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this as basis he had placed the new Jerusalem within 

 the four great mountain-walls, and indicated in fair 

 quadrature the twelve tribes which according to him 

 and the Prophet were to be the ruling nations of this 

 part of the world. But Ezekiel has measured space 

 for only twelve tribes, and the United States are 

 thirteen, I objected. Herrman Husband was in no 

 way perplexed at this question : for the United States, 

 said he, have nothing to do with the New Jerusalem, 

 which will form a kingdom to itself and will bring 

 into vassalage all provinces and peoples from the 

 Alleghany, or the eastern wall, to the Atlantic Ocean. 

 Fortunate it is for the Congress and the entire 

 thirteen United States that they know nothing as yet 

 of Herrman's and Ezekiel's prophecies, and careless of 

 the subjugation threatening them, live on tranquilly 

 in the sweet, giddy pleasure of their new-won freedom, 

 and will so continue long to live. On his chart Herr- 

 man had christened the several regions of the future 

 kingdom with Ezekiel's names. The Mexican Bay, 

 stood there as the Waters of Contention, the Gulf of 

 St. Lawrence and the New England Coasts as the fish- 

 stocked waters of Engaddi unto Enghain, &c. So 

 wholly was he absorbed in the glory of this future 

 kingdom that it was quite impossible for him to admit 

 a reasonable thought, so long as the chart lay on the 

 table, and had I not interrupted he would have read 

 me his descriptions and explanations. But Ezekiel 

 out of the way, Mr. Husband was again master of his 

 thoughts. The loneliness of his mountain sojourning- 

 place, lively powers of imagination, and a certain de- 

 gree of erudition had doubtless given the man this 

 singular humor, who besides was naturally of a rest- 



