The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-12-22
THE VISION or JEFFERSON,

Which ne SOU in the land Of Liberty.
From the Augusfa, Geo. ConstitutionaIist,D Dec 9.
I. A deep sleep can c upon me and
dreamed, and in my dream / beheid
goddess descend from the Heavens and
rest upon mountain. In her right hand
she held roll, on which was written, 10
letters of gold, CoNsrrTUrIoN; her left
grasped staff, ON which rested cap
and her name was LIBERTY.
Q. And she called to her all the people
of the north and Of The south, and Of The
east and Of the west, and she spoke unto
them, saying 10, have come 10 choose
from among you the man who shall rule
over you.
8. And she said single out from among
you FIVE men, and from the i've will
choose one to be your ruler
4. Howbeit, when she saidthese things,
great murmur arose among the people
of the east, for they were a stiH.necked
generation, given to the high.mindedness
and the love of kings, princes and mobiles
| S. And they said one to another, what
manner Of saying Is this which she speak.
eth was it not said BY our fathers, sit il,
not lawful for man to choose, but the chill
dren of rulers should be rulers Z" & yet
she whom we have not worshipped saith,
choose five of whom one shall be taken.
6. And when Liberty heard this muir
muriDg, she spake with loud voice say
ing, oh, ye wicked and self righteous
generation, who meet in secret and coun-
sci TO destroy my temple, who prefer
darkness to light, save blue light, who cry
peace, peaces when there is no peace
| Why do you marvel that should say
unto you choose your own ruier--verily,
verify, say unto you, except We repent
| ye shall not know my peace. Give car
unto my words and obey my commands
| z When they heard these things, they
we're sore afraid. And they said one to
another let us take from among US The
son OF ruler, for so it is done in the land
from whence our fathers journeyed, even
the land of England.
s Anc they chose from among them
a scribe of the tribe of Adams, a man oil
great subtlety and cunning, much given
to turning and backslidings.
9. And they placed him before the
goddess and said, behold the man OF our
choice.
10. Then said she unto him, who arl
thou This said she tempting him, for
she knew he was the son of a ruler who
had brought solutions and heresies among
the people.
II. And he answered and said, / am
John, for he wet not but that she woult
take him for John the Baptist.
| IL. And again she said, who art thou
s And when he saw she was not deceived
he said am JOHN QUINoY, whose sill
name is ADAMS.
10. When the people OF the south
heard these things they hogan to quake
and tremble in so much that. their knee:
smote against each other and they criee
aloud, saying, put him away SsE tb nm, hhaa
he is back bitter and revier. and wri-
ieth against all the chief men ofthe coun
try, and ahaseth them that he NAV be
exalted
IA. And when John heard these savings,
he waxed exceeding wroth, as was his
Custom, but held his peace.
| 10 Then said the goddess unto him,
1t make the ruler over this people what
good things wilt thou do for those of the
south {! wilt thou put down the tariff, and
Wit thou suffer the Ethiopian to remain
under the laws that be 4? and John winked
al the people of the cast, and said, yea
mistress.
10. Then said she unto him, what
good thing wilt thou do for the people of
The east wilt thou support the tariff and
teach the Ethiopian that he hath right
% freedom, and give literally unto the
missionaries! John winked at the PEG
PIE OF the south and said, all This will 1
do.
IL. And she said unto John, 10, thou
art taken in thy own craltiness | have
seen the error OF thy ways and 1 know
mat thy heart is desperately wicked
'hou has been brought up at the feet of
princes, and delightest in their ,rapseres.
SONS thou dealest in visions and vain
nnaSinGfions and uDderstandeth not the
ways and the wishes OF this people; there
tore II is not meet t5at thou shouldst rule
over them-get thee away into a far
country where it delighteth thee to dwell.
lib, Now il came to pass that there
gas vet another JOHN, who was born in
The land Of CARoLINA, even in the Cal.
aoGN settlement.
~. This John was lad whose heart
was set upon high places, and who used
many unseemingly practices for his gain
sake.
20 And when he saw that ruler was
10 be chosen he called unto him a man of