Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-04-02

solemn voice, aaying to me something like
this:
General Mcclellan, while yetin the flesh
I beheld the birth of the American Republic
It was, indeed, hard and bloody one, but
Gods blessing was upon the notion, and
therefore, through this, her f St great strug-
gle for existence, he sustained her, and with
His mighty hand brought her out trium-
phantly.
" A century has not passed since then, and
yet the Child Republic has taken her position,
a peer with nations whose pages Of history
extends for ages into the past She has,
since those dark days, by the favor OF God.
greatly prospersd. And now, by every rea-
son of this prosperity, has she bee brought
to her second great struggle. El4is is by far,
the most perilous ordeal she has to endure.
Passing, as she is, from childhood to opening
maturity, she is called on to accomplish that
vast result, self-conquest, to learn that i'm
the future, will place her in the van of pow
er and civilization. 1t Is portant lesson, Self
control, Sell-rule, that inhere that ali nations
have hitherto failed. and she too, the Republic
Of the earth, had not God willed otherwise,
would, by to-morows 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 viii be saved. Thus shall peace once
more come upon her, and prosperity I'll her
with joy. But her mission will not then be
Jet finished, for ere another century shall
have gone by, the oppressors Of whole sarth
listing and envying 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 sbal! surely be discomftted,
and then will be ended her third snd Last
Great Struggle for existence
Thence!orth shall the Republic go on,
increasing in goodness and power, until her
borders shall end only in the remotest corn
ers Of the earth, and the e'whoIe earth shall,
beneath her shadowing wings, become q
Universal Republic Let her in her prosperi-
ty, however, remember the Lord, her God;
let 'ier trust be always in Him, and she shall
never be confounded.
The heavenly visitant ceased speaking,
and, IS I still continued gazing upon him
dFeT Eaer 10 he, and raised and spread cut
bic hiads above me. No sound now passed
hi lirs but felt strange influence coming
over me. Iinclined my head forward to re-
eeive the blessing, the baptism Of the spirit
of Wellington.
The following instant peal of thunder
rolled in upon my ears, and I awolle The
Vision had departed, and I was sgain sitting
in rsy department, with everything exactly
as ii vas before fell asleep with one ex-
ception.
The map on which I had dreamed I had
been marking, ecos literally corered agih
Z network Of pencil marks, signs and figures.
Il rose to my feet, and rubbed my eyes,
md took a turn OF two about the room, to
convince myself that was really awake.
'gain seated myself but the pencilings were
IS plain as ever, and had before me as com
nlete map and repository of information
as though I had spent years in gathering and
its details
My mind now become confused with the
strange and numberless ideas and thoughts
hat crowded themselves into it, and I invoI-
1ntarily sank down upon my knees to seek
wisdom and guidance from on high. ASH
'rose refreshed in spirit, that same solemn
-oice seemed to say to me, from an Infinite
distance:
" Your time is szorti 7ar7y aotF'
In ar instant thought became clear and
,ctive. fastening out couriers, with orders
o have executed certain manoeuvers at certain
points, (guiding myself by that now, in my
.yes unearthly map,) threw myself into
he saddle; and long ere daylight, galloping
ike the tempest, from post to post and camp
o camp, had the happiness to divert the
.nemy from his object, which, my friend, |
ssure you, would have proved entirely sue
.essful by reasons of the last piece Of
reachery, had not Heaven interposed.
"That map is looked upon by no human
we, save my own, and therefore, treachery
an do US no harm. I have on 1t every whit
f information that need, information that
he enemy would give millions to keep from
Is. The fate of the war Is settled.
The rebellion truly seems very formidable,
mt It is only struggling in the path OF an
The mighty, topping mass Of
National power and retrbuton will, until
he proper moment comes now and then
ct slip down upon its victim forerunners
f its approach.-And when the proper
loment does come it will sweep down upon,
nd forever annihilate disunion with a
b euder that shall reverberate throughout
he world for ages upon ages to come.
Sir, there shall be no more Bull Run
Fairsl
"9od has stretched forth his arm, and
he American Union is saved And our be-
2ved, glorious Washington shall again rest
uiedy, sweetly in his tomb, until perhaps,
be end Of the prophetic century approaches
lat IS to bring the Republic to her third
nd fnal struggle, when he may, once more
,ying aside the cerements ofMount Vernon,
ONE a messenger Of succor and peace, from
he Great Rnler. WHO has all the nations Of