The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-12-25


owy being, like an angel, standing, or rather !
floating, in mid.air between Europe and
America. Dipping water out Of the ocean !
In the hollow OF each hand, he sprinkled I
some upon America with his right haud,
while he cast upon Europe some with bis
left Immediately dark cloud arose from
each of tn ESQ countries, and joined in mid
ocean. For a while it remained stationary,
aud then moved slowly westward, until it
enveiopcd America in its Uutky folds
Sharp flashes of lightning now cleaned
through ut intervals, and heard the smoth.
cred groans and cries of the American peo,
pie. ..4 .....l .I. 10
"A second time the angel dipped from the
ocean, and sprnkled it out as before. The .
dark cloud was drawn back to the ocean,
into whose hea'ing waves it sank from view
A third time heard tho mysterious voice,
saying, Son Of the Republic, look and
learn ! .......f .....t..
i cast my eyes upon America, and bebeld
villages, towns. and cities springing up, one
after another, until the whole land, from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, was dotted with
them. Again heard tho mysterious voice
say, Son OF tho Rupublic, tho end Of the
country cometh--look aud learu 7 .4 ..,4.
AT this, tho dark, shadowy angel turned
his face sothward, and from Africa l saw an
ill-omonod spectre approaoh hing our land
1t fitted slowly and heavily over every viii
lage, town and city of the latter. the inhab.
itants Of which presently SO, themselves in
battle array, ono against the other As
continued looking saw a bright angel on
whose brow rested crown flight, on which
was traced the word Union, bearing tho
, American flag, which he placed between the
| divided nations, and said Remember ye
, are brethren =
}, Instantly, tho Inhabitants, casting from
them their weapons. became friends onco
more, and united around the national stand
ard. And again l heard the mysterious
. voice, saying Son of the Republic. the
Q second peril is passed look and learn + %
.. And l beheld the villages, towns and
cities of America increase in size and mum.
bers, till at last they covered all the land
!, from tho Atlantic to tho Pacific, and their
inhabitants became as countless as the stars
a In heaven. or the sand on tho sea Shore
And again heard the mysterious voice say
. ing, Son of tho Republic. the end of tho
:, country cometh-look and learn IS ,..'
. AT this the dark .shadowy angel placed o
q trumpet 10 his mouth, and blew three dis
r. tinct blasts, aud. TAXI pg water from tn,
!. ocean, sprinkled it out upon Europe, Aslt
. and Africa. var 'i..'.i .... ... d.
, Then my eyes looked upon fearfu
- scene From zach of those countries aros
i thick, black clouds. which soon joined int
"a one; and through this mass cleaned darl
% red light. by which saw hordes of armet
men, who, moving with the cloud, marched
y by land and sailed by sea to America, whicl
r country was presently envelopod in tn,
a volume OF tho dark cloud. And I diml,
= saw these vast armies devastate the who'll
!, country, and burn villages, cities and town
4, that behold sprnging up. As my car
"A listened to tho laundering of cannon, clash
10 ing of swords, and shouts and cries of th
millions in mortal combat, again hear,
IN the mysterious voice, saying, Son of tn
n. Republic, look and learn / -ta a % .aa H
a When the voice had ceased. tho dark
Il, shadowy angel placed bis trumpet one
, moro to his mouth, aud blew long, fear'r
~ blast. -, tau llir..,.ua- 81. .I-re
n. 9 Instantly light, as from athousand sun
. shone down from above me, and pierce
70 and broke into fragments the dark clou
Il. which enveoped America. At the sam
20 moment saw the angel upon whose fore
n head still shone the word Union, and VIII
"a bore our national flag in ono hand and
-, sword 10 the other, descend from heave
nj attended by legiops of bright spirits. The'
od Immediately joined tho inhabitants of Ame
at lea, who, porc oived, were well nigh owe
n. come but who, Immediately taking courat
no again, closed up their broken ranks al
,;d renewed tho conflict. heard the mysterio,
N. voice saying, Son OF tho Republic, loo
an and learn !!
i, AS the voice ceased, the shadowy ang'
oh for the last time, dipped water from Il
.od ocean and sprinklod in upon Auorica. 1
~ stantly the dark cloud rolled back, togeth
,sd with the armies it had brought, leaving Il
ma inhabitants of tho land victorious. Th,
va. once more beheld the villages, towns al
i'm cities springing up whore they had been b
ilv fore, while the bright angel. planting Z
nd. azure standard he had brought IN the mid
, % of them, cried in a loud voice to the inhab
,ou ants while tho stars remain, and {
rad heavens send down dews upon the cart
hs. SO long shall the Republic last /!
dis. 'And, taking from his brow the crown,
be. which still blazed the word Union, placed
ex. upon the standard, whlo the people kneel
me- down and said, Amen 81 E9..
The scene instantly began to fade q
not dissolve, and at last saw nothing but
was rising, curling white vapor / had first
, at hold. This also disappeared, found n
self once moro gazing upon my mysterio
Son visitor, and the voice l had heard befo