New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-24

bread but there s no divine person here now 20 heal
them. The bird the lame, the epiIePtic are always
in youF way soliciling relief Medical nd, or medi-
cine that viii afford reEefs expected by the sick at
the bands Of any person Of condition who passes oy
You see two intimate friends meet or depart They
each other with kieses You see party az DIN
liquid. Each eats BY dipping sop into the common
dish. SO you how rational and probable are the
histories Of the betrayal Of our Lord BY Judas.
But must On with my Journal:
We left the good monks Of Kamlah at ave o'clock
on thursday morning., and, through, ineoneeIvaoiy
crock ed and rarrow pathways emerged upon the PLAN
Of Sharon. An hour two suffced TO bring N into
the mountains Of Judea, which separate thas plain
rUm the valley Of Jordan and the Dead Sea- The as
cent is steep, the mountains are mass or system IRE
gular and almoet unreleved by valhes In fact all OF
Palestine, including the site Of Jerusalem and the
scenes of Scripture history, consists OF these noun
aius except the beautiful plain Of sharon which lies
between them and the Mediterranean Sea- len weary
hours we toiled in making way up these mountains
20 find the Holy City. Reaching the summit Of one,
We descended il only 10 ascend another still higher,
and the reads often sharp, steep, stone staTways winch
only trained animal can ascend or descend safely.
Nor have you ever any such mountain scenes. l
Gardens, fields trees, plants and shrubs, disappear,
ohalky rocks lie heaped heaps no house or habta-
ton Of man or beast, no verdure, except here and
there tuft Of brown dead bushes gr4ss withered
for want Of water or shade-no sign OF life, except
here and there shepherd armed, with his reed, and
his dog and bis fock o. sheep and goats, which
and stunted vegetation. Then once in long way we
find ravine where water IL detained during the dry
.eason, and here small fields and gardens but the
general and almost exclusive aspect Of the scene one
Of desert and deeolation.
We found ruined village on a high eminence, bear
ing the name Of Latrosm. The legends of the Chris
tans say that il took its from the fact that WAS
the home of the malefaetor who suffered death with
he Savior and was pardoned by him on the cross.
Further on descended into the valley OF Jeremiah,
which is held to have been the birthplace OF the
Prophet who most touchngy struck the chords OF me
hearts Of his earnest and devotional countrymen De-
scending the next mountain, found caves and SEEM
ngly tombs in hamlet which contains perhaps half
dozen families but the ruins Of many habltatons.
This is the village of Kamatha, the birthplace OF Sam
uel and the place where he received the sublime csl
TO il of God and | almost fancied that stood over
he cave of the witch of Endor, when she called up
he dead at the enlreaty of Saul. walked through
the brook, all dried up, where David took the nve
pebbles 10 supply the sling with winch he conquered
The Giant of the Phlistines did not refuse to believe
when tbey told me was now in the valley where
Abraham dwelt with his family and ocks, and now on
the summit Of the mountain where the Sun was stopped
In his course the command OF Joshua TO prolong tne
battle which was to result IN the victory OF e PeoPe
of Israel.
Uyas weary Journey through a sad and mournful
land relieved by occasional rest under the shade OF
rock or or OF solitary olive tree, for Jerusalem
feemed TO be a myth-ever promised but unstaina6le
when we reached at last at o'clock the summit OF
hill higher than all we had passed. and right before
ne on the rocky plain at distance OF mile Stooa
he Holy City 1t was not the ancient Jerusalem not
vast metropolis not even medieval city like Rome,
Tut modern built town of small circuit lnclosed with
A graceful military wall and surrnounted with clta-
del towers steeples, and monuments beautiful 20 look
upon, but disappointing all The concerts nad lo[nea !,
by it's wonderful history and expecting TO Ind Its s-
cred monuments everywhere speaking their own great
exclamation could not consent 70 enter 1t rashy and
| rudely dismounted and sat down upon rock sur
Il ii b,-t Ia and
about to enter under the favor Of the declining sun
| We dismissed our equpage and walked slowly on,
Tassing by half the city 70 find gate IN the wall Inc
oad ike all had travelled, was only Gamers patn
over loose stones and fixed rocks, up and down. but
AT length we found the hole in the wall, Turkish SEN
| linels on guard, and narrow low, vulgar, rough
street. through the middle of which, along the gutter
we made our way joetlIng now against norses asees
camels Turks Arabs, Jews and Christians, all diter
nQ from each other in costume and address, but All
oanaly and bsr.e while thu voioSs oTa"s di7
| untes and contentious of q crowded population added
| 20 the confusion of the scene. This was Christian
street" but a street that Christian OF any civilized
,tate would own. farer town without than Jeruss-
4 en- never saw, a barer town within hope never
to see. .. G.. nc ,oso
1 On Saturday morning cath we had coffee and eggs
t our hotel nj four o'clock and after vigorous activity
had been exercised, mounted tor an excursion intO
/ eastern mart of Palestine. A Cayass Is ali officer
the Turkish army armed and bearing silver STICK
stiened to any Consul other favored person by the
Government Tor his protection and 70 assure Ills safety
| n the highways. Behold our military array as we
l aseed through the Damascus gate OF Jerusalem at
1 uurise. Two Cayasses commanding the faithful,
With their asses horses and loaded camels TO turn to
he right OF left 10 halt until we passed, which they
beyed while they wondered who they were that
we're thus honored by the Sultan muleteer with his
| ues loaded with the provisions for the Journey-s
boy with donkey equally loaded, and bearing our
donblebarreled rifelny courier, my companions and
myself; and then in Sax Marines OF the United
states navy armed with short swords and reyolvers
Tie Turkish gate of Jerusalem opened promptly for
The procession. The Turkish guard were already un-
der drill on the plain and bugle blast that went forth
rom the hight of Mount Sion was responded 10 In ex-
ausite echo by another Turkish buge amid the tonbs
Of the ancient Kings of Jerusalem. Nearly four thou
and wears old is Jerusalem. She has seen many day
| Of triumph and of glory and has endured many and
| ong seasons of humiliation and disgrace. But none
| Lat were more chsehess than her present egrada-
on il seems to netrodden to the earth by the herce
Arab of the desert, while the outside world respects
| only her pat, and ls indifferent 10 the future
l We made our way around the southeastern corner
Of the was and then tarned to the westward and de
sceuded Mount A0riah by a winding cameLroad, hay
4 ng the Mosque Of Omar, which stands the site OF
he ancient Temple, and the Beautiful Gate directly
at our tide. We descended into the Valley OF Jehoso-
| hat and crossed the brook Kedron We could see
before US its winding underneath the tOmbe Of
hundreds OF geneEtons until It reaches the Pool of
Sloam not only without healing waters, but ar
| most without water at all. We the southern
.de Of Kedron and stood upon the decliyity looking
oger the wall into the Garden of Gethsemane, with
ia few relics of olive trees and after pause for
temptation of the scene i resumed my way, and as
| celded the Mount Of Olives.
che side of the Nountof Olives is an easy grade,
| and il towers high as to overlook the Mocnt Mo-
rah and of the city. Olive trees grace 1he de-
cliy..y and the site of the Transhguration IS now
covered with moDasery. The features Of the coxn
| ry around the Holy City bold and distinct |
wondered az looked down into the vale Of Gehsnna
or Tqphet that had recognized these scenes with
out sguide The billssdes covered with tOwhs OF
every age and every naon, from those closed yester-
day unit. you get back to the period OF early antgsl.
Il Il IL L. IL, alora-