Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-02-08

then, and yet the Child Republic has
taken her position, a peer with nations
whose page Of history extends for ages
into the past. She has, since those
dark days, by the favor Of God, great
ly prospered. And now, by very rea-
son Of this prosperity, has she been.
brought to her Second great struggle.
This is by far the most periIous ordeal
she has to endure. Passing as she is
from childhood to opening maturity,
she is called on to accomplish the vast
resuIt-Selfconquest, Self-rnle that in
future will place her in the van Of pow
er and civilization. It is here that all
nations have hitherto failed, and she
too, the Republic of the earth, had not
God wiIled 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 fill her with Joy. But
her mission Will not then be finished;
for, ere another century shall have gone
by, the oppressors Of the whole earth,
hating and envying her exaltatjon,
shall join themselves together and raise
up their hands against her.
|' But if she still be found worthy
Of her high calling, they shall surely
be discomftted, and then will be end
ed her Third and Last Struggle for ex-
iStcnce!
"S Thenceforth shall the Republic
go on increasing in goodness and pow
er, until her borders shall end only in
the remotest corners of the earth,
which shall, beneath her shadowing
wings, become universal Republic.
Let her in prosperity, however, remem-
ber the Lord her God let her trust be
always iii him, and she shall never be
copfounded.'
"The heavenly vlsitant ceased speak
ing and, as [ still continued gazing at
him, drew near to me and raised and
spread out his hands above me. No
sound now passed his lips, but [ felt
strange influence coming over me. |
Inclined my head to receive the bless,
ing Of the Spirit Of Washington.
1.-The following instant peal of
thunder rolled in upon my ears, and I
awoke. The Vision had departed, and
| was again sitting in my apartment,
with everything exactly as it was be-
fore [ fell asleep, with one exception.
The map Oh which I had dreamed
| had been marking was literally COW
cred with a network OF pencil marks,
signs and figures.
& ] rose to nay feet and rubbed nv
eyes, and took d turn or two about the
room to convince myself that I was re
ally awake. L again seated myself, but
the pcncilings were as plain as eve,
aud | had before me as complete map
and repository Of information as though
l had spent years in gathering it ana
its details.
My mind now became confused
with the strange and numbcrless ideas |
and thoughts that crowded themselves
into it, and I involuntariIy sank down
on my knees to seek wisdom and guild
ance from on high. AS / arose refresh
ed in spirit, that same solemn voice
seemed to say to me from al infinite
distance:
"' IOur time is short! Zdrry not
" In All instant thought became clear
and active. fastening out couriers, |
with orders to have executed certain !
man@uvres at certain points, (gniding
myself by that, now in my eyes, IN
earthly map,) | threw myself into the
saddle, and long ere daylight, galIop- |
ing like the tempest from post to post
and camp to camp, had the happiness
to divert the enemy from his object,
which, l assure you, would have
proved entirely successful, by reason
of the last piece of treacherY, had not
Heaven interposed.
" That map is looked upon by no hu-
man eye save my own, and, therefore,
treachery can do rs no harm. | have |
on it every whit of information that I |
need, information that the enemy would |
give millions to keep from US. The |
fate Of the war is settled.
" The rebellion truly seems very for
midable, but it is only struggling in the
path Of an avalanche. The mighty, top
pling mass Of National power and ret
ribution will, until the proper moment
comes, now and then let lip down on
its victim forerunners of the approach.
And when the proper moment does
come, it will sweep down upon them
and annihlIate disanion with thunder
that shall reyerberate throughout the
world for ages and ages to come.
" Sir, there will be no more Bull
Run affairs
"God has stretched forth his arm,