The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-04-14
THE SENTENCE ON THE SAVIOUR.

LIE DEN IENCE YIN IHE SAVlOUR.
A correspondent of the Notes and Ouerie
writes; Can any of your correspondents inform
me whether the enclosed extract from the Kol
nische Zeitung is based on sound authority
and what that authority is? Also, where ant
when was this KOtnische Zeitseag published?
Correct Transcript Of the Sentence of Death
pronounced against Jesus Christ.
The following is copy of the most memo
rable judicial sentence which has ever beer
pronounced in the annals of the world-tha
of death against the Saviour, with the remarks
which the journal LIE Droit has collected, ano
the knowledge of which must be interesting il
the highest degree to every Christian. Unit
now am not aware that it has ever been mad,
public in the German papers. The sentenc,
is word for word as follows:
Sentence pronounced by Pontius PLATE, In
tendant of the Province of Lower Galiee. tina
Jesus of Nazareth shall suffer death by the
cross.
In the seventeenth year of the reign of the
Emperor Tiberius, and on the 25th day of the
month of March, in the most holy city of Jeru
salem, during the pontifcate of Annas ano
Caiaphas.
Pontius PLATE, Intendant of the Province
of Lower Galilee, sitting in judgment in the
presidential seat of the Pr;etor, sentences Jesus
of Nazareth to death on a cross, between two
robbers, as the numerous and notorious testi
monies of the people prove
l. Jesus - q misleader.
z He has excited the people to sedition.
3. He is an enemy to the laws.
4. He calls himself the Son of God
5. He calls himself falsely the King of Israel.
6. He went into the Temple, followed by a
multitude of people, carrying palms in their
hands.
Orders the first centurion Quirillius Cornelius
to bring him to the place of execution.
Forbids all persons, rich or poor, to prevent
the execution of Jesus.
The witnesses who have signed the execu-
ton against Jesus are
l. Daniel Robant, Pharisee.
2. John Sorobabel
3. Raphel Robani.
4. Capet.
Jesus to be taken out of Jerusalem through
the gates of Tournes.
The sentence is engraved on plate of brass,
in the Hebrew language and on its sides are
the following words A similar plate has been
sent to each tribe" 1t was discovered in the
year 1880, in the city of Aquila, in the King
dom of Naples, by a search for the discovery of
Roman antiquities, and remained there until it
wdo iounu ny tue COLuulleodTle5 Vi hTl Ill Tue
French army of Italy. Upt the time of the cam
paign in Southern Italy, it was preserved in the
sacristy of the Carthusians, near Naples, where
it was kept in a box of ebony. Since then the
relic has been kept in the chapel of Caserta.
The Carthusians obtained by their petitions
that the plate might be kept by them, which
was an acknowledgment of the sacrifices which
they made for the French army. The French
translation was made literally by members of
the commission of arts. Demon had fac simile
of the plate engraved, which was bought by
Lord Howard, on the sale of his cabinet, for
$3.50 francs. There seems to be no historical
doubt as to the authenticity of this. The rea
sons of the sentence correspond exactly with
those of the Gospel.
CEssIoN OF FEEJEE IsLANns TO GREAr
BRITAN.-0n the l4th of september, 1853, a
formal deed of oessiOn Of the Feejee Archipel-
ago to her Britannia Majesty was executed by
Thakombau, the Vunivalu of Bau, claiming
supremacy, as TUT Wit king of Feejee) over
the entire archipelago and its inhabitants. Mr..
Pritchard, the British consul, had arrived in
Sidney, from Feeiee, and, although the affair
had been kept very quiet was about to proceed
to England with instrument alluded to.
1t appears that the United States ship of
war Vandalia, Captain Sinclair, arrived at Fec.
jee early in September, to demand payment of
the fines imposed BY Captain Boutwell,, of the
John Adams, Thakombau offered apologies
and explanations as to the non payment of
these fines, which were deemed so far sufficient
that an extension of twelve months was granted
by Captain Sinclair, but with an intimation.
couched in the strongest terms, that if such
fines, amounting collectively to $45, 900, labout
$4,000 were not paid at the end Of twelve
months, force would be resorted to. Immedi.
atelY after this, propositions by Thakombau for
a cession to the Queen Of Great Britain were
made to her Majesty's local representative. the
consul. The deed of cession finally executed
contains stipulations of the following effect,
First. The American claims against Feeiee
shall be paid or ssttisd BY her Kritannic Ma
lestys government
Second: That Thakqabau shall bs allowed
as TUT vitil TO retain his position as the chief
OF the aboriginal tribes, but to govern under
instructions from the local representatives of
her Majesty. &
Third. That in consideration of the $45. 900
paid to satisfy American claims, 200, 600 aoras
Of land shall be made over to her Maiestyss
Government; such 200 400 acres to be selected
by g HriHsh Sppolptee.
Fourth, That, in addition to this grant of
100000 acres, there shall be grants of such
other lands as may be needed for local govern
mental purposes; such requirements to be
agreed upon by a commission to consist off two
Feejeean chiefs and tive British gentlemen,
presided over by the local representative of her
Majesty, the latter official to act as umpire in
all disputed questions.
The Feeiee archipelago is stated tn he the