The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1863-09-30

he held big book under his arm, and
on the cover Of the book was inscribed,
$4,000 per annum. Avarice was his pas
sion, and he had bartered his soul for gold.
And | beheld an elderly man, with mark
cd features and lineaments, and iron-gray
hair, and look which betokened intel
lectual power, who with strong speech
was goading the frantic multitude to vet
greater excesses. He had bartered his
soul at the shrine of Ambition. And
yet another, younger in appearance, with
beard prematurely white, who had sold
himself for naugbt, and who pursued the
grizzly phantom, grasping and clutching
at what was at last shadowy and unreal.
And many | beheld, who looked sad, and
gave signs of remorse, and who seemed
anxious to escape from the damned be-
| ibSo hhO SullOuuuCu lueIIl.
And the voice said, "Look now to the
right, and see that which is to be seen."
And | looked, and 10 great assem-
blage of men, many of whom had scrolls
in their hands, and many were bearing
banners. Of the scrolls; some were in
scribed, in golden letters: "The Coustitu-
tion;" others, "The Golden Rule" On
the banners l read, &" Constitutional Lib
erty,' The Union as our fathers made
it," BLESSED are the Peace-makers -
"Compromise-agree with thine adver-
sary while thou art in the way with him."
| observed that the eyes of the assem-
blage were turned toward heaven, and
looking up saw against the sky bright
cross, bearing the inscription which greet
ed the eyes of the first christian emperor
of Rome: a" BY THIS SIGN SHALT. THOU
CONQUER" And l thought l beheld The
heavens opening, and the spirit descend
ing like dove. The shades of departed
statesman and patriots, and of murdered
martyrs were lowering in the air. There
were Washington, and Webster, and Clay, |
and Jackson, and Douglas; and as they
gazed upon the left, their countenances
evinced sorrow and Indignation. There,
too, were the twelve innocent men slain
by the monster Mcneil; and Munford,
who was hanged by Butler the beast, and
BoIlmeyer, with the last sad smile upon
his face, which he wore when dying =
And | looked again to the left, and l saw
that as often as any one sought to get
out Of the Internal circle, its denizens YELL
ed after him with bitter imprccations of
" Traitor" "Disloyal," and similar cpl
lhets; or rushed after with swords, or
drove him back with bayonets. Yet ma
nyescaped, withgre at joy at their deiv-
srance, and met with glad welcome from
The rapidly increasing hosts on the right.
And from the left they incessantly
called and begged for deserters from the
right. But few responded, and they only
when promised an enormous price. And
.hese crawled on their bellies, through
nire and filth, from one assemblage to
another. And | noticed that their face
instantly became black, their feet cloven, ,
md their tongues became forked and frey.
And voice said: "What thou behold
.St at the North is but a counterpart of
what l might show thee at the South
There marchest a specter host; and there
,urdleth pool of blood; and demons are
here crying for carnage and for vengeance, '
md there, too, is great host, like unto !
hat which thou seest on the right, beg
ying for Union, for Peace, for Compro- q
Mise, for Constitution. But look vet !
gain, and thou wilt see the terrible judg- S
nents which are in store for people who a
'iolate the commands of the Almighty" 7
And | beheld brazeu sky, and glar-
ng sun, and vegetation parched with c
lrouth, and springs whose fountains had /"
allied, channels rocky and dry. And l P
aw great multtudes of men, women and
children hurrying with parched tongues {,
md feeble footsteps to the great lakes il
md rivers, to appease the demands of b
hirst. :.