New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-03
WAsRlNGT0N,e VISION.
The Dassles - IL Republic.

and finding the following in an old scrap
book, copied it, and hope ito perusal will
cause many who now wish to disunite this
Union to stop and think over Washington's
vision. LILY
The last time ever saw Anthony Sber.
man was on the fourth of July, l849, in In
dependence square. "Come, said he, ~let
us 80 into the hall; want to tell you an
incident of Washington's life. and if you
live you will see it verified" Reaching the
visitors rooms We sat down upon one Of the
old fashioned wooden benches, and my
friend related to me the following narrative:
When the bold action of our Congress in
asserting the independence of the colonies
became known in the world, We were
laughed at and scoffed 1T a. presumptuous
rebels whom the British grenadiers would
soon tame into submission. But. undaunt-
eddy We proposed to make good what We
had said. The keen encounter came. and
the werld knows the result.
From the opening of the revolution We
experienced all phases of fortune, now good
and now ill; at one time victorious, aI an
other conquered: The darkest period we
had was, l think, when Washington, after
several reverses, retreated to Valley Forge,
where he resolved to pass the winter of
"T.' You have doubtless heard the story
of Washington going to the thicket to pray.
Well, It is not only true. but he used often
to pray in secret for aid and comfort from
God, the interpositiOn of whose divine
providence brought us safely through those
dark days of tribulati0n.
One day. remember it well-tbe chilly
wind whistled through the leaAess trees,
though the sly was cloudless and the sun
shining brightly; he remained in his quar-
tiers nearly the whole of the afternoon alone.
When he came out his face was q shade
paler than usual, and there seemed to be
something on his mind Of more than ordi.
nary Importance.
Returning just before dusk, he dispatch
ed an orderly for an officer, who was pres
conversation Washington. gazing upon bis
companion with that strange look of dig
nifty which he alone could command, said:
'I0O not know whether it was owing to
the anxiety of my mind, or what, but this
afternoon as was sitting at this very table.
engaged in preparing dispatch, something
in the apartment seemed to disturb me.
Looking up, beheld standing opposite me
q siDgulsrly beautiful female. So aston.
ished was I-for had given strict orders
not to be disturbed-that it was some mo-
ments before found language to inquire
the cause of her presence. A second, third
and even fourth time did repeat the ques-
ton, but received no answer from my mys-
FERROUS visitor. began to feel a. some one
dying, or rather to experience the sensa-
ton which have sometimes imagined &C.
companies dissolution. did not think,
reason or move; all alike were impossible.
was only conscious of gazing fxedly, va
cantly, at my companion.
presently l heard voice saying:
Son Of the republic, look and Learnt while
at the same time my visitor extended her
arm and forefiner eastwardly.
II now beheld q heavy white vapor'at
some distance rising fold upon fold. This
gradually dissipated, and looked upon .
strange scene. Before me lay stretched ont
in . vast plain all the countries of the
wOrld-Eur0pe, Asia, Africa and America
I saw rolling and tossing between Europe
and America the pillows of the Atlantic,
and between Asia and America lay the Pa
cifc.
"'Son of the republic said the same
mysterious voice as before, look and learn.
A century cometh. look and learn
"At that mement beheld dark, shad-
rather floating in mid-air, between Europe
and America, dipping water cut of the
ocean in the hollow of his hand. He
sprinkled some upon America with h is right
hand, while he cast some upon England
with his left. Immediately q dark cloud
arose from each of these countries and
Joined IN mid ocean. For awile it remained
stationary and then moved slowly west
ward, until it enveoped America in its
murky folds. Sharp flashes of lightning
now cleaned throughout at intervals and
heard the smOthered grOans Of the Amer
lean people.
"A second time the angel dipped from
the ocean and spripkled it out as before.
The dark cloud was then drawn to the
ocean, into whose heaving waves it sunk
from view.
"A third time heard the mysterious
voice saying, Son of the republic, Look and
learn
II cast my eyes upon America, and be-
held villages, towns and cities springing
up, one after another, until the whole land,
| from the Atlantic to the Pacific, was dotted
with them.
Eat this the dark, shadowy angel turned
his face southwark, and from Africa l saw
AMI ill-omened spectre approaching our
| every village, town and city of the latter
the inh abitants of which presently sci
| themselves in battle array, one against the
| other As I continued looking, l saw 9
bright angel, on whose brow rested q crown
| of light, on which was traced the WORD
Union, bearing the American flag, which hi
| placed between the divided nation, anG
said, Remember ye are brethren!
INSTANTLY the people, casting from them
their weapons, became friends once more
| and united around the national standard
"And again heard the mysterious voice
Son of the republic, the second peril il
passed, look and learn
"And beheld the villages. towns ant
cities of America increase in size and mum
Der, till at last they covered all the lant
from from thu Atlantic to the Pacific. Ant
again heard the mysterious voice, saying
Son of the republic, the end of the centur,
cOmeth, look and learn
cat this the dark, shadOwy angel place.
trumpet to his mouth and blew three die
tinct blasts, and, taking water from tn
ocean, sprinkled it out upon Europe, Ash
| and Africa
"Then my eyes looked upon q fearful
scene. From each of these countries arOs
thick, black clouds, which soon joined int
one; and throughout this mass cleaned
dark. red light. by which / saw hordes Q
armed men, who, moving with the cloud
marched by land and sailed by sea t
America, which country was presently or
yelOped in the volume of the cloud. And
dimly saw these vast armies devastate tn
whole country, and pillage and burn wi
liages, and cities ana towns l had behel
springing up. As my ears listened to tn
laundering Of cannon, clashing OF sw0rdt
and shouts and cries OF the millions i
mortal combat, l again heard the mystic
rious voice, saying: Son of the republic
look and learn
when the voice had ceased the dark
shadowy angel placed his trumpet ono
more to his mouth and blew a long an
fearful blast Instantly light, as from
Thousand suns, shone down from above me
and pierced and broke into fragments tn
dark cloud which enveloped America. A
the same moment l saw the angel. upo
whose forehesd still sbOne the word UnioI
and bore our national flag in one band an
| a awnrd in thu other descend from heaye