a majestic sir
a Blcity that elevates you far above tho
$. lgreat philosophers. The Emperor is
al formed oft, and /, his humble represent
I. tive in this country, am glad of having |
d lowed you that liberty Of which you are
i. worthy. However, | must not conce
d, from you, that your discourses have rails
q IN against you, powerful and inyetert
a. enemies. Neither is it surprising. s
" crates had bis enemies, and he fell a yict
e. to their. hatred. Yours are doubly
i'd censed: against you on account OF yo
e. sayings, against me on account Of the |
erfv extended towards you. They ev
ne accuse me indiFectlysf being leagued "
ed. YOU, for the purpose of deprving the +
n, brewsof the little civil power which Ro
u, has left to them.-My request do !
wv say my orders-is, that you be more
mt cnnaspect tor the future, and more ten
lat in rousing the pride of your enemies,
nst they raise upagainst you the stupid p
lis ulace, and compel me to employ the
I'll, struments ofjustice.
%. The Nazarene calnllyrephed
1t Prince Of the earthl your words r
Of ceed not from true wisdom. Say to-
rse torrent to stop in the midst Of the mo
the. tain, because il viii uproot the trees Of
{ d valley; the torrent viii answer you, Z
the II obeys the laws iof the creator.
u. alone, knows wlither Gov the waters
50 the torrent. Verify, Isay. unto you i
md fore the rose Of Sharon blossoms,
ap- blood ofthe Just win baspilt.
His Your blood shan moi Be- spit, reptile
Z d With Ell %. ou ofe more pleelos
5er nv tor, On aceouhtof your Wiaa
slis tll,a4 these rbulent and proud RiaFls