Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-10-12


aud IA fourth for his victory over Juba ID
Africa. Evefy one Of his veteran Troops,
Scared with Wounds. was crowned wit;
iaArels. and marched in the triumpha!
procession to The Capitol. All bis sol
dlers, and inauy of the citizens. shared
largely in lis bounty, so that The whole
! people were amazed al the almost meg
haustible treasure which he had aulasse,i
in his campaigns.
intoxicated with admiration,' tie ciji-
zens made him Master Of the morals Of
The People;' aud he, soon after, received
the naille Of Emperor. lie governed the
state. now ain empire, with great elem.
! ency and moderation. He made many
salntary laws for The prosperity Of his
country, and now once more Rome was
in fiourishing condition. He also re-
formed the calendar,--a work which was
of very general benefit to mankind; and
Cesar, b. 50 many noble acts, gaine,!
the affections Of most Of tie peoplr: but.
alas. the Jealousy OF few crushed at a
blow all his hopes.
The son Of Ponpey, IN SPAN, resolved
to dispute C@sar's power. and met him
on the plains Of Munda s and, after one
OF the most obstinate struggles ever ex.
ptr'enced, Cesar was again victorious.
BY this decisive blow. he completely
verlhrew the power of his open enemies;
bet stu secret conspiracy was formed
against him by Btutus and Cassius
Ills friends tried to persuade him to
have guard about his person, but, 1T is
better to die at once said he. 'than al
ways to live IN fear The conspirators,
IN order.to give color Of justice to their
design, resolved to wait til the day on
which Cesar was to be offered the crown.
Tor as yet he he'd only the power, and not
the maine Of emperor. When the day,
which the augurs foretold was to be fatal
TO him, and On which he was to be Of
fered the crown, arrived, Caesar refused
to accept it, and the shout that was then
gwen by the admirlng people was loud
and universal.
Alxty persons were now engaged in
the plot. Ehey delberated, and it was
soon resolved that he should be assassin
ated IN the eenate-house. They were
not fighting SO much to free the city, as
to revenge themselves upon their enc,
mics, and get dominion INTO their own
hands. IN the morning Of the fatal Cay,
Cesar was aImost persuaded to remain
at home by slight indispositlon. and
perhaps by the dream of his wife. in
which she thought she saw him stabbed
to the heart. But BfuIGs easily pre-
vailed on him to 90.
Many circumstances transpircd, which
came near discovering the plot. 4 slave
tried to reach Caesar 10 The crowd to in
/ form lllm u his danger, but could not see
hnl. lie alsn received letter. and the
bearer said, Read this, and lose no
time Tor 1t much concerns you.' But in
the crowd he was unable to do as he was
| BID, and entered the senate-house with
] ihe paper IN his hands. Tie conspira-
tors were IN the greatest alarm and eve
~ moment feared he plot might be re.
vealed. The wife uf Brutus was ut the
! point OF death; Tor as the moment of her
husbands hazardous enterprise drew
near, she was seized with a dreadful pa
mic. fhey had already agreed By signs
TO stab themselves rather than be seized
and led to an ignomlnious death; uni
versal CONSERVATION prevailed among tie
assassIns; some had already laid their
hands on their ponlards, but Brutus soon
assured them they had nothing to fear.
The consprators surrounded Cesar,
and one Of them, advancing 10 him, i'm
medlate!y seized his gown aud drew ii
over his shoulders, which was the sign
that the attack was commenced. lie
was wounded slightly i'll the throat by
one of them, and When attempting to. run
to his scot. was met by another, who
gave him a mortal wound. Finding him
self surrounded by assasslns with drawn
daggers. he quietly resigned himself Ia
his fate. aud received tnenty.three
wounds. 1t is remarkable that he fell a,
the feet OF Pompey's statue. which was
one OF the ornaments of the senate hoasc
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