The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-11-04

I Venge &c. One WhCm i saw was dlnInu'
/ tive 10 statgre and appesrapce, but ne held
a big book under his arm, and on the cover
Of the book was inscribed, $4,000 per an
nun" AvsIlce was. his passion, and he had
bartered HE soul for gold -. And ! bebeld an
elderly man, with LiaTk ked features an |
lneaments. and iron>gray bair, and a look
which betokened intellectual power, who,
with strong speech, was goading the frantic
multitude tC yet greater cx.esses. lie had
barteTed his soul at the shrine OF Ambition.
And yet another younger IN appearance, with
a bead prematurely whl'e, who lad soli
himself and who pursued the grizzly phartfn
eraSping and clutching a what was at last
shadOwy and unreal. And many | behed,
who locked sad, and CAV. signs OF remorse.
and who seemed anxious TO escape from tie
damned beings who SURROUNDED them
Ard the voice said, "Lnok .n3H to the
right, and see that which is to be seen''
| And | locked, and 10! great sssemblage
of men, many oil whom had scrolls in their
bands, aud many were bearing banners OF
: be scrolls, some were inscribed IN eOl3ep
letters; "lhe Constituton;" otheiG,
"Christ'S Sermon on the Mount" Others,
"The Golden Rule " . the banner read.
Constitutional Liberty" "Thp Union as
our fathers made IL" Blessed are the Peacs
makers" q ompromise - agree with thine
adversary while thou art IN he way with
him." ! observed that the eyes OF the as.
semUlagps were turned toward heaven, and
looking up, saw against the SKY a bright
cross, bearing the inscription which greeled
the eyes Of the first Christian Emperor OF
Rome by this sign thou shalt conquer"
And thought beheld the heavens open.
ing, end the spirit descending like dove
The shades o: departed S stesmsn and pat
riots and Q! Murdered mar'yrs were hoyerInz
in the air. There were Washington and
Webster, abd Clay, and jackson and Doug
. laS and as they gael upon the left their
countenances eYinced sorrow and Indignation
Ihcle, too, were the ,wclre ipnocent rnrn
slain by the monster Mcneil, and Mum ford,
who WAS hanged by Butler the beast and
Bolmet ct, with the sud smie upon his face,
which he wore when dy ing. And looked
again to the left, and saw that as often ns
any one sought TO get out ol tie internal
circle, its denz.ns yelled after him with bit>
ter imprecations of Traitor" "dsloyaE"
and similar epithetS, or rushed after him
with swords, or drove him back with bayon
cts. Yet many escaped, wi in gieat JOY Ut
their deliverance, and met with glad vel,
come nom the rapidly Increasing hosts on
the right,
And from the Let they incessantly called
and begged for dtseItets from the right
But iew responded, and they only when
promised an enormous price. And these
crawed en- their bellies through mire and
filth, from one aSsemblsge to the other
And ] noticed that their aces instantly be>
came black, their feet cloven, and their
tongues forked and ferT, a
And the voice said; "What thou behold
est at the North is but counterpart OF what
might show them at the South There
marches spectre host, and there curdleth
pool OF blood; and demons are there cruing
for carnage aud for vengeance; and there, too,
Is great host, like unto that which thou
seeSt en- the right, Logging ios Union, ior
Peace for Compromise, for Constitution
But look again, and thou wilt see the terri.
ble judgments which are in store for peo-
pie who violate the commands OF the Al
mghy!'
And b; held brOzen sky, and glazing
sun, and vegetation paIcEed with drcuth and
springs whose fountains had failed, channels
rocky and dry. And saw great mul;itrdes
of men, women and children hurryihE With
parched tongues aii feeble !rctsteps 10 the
great rivers and lakes, to appease the de
msnds Of thirst. aa.
looked again, and beheld another curse;
for the green ti.lds were smit.en with frost
in the summer tiue, a1d yielded not Tho
harvest; and the cattle were dying by the
wayside; and he aceS Of m >tE5rs were wan
and bony; and children were crying Tor
bread; and there was lamine in the lant
And beheld yet another curse. For IL
grew dark, and heard the rushing Of heavy
wings, and 10! the Angel OF til: pestilence
passed, crying "Wo, wo, wo, to the people
accused" And s'rong men el down and
died on the highways, and plague spots came
upon every cheek aud breast, and there was
none to bury the dead; and the vulturca
grew lat and usurTed the land.
And heard loud toee, saying: "Ten.
geance is minej saith the Llrd'
And that which here relate il truth In
its very essence. And have written it bs
cause it is truth. And let all the people re.
celye il as truth. And ! beg ana lnplore
all who shall read it to be instructed in ths
things which it teaches. aud to consider well
that which they do. Study the divine book
Pray without ceasing for heavenly guidance.
And let those who have been lured by false
leaders end ungodly priests into lha. in ernal
conyocation over which the demon Spirit OF
John Brown bears rule, flee, in the name oI
God, as they would avoid the Just curse OF
heaven, resting neither night nor day until
they have Set their feet on the halowed
ground, whereon they stood when the Bless.
:ngs OF Christ rested upon us all. Amen.