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‘”-* Translated from a Hindoo Manuscript, in the possession of one
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‘mild and balmy influence of the climate, were forgot-
“its. native princes, of all the happy oriental nations,
. their duty to the Deity, and ‘its ministers, with in-
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‘ted crimes, and punishment. became’ unnecessary.
_ his fellow-creatures... The people. were nourished
‘The wings of peace rested on their dwellings, and the
+, tive pestilence from the regions swayed by the iron
_-sceptre of Sesostris, afllicted and devastated the coun-
_ climes. “Come now,” said they “let us make war
NEW-YORK, SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1825.
AND WILL PREVAIL.
NO...
THE TEMPLE WITHOUT A WORSHIPPER, ?
AN ALLEGORY. ;
of Captain Rock’s family.»
Among the numerous and happy countries slumber-
ing in the bosom of the mighty Ganges—prince of
waters! once flourished the tranquil and happy
Pawtna. |. The rude conflict of their forefathers, now
“hushed amid the productiveness of the soil, and the
ten: and, governed in moderation and with equity by
Pawtna boasted the’ most unalloyed felicity. .. Whilst
“attachment yielded willing obedience to their Tulers,
no man“did injustice to, his. neighbour. Religion
pointed out.to the natives, in their august temples,
struction, and by their actions, taught the respectful
yotary the path to exceilence.; No man now commit:
Nor did apy. one exercise ‘injustice or oppression. on
with pity, and practised their duty to their neighbour,
shield of conscience preserved’ them from vice and
ntisery ! But alas, such happiness was imperfect with-
put continuance. : Mae Testy
‘The neighbouringstates were jealous of this tran-
quility, Some of thyse were mea famous in Battle,
governed by mighty warriors, whose march is as the
dread thunderbolt of heaven, ‘Others in ships, proudly
stemming the- resistless billows, on broad spreading
Pinions, majestic as the soaring eagle, had returned
totheir countries with the merchandize of other climes;
but they had also brought with them. the bitter seed
pf revolution and bloodshed, which like the destruc-
tries in the vicinity of Pawtna,. Now the laws of our
nation say—that a kingdom with an unjust “magistrate,
and a Kingdom without’ a magistrate, are similar to
each other ;. and where the worship of the Deity is
not performed, such a kingdom is as it were without a
magistrato,. “And: such was the condition of the na-
tions bordering on Pawtna. Their mighty warriors
had died the fiery death of tho valiant in arms, and the
people wild as the deep-sounding and impetuous Ganges
where it meets-the ocean, practised neither obedience,
nor justice, nor piety. At lastwearied and exhausted,
and glutted with the vengeance each had inflicted on
each, they formed to themselves new laws, new worship
and new opinions, possessing much of the spirit of other
on Pawtna.’| Why should its natives. be happy?
Neither war nor pestilence nor disregard of the Deity
have injured them.” Their proud temples let us tum-
ble down, Although they are free from every nox-
ious thing, let us sow the serpents teeth—let us raise
an iron harvest.” Accordingly, under a bold and
ardent leader,
gion were attacked, They were banished, proscribed,
they admired, and inclined their hearts to afford them
that as the Pawtniags multiplied, the descendants of
tho conquerors diminished oxceedingly,—The mild
influence of their picty and’ qterfiéwingnéss ‘
hearts gained on the, natate.cf ‘their “enciniek,
their ancient possessions ; and they in their tura, ads
mitted their foes within the pale of their, w,
and both begdito unite and 2d {orp ont
the harmless natives of this smiling re-| -
bird of prey, less ferocious than the relentless foe, had
been permitted to rest from his weary flight.
.'The august temples of the’ Deity were laid low.
The worship of the most high was debased ; and the
fertile fields and happy vallies of Pawtna were por-
tioned out to the ruthless invaders. But as the tenure
of this productive region might not be easily main-
tained alone by the swords of these valiant men. at
arms; and fearing perhaps, that the worship and pie-
ty of Pawtna might return and soften and subdue the
stern heart of war, a mixture of the worship of Pawtna
and the conqueror was composed—that is to say, their
temples were rebuilt and their revenues restored, and
these were transferred to the Priests and office-holders
appointed by the invading foe, to extend and encrease,
the worship of the conqueror, which -then raised its
proud wings with fluttering clamour o’er the regions
where piety, uninfluenced by the vanity of seeming
good, meekly, bowed down to know and ‘to obey the
commands of the Deity, ot :
Now the High Priests and Governors, and other of
fice-holders, and Captains, who had the command of
thousands and tens of thousands, were’\men of cruel
hearts. The unhappy Pawtnians were pursued even
to the giddy heights which the Deity had formed for
the inhabitants of the air. * Their gold was taken from
them, and they became naked. The venerable pre-
servers of their worship and promoters of their piety,
amid mockery and insult, were’ relentlessly pursued
and put to death, and those sanctuaries where they
unveiled to the eyes of the pious the future happiness
that awaited them, frequently were sprinkled with the
blood of the unresisting victim. / Hal
The wretched remnant of the afflicted Pawtnian
had now nothing more to appease the rapacity of their
stern enemies; and death with all its horrors seemed
inevitable—they therefore bartered their services and
their labour for the arbitrary toleration of existence,
They ploughed and tilled the land which had been
their own, They became cleavers of wood and draw-
ers of water ; but they multiplied exccedingly and
waxed very strong. | In succeeding times the descend-
ants of. these conquerors ‘marvelled with: themselves
about: these things, saying, “how faithful these men
be even to their conquerors. - Let as examine what
is their worship to the Deity, and their duty to. their
fellow men.” They examined .and were satisfied —
protection, and to cherish them. -But it happened
ognéss of, their
the
Pawtnians were graduidly admitted within tho pale ot
nenatiok!
were compelled to seck for safety and a hiding place
in the wild and mountainous regions, where the ficrce
themselves saying “such things must not be—let us:
and insinuating piety of the Pawtuians—letus alarm the ‘
successors of the conqueror and their people—let us
not permit ourselves to have remaining only a temple”
without a worshipper—and the Possession of the’
revenue without performance of any duty or work of
piety. These too may be taken from us because they
may then say you do nothing to deserve them?"
Having thus commenced the Priests and other office.”
holders bestirred themselves. ‘The fierce and an,
gry na-
ture of the fire was subdued. ‘Men at arms of har-'
dened hearts were sent into the land ; and weeping and
loud lament was heard again in the fertile plains of
Pawtna. . The descendants of the foe, however who-
dwelt in Pawtna, had sympathy for the inhabitants,
because they were not Priefts or office-hold
they defended them in this the general ¢
‘The Priests and the other office-holders
things, were sorely aggravated,and were di
They therefore said among 'themselves
fore persecute them singly, and they will fall ‘succes. |
sively—let us make them poor, and they will become”
wretched and unable to injure us.” Now it happened :
that when the conqueror and his valiant men at arms
gave the temples and the revenues to his Priests and of.
fice-holders, “I give you also,” said he, “the tithe of .
all the fruits of the inhabitants of Pawtna.’ I have taken
all their lands—take ye also a tithe of their fruits, so that ~
having only wherewith to live miserably, we may not
dread their waxing strong, or powerful, or dangerous :
to our sway. These Priests and office-holders hated
the Pawtaians because by their’ me:
alamity.
seeing these
isappointed.
‘ans the temples '
were destitute of worshippers and becauso’of their |
hatred they were sorely afraid, They dreaded some
bodily harm, without reason too, although they had in-
jured and spoken ill of the inhabitants! They there-
fore gave commands to their stewards and chief sere ;
vants, saying, “ye have deserved well of us, and your +,
fidelity shall be rewarded, “We have collected oxr
land rents toa well, as our successors shall experience. S
Gather ye in therefore the tithe of each cow, and 5°
each sheep, and of every other fruits of the lands— :
penury or wretchedness, or tears or even threats, heed
ye not—exact from the accursed Pawitnian all our
dues; ‘and if he pay them not, hand him over to the
Magistrate, who will commit him to the Bailiff, and -
the Bailiff to the Gaoler, in whose hands lethim remain
until he has paid the uttermost farthing.” -* And the
Gaoler bore witness it was done accordingly, . :
‘Now it happened that many of the Pawtnians had
waxed exceedingly rich and powerful, and were sin-
gularly expert and cuuning in the knowledge of the
laws, and they were aflected with the distresses of their
Countrymen, They therefore associated together and
complained before the Judge of these doings of the
‘Prigsts and other office-holders and their servants.
it'caniato pass thatthese wicked men were chasti: ed by
the Jadge: but all the judges of the land Were not ax,
But the’ Priests and michity indent at arnis, ahd’ other
office-holders, looked with jealous and saspicious eye | of heart and extended misery w
plumlered, OF put to death, ‘and the terrified remnant
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on these things, They therefore murmured among] the fertile land of Pawtna,
that’good judge, and therefore sorrow and bittersess,
ere still sojourners iu
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divide them. | Let us proclaim’ aloud the dangerous * '
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ers, and: :
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