The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-03-06

terly useless for me attempt to describe
the mighty, returned spirit. [ can only
say that Washington as l beheld him IN
nv dream or trance, as you choose to
term it, was the most God like being /
could have conceived Of Like-a weak,
dazzled bird, ! sat gazing at the heavenly
vision From the sweet and silent repose
of Mount Vernon. our Warrington had
risen to once more encircle and raise up,
with his saving arm, our fallen country.
As | continued looking, an expression OF
sublime benignity came gently upon his
visage, and for the last time | heard that
slow and solemn voice, saying to me some
thing like this
"'General Mcclellan, while yet in the
flesh [ beheld the birth Of the American
Republic. It was, indeed, hard and
bloody one, but Gods blessing was upon
the nation, and therefore, through this,
her first struggle for existence, he sus-
tanned her, aud with His mighty hand
brought her out triumphantly. \ centu-
ry has not passed since then, and yet the
child Republic has taken her position,
peer with nations whose page OF history
extends for ages into the past. She has,
since those dark days, by the favor Of
God, greatly prospered And now, by
very reason Of this prosperity, has she
been brought to her second great strug
gle This is by lar the most perllous or
deal she has to endure. Passing, as she
is. from childhood to maturity, she is cal
led on to accomplish that vast result, self
conquest, to learn that important lesson,
selfcontrol, self-rule, that IN the future
will place her in the van OF power and
civilization. 1t is here that all nations
have hitherto failed, and she, too, the Re
public Of the earth, had not God wiiled
otherwise, would, by to-mOrrow's sunset,
have been broken heap OF stones cast
up over the final grave Of human liber-
ty.
q 'But her cries have come up opt OF
her borders Ike sweet incense unto hea-
ven. and she will be saved. Thus shall
peace, once more, come upon her, and
prosperity fill her with JOY, But her
mission Will not then be yet finished, Tor,
ere another century shall have gone by,
the oppressors Of the whole earth, hating
and env7ing her exaltation, shall join
themselves together and. raise up their
hands against her. But If she still be
found worthy Of her high calling, they
shall surely be discounted, and then will
be ended her third and last great struggle
for existence
"'Thenceforth shall the Republic go
on increasing in goodness and power, nm
til her borders shall end only IN the re
notest corners Of the earth, and the whole
earth shall beneath her shadowing wings
become a Universal Republic. Let her
in her prosperity, however, remember the
Lord, her God let her trust be always
in Him, and she shall never be confoun-
ded
"The heavenly visitant ceased speak
ing, and I still continued gazing upon
him, drew near to me, and raised and
spread out his hands above me. No
sound now passed his lips, but [ felt
strange influence coming over me. / in
clined my head forward to receive the
blessing. the baptism of Washington
The following instant a peal OF thunder
rolled in upon my ears, and | awoze.--
The vision had departed, and L was again
sitting in my apartsAent, with everything
exactly as it was before | fell asleep, with
one exception.
sFThe map on which I had dreamed /
had been marking, was literally covered
with net work Of pencil marks, signs,
and figures. [ rose to my feet, and rub
bed my eyes, and took a turn or two about
the room, to convince myself that was
really awake | again seated myself; but
the pencillings were as plain as ever, and
| had before me as complete a map and
repository of informations as though L had
spent years in gathering and recording its
details. Ny mind now became confused
with the strange and numberless ideas
and thoughts that crowded themselves
iato it, and [ involuntarily sank down on
NV knees to seek wisdom and guidance
from on high. As [ arose, refreshed IN
spirit, that same solemn voice seemed TO
say to me from an infinite distance
...Your time is short Tarry not
ain an instant thought became clear
and active Fastening out couriers, With
orders to have executed certain maneu-
vers at certain points, (guidinS myself by
that, now in my eyes, unearthly map,( L
threw myself into the saddle, and long ere
daylight, galloping like the tempest from
/ post to post and camp to camp, had TIE
! happiness to divert the enemy from his
object. which, my friend, [ assure you,
would have proved, entirely successful, by
reason of the last piece OF treachery, had
not Heaven interpcsed.
"That map is looked upon by no human
eye. save my own, and, therefore, treach-
} erv can do us no harm | have on it ev