Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-11-05

tianity, which under Constantine had be.
come the religion of the empire, he advo-
Gated that system of senseless idolatry
which was already passing away to the
moles and the bats. lie probably would
have perished with Gallus but for the
Empress Eusebia, a woman whose pure,
noble character has extorted the praises
of the most envenomel historian. Julian
ever gratefully attributed his preservation
to Euseba and the idol gods Of ancient
Rome. By the intercession Of this good
woman Julian was admitted to the impo-
rial presence, where, with glowing elo.
quence, he plead his own cause. After
much hcsitancy, fearing that he might
prove an avonger Of the murder Of Gallus,
the emperor yielded to the entreftics Of
Eusebia, and consented to send Julian to
honorable exile in the city Of Athens. -
Passionotcly fond Of study Julian with
delight received this order for punishment
to retreat so agreeable. Far from the
hateful din of camps ana the still moro
hateful intrigues of courts, he reveled,
for siX months. in the groves Of the
Academy, in daily intercourse with the
most accomplished philosophers Of the
age.
1t was even then probable that Julian
would succeed to the empire Of the world
The Grecian teachers appreciated the &c.
MUS Of their pupil, and did all they could
to encourage his vanity, and to inspire
him with the desire to restore the ancient
religion, a system enshrined in poetry and
cloquence, and which gave free scope to
all those passions which Christianity
would check. Their labor was not in
vain. Julian developed, externally, Il
very attractive character-gcntIe, alIable,
and winning. He was very anxious to
prove that the old religion of idolatry
could make as estimabe men. in every
thing that is lovely and of good repcrt,
as Christianity could make. Thus curl
ously inspired by the spirit of infdelty
and defence, he endeavored to live the
life Of virtuous man. BY the death Of
Gullus, Constantius was left with sole
command, and invested with all the
weight Of the most majestic empire on
cath. The burden was too heavy for
him to bear. Eusebia advised him to call
Julian to bis aid. She knew him to be
a man of pure morals, and probably was
not aware Of the pestilential principles
which were seething in his mind with
reluctance Constantine yielded to her ad.
dress. After ondcavorig to blind Julian
to him giving him his sister Helena as a
bride, he entrusted Julian with the Ad.
of all the western empire.
beyond the Alps, with the title OF Caesar
Julian affected at least great sorrow in
being drawn from his retirement and his
studies at Athens. Devoutly
he declares that his sole confidence was
derived from the conviction that Minerva
would guile all his actions, and that the
gods would place around him an invisible
guard Of angels, detached from the sun
and moon.
Euscbia, rejoicing at her success, EN-.
braced him tender!y as he approached
Milan. Julian himself describes g,aph.
ically, and with much humor, his sense
of awkwardness when his flowing beard
was shaved, and his scholastic gown was
exchanged for the military habit OF Ro-
man prince. The senate cordially rati
fled the choice of the emperor as Constan-
tius. leading Julian by the hand, presen.
ted him before them as Caesar and suc.
cessor to the Augus!an throne. Con.
stantius was fond of speech making. He
uttered one Of his most elaborate address
cs upon this occasion This ceremony
Of presentation to the senate took place
on the day Julian entered his twenty fifth
year.
From this august ceremonial the two
princes returned to the palace in the same
chariot. Still Julian found he was but a
royal captive. Every word and every
action were watched. A magnificent
was conferred upon him but
they were all ailors and spies. The un.
happy Caesar did not enjoy an hour of
peace, lie knew that, at any moment,
he was liable to feel the assassin $ dagger,
or to drink of the poisoned cup.
Rome. long abandoned, was now fall.
ing into decay. Constantius visited the
ancient capital, approaching it from Mi.
Ian, by the Emilian and Flaminian WAYS.
lie entered the imperial city with the
pride and pomp o. a conqueror. Banners
Of silk embroidered with gold. file the
air The emperor sat in a car glittering
with gold and gems. An innumerable
throng filed the streets. Thirty wears
had passed since the city had been hon
ored with the presence OF its sovereign.-
The throng was so great that Constan.
thus pleasantly expressed surprise that the
whole population of the globo so sudden.
ly should have been collected on that
spot, Thirty days Constantine spent in
visiting that city. which is still ono Of
the wonders OF the world. In commem,
Grafton Of his visit he transported to Rome
an immense obellsk, which had formerly
stood before the temple OF the sun in Hell
iopolis. This massive shaft of granite,
one hundred and fifteen feet in length /:
was floated from the Nile to the Tiber,
and was raised in the great circus.
War was raging everywhere; civil war
and war with the barbarins. The death
of ConStantiuS, and the accession of Ju-
liam to the imperial power, with those
events which have given him tho name,
through history, of Julian the Apostate,
must DO reserved for another number.
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