Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-02-08

engines can be DEVISED or new energies
| impaired TO our old ones, wo must give up
the provinces Of eurtheand content ourselves
with tormenung the few souls TINT we, by
our lies, have seduced 10 the pit : III
/ saw.n my dream, as SaIan ended his
speech. his whole frame shook from head
10 fool; he shed a few silphurous tears
detection, bordering on despair, 50. on every
counienance bl, one5 afl ihe council wep..
rembled, and groaned bur one; all seemed
ready 10 iespnir Of hel's monarchy but one.
Long silence ensued. A. length fierce
| looking demon arose; he was the one lha,
| did Rol weep; he was the one thai did no,
groan; after bo@ing 10 Satan, as was mete TO
do so 10 tho presiding officer Of thecouncii,
he thus addressed his compoers:
"Most Noble SoUereigns: |, does moi
become subject to rebuke his prince, or
| find laul. with his companions. My Ian.
guage shall NOT be thai Of rebuke; but per.
mi, me 10 say. il gives me pain 10 see SC
much detection in hell. Emmanuel ID
making mighty push It's true, bu. cores.
ponding efforI on our part will be sure &c
battle his designs.
Ii does moi become a man or Devil to
trumpet his own lame; but | despise iha
man or Devil that will DOT speak when his
merits are overlooked; have served my
sovereign faithfully, but heretofore have re
ceived but little honor. | have done more
towards peopling these regions Of fire thar
any ten Devils within these walls. Tea
off my lelters-enlarge my powers-plact
soldiers under my command--and viii
make Emmanuel's throne lremble undel
him.
"Cheer up my brave prince--cheer VI
my brave compeerS--have you any thing It
do, here am |, send mel"
saw in my dream, as this speech wa!
ended. Salan grinned horrid laugh; th'
whole council echoed back the laugh o
their leader; they were glad there was on'
devil among them composed Of such sterr
metal.
saw in MY dream that Satan thus ad
dressed The speaker:
"You demand for yourself high honor
and great promotion; but before we gran
you your request, you must answer US I
few questions. We expect the truth; met
lie 10 men even in their most solemn deib
eralions; but this is one OF the rules o
Pandemonium, that devil must not lie II
devil.
"What is your Lume"
"My name is Alcohol. Surely, mos
noble prince, you have not forgolon mel"
"When and where were you bornl"
"lwas born in Spain, near one THOUSAND
years ago." @ A
sIlahl Are you thai fiery fellow will
whom was so much pleased, and gave hin
a commission 10 travel in my armyf"
"The very same, sir thought | wa
not forgotten by your majesty"
"Are you bravel"
81 never fell, fear"
"ls your heart hardl"
SHAY i, please your majesiy, ii is as har
rs The flint Of heIl's walls, an ocean Of wild
ow's and Orphans tears could no. solle
it,"
"Can you cope with Reason, Common
Sense, and all the olher officers thai hol
commission in the camp Of Emanuel"-
"As easily as you can put on your coa
of darkness!"
"Can you bloat mon up into scare.crows
) rot their liver, turn their stomachs insd
out, push men and women into ditches an
mud.holes; in short cul up all the filth
, pranks that will make the human race NOR
beas,ly than the swine hmselfl"
''As easily as your Satanic majesty ca
crook your liule finger"
} sand after men find out your DEVILS
disposition, which necessarily they mus
, can you contrive 10 make them love an
serve you s,iil?"
"This is my special wolk; and in this re
: spect (though | say il myself,) ! excel a
} the demons of Pandemonium, had aImoi
} said, your majesty not excepted" Cheers.
, Salan now addressed the council: =
! "Friends and con(ederates, you have hear
the statements ol Alcohol, they are no dout
nue. lquesiioned him more for your sa,
} sfac,ion than nv own; for have know
him well for a long time. He seems 10
made Of the right sort of stuff. Shall | en-
large his powers, renew his commission
} and send him back to earth to destroy soul
! and fight Ogains, Emmanueli'' "Aye-ay
. aye" sounded and resounded through tn
. pit.
| Satan now dictated TO his chief Secrelar
( the terms of the new commission. In Ih
language Of eanh il runs ihus:--
"Know all demons by these presents, ,hr
by my royal nod, with the consent and az
D probation Of The grand Council OF Pandt
r monium, il is ordained that The bearer {
r this, Alcohol, is 10 be known and recognize
o by the term and title of PRINCE ALCO
' HOL. He is my faithful servant, dev
| Of vast merl--and wherever he goes, |,
$ him be counted worthy Of double honor,-
and moreover, | do hereby constitute, al
0 point and establish him Chief. Governor an
i Generalisimo over all my forlifcaion
3, troops and provinces on earth; only in III
e throne will | be greater than he. He
Q invested with full, plenary, and perfect rigl
u and power, to devise such plans, enact sue
g laws, and perform such acls, as he mO
i deem best calculated 10 annoy the cause
Emmanuel, my great and dreaded enem
S and promote the misery and secure Il
I destruction Of souls. He is clothed viii
full power to lie, cheat, steal, murder,
. attack by open violence, or secret craft. Il
y weak and the strong, The simple and Il
wise, the noble and the ignoble, the rio
J, and the poor, rulers, judges, lawyers, ph.
b sicianS, preachers, in fine, all SORTS, classe
Y and callings Of men, women and children