Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-10-03
NUMBER 80.

concerning the Roman goyernment, and
that our country should be made Desc.
late by them. All these things did,
this man leave in writing, as God had
showed them to him, insomuch that
such as read his prophesies, and see
how they have been fulfilled, would
wonder at the honor wherewith God
honered Daniel; and may thence discover
how the Epicureans are in error, who
cast Providence out of human life, and
do not believe that God takes care Of
the things of the world. nor that thu
universe is governed and continued in
being by that blessed and immortal ma
ture, but say that the world is carried
along of its own accord without ruler
and curater, which, were it destitute
of a guide to conduct it, as they imag.
inc, it would be like ships without pi-
lots which we see drowned by the winds,
or like chariots without drivers which
are overturned, so would the world be-
dashed to pieces by its being carried
without Providence, and so perish
and come to naught. So that, by the
aforementioned predictions of Daniel.
those men seem to me very much to err
from the truth, who determine that
God exercises no Providence over hu.
man affa irs, for if that were the case,
that the world went on by mechanical
necessity, we should not see that all
things would come to pass according to
his prophecies. (Antiquities book, 10Th
chapter, eth.) Well might Daniel say
that this last vision was after that of the
first, or that it more fully explained the
first, for how beautifully Alexander ths
Great fulflls the figure of the third
kingdom of brass, (rather brittle but
shining metaD which was to fill the
whole earth, and by the swiftness Of his
movements, and greatness of his exploits,
he still more beautifully fulflls the fg-
ure of the leopard with wings. Shortly
after this, while the successors of Alex
ander were fulfilling their portion Of
Daniels predictions, the Roman govern
ment may be seen, with the varioua
changes of war, rising slowly but ma
jestically to opulence and power, not,
however, without the gardian care e0fan
overruling Providence. For history
informs US that while the Romans and
Carthagenians were engaged in a bloody
war-the great-Hannibal and his forces
went directly to 1taly-gained several
great victories, and, at certain time,
they went to attack the city of Rome
itself; but, when they were drawn up in
battle array, ready for the attack, dark
| appearance of violent storm was i'm
mediately upon them, insomuch that
Hannibal and his army retired to their
quarters when the clouds passed off and
the sky became clear and serene. The
same happened frequently afterwards to
such degree, that Hannibal, believing
that there was something supernatural
in the event, said, according to Livy,
that sometimes his own will, and some-
times fortune, would not permit him to
take Rome.
Hence, by the Providence Of Code
Rome was preserved-Hannibal's army
became exhausted-Carthage was de-
stroyed, and Rome was permitted to ex-
tend her power and add new Provinces
to her dominions.
History also informs US, that the Ro-
mans were diverse from other nations
in tbis-that when they subdued 81
Province OF Territory, they were ex@
Iceedingly dilligent in diffusing their
language, laws, manners and customs,
among its people. For this purpose,
they sent emigrants from Rome and
Italy, to form colonies in the various
provinces throughout the Empire, strik-
ingly fulfilling the prediction of "iron
being mixed with clay in the feet and
toes of the great beast" by thus mixing
the Romans 1.-THE iron) with the natives
(the clay) of the various provinces or
extremities (the feet and toes) of the
empire. s.
Having sketched few items, from
history relative to the rise and progress
of this great nation, we pass to the time
when it was at the zenith of its extent
and power; that military people having
reduced the greater part of the civilized
world under the dominion Of its arms;
and even the land ef Judea, once.so re-
nowned as the kingdom of Goods fa-'
vored people" over which David and
Solomon swayed the royal cepter, had;
sunk into province Of this mighty en-
pire. By series of incidents or links
of chain of providences, the governing
power passed into the hands Of Caesar,
who, under the name of Augustus, with
the title of Emperor, took possession Of
the government. Thus was the Roman
commonwealth, 727 years after the fouu-
aation Of that city by Romulus, con-
lverted into an absolute monarchy"
Leaving the stu dent of history to+tracs
out the fulfllment Of the remaining
items of the greatvisien, relative TO this
kingdom of''iron," We pass to the king