Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-20
No. 2l.
The Savior.

York Tribune to say that, in these
skeptlc times, the press would do a
service to the course of the Christian
religion by giving publicity to the fol-
lowing "very beautiful description of
the person, manner, habits, appearance,
miracles and character of our Savior.
This account is peculiarly valuable ia
not only coming from contemporary,
but from one high in authority"
Description Of Jesus bv Publ;us Lenta-
ius, President of Judea in the reign
Of Ti6eyius Cesar.
There lives, at this time, in Judea,
a man of singular virtue, whose name Is
Jesus Christ, whom the barbariaus
esteem as prophet, but his followers
adore him as the offspring Of the
immortal God. He calls back the
dead from their graves, and heals all
sorts OF diseases with word or touch.
He is tall man, and well shaped; of
an amiable and reverend aspect;, lis
hair OF a color that can hardly be
matched, falling into graceful curls,
waving about, and very agreeably
COUGHING upon his shoulders, parted GA
the crown Of his head, running as
stream to the front after the fashion of
the Nazarites, his forehead high, large
and imposing; his cheeks without spot
or wrinkle, beautiful with lovely red;
his nose and mouth formed with exqu+
site symmetry; his beard thick, and of
color suitable to his hair, reaching
below his chin, and parting in the
middle like fork; his eyes bright
blue, clear aud sereue; look, innocent,
dlgnihed, manly and mature; in pro-
portion OF body, most perfect and cap
tivating; his hands and arms most
deleclable to behold. He rebukes
with majesty, counsels with mildness;
his Whole address, whether in word or
deed, being eloquent and grave. No
man has seeu him laugh, yet his man
ners are exceedingly pleasant; bnt he
has wept frequently In the presence Of
men. He Is temperate, modest aud
wise; man, for his extraordinary
beauty and divine perfections, surpass-
Ing the children OF men in every seuse.
Mr.. Weed remarks: "The Savior
is SO seldom recognized In profane his
tory that this coufrmatory contribution
to his pertections is especially valuable.
The Democrats are determined, If
possible to unseat Robert SmalIS, the
Republican (colored) member OF Con-
gress from the Fifth District of South
Carolina, and are maliciously and bit
teri y prosecuting him. Before the
War Smals was slave, and after the
rebellion broke out be was forced to
become a pilot of Confederate steam
er, which one night, watching his
chances, he ran into the Union feet
which was blockading Charleston har-
bor, and jumped overheard. The ves-
sci was captured and her crew made
prisoners. If Smalls had not been a
slave he would have received $4,000
or $50, 900 prize money for this act,
but the Government has never reward
ed him in any way. He has been
elected to Congress twice, but was in-
dicted, tried and convicted in the
courts of South Carolina, last Fall, on
the evidence Of one man, who swore
that be bribed him several years ago,
when member of the South Carolina
Legislature. He appealed to the Su.
preme Court, and was released on bail
pending the decision Of the appeal.
Not satisfied with this persecution, the
Democrats are trying to oust him from
his seat, in Congress. Tolman, the
contestant, who is white man, claims
that Smalls is not entitled to his seat,
because of fraud, violence and intim-
idation practiced by Republican negros
against white Democrats in Edge6eld,
Barnwell, Aiken and Beaufort coun-
ties. But it is believed that he was
honestly elected, and that these charges
were numped up and prosecuted
in order to supply Misplace in Congress
with Democrat.
On Tuesday night "a steamer from
Dubuque, Iowa, reached Winona,
Mimi, being the earliest occurrence of
the kind during the past twenty-three
years. The ice is nearly all out of tie
Sault Ste. Marie, aud navigation on
the lakes from Chicago to Ogdensburg,
N. Y. is open, but probably the Wei
laad Canal remains officially closed for
the present.
Fifty seven localities in Ohio, In
diana and Northern Kentucky report
that the prospect for large crop of
| wheat is exceedingly good. The aver
age sown last Fall is larger than ever
known. Not one report is unfavorable
though from few points there are ap-
prehensions of rank growth.
It is announced from Washington
that the Secretary Of the Interior has
decided that pre.emption filing is not
absolutely required in making home