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prom flic Albany Hc^'istcr. itJ Pontius Pilate T/i ' <_ ? ? "v -fJ * An imperious duty requires his torians to give a true delineation of th^charactersof rum who hjg^e "agi tated the tvorTS ; and fFomtne res ponsiblfity of these histories, posterity f is Mrarrarited in drawing. conclusions or predicating assertions. With this rule to govern public opinion, it js presumed an enlightened people, vrttH-htetOry so authentic that scep tics aro baffled in their attempts to invalidate it, have forrpe<T cornflbt < Opinions relative r to men who have acted conspicuous parts in the human drama : it is my task to prove, that | in at least one important instance, ! history has been outraged, public opinion misled, and public reputation ^violated, , ? 1 ? - ' ? ? ' ; Pontius Pilate is handed to us by the present christian church, as a ' murderer of the blackest cast. He is thrown into a christian era, the -j assassin of all that was^lear to hu manity, aud all that was Divine in \ the sight of Omnipotence. His name is the subject of epithet? his memo ry is cherished only to vilijy ami make h more offensive and odious, I and even christian charity with all benign office cannot flnd~ mm re cleeming quality^n the character of 3?ilate. The christian ministers, trf commending tl>e werjpy, goodness, p^fecfio^, sufl&udngs aiid death of ' tlie Heayerily Jesus, seldom fail to shower denunciations wn the al- ; rm&fi 8?sicd Pilate ; in Tact, the name oPthe one is never lauded to m^esty and Heaven, but the other is consigned to infamy and the pit. Bj^pestkrfknguage^ul severity of qfithet have been racked to paint him in glowing colours of hideousness, till the torrent of the Khole world's ifHlign ation rests upon his blood- j cruelty. Q:n offspring aye taughtto regard \Vit1i horror, the ia pa ious murderers oftheir Saviour ; ther^Mpot aii ittea susceptible to htinwRfe^lmg so capable of firing the soul, as llie mention of His - cifijtion" and its relentless*.; descrip tion thrills through" every fibre of the heart. In this phrattied and mad- ' dening scene, a scene unpare lied for iron hearted cruelty) and one that , cannot fee too strikingly painted, P,j late is represented as a principal ac tor, Almost qtevy child with half intelligible accents will artionhite^ " fie was crucijied by Pontius Pi-) late" while the fond mother with po- v culta&emphagis reiterates the heart ' sickening cjacutatiou to root it still - deeper in the open mind ; thus the hate is planted in our infant bosoms, and awe grow in yearsit ripens in to deftly rancour. Tins is Uie light ? in which Pontius Pilate is regarded; if the opinion is erroqeous, truth and justice call lor its correstiou ; and, ?that it is so, I now proceed to sub*1 atantiatc. ? *' if i Potins Pilate was an Italian, ami; succeeded Gratus in the government ofJttdea. He was passionate, vin-" dictive and obstinate, liffbore rule with high banded authority, accout nhlc only to Caesar for his conduct. The High Priests, the uiost wily, guarded and politic set of managers that ever aspiicd to power, made it a living feature of their policy to en- } snare their rulers, and their spell was successfully practised upon Pi late. The high prieste, crucil *D<f rapacious, sacrificed any and every ? object which obstructed them ? Pi- ; late was subservient to their views, ! w hich, to^ciher with )u$ impetuous temper, rendered him a tyrant ruler, through the instigation of corrupt and wicked counsellors. When our Saviour was brought for imprison ment,, J>y the slaves of the high priests, Pilate enquired the alled^ed offence. ' He asked Jesus if lie was the king of tlm Jews? It was the custom of the high priest^ the celebration of stated feasts, to have a prisoner set at liberty ; Pilate, anxious to free /sir Haviour, and fearing to incut the displeasure oflua persecutors, hit up- , on tlm expedient of releasing him up *m this occasion. Pilate said, * JVhnm tr ill ynn that I release unto yon ? ? Barmbas, or Jem*, which in Christ f99 'The enemies of our Sa- - viour prevailed upoo tbi* ? multitude to demand the liberty of Barrabas the robber, dHnOie destruction of; Jesus. Pilate saw their dete rroina- . tion 5 lie however did not hesitate to declare that Jesus was innocent. He, repeatedly said, * I find uo fault in this man . XMfPbigb priests and el- \ dew became exasperated, and urged . tlic rabble to accuse the Governor of: treachery $ to call him tiie enemy 4)1* Caesar, and the accomplice of rebclr . lion, and sedition. Their threats "were unavailing ; Pilate continually im portuned tlni Saviour, to^ uleciare explicitly his character and purpose, > and as often asserted to tbe-oontnme lious mutineers, that " hft- found no-, thing worthy of death," renewing at all tiroes, his intention of lil>era ~thig^ httrn? They induced the people to chal lenge Pilate with being a traitor to his sovereign, while they wereinces sautly crying, 4< crucify him , crucify him and were answered by ^the Governor " ichy what evil huth he done ?" Pilate knew v/ell the con se q uence-oJujjcur rin g the hatred of the enemies of Jesus, and was a wave of thejr ilesign^in rejation to his authority iu rastT^f^ refusal Hearing tjuit Je*us Was jGalilean. he sent to Herod, ralo scouted f him hack to Pilate. Their chuQour grew more loud and threatening, and when fiudiug nothing would prevail, <? fie took water a nd washed- h is hands. Baying, I am innocent cf- tJis blood of this just person, sea you to it 99 lie then wrote over the head of the cross, " T *tSIS JLSUS KINCJ OF TIIL jews.'" this inscription uie Jevys were oil ended, hut their iutrea ties and threats were ineffectual. Piiato-could not be prevailed upon to alter it. .1 * *?*'. 'Tfre enemies Jesus w eve nov^ the enemies of Pilate; he was, K short time after the crucifixion, depo m\ by the iulrignes of the cbieif priests, and went to Ilome to viucU?i ceeded it) getting " banished try? Caligula. He wrfflfc tin account - our Saviour's miracle^ and character.; to Tiberius, besceching ? bat Kmpe- f ror to Imve Jesus acknowledged and Avorslnpjied us the Son of G<h|,. ' The place of his )iiiukhiiient9 entailed tfiUery and poverty tipcft 4 him, where lie lingered out a impst wrtrffctK.: ed existence. -Is Is maintained by many, that be put an end to his life 5 this is incorrect, hot there is godd reason to believe tl>at his death ' was premature, from, the extreme severi ty of his persecution,aud tlie filial ery of his exile. W. ' ; Tomb oj JeauMfo. The Musfciilmen^ in Palestine liave taken possession of. the Holv Hgpulchre; and the abbe Forbin Janson has procerded to Con stantinople to reel aifti from tlife grand' beknior the keeping of the Tomb' of Jesus. It jnrouuccs an annual in-" come of ?tt9,OU0 dollars. f _ ^ j; j . ? 1? ? ... .... ?> inattention, gunn^ lllf ikW6 MVitr, is as unpardonable as it is sinful. ? As Mr. NicolL was once preaching, he observed (Iffernl "aldermen fast aleep; and immediately sat down. ? Upon his silence, and tike 1mm which ftrose,th*y awoke and stood up, supposing service was concluded. ? " 'fi>e sermon is not yet done, "--said he, u but now joo are awake, I hopfr you will listeumore attentively !" ?o> saying he continued, f , ' A Clergymah and fchimney-sw/ cp er met. Well, twenty chimnii* this morning, I suppose, cries tbe parson. Ves, pretty ginnl luck, sajs ?he ; sweeper, we black coats get twr liv ing easy enough. j % fJurious incident. ? A gentleman of grfeftt respectability, informs us of a very singular evfut which happen ed a few days since in Hammer County ? -on the plantation of a Mr*. Hawes, within a few miles of this City. A negro wonmn left her suck ing chihl asleep in bur cabin to brine; water from a spring. On returning (0 the door of her !?iiiu'.i]e <l\veHii?, what wan Lei' a^<a?i*hmcut aud hor ror at seeing a black snake, coiled around the neck of bcr infant, with its mouth applied to and > apparently introduced into that of the child ! Word? are too faint to give au a.de Cite idea of die feelings of the mo r. AVith the wild shriek of^ hor ror, she rushed from the cabin,' cry ing aloud for assistance, and ili;w into the presence of her mistress. ? There was not a man near them. ? They returned w ill) Use utmost pre cipitation to the cahin, whence they saw the snake departing, wW3Ming1 through the-weeds effected liis escape, - On examining the poor infant, it was found dead. ? It is known that black snakes are fond of milk, aud that to satiai* ther appetite, they will sometimes twine themselves around - the legs of the cow, m order to suck its teats.? It is supposed, that allur ed by. the smell of milk in the mouth of the child, the snake coiled around its neck, and applied its owh mouth to that of the iutant. its gripe is known 4o be very strong ? aud by, this as well as by introducing its head into the mouth, completely strangled the b:tby. It had 110 marks of a bite about it. Few modes of death can . $Jilek.*Co)np. From the ( London j Hr.ick Dworf cf April 1,1818, ~ ?EMIGRATION TO AMEHlpA. On the shore lhcy pros* * countless throng, And leave their Bpurf'.sn for the rqst to bear ? Thro' countless 'danger, 'they may r?ve . ?(Ul il^hts them ? -ami despair "vpffe tide of british emigration to < America is beginiug to ilow into tois port ami ma^ parts of the <couutry j around^ to an extent \n hfflK threatcq* 1 the deprivation of ?ome*of our best artiticefsSind workmen, and includes i^veu (persons .who, by their situation in l|fe, might a|*pear to have nb raute whatever for quittiug tlieir -country ? "? Ptjtfnrntth Pap . -Tto'CouTjer atlfccfs to'be alarmed . a0* tiffs state mei it, dii^l very pat helical ly foments the folly of those vv bo wish ^0 get out of the Way of tho-tax gatherer, the ty the man,& the usurping faction hHtdeuiosthein the^ights of freemen, and ex pet ts thau) to be willing staves. It is Ywy tfi//^ 'cfe>tcunly, to w ish to xscape 'from the bondage of Rich in dulgent task mantels $ but obstina i^our national failing. To disJiketaxu tionk ihtrz s is xeryfoolinh}v^ doubt, but* when folks have got it into them head# that they are evils what k to be done ? The .poor Courier i* very angry indeed, and tells m thqjtsand pretty tales of misery in the uninhab ited wHds of America, and the bad condition of the enugranU ; but to no iMjrposo.. People lull [tack Up their little, if thi^r have any thiug left, and set of for the land of liberty % and those who hare nothing are still more < eager to go to a' country, vVjiere Ihe government dees not stand at the en- ? trance of evqiy enterprise, and any, " pay we I fcjore you go on.v -All this is very foolish , but folks will have their way/ The' Times' is mAan^ry ; it is oujy sorry, I very , inrry, that such things should | l*a, and wishes the country, to be ; < nttide lively? that the people may love H again and jrtay at hornet Thi^ja a vary good idea. But hoVv i*4t to be done# V\m;ountry is the same, or im^noved. The j>eople are better informed, and more indus trious, than any other nation, yet iltey cannot contrive to live here as iliey did ; and, after all, it avails nothing to a wan to live under the most genial sky. or in the most love ly situation, if it only call him to unrequited labor. Starvation would sfill fie starvation, even In Arabia the blest ; and the tax-gatherer is a more frightful monster than any wild beast of the desert. The coun try is lovely enough. It is the sys tem that ia hatefuL It is the plun der to which every man is subjected, and which no man likes to snbuiit to. Why then does not the ' Times' re* j commend the alteration of the sys tem ? WUt not endeavor to make I that lovely ? No other expedient will check tike spirit cf emigration No thing else will retain the artificer and Paint the tax-gatherer, ** you 'tVill, as beautiful j? a*t iwgeH you av ill never make hlSifcre/^ in tiro t*ye of those who thiuk fee comes to rob them. It is not w hat be is, but what )ic comas for Even those w|?. have participated in the sjhmIs^ doirtt like to give back their share of tji? plunder. They wish to keq> it, and [ to wake the most aflt ; aiuTtfy^ see that js not to be vloi^e here., These whose situations in -life, as the prefer says, might seem to giye .them flq7 cause forqmtting tlieig rotmtry, haVc~ the most dilute . No man ba& twelve" months'.security fyr VJrat he./ddis his own in England, Every year imi^t make it worth less to him; and an act of parliament might in thive da\* make it worth nothing. Mis uiom-y consists in paper promises. JUis land is pawned for a thousknjl fnil libns of debt '(more than all the land is worth) and he is yearly assessed fur more than sixty millions for the interest. This debt is rapidly going on, and must finally swallow up all the resources of the. country! This is very " lo&Hy" no doubt, anil very desirable ;9 it is a very shocking thine; that a man should* fa %? Miutt to his oitn intircst to to think>Tleav ins; his sheve of a * lovely* debt ota thuHs.trd million* / and his yearly contribution of assessed and I t ifthes9 and poor rutps..; aH of whidi he ought to know constitute the itealth ofthv nation; andofwbioh whjlsthe re mains here, he is eutitledito the bles sing of a v&rjj full share. /N< . Then to think of having behind him a ? lord administration and a Slovely' national church, to w Inch he I has' the high advantage of being per t mitted to pay the tenth pail of his in come ! To think of doipgs this, to go to a land where there .are none of these advantages, and whore he will dbHgccl to hit own money , and to eat his o\v n foo(f, is a very lamentable instance ofJEn&~ 4Wh infatuation ? Thisjs, hosier, the ^identical ilisease, and (hp state doctors has no power *tocure it iPeo plewill go, in spile of li*d roads, savage society, perils by sea, and tho misery they must encounter in toaV in g happy England. ' Ky so doing, tfceyft^ifhaixiefully leave us to pay their debt*; tl^gy itltt away with our goikfc, Ad industry and talent, and leave us to make up the deficiency as ^eft as can. Tile Hqu& of Commons .would do hfrpil <Ojj)*?s a lAw, that alUhest; em igicahrtih U beTml/le.iu thdr per sons ^nd goo^ls? to their full prowir lion of the iStigtish dfcbt uud tux&i : and thai their descendants shall not be. exempt from the payment of all future demand* qponlhem* Death and vengeance ! are Uiey not British subjects: at K1 . I Itfli l'lf aim!" i L'fit of their I arc Mocktae them! * of liberty and independence ju-e tfo powcrraly j*fcri opposed # th& licp ioi?*>f dcpeiwl^ce^wil slavery, thai ranfei would traverse the globe: Sn search of then*-* And there is only one spirit preferable to tliat irhkh seeks liberty iuiier deepest recess of uncultivated nature, viz*? that which is erected to free iU? native ?<? il from the foul luxuriance of those rankling weec|s that overshadow danger and seduce the caretas* tp , ^destruction. The emigrant it a brav^ and honest man.*? Tim& man who defends his rights ai borne, is the hero, lie may foil, hut he will nc ve i be for ( . 3' ^ THE COPARXNKR^llp Of JAME^CLAlUt aftd JAfotfS S. MUWRAY, trailing under the firm of J. Clark fcCo. waa diawjlwid an th* Uthinsi. by mutual cortaent. AH- peraon having dc* manda against them arc rc^uettedlo pre sent them for pay ment, and "suth' fca aro indebted to them arc requests! to immediate payment to Jamca Clark. J. 8; Murtay, James Clark* N. The iubscriber mpectfuMy iiv forma l?ia IVieiuN and tlK? puhlir* that tho Business vsiil be cairicd oit as' heretofore. Ja.mesc tMat-'k. April 35 f*)**?