Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1861-09-05

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upon the strange scene. Before me
Law stretched out in one vast plain al
the countries Of the world-Europe
Asia, Africa and America. l saw
rolling and tossing between Europe anC
America the pillows of the Atlantic
and between Asia and America lay the
Pacific. Son of the Republic said
the same mysterious voice as before
look and learn
"At that moment l beheld a DARK
shadowy being like an angel standing
in mid air. between Europe and Ameri.
ca. Dipping water out Of the ocean
with the hollow Of each hand. he
sprinkled some upon America with the
hollow of his right hand, while he casI
upon Europe some with his left. In
mediately dark cloud arose from each
of these countries, and joined in mid
ocean. For a while it remained sta
tionsry, and then it moved slowly
westward until it enveloped America
Sharp flashes of lightning now CLEANED
through it at intervals, and / heard
the smothered cries and groans OF the
American people.
ga second time the angel dipped
from the ocean and sprinkled it out as
before. The dark cloud was then
drawn back to the ocean into whose
waves it sank from view. A third
time / heard the mysterious voice say
ing, Son of the Republic, look and
( learn
81 cast my eyes upon America, and
beheld villages, towns and cities spring
ing up, one after another, until the
whole land, from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, was dotted with them. Again
l heard the mysterious voice say, Son
of the Republic, the end of century
cometh--look and learn
cat this the dark shadowy angel
turned its face southwark, and from AT
rica ! saw an ill-omened spectre ap.
preaching our land. 1t fitted slowly
and heavily over every village, town
and city of the latter, the inhabitant:
of which presently set themselves in
battle array, one against the other
, AS l continued looking l saw bright
angel, on whose brow rested crown
of light on which was traced the word
UNION, bearing the American flag,
which he placed between the divided
! nations, and saying, Remember, ye
are brethren!'
Instantly the inhabitants, casting
from them their weapons, became
friends once more and united around
the national standard! And again
heard the mysterious voice saying,
Son of the Republic, the second peri
is passed-look and learn
al beheld the villages. towns and
cities of America increase in size and
numbers, until they at last covered al
the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
and their inhabitants became as count
less as the stars in heaven or sands or
the sea shore. And again heard the
mysterious voice saying, Son Of the
Republic, the end of century com
eth--look and learn
cat this, the dark and shadowy an
gel put trumpet to his mouth and
blew three distinct blasts, and taking
water from the ocean, sprinkled it ou
upon Europe, Asia and Africa.
"Then my eyes looked upon fear
full scene. From each OF those coun
tries rose dark, black cloHds which
soon joined into one, and Throughout
this mass streamed a darkened light
by which l saw hordes of armed mel
moving with the clouds, who marched
by land and sailed by sea TO America
which country was presently enveloper
in the volume of the cloud. And
dimly saw the armies devastate th
whole country and pillage and burn th
villages, cities and towns that I had be
held springing up. As my ears lis
tened to the laundering of cannons an
clashing of swords and the cries an
S shouts of millions in the mortal combat
: l again heard the mysterious voic
saying, Son of the Republic. look an
2 learn
e "As the voice ceased, the shadow
D angel for the last time dipped wate
t from the ocean and sprinkled it upo
s America. Instantly the dark clou
e rolled back, together with the armies
= had brought, leaving the inhabitants I
e the land victorious. Then once more
i beheld the villages, towns, and citit
r springing up where they had been b
!. fore, while the bright angel, plantin
n the azure standard he had brought
!, the midst Of them, cried in lou
: voice 10 the inhabitants: "While Il
: stars remain and the heavens send dow
: dew upon the earth, so long shall Il
: Republic last
J, "And taking from his brow il
# crown upon which still blazed the VOL
+ UNION. he placed it upon the stan'
t. ard, while all the people kneeling dow
e said, Amen
h "The scene instantly began to fat
= and dissolve, and 1 at last saw nothir
is but the rising, curling white vapor
d had first beheld. This also disappea
p ing l found myself once more gazir
:. upon my mysterious visitor, who
Is that same mysterious voice bad heal
l. before, said. Son Of the Republi
/ what you have seen is thus interprete
II Three perils will come upon the Repu
" lie. The most fearful is the secon
" passing which, the whole world unit,
shall never be able to prevail again