The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-03-17

YL.asP nnbul ~ around. The eurrenrof
3 elIln events makes mad plunge in ito on
ward course, and whirls, and bo,ls, and ioams
~ the eddy below, ere 1t resumes again ils
placid way, The earth tremblcs With the
shock ot armies, the SKY IL datkehedby The
supsr orhaille, the ar - tainted by tho odor
& lettering corruption.
The nrst crusade embraces one Of thtbe
F-ftods. During ths twelfth century IL en-
tf1ssrd 90 mach eyrry thought, fcling, and
..lion ofthc inhRbitanls.of Europe and Asia,
Unsatisfactory 10 theirs. These two onuntrirE
.,eamc the stage on which was acted ID" a,tan-
sss, drama the world has ever Witnessed
10, several years, the victorious car Of Mo.
Lamm,dan,sm had rolled on ~ IT, westward
tack ,tll IT, pondeTous wheels were thunder.
Meatihe Blsphofus The seeds aown by the
selfdyled Niorgrreni. Of God had sprung up,
snd bore plentiful harvest. Jerusalem, the
Hol, - pulelire. and every spot Of that Land
s'ogad whtch no many sacred rseolicetions
clusters, were IA tho hands Of the in6dol dogs
,,stsey iraa iha sanctuary of God with san.
A. feet Their banners iloatcd from the
lltcmcnts of that city lor which Christ had
fa,cd, and on ia allara the KaTan, and the
word sook!hc place of the Bible, and m
olive branch of peace Tho Alasis of their
1lrions tung lnoni The hills where the a pos
o.. had wailaSrrq, and their me,iled barhs
,hkcd fhcir 'hirst from the steam where jain
mI b1pt,scd Dcsccrolihn was in ihcir foot
,l,p,, aud saoriirge ia lhrir t0qth.
The rclgiuuvStatc Of Europe at this spooh,
was peculiar The m,llcnnial day had been
predicted d, spon g. come, aud men had pre-.
psfed th,ms, Ives Cor The concentration OF all
,aiag., The at lime came. passed. aud The
.,rld rolled on ~ usual fut the deep foun.
toms Of The human heart had been stirred, aud
though itc Storm h.d " saed. yet the agitation
iatuoi subsidcd 1Pilgrlmagcs were madr'ro
hr Holy Land bJ Thousands whose only de.
,fc was 10 visit the sccne'oflhc passion, weep
-...rt G,. Savior tomb, and lrnvr thrir bouuU
70 wh,cn meath The rky OF Palestine. No
aarycl then, when the pilgrims who returned
rh the sad story Of tho saerilrgcs committed
Us lhc Sanecus, that Tie religious feeling If;
TIT TT WIZ iufnVd INTO new channel. y
vice startling as the thunder peal was ringing
10 their ears "to the rescue of the Holy Scpul.
.i,c. Peter the hermit, bnrciooted and with
rouc garments Visited every court in Europe
. nd with tongue of fire proclaimed the nc.
ea,.,d deeds the MohiAnncdans, until every
No.vcficd out for vengeance and the pulsation
% every heart Mas ~ unison with bis ,own,
F'on the blooming fields OF Spain and the sun.
ny skies If Italy, from the vino clad hills OF
France and Sw,zcrland's free mountains, from
"eEy old Cyglnd, from the moots of Scot.
iand, and iIa'a iAe green Isle of the ocean ,thr
people rose up as one man At the Suglc note of
preparation, swept, OF wave uftrr wave toward
The east, i'll at length the mighty ,urres burst
IN 'Ne shores Of Asia. Madly had they rush.
odon,yct their way was marked with whitening
bones Wild tribes had hovcte9 round them
ana gaunt Famine had been in their midst
pe'oIaIion, Pcstilcnec, and Death were among
lncm, vet they had set their faces tawntda The
uoly CITY, and they would not tura back -
N"'he plains of the cast, at length, that mot.
y hostwctc maTshnllcd, alike in nothing save
nc cross on their garments and the fixed pur-'
pose of their souls Battle after baltic was
fought, and though death broodrd over their
pam, vulturcs fa,,"ncd on the bodies Of the
"lin land Flvers ran purple with blood. vet
lhcrhauner neverwaS traded in the dust. but
cvcr'wnv we'd trinmphnnily over the with ,h.;r
war cty for It's motto, Deus ruIt. ony,,d
they went in their oonqurring march ma rc.i,,.
jess us The storm god swrcpNgl Der ocean
bosom, for Victory led thcui TO Il G onset, and
mchcavcns tung back their WHY hurtah 49,
Weary and toll. worn, with bYr>a shadow of
'ha' once mighty host, they at length sat
down before JeruEalem. This city was the
ia" hope of their enemies IFlhis was taken,
'ar'r kingdom fell. -Brscgers and besicgrd
-iAHssh ' with trspuruttnu. ono for their hearth.
@'7'rE The other for their God. After many
i'a''i''s efforts, 5iedircy prepared hale gious
'or decisive assault. he cXhorted them BY
every motive that could influence christians
"'a'', and stirred their spirits by rccollecrions
- " gone days, when angels struck their gol.
0'n hatps in midhcaven, and tho Tyre of the
universe tremblcd with the swelling anthem
"n''h proclaimed a Savor's birth Hc told
'" OF The garden, the cross, and tho tomb
'N pointed 10 the blue arch above and told
'"S'N-'h't angels were lowering there looking
'P'n 'hcr battle for heaven Then tho cry
u'n' up MA soldiers Of the erosion 10 tho
aoly City" Nv
WIN Wild enthusiasm, they swept on To
'.@ek' Though the onset was furious.
was met with such determined resls.