Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-10

The city was fortified bye
one side, where It wss prUte
impossible ravinca These walls -
solid masonry, were guarded b.
Crs; opposite TO the I0iliest es IT,
/ titus had encamped. From tie tslRN4E
tower the sentinel might have aeed !
below the whole Of that fair tssVitM -
,len, about to pass ftum che cess ~
David. Within these walls wAs tbe
the kings--its roof of cedar, its dQlE4
rarest marbles its chambers RllOd ~
costicst tapestries and vessels Of Hy,4
silver. Groves and gardens cleaned III
fountains, adorned with statues Of brOql9 -
vided the courts of the palace ITSELF -
high above oil, upon precipitOns roc.e -
the temple, fortified and adorned by SpI0nl
This temple was as strong without aS SssId@
within more adoIn than palace. On ens
tcring, you beheld pOrticoes Of n0oabsgs
columns Of pOrphyry, marble and alahase@s
gates adorned with gold and Silvcr,i auAoAg
which was the wonderful gate called tlSe beaas
tiful. Furth,r on, through vast arells ~
the sacred POI tai which admitted into thet1e
terror Of the temple itScli--all sheeted Se
with gold, and Overhung by vine tsaelot
gold, the branches otwhich were 20 taVBe -
man. The roof Of the teulple, even On teS
outside, was set over with golden sptkess -
prevent the birds settling there and deilFinG
the holy dome. At distance, the whole
temple looked like a mount Of snow tSseP9
Vita golden pimnacleS. But alas = veikok
TINT temple had been already rent asaunAeE
by an incapable crime, and the Lord ofhoseg
did not fight with Israel. But the enemy -
laundering ut the wall. All srOund the ely
arose immense machines, from which 1ttHS
poured down mighty fragments Of s0cks an4.
showers Of fire. The walls gave wayrfnO.
city was entered--thc temple itself was STERN.
cd. Famine in the meanwhile had madc sslca
havoc, that the besiegcd were more IKE epeess
tres than living lnem they devourcd thq hsltS
to their swords, the sandals 70 thetE eG-rs
Even nature itself 50 persisted ewuyS eAasla
mother devoured her own infant; niluI.,
the awful words Of The wAyiik6 FF1phsf -
had first led the Jews towards tie sla19W "
promisc-"T The tender aud delicate Wounahs
amongst you, who would not adventure toese
the sole Of her foot upon the ground for Qeii.,
catencSs and tendcrness--her eye shall b ~
toward the young one and the childfen mat
she shall bear, for she shall eat them IOe waaG
Of all things secretly in the Scigc and straitns9
wherwith thine enemy shall distress thee Ia
thy gates" Still, as ii the foe and the IAnlt0es
was not scourge enough, citiGchs smOte and
murdered each other aS they met in theswew
false prophets ran howling through tlles
street. every image Of despair completes Jhes
ghaStly picture ofthc full of Jerusalem. .Apdc
now the temple was set on fir, tie JSws re.
ing through the flames TO perish u Hts fiiilke'
was calm summer night-thc 10th 81 AnGSsS s.
the whole hill where stood the temple wNs.og
gigantic blaze Of tirc-thc roofs Of cedar crAts
cd--thc golden pinnaclcs Of the dome Msses
like spikes Of crimson fame. Thrcugh -,
lurid atmosphere ali was carnage and -slGs -
ter the echoes Of shrieks and ycls rang eses
from the Hill Of Zion and the Mount OF OIlI66si
Amongst the smoking ruins, and, over rilege4
the dead, Titus planted the standard of y,
Thus were fulfilled the last avenging pgsp -
cies--thus pciishcd Jerusalem. In that
full day, men still were living who MiGhA 49,
heard the warning voice OF him they esNOaa
Verify say unto you all these things slaal
come upon this generation. ~ esMl
y Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest tn
prophets and Stonest them that are benA -
thee, behold your hOuss.
is lett unto you dcsolatcl And thus Nesg
the Hebrew people scattered over the aesee
the earth, still retaining to this hour these,
identity-Still living proof Of those prOphets
they had Scorncd or slain--still, vainly. await
ing that Messiah, whose divine mission was
fulfilled eighteen centuries ago Upon itAe
Mount Of Calvary. sea si.i'