Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-03-28

5 to me sonAething like this.
, "General Mcclellan, while vet in the
: flesh, beheld ,he birth of the American
Republic, 1t was, indeed, hard and bloody
one, but Gods blessing was upon the ma.
ton, and, therefore, through her first great
struggle for existence, lie sustained her,
and with His mighty hand brought her out
, tfidmphantly. A century 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 davs. bv
the favor of God greatly prospered. And
now, 10y very reason of this prosperity has
she been brought to her second great strug
gle. This Is by far he most perlous ordeal
she has TO endure. Passing as size is from
childhoodto OPENING maturity. she is called
on to accomplish that vast result, selfcon-
quest, to learn that important lesson, self
control, self-rule, that in the future will
place her in the van of power and civiliza-
non. IL is here that all nations have hither=
to failed; and she too, the Republic of the
earth, had not God willtd otherwise, would
by to-morrow's sunset have been a broken
heap of stones cast up over the final grave
Of human liberty.
But her cries have come up out of her
borders like sweet incense unto heaven.
and she will be saved. Thus shall peace.
once more, come upon her, and prosperity
I'LL her with joy. But her mission will not
then be yet finished, for ere another century
shall have gone by, the oppressors Of the
whole earth, hating ard envying her exal-
tation, shall join themselves together and
raise up their hands against her. But if
she still be found worthy of her high cali
ing, they shall surely be discomfitted, and
then will be ended her third and last great
struggle for existepcci
Thenceforth shall the Republic 90 on, in
creasing in goodness and power, until her
borders shall end only in the remotest cor
ners OF the earth, and the whole earth shall.
beneath her shadowing wings, become
| Universal Republic. Let her in her pros
perity, however, remember the Lord her
God, let her trust always in Him, and she
shall never be confounded.'
The heavenly visitant ceased speaking,
and as | still continued gazing on him, he
drew near to me, and raised and spread out
his hands above me. No sound now passed
his lips, but felt a strange influence CONS
ing over me. | reclned my head forward
10 receive the blessing the baptism of Wash
ington. The following instant peal of
thunder rolled in upon my ears, and !
awoke. The vision had departed, and I was
again setting III my apartment, with every
thing exactly as it was before l fell asleep,
with one exception.
The map on which had dreamed | had
been marking was literally covered with
network of pencil marks, signs and figures.
/ rose to my feet, and rubbed my eyes, and
took turn or two round the room to con-
vince myself that | was really awake. ]
again seated myself but the pencilings we're
as plain as ever, and | had before me as
complete map and repository of inlorma.
tion as though | had spent years in gather
ing and recording its details. My mind
now became confused with the strange and
numberless ideas and thoughts that crowded
themselves into il, and invountarily sank
down on my knees to seek wisdom and
guidance from on high. As / rose, refresh
ed in spirit, that same solemn voice seemed
to say TO me from a distance:
Your time is short Tarry not p
In an instant, thought came clear and
active. fastening couriers, with orders to
have executed certain manGvres at certain
points, (guiding myself my that, now, in
my eyes, unearihly map) l threw myself
into the saddle, and long ere daylight, gal.
oping like the temptest from post to post
and camp to camp, had the happiness to
divert the enemy from his object, which,
my friend. assure you, would have been
entirely successful, by reason of the last
piece of treacbery, had not Heaven interl
posed.
That map is looked upon by no human
eye save my own, and therefore treachery
can do us no harm. ] have on II every
whit of information that heed-informa-
ton that the enemy would give millions to
keep from us. The fate of the war is set
tied.
The rebellion truly looks formidable, but |
it is only struggling in the path of an ava |
lanche. The mighty, topping mass of ma
ti0nal power and rebellion will, until the |
proper moment comes, let slip down on its
victim forerunnefs of its approach. And
when the proper moment does come, il will
sweep down upon, and forever annihilate
disunion, with a thunder that shall fever
berate throughout the world for ages to
come.
Sir, there will be no more Bull Run af-
fairs