The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1845-06-04

hundred foot soldiers and the same number of
cavalry He declined. saw myself alone
with handful of veterans in the midst of re-
bellious city-too weak to suppress disorder and
having no other choice left than to tolerate it.
| They had seized upon Jesus, and The sedltious
rabble, although they had nothing TO fear from
the Pretorium, believing on the faith of their
leaders, that [ winked at their sedition, contn-
ued vociferatng-'Crucify him! cruelty himp
Three powerful parties at that time had COM
blned together against Jesus. First the Herod-
ans and Sadducees, whose seditious conduct ap-
peared to proceed from double motive they ha-
ted the Nazarine, and were impatient of the
Roman yoke. They never could forgive me for
having entered their holy city with banners that
bore the image of the Roman Emperor, and al
though, in this instance he has committed fa-
tai error, vet the sacrilege did not appear less
fheinous in their eyes. Another grievance also
ranked in their bosoms had proposed TO EN-
| ploy part of the treasure of the temple in erect
ing edifices of public utility, My proposition
was scowed at. The Pharisees were the avow-
ed enemies of Jesus. They cared not for the
Governor; they bore with bitterness the severe
reprimands which the Nazarine had, during three
years been continually throwing out against them
wherever he went. Too weak and too pusillan-
imous to act by themselves, they had eagerly
embraced the quarrel of the IIerodans and Sad
ducees. Besides these three parties, had to
contend against the reckless and prohigale pop
ulace; always ready to join in a sedtion and to
profit by the disorder and confusion that result
theretrom.
Jesus was dragged before the Council Of the
Priests and condemned 10 death. Ii was then
that the High Priest, Caiaphas performed der-
so act of submission. lie sent his prisoner to
me 10 pronounce his condemnation and secure
his execution. answered him that as Jesus was
a Galean, the affair came in Herod's Jurisdiction,
and ordered Jesus TO be sent thither. The willy
Tetrarch professed humanity, and protesting his
Difference to the lieutenant of Caesar he commit
ted the fate of the man to my hands,
Soon my palace assumed the aspect of be-
sleged citadel; every moment increased the num-
Der ofthe seditous. Jerusalem was inundated
with crowds from the mountains of NAZARETH
All Judea appeared 10 be pouring into that much
devoted city.
had taken TO wife girl from among the
Gauls who pretended 10 see into futurity. Weep
ing, and throwing herself at my feet, "Beware,"
said she TO me, "beware, and touch not that man
for he is holy. Last night saw him in vision
he was walking upon the water--he was fly
ling on the wings of the wind. He spoke to the
tempest, TO the palm trees, TO the fishes Of the
Iake-all were obedent to him. Behold the tor
rent of Mount Cedron flows with bood-the
statutes of CRsar are soed with the filth ofge-
r nonia-the columns Of the Pretorium have given
way, and the sun is yelled IN mourning like a
vostal in the tomb! Oh, PLATE! evil awaits
f thee. lfthou wilt not listen to the words of thy
!, wife, dread the curses ola Roman Senate--drcad
the frowns of Cesar"
BY this time my marble stairs groancd under
the weight of the multitude. The Nazarne was
brought back to me, proceeded to the hall Of
} Justice, followed by my guards, and asked the
} people in severe tone, what they demanded
The death the Nazarine,' was their reply
For what crime?' 'He has bIasphemed; he has
f prophesied The ruin of the temple he calls him
| selfthe son Of God the Messiah-the King of
) the Jews 'Roman JUSTICE said |, "punshes
not for such offences with DEATH Cruelty him,
cruelty himn shouted forth the relentless rabbe
The vocilerations of the inturiated multitude
, shook the palace 10 IFS foundation. One man
alone appeared calm in the midst of the tumult
) He was like unto the statute Of Innocence pla
ced i'll the temple of Eumenides 1t was the
|Nazarine.
After many fruitless attempts TO protect him
, from the fury of his mcrcless prosecutors, had
} the basenesS TO adopt measure which at that
moment, appeared 10 me 10 DO the only one
that could save his life. ] ordered him to be
scourged; then calling for an ever, washed my
hands in the presence ofthe clamoIous multitude
thereby sgnifyng to them my disapprobation Of
, the deed. But in vain. 1t was his blood that
these wretches thirsted for Often in our civil
! commotions, have witnessed the furious animos
l ity of the multitude; but nothing could ever be
compared TO what beheld in the present in
stance. 1t might have been truly said that, on
this occasion all the phantoms of the internal re
gions had assembled together, at Jerusalem. The
crowd appeared not TO walk, they were borne of
and whrIed as a vortex, rolling along like living
waves form the portal of the Pretorium even un-
to Mount Zion, with bowling, screams, shrieks
and vocferations, such as were never heard
either in the sedition of ofPanmonia, or in the tu.
, mults of the Forum.
! By degrees the day darkened like winter
} twilight, such as had been seen at the death o
the great Julius Caesar. 1t was towards the
, ides Of March, |, the cotemned governor OF a re-
} belllous province, was leaninng against col
umn Of my bascilica, contemplating athwar the
I dreary gloom, this Theory of Tarlarus dragging
TO execution the innocent Nazarine. All around
; me was desert. Jerusalem had vomited forth
her indwellers through the funnel gate that leads
to the Gemonie. An air of desolation and sad
ness enveloped me. My guard had joined the
cavalry, and the centurion, to display shadow
3 Of power was endeavoring TO maintain order
Y was left alone, and my breaking heart admon
f ished me, that what was passing at that momen
, appertained rather TO the history of the God.
than 10 that ofman. Loud clamors were heart
, proceeding from Golgolha, which borne on the
winds appeared to announce the agony such a.