Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-01-08
From the Philadelphia Gazette
Death Warrant of Jesus Christ

vi the mahy interesting relics and fragments
oi antiquity which have been brought to Iish,
ny The persevering researches of modern NH.
iosophy. none could have more n,eres, to the
Phllan'hropis, ard the believer, than The one
which We copy below. "Chance," says the
Courier des Etats Unss, has just put into our
hands the most imposing and Interesting Judi.
clal documen, TO all Christians, that ever has
been recorded in human annals: tha, is the iden-
iIcal Death Warrant of our Lord JESUS CHRIST.
The document was faithfully transcribed by the
editor, and is in hec rer6a:
Sentence rendered by Pontius Plate, acting Go
uernor Of Louer Galilce stating that Jesus of
Nazareth shall suffer death on the cross
" In The year seventeen of The emperor IT.
berius Caesar and the 2oh day of March, the
city of the holy Jerusalem, Anna and Caiaphas
being priests, sacrifcaiors Of the people of God,
sIIiIng on the presidential chair of The PIarory
condemns Jesus of Nazareth 10 die on the cross
between TWO lhieves--the great notorious evil
dence of the people saying
l. Jesus is seducer
2. He is sedilous.
3. He is an enemy Of the law.
He calls himself falsely the Son of God
5. He calls himself falsely The King of Israel
6. He entered into the temple, followed by
multitude bearing palm branches in their
hands
Order The first centurion, Quilius Cornelius,
10 lead him to The place of execution.
Forbid any person whomsoever, eiIher poor
Or rich, to oppose The death Of Jesus.
The Witnesses who signed the condemnation
of Jesus are, viz i. Daniel Robani, Phari-
see; @ Joannus Rorobable 3. Raphdel Roba-
nj; a. Cape', citizen.
Jesus shall 60 out Of the city of Jerusalem
by the gale of Struenus."
The above sentence is engraved on copper
plate on one side are written these Words
"A similar plate is sent TO each tribe" II was
found in All antique vase OF white marble, while
excava.lng in the ancient city OF Aqmlla, IN The
kingdom of Naples, IN The year 1920, aud was
discovered by The Commissioners of arIs at
iached 10 the French armies. Al The expedi-
iion of Naples, il was found enclosed IN box
of ebony, ia the sacrisy of The Charirem.-
The vase in the chapel of Caser,a. The
French translation was made by the members
of the Commissaries of Arts The original is
in the Hebrew language. The Charirem re-
quesied earnestly thai the plate should not be
taken away from them. The request was
granted, as reward for the sacrifice they had
made for the army. NJ. DEMON, one of The
savans, caused plate TO be made of the same
model, on which he had engraved the above
sentence. Al the sale of his collection of
,iquiries, &c. il was bought by Lord Howard
for 1880 francs. It's intrinsic value and inter
est are much greaIer A few years ago there
was found a, Caisklll, in New York, "sheke of
Israeli" of the time of our Saviour. On one
side was the representation Of palm leaf, on
the other, picture of the temple, with the
words underneath, Holy jerusalem" in the
Hebrew tougue Relics like these, properly
authenticated, have about Them an inexpressi
hle sacredness and moment. They seem to
blend TWO worlds. and TO carry human curiosity
from, the finite TO the Infinite.
What are you staring al, Sir, may | ask I!
said an mperiard musiached blood 10 Hoo
.ier' on a Mississippi steamboat. who had been
watching him as a Cat watches mouse, for
some fifteen minutes.
Il thought so, by HILL exclaimed The Hoo