Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-01-30

their pacing SentinelS, ana thet suiien
looking barbette gnns. My eyes followed
sshe ocean line alltt way round into the
G ulf. to New Orleans, and thence up the
Mississippi. Fort Pickens, and, in fact,
every fertilization along this water boun-
dairy, beheld with as much distinctness
as you. sir. see the Corporal's guard pass
ing there. -
\ This sight filled me with a delightful
surprise; but it would be utterly impossi-
bic for me to describe the ecstatic amaze
meut that followed. as within the limits l
mention, my eyes took in, in minute, but
lightning-like detail. every forest. every
meadow, every river. every camp, every
tent, every sentinel. every earth-work.
every cannon. and, may say. dispensing.
with further detail, living and dead thing.
no matter what its hight or bulk.
my blood seemed to stop in its chan
nels with JOY. and l thought that the
knowledge. and thereby advantage. thus
given to me would insure a speedy and
happy termination of the war. And this
one idea was engrossing my mind. when;
once more, that slow, but solemn voice
said: 81 ssfEsrFrEf
General Mcclellan. take your map,
and note what you behold. larry not;
your time is short"
''fstsrted, and glancing at tho unearthly
speaker. saw him extend his arms and
point Southwardly.
"Still I saw no features. ~ai,rs .sz.4.
Smoothing out the largest and most
accurate one, of my maps, seized pen
Gil, and once more bent my gaze out over
the living map.
CAS- looked this time. cold. thrilling
chill ran over me. and the huge rough
icicle again its saving motion through my
heart. For, as pencil in hand. compared
the map before me with the living map. /
saw masses Of the enemy's force being hur-
ried to certain points so as to thwart a
movement that. within day or two. in
tended to make at those identical points;
while. on two particular approaches to
Washington 1 beheld heavy columns of
the foe posted for concentrated attack.
that 1 instantly saw must succeed in its
object. unless speedily prevented.
"'Treachery! treacheryl' cried I. in dss-
pair. And. as before my blood seemed to
stop in its channels for JOY. il now did SO
for fear. Ruin and defeat seemed to stare
me in the face. At this dreadful moment
that same slow. solemn voice struck one,
more upon my ears. saying:
General Mcclellan. you have been be-
trayedi and, had not God willed otherwise.
ere the sun of tomorrow had set, the Con-
federate flag would have floated above the
Capital and your grave. But note what
you see. Your time is short larry
notl"
Ere the words had left the lips of my
vapory Mentor, my pencil was flying with
the speed of thought. transferring to the
map before me all that / saw upon the liv-
ing map. Some my sterious and unearthly
influence was upon me. and l noted and
recorded the minutest point beheld with
out the slightest effort. delay or mistake.
"At last the task was done, and my pen
ell dropped from my fingers.
"Ior awhile previous to this however,
| had become conscious that there was a
shining of light on my left. that steadily
increased until the moment / ceased my
task, when it becanse-iu an instant more
intense than the naon-day sun.
! "Quickly l raised my eyes. and never.
we're to live forever, should forget what
| saw. The dim. shadowy figure was no
longer dim shadowy figure. but the glo-
ri6ed and rcfulgent Spirit Of Washington,
: fdther Of his Country, and now Sc
co,ai time a, Suyior.
my friend, it would be utterly useless
for me to attempt to describe the mighty
returned Spirit. / can only say tina,
Washington, as | behcld him'in my dream
or trance, as you may choose to term it,
was the most Godlike being could evel
conceive of. "
Like weak. dazzled bird. sat ga
zing at the Heavenly vision. From the
sweet and silent repose Of Mount Vernoi
our Washington had risen, to once mor'
cncircle and raise up, with his saving arm
our fallen. bleeding country.
Gas I continued looking. an expression
} of sublime benignity came gently upon tn
| visagc. and. for the last time, heard thi
slow. solemn voice. saying to me some
, think like this: I
; General Mcclellan. while yet in tn
HeSn, Oeuclu the UlItn Oi TIC AmeIlcd
Republic. 1t was, indeed. hard an
bloody one. but Gods blessings was upo
the nation, and therefore. through this
J her first great struggle for existence. h
: sustained her. and with His mighty han
b brought her out triImphanly.
"a century has not passed since the
and yet the Child Republic has taken he
position. peer with nations whose page
: of history extends for ages into the past
J. She has since those dark days. by the "a
= vor of God. greatly prospered. And nov
$ by very reason of this prosperity. has si
d been brought to this second great struggle
g This is by far. the most perilous orde.
6 she has to endure. Passing as she is. frol
$ childhood to opening maturity. she is cal
e ed on to accomplish that vast result
i Self. conquest, to learn that important lie,
: son. Self-control; Selfrule, that in the fl
ture. will place her in the van OF power an
d civilization. 1t is here that all nation
y have hitherto failed. and she too. the r.
& public of the earth, had not God willie
e otherwise. would. by to-morrow's suns
e have been q broken heap of stones. scate
IS ed over the final grave Of human liberty.
N but her cries have come up out of h
s. borders like sweet incense unto Hesvt
and che xv,1l ho savaJ frbue cbo11 ,,oa