The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1837-07-15
For the Columbia Democrat.
THE VISION OF CONFuCIUs.
A POLITICAL ALLrsonr.


----, walked from my cottage for the pur-
pose of amusing myself with ramble in a
neighbOring grove, after having read very
interesting debate in deliberative body.
The pleasant season Of the year-the Sc
rene aspect Of the heavens---the music of
the birds--the verdure of the landscape, Il
the murn1ur Of the rills, soothed my mind
into tranquility, and unbent the tension of
thought, occasioned by my previous read
ing. After having walked myself weary
by gaining many summit for prospect,
and descending many Slope to examine
the brakes and the minerals along the brook,
! returned to rustic seat near my cot,
shaded with lofty trees and unrobed in the
pendant foliage ofa grape vine which twi-
ned its tendriIs round their stately branch
es.
seated myself in the shade, and was
soon in that indolent mood which is best
: adapted to that species of contemplation
which has no definite object in view. A
state of naction soon increased my indo-
lence of mind to degree beyond that in
which men are impelled by motive, and
instantly found myself in vision. / saw
a long plain or valley extending infinitely
before me, to which l could perceive no
definite bound, Through this valley per-
ceiyed two passages or high ways, which
iplainly perceived had their beginning from
one common point, and after running a vast
distance in similar direction, though not
precisely parallel, could indisiinctly per-
ceive that they were likely to have one
common termination. There were various
passages from one of these roads to the 9TH
er, some of which were easy aud others
difficult of access-sone were covered with
blood and bones, others desolate and drea-
fy, while some were FURNISHED with gold
and curtained with purple and scarlet, silk
and velvet. observed that all the trans
verse paths had an inclination from me, or
onward, and that there were an infinite
number of them-and that they were so
constructed as to admit of being travelled
only the one way: There were also appa-
tently as many from left to right as in the
opposite direction, but those which led in
that course were comparatively abandoned
and solitary, and showed that they had been
but seldom trodden. observed that both
roads were crowded with people of all ages
and sexes, but that the male part vastly
preponderated in the left hand passage.
AS the multitude emerged from the common
goal, it appeared that number took tie left
hand track from the start, and even some
females went with them; but the majority
Of the mass seemed by instinct to incline to
the right, which was by far the smoother,
greener, and mofe shad foad-thoueh
thought the other the more splendid.
Upon examining more closely, observ-
ed that the two roads were separated by
partition of very singular material and for
nation. 1t was more than semi-transpa-
rent and extended across the collateral pas
sages in the same manner as in the space
between them. This partition was so form
ed as to admit persons to pass through it
sometimes with, and sometimes without
passport, and yet without making any ORR
fce through it, and without deranging its
parts. l observed that few passene ers
were forced from the right hand to the left
hand road without their consent, but that
many more We're forced in the opposite di-
tections.-What appeared very singular to
me was, that when one man either by him
self, or through the aid of others, had passed
the partition, without any laceration, he
frequently drew a multitude through after
him leaving no passage open. II frequent
ly happened that multitude who expected
TO be helped through were left behind
some ofwhom were seen with woful coun-
tenanees using violent lue9ns "a E.ffar Jo,,,,,