Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-08-19

their selfdcsifoylng factionsi and
while indulging In lhr most unboly
and cruel passions that have ever
swnycd tho heart Of man, they ln,ok
cd aud expected the aid Of rrE Con
OF lsRAEL IN conqucring and c1lcr.
minaling their enemies Blinded by
tho excess Of their pride and obsina-
cy, ticy either dcspiscd orhod forgot.
ton the instruction Il Him, who
Ianhgt that ~ house divided against
itself cannot stand" Meanwhile,
the steady, pcncvcriDg efforts OF the
besicgcrs. TO razo the lofty walls OF
the city, were not fiute,s, ind war,
in all It's mot horrid aspects, burst
upon ils inhabitants from every quar-.
tor. The awful roar Of the desolating
flames, the long loud clash OF swords
with swords, The furious charge of
horseman with horSelnan, and the
wild yell Of fierce encounter, had
echoed and re-cchoed from the palm.
covered hills Of Judea, and broken in
terrific sounds upon the ear of her
proud people; yet they feared not,
for in the firm persuasions, that the
COP other fathers would save them
from destruction, they, by their inso.
Ience and obstinacy, only exaspera.
ted their already ferocious enemies.
They saw the strength Of their for
tifca,ions, those lhot they had deem
ed.impregnable tohuman force, gradu-
ally diminishing before the ponderous
engines ofthe enemy. They saw the
men of Rome take posses,
sion Of some Of their lofty towers, and
they saw too their hands reeking in
the choicest Hebrew blood. Still
their stout hearts quailed not, for
their pride and their boast, the far
famed and magnificent Temple Of
JEHOVAH, was still seen, rising un.
amid the general crash and
ruin; and even amid the scenes Of
horror and desolaiion with which
they were encompassed, when they
looked upon this indication of the pre-
sence Of the Mighty One, who had
20 often wrought out theirdeliverance,
4 smile Of contempt and triumph
cleaned forth in their wan counte.
lances. Fatigue, hunger and thirst
we're then alike forgotten; the vision
If their murdered friends, lying be.
meath the smok ng ruins of their once
beauleous homes, was obliterated as
hey gazed upon their much-loved
Temple, proudly rearing its marble |
pillars and gigantic dome (that, in its |
dazzling brightness, wed with the
beams Of the MONDAY sun) to the very |
1welling place Of HIM to whose honor
t had been dedicated. But the spirit
IF their condemned and forsaken Con,
hat once deigned to dwell between
he golden wings Of the cherubim' no
longer fingered there, to frown def.
ance on tie impious crew who dared
profane its sacred shrine. The holy
to which it had been devoted,
were no longer requisite. The last
great Sacrifice had been offered
that, for which the Temple had been
erected, and all its solemn rites ins'i-
tuted' was accomplished. This truth
the naughty Jews spurned from them
as unworthy thir attention ;they had
obstinacy closed their eyes against
the uneIring light, that emanated
from the Star Of Bethlehem, and now,
in the hour Of adversely, they were
left to wander in darkness. Long
and wistfull they gazed upon their
'Heavenward Tower" Int the last
bitter hour had arrived, when they |
were to behold it wreathed in smoke
and flame. In vain did they rush to
lis rescue; in vain were the fierce men
ofwar orderedto desist; the fiat forts
destruction had gone fourth from THE
ALMIGHTY, and it was beyond tie
power of man to save, Higher and
higher rose the gathering blaze: deep.
'r and deeper closed its fiery folds a.
'ound that stupendous edi6ce, rapidly
from their view all to
which they had so tenaciously chung
or deliverance. They saw their last
lope fades theysaw their Temple totter
nd fall, and they heard the shrek of
he diving thousands that were crush