And the battle flags are furled
In the parliament of man,
The federation of the world."
[Tennyson.
The Rebellion is at an end—the wicked attempt of a few unscrupulous and ambitious politicians to overthrow the freest and best government in the world, has come to naught; and, though a few faint sparks yet smoulder on, the Torch of Secession is quenched. God grant forever.
Tenallytown, D. C., July 4th, 1865.
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