Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-07-09

UNION, bearing the Americas flag, which
he placed between the divided nations, and
sald Remember, ye are hrsihern r
Instantly, the inhabitants, cdstsg frem
them their weapons, became ffieaas 6see
more, and united around TIE ualional
standard. And again l heard She nnyster,
ious voice saying, "Son of TIE 1eputiic
the second peril is passed--io5g asa
learn"
And I beheld the villages. towns, ana
cities of America increase l. size and Hum
bers, till at last they covered all The lard
from the Atlantic to the Psoific. and sbeir
Inhabitants became as countisss ~ the
stars in Heaven, or as the saud On tho sea-
shore. And again heard the mysterious
voice saying, "Son of the Rseuhlie. the
END OF century cometh-loak aad le8ff
At this, the dark, shadow aazsi plaos
trumpet to his mouth, al Bliss &c 6
distinct blasts, and taking water iron, rs
ocean, sprinkled it out upot Earope Ala
and Africa.
Then my eyes looked upon a feagful
scene. From each of these unfriss - "a
IL black eI0d6s, whichfs
one and throughout this n e.esnaa 3
dark red light,sby which I sw hordts d
armed men, who, moving 5A tie eiogd,
marched by land, and sa el ~ sea to
America, which country VS. pgasently en-.
veloped in the volume of tie cloud And
dimly saw these vast armies deesstate
the whole country, and piiiage aad barn
villages, cities and towns that I bad behsij
springing up. As my ears listened b. the
laundering of cannon, clash.ne Of swords.
and shouts and cries of the miiiions IN
mortal combat, | again ten-d the mvsteri-
Gus voice saying, "S q The hsFasl,o,
look and learn"
When the voice hs ceased. tre 7aek
shadowy angel place lraapt aee
more to his mouth, ans eag q 4aBF esrtui
blast.
Instantly a light, sam Z thousand
suns, shone down from aa0vas nc. and
pierced and broke into fragusals, The dark
cloud which enveloped AMbrsea. At the
same moment saw tie el Up, whose
forehead still shone the ii U.s. aud
who bore our national fac "a ans h.ai and
q sword in the OF descended from
Heaven, attended l. lsgions Of crigh
spirits. These Immediately joined the in
habitants of America, who, | preceived,
were well nigh overcome, but who, imme-
diately taking no courage again, closed up
their broken ranks and renewed the battle
Again, amid the fearful noise of the con
filct, heard the mysterious voice, saying,
''Son of the Republic. look and learn"
AS the voice, ceased, the shadowy angel,
for the last time, dipped water from the
ocean and sprinkled it upon America. In.
stantly the dark cloud rolled away, togeth
er with the armies it had brought, leaving
the inhabitants of the land Victorious
Then once more l beheld the villages
towns, and cities springing up where they
had been before, while the bright angel,
planting the azure standardlhe had brought
In the midst of them, cried in loud voice
to the inhabitants: while the stars re.
main and the heavens send down dews up
on the earth, so long shall the Republic
last !"
And taking from his brow the crown on
which still blazed the word UNION, he
placed it upon the standard, while all the
people kneeliug down, said Amen !"
The scene instantly began to fade anc
dissolve, and | at last saw nothing but the
rising curling white vafor had first be-
held. This also disappeared, | found N.Y.
self once more gazing upon my mysteriou:
visitor, who in that same mysterious voice
had heard before, said: "Son of tbs
Republic. what you have seen is thus in
! terpreted; three perils will come upon thu
! Republic. The most fearful is the second
/ passing which the whole world united, shall
never be able to prevail against her. LIE
every child of the Republic learn to live fv
his God, his Land, and Union ~
With these words the figure vanished -
l started from my seat, and felt that | haC
! been shown the birth, progress and destin,
of the Republic of the United States. Ii
UNION she will have her strength, in DIS
UNION her destruction.
Such, my friend" concluded the vener
able narrator, were the words | hearC
from WashingtOn's own lips, and Americ,
Will de well to profit by them. Let her re
member that in UNION she has strength, il
DIsUNIoN her destruction"