The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-06-19

throughout this mass cleaned dark
red light, by which I saw hordes OF
armed men, who, moving with the
cloud, marched by land and sailed by
sea to America, which country was
presently enveloped in the volume of
the cloud. And / dimly saw these
vast armies devastate the whole coun-
try, and pillage and burn villages,
citses and towns that | had beheld
spriuging up. AS my ears listened to
the laundering Of cannon, clashing of
swords, and shouts and cries of the
millions in mortal combat, I again
heard the mysterious voice, saying,
''Son of the Republic, look and learn. :"
"'When the voice had ceased, the
dark shadowy angsl placed his trnm-
pet once more to his month and blew
a long, fearful blast
Instantly a light as from thou
sand suns, shone Gown from above me,
and pierced and broke into fragments
the dark clond which enveloped Ameri-
ca. At the same moment | saw the
angel upon whose forehead still shone
the word UNION, and who bore our
national flag in one hand and sword
in the other, descend from Heaven at
tended by legions Of bright spirits.
These Immediately Joined the inhahi-
tants of America, who, I perceived,
were we'll nigh overcome, but who, i'm
mediately taking courage again, closed
up their broken ranks and renewed
the battle Again, amid the fearful
noise of the conflict, I heard the mys-
terious voice, saying, "Son Of the Re-
public, look and learn"
AS the voice ceased, the shadowy
angel, for the Lass time dipped water
from the ocean and sprinkled it upon
America Instantly, the dark cloud
ROLLED. back, together with the armies
It had brought, leaving the inhabitants
of the land victorious. Then, once
more / beheld the villages, towns,
and cities sp1inging up where they
had been before, while the bright an
gel, planting the azure standard he had
brought in the midst of them, cried in
q loud voice to the inhabitants {:
"While the stars remain and the Heav-
ems send down dews upon the earth,
so long shall the Republic last"
land taking from his brow the
crown on which still blazed the word
UNION, he placed it upon the standard,
while all the people, Fneeling down,
said, Canon |"
"'The scene instantly began to fade
and dissolve, and I, at last, saw moth
ing but the rising, curling white vapor
| had first beheld. This also disap-
pearing, I found myself once more
gazing upon my mysterious visitor,
who. in that same mysterious voice |
had heard before, said /: Son of the
Republic, what You have seen is thus
interpreted three perils will come
upon the Republic The most fearful
is the second, passing which, the whole
world united shall never be able to
prevail against her Let every child
Of the Republic learn to live for his
God, his land, and Union !"
"'With these words, the figure van
ished. ] started from my seat, and
felt that ] had been shown the birth,
progress, and destiny of the Republic
of the United States. In UNION she
will have her strength, in DTsUNIoN
her destruction
"Such, my friend" concluded the
venerable narrator, "were the words I
heard from Washington's own lips, and
America will do well to profit by them.
Let her remember that in UNION she
has her strength, in DIsuNToN her des-
truction."'