Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-01-16

seTbe heavenly visitant ceased speaking,
and as 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 COM
ing over me. I inclined my head forward
to receive the blessing, the baptism OF the
Spirit of Washington.
"The following instant peal OF thunder
rolled in upon my ears, and awoks. The
Vision had departed, and l was again sit
ting in my apartment, with everything e1-
sctly as it was before fell asleep, scih one
exception.
"The map, on which l had dreamed l
had been marking ,Uas literally covered '0tth
a net ,cork of pencil marks, signs and figures.
II rose to my feet, and rubbed my eyes, !
and took turn or two about tho room, to
convince myself that 1 was really awake.
I again seated myself; but the psnclings
were as plain as ever, and l had before
me as complete a map and repository OF
information as though l had spent years in
gathering and recording its details.
"My mind now became confused with the
strange and numberless ideas and thoughts
that crowded themselves into it, and / in
voluntarily sank down on my 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 larry not
ain an instant thought became clear and
active. fastening out couriers, with Or
ders to have executed certain maneurres
at certain points, guiding myself by that
no,o, in my eyes, uneartaly map,) threw my
self into the saddle, and long ere daylight,
galloping like the tempest from post to
post and camp to camp, had the happiness
to divert the enemy from his object, which,
nv friend, assure you, would have proved
entirely successful, by reason Of the last
piece of treachery, had not Heaven inter-
posed.
I "That map is looked upon by no human
eve. save my own, and, therefore, treachery
can do us no harm. l have on it every
whit of information that need. Information
that the enemy would give millions to keeI
from US. The fate of the war is settled.
"The rebellion truly seems very formida
,, Bile, but it is only struggling in the path o
n an avalanche. The mighty, toppfng mas
of National power and retribution will, unit
the proper moment comes, now and then lie
- slip down upon its victim forsrunners of 1t
approach. And when the proper momen
does come, it will sweep down upon, an
forever annihlate pIsUNIoN with thunde
J. J. that shall reverberats throughout the worl
for ages upon ages to come.
~ "Sir, there ,ciU be no more Bull Run ataars
"God has stretched forth his arm, and tn
= American Union is saved And our beloved
glorious Washington shall again rest quietly
>, sweetly in bis tomb, until, perhaps, the en-
a Of the prophetic century approaches that
to bring the Republic to her THIRD AND Fl
o NAL STRUGGLE, when be may, once more lay
a ing aside the cerements of Mount Vernon
!. come, a messenger Of succor and pesoe, fror
ID the Great Ruler, who has all the nations
n the Earth in his keeping.
"But that future is too vast for our com
IN prehension; we are the children of the pres
is ent.
At "When Peace shall again have folded hi
20 bright wings, and settled upon our land ,th'
strange, unearthly, wonderful map, marke
h while the spirit eyes of Washington locke
b. on, shall be preserved among American q
"a chves, as precious reminder to the Anne
nd lean Nation, of what, in their SECOND GHEA
= STRUGGLE for existence, they owed to &c
nd aud the Glorihed Spirit Of Washington.
RI. "veriy the ways of God are above tt
understanding Of man."