Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-12-21


them vent in the warm blood of the Norther
heart; and SO passed they all, one after tn
other, the last appearing still more hellis
. than the first. No sooner were these cnde
r than by some singular change in my position
imagined myself standing on the top c
r Bunker Hill, and orce more the panorama c
the States was presented before me. -Ihi
| time it was of the North. But why enter int
the details of this vision, for saw them il
all the beauty of their free system the child
rem on their way to school, the old people t
the MONDAY prayer meeting, the farmer il
the field and the scholar in his study. AL
this passed rapidly before me, and | felt fir,
in my heart, that To my disordered brail
threatened to consume me entirely. Agar
the scene changed, and found myself on {
height overlooking Charleston harbor, just a
the moment the Star of the West was at
tempting to carry provisions to the starving
garrison within. q | saw the shot fred forcing
her return, and my heart sunk within me al
| heard that deep solemn voice close beside
me say, Jefferson Davis, Jefferson Davis
this is your preparation for the halter ~
Again, saw another feet sail to the relief Of
Sumter-saw the 'bombardment and its final
:. fall Once more ] imagined myself standing
on the summit Of Bunker Hill, and the whole
North lay spread out at my feet, and, my
God! the change that, had come over this
land Where, from this very spot and ex-
tending out to its farthest corner, there was a
hurting to and froEmefl shouldering their
rhuskets and all tending to one point, Wash.
ington. NY eyes Eaidy blazed from my head,
when, from the clear, blue skyyaboveme,
l1 -, a II ,n,,ys4orr;;Gno 10 r;n
ing in my ears, Jefferson Davis, Jefferson
Davis! behold the armed legions of the North;
see the agony of parting, see the misery and
desolatipn that are to follow. Jefferson Da-
Wis, this is your work + My limbs trembled
as heard these words uttered in those awful
tones My brain rceled, and / fell .hcadlong
from my position. a.g.. T.. .,.......-..... .
AT this point, jeff Davis stopped talking
and wiped the cold sweat from his brow
Toombs remarked that it was most wonder-
full dream-most wonderful, W en- Jefferson,
resuming said. thought that my fall was
not sudden, but that | occupied some months
in my descent, and during those months /
could see Lineoln5s Anaconda tightening its
folds all around tbesGentedoracy, and 4 felt
the certainly 3haA Ill .W9s5ost, that we would
be crushed FifhGHe, common destruction. /
saw the, calture1ef Forts Henry and Donelson
and thrill of horrqr creptseyer ome as saw
that traitor to the North and South, Floyd,
steal away in the darkness Of tie night, leav-
ing the rest to destruction. Along the lines
| saw our armies possessed Of a fearful dread
flying from Nashville and Columbus; saw the
battles of Pea Ridge, Pittsburg Landing, and,
all the others, and almost in ,the t%Snklipg of
an eye, the great army of the Potoniae Adnder
Meade pressing on to Mchmond in att its
mighty proportions, appeared before me, and
felt that all was lost o. Again the solemn
voice rang in my ears, Jetiel son Davis, Jeff
erson Davis ! thy doom is sealed; meet thy
reward = No sooner were these words ut
tered than in the distance lfleard all I'M
earthly shouting and yelling that grated on
my feelings like red-hot iron drawn through
every portion of my body, Soon there came
in sight what Il found to my horror to be
body gua-d of 'impsi' sent from the bottom
less pit to bring me to Judgment Placing
themselves aroand and under my body, we
descended rapidly towards Hades. Soon we
found ourselves landed on,a barren rock in
the most desolate, place, possible for you to-
imagine. Stepping round to one angle, IL
disclosed to my view wide entrance, and all
around it grew the most beautiful flowers, and
seemed to hearithe most beautiful sounds
imaginable. One of my guards here spoke to
me and said, '''Child of mortality, follow y
He led the way and followed closely! 1t
was not long before the beauty of the en-
trance passed away AMI all became dark,
drenry and desolatel Travelling what seemed
tonne great distance, we at last came to a
great iron door, the nails upon which seemed
ito sparkle and blaze with some intense heat
,withinenHere, sat, an elderly imp as a door
keeper, and BY his side was very large book,
in which were written in letters, pf fire the
names of oil the damned who had proceeded
me. "Child of SIM spoke the old man, "who
art thoh2 y aud kanswefed verify, mylibrain
reelsnnd kuoMnot n NChih of, sin; tell me
by what name thou vert known on theienrth?'
and Ianswered, I'd jefferson Dapissr No sooner
had uttered this name, than the imps, with
q horrible, 1onever-to- sereech;
sprang toia distant, corner, andatbod iistaring
with cleaning ,eye.balls, that seemed to loathe
me with amoststremendous lo,thing.b Itried
to approach, them, but they would not permit
it, seeming fearful oflany contact with me-
Horror stricken aud amazed at this conduct
Of those ! thought. would be my friends re-
turned to the door whichoI now found open
N6Isooper hadiI I;entkred than the door 6losed
with heavy sohT.d, and / heard rolling and
rolinga inG the distance Nany name us was
tlius introduced to the society of the damned.
0nwardieand sonwafd found myself travel.
ing, and ever and anon, as passed by some
|poorowretch ,writhipg in all the misery Of the
lost, n would tIrn my eyes, to- catch one lnok
of sympathy, lone 9glance of rommisseration
for mylfate hut in vain, All seemed to- look
upon me iwitbsa dreadful borror, and pointing
their burnt fingers Of seorn asI passed, whs.
pepd HHeN as disgracedl he'll is. disgracedl .
Hnrrying faster on, at last found myself be-
fore an open door, having printed overhead
in letters of fire. d Enter and f,ereiee tAy
rdeomf' l entered. and there i'm the middle
of a large apartment was raised throne of
living fire. and upon it sat, the most awful be-
ing ever beheld. On his head was q crown
Of living scorpions, and, round hiso neck and
coiled, lin bis Ehesom was the dead ly rattle!
snakeod had butfa short time to look, when,
ipaa voice of thunder he said to me, IfWho
art thou?" AnEfothrbugr tho long arches
Ithrdugh whicltB had pasted came the answer
tJefers6n Davis Jefferson Davis! He'll is,
disgraced---cast him out!y' .1ransfixed with
horror the devil seemed to gaze upon me,
Innd in voice rof9hwful depth and hardness,
said to lmesasJ efferson Davis, once upon a
time, who sit here, Jailor Of the damned,
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