Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-10-03

heavenl are these men, OF are they devils2
Am on earih2 or rather, has not the veil
been removed which hides the unseen from
this visible word2 am not looking upon
fends already damned?'
And the voice said "Llsten, yet again,
while the uugodly priests are speaking And
listened and heard "a new commandment
give unto you, that ye hate one another.
Turn your plowshares into swords, and your
pruning-books into spears Thou shalt hate
thy neighbor, Do not unto others as you
would have them do unto you. Accused be
the peacemakers Christ was the Prince Of
War. Thou shalt lie; thou shalt steal; thou
shalt bear false.witness against thy peghbor,
thou shalt kill Glory to John Brownl Glory
to the new Sayiourl Hosannahs to the New
Redeemer"
But could endure the impious basphemy
no more Turning away, beheld, fitting
about, beneath the unclean birds, yet over the
heads OF the demoniac crowd, a phantom fig.
ure with long grizzly beard and rope
about its neck
And the voice said "The phantom which
thou seest is the spirit which begets the
idolatry, the blasphemy, the fraud, the ra-
pine, and the crime which thou hast wit
messed,
And as | looked beheld many familiar
faces though they seemed disturbed with evil
| passions, such as avarice, hatred, revenge, |
etc One whom | saw was diminutive in
stature and appearance, but he held a big
book under his arm, and on the cover Of the
book was inscribed $4,000 per annum. Ava
rice was his passion and he had bartered his
soul for gold Aud beheld an elderly man,
with marked features and lneaments and
iron.gray hair and a look which betokened
D -. H. H.. 4.
was goading the frantic multitude to yet
greater eXeesses He had bartered his soul
at the shrine OF Ambition And yet another, |
younger ip appearance, with beard prema-
turey white, who had sold himself for naught, |
and who pursued the grizzly phantom, grasp
ing and clutching at what vas 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.
ings who surrounded them.
And the voice said. Look now to the |
right, and see that which is to be seen"
And | looked, and lol a great assemblage |
of men, many Of whom had scrolls in their |
hands, and many were bearing banners. OIL
the Scrolls some were inscribed in golden |
letters: "The Constitution others, "Christs |
sermon on the mount" others, "The Golden
Rule." On the banners | read, "Constitu.
tional Liberty" "The Union as our fathers
made it," BLESSED are the peace-makers;"
Compromise-agree with thine adversary
while thou are in the way with him oh
served that the eyes Of the assemblage were
turned toward heaven, and looking up saw
against the sky bright cross, bearing the in
scription which greeted the eyes Of the first
Christian emperor of Rome. "By this sign
shalt thou Conquer"
And thought | beheld the heavens open
ing, and the spirit descending like dove.
The shades of departed statesmen and patri-
OTIS, and OF murdered martyrs were lowering
in the air. There were Washington and
Webster, and Clay, and jackson, and Do1g-
las; and az they gazed upon the left, their
countenances evinced sorrow and indignation
There too, were the ten innocent men slain
by monster Mcneil and Mumlord, who was
hanged by Butler, the beast and Bomeyer
with that sad smile which he wore when dy-
ing, And | looked again to the left, and |
saw that as often rs any one sought to get
out of the Internal circle, its denial yelled al
ter him with bitter imprecations of "traitor,"
! 'disloyal, and similar; or rushed after him
with words or drove him back with bayonets.
Yet many escaped, with great JOY at their de-
liverance, aud met with glad welcome from
the rapidly increasing host on the right
And from the left they necessarily called
and begged for deserters from the right But
few responded and they only when promised
an enormous price, And these crnwled on
their bellies, through mire and flth, from one
assembage 10 the other. And noticed that
their faces instantly became black, their
tongues iorked and fiery
And the voice said: "What thou beholdest
at the North is but counterpart of what |
might show thee at the South. There marches
a specter host and there curleth a pool of
bloed and demoni are there crying for car
mage and for vengeance; and there, too, is
great host, like unto that which thou seest on
the right, begging for Union, for Peace, for
Compromise, Tor the Constitution. But look
yet again, and thou wilt see the terrible judg.
ments which are in store for people who vi
oIate the commands of the Almighty"
And beheld brazen sky and glaring
sun, and vegetation parched with drouth, and
springs whose fountains had failed, and chan
nels rocky aud dry And saw great multi.
tudes Of men, women and children hurrying
with parched tongues and feeble footsteps to
the great lakes and rivers, to appease the de-
mands Of thirst.
looked again, and beheld another curse,
for behold the green fields were smitten with
| frost in the summer time and yield not their
, harvest; and the cattle were dying by the
wayside and the faces of mothers were wan
and bony and children were crying for bread;
and there was famine in the land.
And beheld yet another curse. For It
, grew dark aud | heard the rushing Of heavy
wings, and 10 the angel OF the Pestilence
I passed. crying, vol wo wo to this people
{ aeeursed Aud strong men fell down and