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Show A CURIOUS DOCUMENT. The following was ban tic J to ua some time ago by Bishop Samuel A. Wool-Icy, Wool-Icy, of the ninth ward of this city; but on reading it we concluded that it would be an easy matter to get up such "a vision" at brief notice, and consequently conse-quently held it until wo could sec the j Bishop again to learn when and where ho had obtained it. He informs us that he clipped it from the Delaware Republican in 1S56, when returning from his mission to China. Some copies of it were brought to this Territory Terri-tory at that time, but that furnished us is the only ono left. With this explanation ex-planation we present the document as it comes to us : A vision of JosErn no ao in the YEAR J 03. I was one day alone in tho field, and I observed that the sun shone brightly; but a mist eclipsed tho bright nead of its shining. As I rcllected on the singularity sin-gularity of tho event, my mind was clothed with a silence the most solemn that 1 ever remember! to have witnessed, wit-nessed, for all my faculties were laid low and unusually brought into silence. I said .to myself, what can all (his mean? I do not recollect ever to have been sensible of such feelings; and I heard a voice from heaven saving; "This that thou scest that dims the brightness of the sun is a sign of the present and coming. I took the fathers of this country from a lund of oppression; oppres-sion; I planted them here in the midst of the forest; I blessed them and sustained sus-tained them; and while they were humble I fed them; and they became a numerous people; but they are now become be-come proud aud lifted up, and have forgotten me, who nourished and protected pro-tected them in the wilderness, and aro ; running into every abomination ol' which tho old country was guilty, and have taken quietude fro:n th-; land and have suffered a diridiog spirit to come amongst them. Lift up thine eyes and behold !" and I saw them dividing in great heat. This division begat) in the church on points of doctrine. It commenced com-menced in the Presbyterian society and went through various religious denominations, denom-inations, and in its progress and close, its effects were nearly the same. Those who dissented went off with high heads and taunting language, and those who kept to their original doctrines appeared appear-ed exercised and sorrowful. And when the dividing spirit entered tho society of Friends it raged in as high a degree as any X had before discovered; and as bolbrc, those who had separated went off with lofty looks and taunting, censuring cen-suring language; while those who kept to their ancient principles retired by themselves. It nest appeared in the lodges of tho Freemasons and set the country in an uproar fora length ol' time. Then it entered polities throughout through-out tho United States, and did not stop until it produced a civil war. An abundance of blood was shed in the course of the combat. Tho Southern States lost their power and slavery was annihilated from their borders. Then a monarchial government arose and established a national religion and made all societies tributary to support its expenses. I saw them take property pro-perty from Friends to a large amount. I was amazed at beholding all this, and heard a voice proclaim: "''This power shall not always stand, but with this power will I chastiso my church until they turn to the faithfulness ol their forefathers. Thou scest what is coming on thy native land for theirin-iquities theirin-iquities and for the blood of Africa; the remembrance of which has como before me. This vision is yet tor many days." I had no intention of writing it lbr many years after, until it bccime such a burden that lor my own relief I have so written. JosErn Hoao. |