The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-12-12

DEATH WARRANT or JESUS CHRIST
OF the many interesting relics and frag.
ments Of antiquity which have been brought
to light By the perseyering researches Of
modern philosophy, none could have more
interest for the philanthropist and the be.
lever, than one which we copy below
Chance, says the Courier des Etats
Unis, = has Just put into our hands the most
imposing and interesting and judicial docu.
mcnt to all Christians, that has ever been
recorded In human annals: that is the
identical Death warrant of our Lord Jesus
Christ The document was faithfully
transcribed by the editor, and Is hac rerba
Sentence rendered By PoHtius Plate acting
GouerHor Of Loirsr Gal.lee, stating that Jesus
Of Nasarch shall suffer death on The Cross.
In the year seventeen Of the empire Tibcrius
Caesar and the 25th day of March, the city of the
holy Jerusalem, Anna and Caiphas being priests
sacrfcuors Of the people Of God Poniius PLATE
Goyerno. Of Lower Galiloe, sitting ON the pres
Dental char Of the Prptory, condemns Jesus OF
Nazareth 10 die on the Cross between two thieves
the grea, and notorious evidence of the people
saying
/ Jesus IS a sedlcet.
I . file is sedltIous.
I ,. lie is an enemy Of the law
/ 4 He calls himself falsely the son Of God
s. He calls himself falsely the King OF Israel.
6 He entered INTO tho temple followed BY
multitude bearing palm branches in their hands.
I Order the first centurion Quius Cornelius, to
+ lead him to the place Of execution.
Forbid to any person whomsoeyer, either poor
or rich, 10 oppose the death Of Jesus.
Z The witnesses who signed the condemnation
I OF Jesus are, VIZ - Daniel Robani, Phariscc
? Joanuas Rorobabe, 3 Raphael Robani I
Captt, a citizen.
Jesus shall 20 ont Of the city Of jerusalem BY
the gate Of SuueuQs
4 The above sentence IS engraved on
+ copper plate on one side are written these
words 4 similar plate is sent to each
tribe 1t was found in an ancient vase Of
white marble, while eXcayating m the an.
cicnt city Of Aqulln, IN the kingdom Of
! Naples, N the year 1870, and was dsco,.
cred by the Commlsslres of Arts attached
10 the French armies. At the expedition
/. Of Naples, II was found enclosed IN box
Of ebony, IN the sacrlsty Of the Chartrcn.
The vase in the chapel Of Caserta. Tie
I French Translation vas made by the mem.
6ers of the Commission OF Arts. The
original Is in the Hebrew language. The
Chartrcn requested earnestly that the plate
should not be takcn away from them, The
request was granted, as reward for the
sacrifice they had made for the army. VI.
/, Demon, one Of the Swans, caused plate 10
be made Of the same model on which he
had engraved the above sentence. At the
sale Of his collection Of antiquities, &c. 1t
was bought by Lord Howard for 1880
francs. Its intrinsic value and interest
are much greater. A few years ago there
vas found al Ca,tskll, =. York, a shckel
Of lsrcal, Of the time Of our Savior. On
one side was the representation OF palm
/ Leaf, on the other, picture Of the temple,
wlih the words underneath, HOLY Jcmsa.
lem, IN the Hebrew tongue. Relics Ike
these, properly authenticated, have about
them an nexprcyslblc sacrcdness aud mo.
mcnt They seem 10 blend two worlds,
and 70 carry human curiosity from The
finite to tie Phiidd. Gus.