The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1854-06-15

lustuse Of lie So gained, fuaesesi hesrse
plssssnss aud the fsmiiy-vsuIt jocand--fos
there AZ lsast shs oppsessor's hand is stayed,
and the Tears Of poor humanity dried ia the
common dust q
suelonias ssissss joke, played upon Sa-
turnsnus. who, falling aslsep At . sale, the
noddingsof bis head Ssre taken by The anc-
| tionssy a. bida on q choice lot of thinsen
alaeiaiofs who were uooksd down to him nj
5000, 900 sessssoss, &4so,Ooo. Butio their
credit, b Ii spots1; ths Remsu price for
literary md issfned fnsn wss absve eihefzse-
clan, fos iuslsd Of onss u tkis ciae bsing
| worth a at Athens no moro .han 70 good
horse, p We fnd him ia Rome as valuable .s
a races. Ssnscs, sthe nsoraIists - gives the
price Of literary man bougAt BY Sabinus at
100, 900 seslefces 's5,oeo.'
When stsdiaioriai shows were FIRST insti-
suted in Rome, the people regsdsd lhsm
| with horror; bui once accustomed 10 such
bloody sights, they became infatuated with
them, and soon the Roman politician and Of
fce-holdsr who found the most favor with
the people, was the one who provided for
them the largest number Of gladiaios 10 be
murdered ai The public shows. Cesar, when
aediis, in The beginning Of his career, gase
the people such hosts Of gladiaio,s 70 be
murdered, that the Senate became afIfighted,
and limited TO him 10 the number Of $40
couples for any one fight. Bul " hen this f.
uishsd gentleman and masisrIy historian re-
iurosd from bis last triumph, not being re-
strained, he gave In the arena, TO the min
iis delight Of the Roman people, perfect
| imitation Of baiils---a ,enibls slaughter of
men, horses, and elephants. We do not find
recorded The exact number OF men and
beasts slaughtered on this occasion for the
amusement of Rome's citizens but how
great II was may be judged from the fact that
on another occasion Trsjau caused 10000
capsives 10 slay one another in the arena.
Sueloaius thuf describes the spectacle -
4 Speefacala assidae magnfea Ct sumptuosa ed-
idit, Henaiiones giad,atorssq,s tt noetibsls dd
iycnos; nee Virerum medo pusaa. sed ad Jsmino-
rum,r eci. A fight By day and night by
men and women A law was passed, in.
,srdictins candidates from giving such shows
pending the election canvass. Bot notwith-
standing legal restrictions: the people sold
themselves to the candidate who would pro.
mise ti.rm tho eIestess gtsdisscssui sisust.
ter; till, as Taci,us relates. the price Of the
combats the qumsiorship was to give. From
having IN the beginning looked with horr al
single gladiaioeial combat, the people by
degrees became hardened till at last they
found their 6 hief delight in witnessing whole
sale carnage in the srena. At last simply
viewing such sights did not satisfy them,
and we find the sun Of Rome ultimately ex-
iingnished in blood, the free people Of their
own accord entering The arena 10 kill one
another, and esea an Emperor 6isbtlng a.
mong them.
Ia order that the exeiiemeuts OF the arena
should no, eclipse those Of the theatre, the
NEST literary and refined classes were
| provided with eqally fascinating recreasions
Of the dsmoniac order. The tragedies oI
the death Of Hercules In flames Of Aiys
assasksd BY aAsRik boar; Of Promstheus
chained 70 rock, with vnliure gnawins
his vitals, ecs-, were given with human vic
TINS, with slight changes Of text when nee.
ded--ss In the representations Of Promssh-
eus, where the vultufs was replaced By .
wild beast. These victims wsrs either Grim
mails or slaves condemned 10 such death
merely ai mssisr's win or csprice. Ons
master, Manulinr Basslios, 10 especially
mentioned fof the stiocious manner In which
he mulila,sd his slaves by way Of punish
msnt for iheir faults. There was no law Il
prsssni him. The slsve were his for use or
sbuss. So seys Seneca |; "Quam IN saruu IN
oHaia iiesadI-n Anolher Roman, vedius, q
mussd himselI by fesdiag wild beasts viii
bis slssss. Ats fsa1t, given BY this gentle
naa 10 The Emperor Ausastus--hs beng in
the first socieiy--s slave oecidenialIy broke
aeryssal vase. Inmsdiaiely the STARE threw
himself at the Empsror's feet and implosed
that vsdiss would not condemn him to be
ealsn-Ahsse are The very words Of Seneca
ne ossa frst. Augussus was 10 indignant
Thai he broke al the vases Of yedius and
protected the slave, bns d y NOT related
that hs Otherwise punished the master. And
how much better was Augussus than vedi-
uss This We may learn from Pluia rch. who
sslis us that he had hrs man Of business,
| Eros, cfucified 10 ihe mast Of his ship, be-
causs the slave killed q very valuable fghl-
! ins bird. W. H.sr.
"A cALIFoRNIA Law cAsE.--A Californis
tousspondent Of Kentucky paper gives the
following account Of The man ner in which
q law suit was seuIsd is The Golden State