The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-02-29
JOHN G.. CALHOUN'S
DREAM.

/
A correspondent of the Mississippi
/ Uhtg has cut from anonymous pampb-
let an account of dream of Mr.. Cal
houn, about the time of the stormy sec
tional agitation which preceded the sJol-
ton of the Compromise measures of
1850:
Mr. Calhoun, it seems, WIS drawing
up plan for the dissolution of the
Union, when, late at night, being very
much exhausted, he fell asleep and had
the following dream, rs related by him
self:
"At late hour last night, as | WIS
sitting in my room writing, was sur
prised at the very unceremonious ell
trance of n visitor, who came in and took,
a seat opposite me.
Il was mo,e annoyed. as | had giycm
strict orders TO the servants that | should
on no account be disturbed.
"The manner in which l.c entered---
perfectly selfposscsSe,l-taking seat Or
posite me--without n word-no saluta-
tion--no Apologize though my room
and all within it belonged to him-ex~
cited in me as much surprise rs indigna-
ton. As | raised my head to look Mt
him over the top of my shaded lamp,
discovered that he was wrapped i'm thin
cloak, which completely bid his features
from my view; and, as | raised my head,
he spoke.
"What are YOU wiring, Senator from
South Carolina" did not think Of his
impertinence Mt first, but answered him
invountariy-I am drawing up plan
for the dissolution of the American I'm
ion' To this the intruder replied in the
coolest manner possible:
''Senator from South Carolina, will
YOU allowed mo TO look ut yoar richs
handr
He arose, and as hc did so tho cloak
fell, and boheId -GREAT Gopl GEN
TLEMEN! | BEHELD THE FORM OF
GEORGE WAsnINGToN!
AS though had no power TO resist,
| extended my right hand. | felt (.
strange chill pervade me at his touch
grasped it and held it near the light, Tins
atfording me fall time to examine every
feature of his face, and particularly of his
person. 1t was tho face of Washington,
and he was dress al in the uniform Of tfa
Revolution. After holding my hand for
amomcnt, looking steadily at me, BIO said
in quiet way:
"Andsswith this right band, Senator
from South Carolina, yon would sign
your name to a paper declaring the In
ion dissolved?
"Yes,' said |, if n certain contingency
arises ] will" just as this moment .
black blotch appeared on the back of my
hand; seem to see even now. What
is thatr cried | in an alarm, why is tLas
black spot on my hand ~
That sail he, dropping my hand,
is the mark by which Benedict Arnold
is known in the next worldr
ale said no more, but drew from be-
meath his cloak an object which 10 placed
upon the table. on the very paper op
which l was writing. The object gentle
men, was skeleton!
There laid he, with emphasis, rhefs
arc the bones Of Isaac Hayne, who was
hung by the British in Charleston. He
care hlS hfc TO establish tie Cn'0n.--
And when Y ~ sign your name to n do
claration Of dissolution, you may rs we'll
have the bones of Isaac Hayne before Won.
He WIS Il South Car0lihian, and so arc
you hut no Jiotch ras on has hand
sW It'll these words he left tho room.---
started from the contact With HE dead
mans bones and aw"kef Overworn bv
labor had fallen sse'p and been
dreaming"
Many other instances might BIO recitcd
TO show that somo Ct the most impor-
tant events to man Il at have occurred
since ord,r WAS brou ,ht forth from
chaos, and the Almighty rolled the plau-
cts from his palm and set the spheres in
motion, have been more or less connected
with drcams. May not this dream of
Calhcun's have a p i,f1uence on the
perpetuity Of our glorious and happy Cr~
ion!