The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-05-18

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mission lie sent his prisoner to me to
pronounce his condemnation and secure
his execution. ] answered him that. as
Jesus vas Gallean, the affair. CAME in
Herod's jurisdiction, and ordered Jesus
to be sent thithrr. The willy Tetrarch
protested humility, ard protesting his
Difference to the lieutenant Of Caesar, he
committed the fate Of the maii to my
hands. rHa fi .ilA of. l.iu
Soon my place assumed the aspect of
a bcsieged citadel : every moment in
creased, the number of the seditious. Jc-
rusalcrn was inundated with crowds from
the mountains of Nazareth, Al Judea
appeared to be pouring inte the devoted
city
" Iihad taken to wife girl from among
the Gauls, who pretended TO see into fu-
tutity Weeping. 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 vis
iun,--he was walking on the water,--hc
was flying on the wings of the wind He
I spoke to the telnpcsts. to the palm trees,
to the fishes of the lakc--all were obc
dicnt to him. Behold the torrent of
Mount. Ccdrou flows with blood--thc
statues of Caesar are soiled with the
filth Of the gcmonim the columns of
the Prctorium have given way, and the
sun is veilcd in mourning like vcstal
in the tomb o, plate evil awaits
thee, If thou wilt net listen to the
words Of thy wife dread the curses of a
Roman Senate-dread the frowns Of
Cesar ~ eaa
n BY this time my marble stairs groancd
mder the wcig Int oil the multitude. The
Nazarenc was brought back to INC.
proceeded to the Hall of Justice, follow
ed by my guards, and asked the people
in severe tone, what they demanded
The death Of the Nazarene,' was theil
reply For,what crime p "ITc has bias
rhcmcd he has rrophesed the ruin O
the Temple he calls himself the Son q
God--thc Messiah-thc King of tho
Jews" Roman justice, said |, punish
eth no; such offences with death. ''Cruci
fly him. cruelty him !" shouted forth tn,
relentless rabble d -I t.l lnr
The vociferatiops of the infuriato mul
. titudc shook the palace to its iounda
tions. One man alone appeared cain
/ in the midst of the tumult. He wa
like unto the Statue of Innocence place,
/ in the temples OF the Eumcnidcs ltwa
9 the Nazarenc, L...i...f
: After many fruitless attempts TO pre-
t tcct him from the fury of his mcrcilcs
/. prosecutors, | had the baseness to adop
S a measure which, at that moment, az
), pearcd to me to be tho only one tha
r could save his life ordered him to b
f scourgcd, then, calling for ever,
washed my hands in presence of tn
t clamorous multitude, thereby signifyin
/ to them my disapprobation of the deed
But in vain. 1t was his life that thes
4 wretchcs thirsted after Often, in ou
:. civil commotions, have | witnessed tn
!. furious animosity of the multitude bu
!. nothing could ever be compared to wha
c | beheld in the present instance.
o might have been truly said that, on thi
!. occasion, all the phantoms of the iufe
!. nal regions had assembled together a
}. Jerusaiem. The crowd appeared not t
h walk they we're borne off and whirle
!. as a vortex, rolling along like livin
4 waves, from the portals OF the PretoriuI
even unto Mount Zion. with bowling
@ screams, shreks and vociferatons, sue
, as were never heard either in the sed
c tions of Pannonia, or in the tumults {
/. the Forum.
BY degrees the day darkencd like
winter twilight, such as had been seen a
. the death ofthe great Julius Caesar.
was likewise towards the ides of Marcl
> |, the contemned governor of rebe
. lious province, was leaning against co
!, umn Of my basihck contemplating att
!. wart the dreaiy gloom this Theory {
. Tartarus dragging to execution the ii
: hocent Nazarene. A around me was
desert. Jerusalem had vomited forth he
indwclcrs through the funeral gate thu
D leads to the Economic. An air of dest
l. lation and sadness cnveloped me NJ
c guard had joined the cavalry, and til
, Centurion, to display a shadow Of powci
= was endeavorng to maintain order. | wa
i left alone, aud my breaking heart ad
: monished me, that what was passing u
that moment appertaincd rather to tn
|, history of the gods than to that Of mar
= Loud clamours were heard proceedin
from Golgotha, which, borne on tn
: winds, appeared TO announce an agon
such as never had been heard by morta
ear. Dark clouds lowered over th
pinnacle pf the Temple, and large rel
lures settled over the city and cOvere
it IS with a veil so dreadful were til
signs that were manifested, both in th
heavens and on the earth, that Dionys
us, the Areopagito, is reported to hav,
; exclaimed. "Eithcr tie AUttOy of Ma
tWre is suffering, o. thc Uhircrse rs fdl
: ing apart"
Towards the first hour Of the night,
q threw my mantle around me, and wen
down into the city towards the gate Q
: Golgotha. The sacrifice had been col
sunlmated The crowd was rcturniu
home still agitatcd, 1t is true, but gloc
f my and taeiturn, desperate. What the
: had witnessed, had struck them with tel
!, Tor and remorse also saw my it'll
Z Roman Cohort pass BY mournfully, tb
!, standard bearer having yelled his Eagl
/ in token of grief, aud | overheard som
> Of the soldiers murmuring strange word
r which did not comprehend, Other
were recounting prodigies almost sim
q lar to thase which had SO often smot
!. the Romans with dismay by the will q
$ tho gods Sometimes groups Of me