Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-02

and note what YOU Deh0ld. larry not
your time Is short
| started and glanced at the unoarthly
speaker. saw him extend his arm and point
southwardly.
Still l saw no features. Smoothing out
the largest and most accurate one Of my
maps, seized q pencil, and once moro
bent my gaze out over the living map
As ! looked this time, n cold, thrilling
chill ran over me: and the huge, rough
icicle again began 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 forces being hurried to certain
points, so as to thwart movements that
within a day or two, 1 intended to make
at those identill points. while on two
particular approaches to Washington be-
held heavy columns of the foe posted for
a concentrated attack. that instantly
saw must succeed in its object unless
speedily prevented.
"Treacheryl treachery" | cried in de
spair. And rs before. my blood seemed
10 stop in its channels for Joy, it now did
so for fear. Rain and defeat seemed to
stare me in tie face. At this dreadful
moment, that same slow, solemn voice
struck once m6re upon my ears saying:
''Gencral Mcclellan, YOU have heen be-
trayed. and, had not God willed other
wise. ere the sun of tomorrow had set. the
confederate fas would have floated above
the Capitol and your own grave. Note
what you see. Your time is short. larry
not :"
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
living map. Some mysterious and IN
earthly influence was upon me, and noted
and recorded the minutest point beheld
without slightest effort, delay, or mistake
At last the task was done, and my Pencil
dropped from my fingers.
For a while previous to this. however, !
had become conscious that there was a
shining light on my left, that steadily in
creased until the moment l ceased my
task, when it became in an instant more
intense than the nOon-day sun. Quickly
raised my eyes, and never, were / to
live forever; will forget what | saw The
dim. shadowy figure but the glorified and
reiulgent spirit of Washington, the Fa-
of his country, and now q second time its
savior, Ny friend, it would be utterly
useless for me to attempt to describe the
mighty returned spirit. | can only say
that Washington, as l beheld him in my
dream, or trance as you may choose to term
it, was the most God-like being | could
have conceived OF. Like weak. dazzled
bird, sat gazing at the heavenly vision.
From the sweet and silent repOse OF
Mount Vernon, our Washington had risen
to once more encircle and raise NJ. with
his saving arm. our fallen bleeding coun-
try. As ! continued looking. an express
ion Of sublime benignity came gently up
on his visage, and, for the last time.
heard that slow and solemn voice. SAYING
to me something like this:
General Mcclellan, while vet in the
flesh, beheld the birth of the American
Republic. 1t was. indeed, hard and
bloody one, but Gods blessing was upon
the nation. and. therefore, through this
her first great struggle for existence, He
her, and with His mighty hand
brought her ont triumphantly. A centu-
ry has not passed since then, and vet 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 struggle
This is by far the most perilous ordeal she
has to endure. Passingas she is from child
hood to opening maturity, she is called on
to accomplish that vast result. selfcon-
quest, to learn that important lesson, self
selfrule, that in the future viii
place her in the van of power and civili-
sation. 1t is here that all nations have
hitherto failed; and she, too. the Repu5-
lie of the earth, had not God willed other
wise, would by to-morrow's sunset, have
been 4 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,
md she VIII be saved. Thus shall peace, !
oDce more, come upon her. and rrosperi- /
s. Ell her with Joy. Bat her mission viii I
not then be yet finished, for, ere another
century shall lave gone by. hating and
anvying her cxalt2tion, shall join them
selves together and raise up their hands
,gainst her. But if she still be found
worthy of her high calling. they shall
surely be discomftted. and then Eill be
ended her third and last great struggle /.
'Or existence.
Thence forth shall the Republic go on. /
in goodness and power, until /
Ier borders shall end oaly in the remotest I
corners of the earth. and the whole earth /
shall, beneath her shadowing wings, be I
,ome Universal Republic. Let her in I
ler prosperity, however, remember the /
Lord her God; let he trust always be in I
Him. and she shall never be confoUnded." +" l
The heavenly viSitant ceased speaking, |
md as | still continued gazing upon him. !
lrew near TO me, and raised and spread
)ut his hands above me. No sound now
passed his lips, but felt a strange inlu-
ance coming over me. / reclined my
head forward to receive the blessing. the I
baptism of Washington. The following I
Instant a peal of thunder rolled in upon I
ny ears, and I awolle The vision had ,
lpparted, and | was again sitting in ms
lpartment, with everything exactly as it /
Sas before I fell asleep, with no exception. /
The map on which | had dreamed ! Z
lad been marking Wa literally covered I
With a network of pencilmarks. tnd fig
lres. rose to my feet, rubbed my eyes,
md took a turn or tive about the room 10 I
convince myself that ! was really awake. 4
again seated myself, but the pencilings /
we're as plain rs ever. and / had before me \
Is complete a map and repository Of infor-
nation as though l had spent years in
and recording its details Ny
mind now became confused with the 4
trangtaud numberleSs ideas and thoughts .
hat crowded themselves into it. and / 1
nvoluntarily sank down on my knees to
eek wisdom and guidance from on high.
rs | rose. refreshed in spirit. that S,une
olemn voice seemed to say TO me from Sn
nfinitc distance:
"Your time is short, tarry not
In an instant, thought became clear
nd active. fastening couriers, with or
lers to have executed certain manmveTs
It certain points, guiding myself 10y that.
low, in my eyes unearthly map,l threw /
myself into the saddle, and long ere day /
light. galioping like the tempest from
l. al. t..N