.. I h.v .worn upon the Alter of Cod, etenul hoMMr t. every form of Tyranny over the Mud of Mau.-Tt JefWa Iff. WEBB, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. THOMSnmcToOLUJIBIA COtXTV, PA. SATURDAY, JCl.Tf 18, IS 10. iVuiiiber 13, Volume X." OFFICE OF THE DEMOCRAT. South sidk of Main, a fkw doors be LOW MAUKKT-STREtT. n COI.UMliI.1 DEMOClMTwill li pnblithed every Saturday vioruing, at t ivt) Dul.l..il( per annum puyuvii half iearh in advance, or Two Dollar fifty Cents,! not paid within the year So subscription will be taken or a shorter oeriod than six months; nor any discon tinuance permit ted,until all arrearage are discharged. jiDVKRTlSEMEXS not exceeding v square will be conspicuously inserted ui One Dollar or t lie Jirst three insertion ,i, Twcntihfivc cents for even subse qiient nserti'on. 3 A liberal discowi male to those, who advertise by they eat LKTTIZRS addressed on busines,mut be post paid. From U-c .Noriistuwn KcgUlci and Democrat. THE AMERICAN EXILES. A STORY OF THE REVOLUTION. It was a proud day, (hat (old the defeat of Ymktnwn, lo the three millions of peo ple thai formed the population nf tlie 'voting Republic' thai seven year before, Id the n 8 ton i rt h m e n t of ihe world, had assumed the tide of Independence beneath the emblem atical insignia of Thirteen Stars and Stripes Report seemed lo have w inged her swiftest cotitser; good news and glad tidings were written upon her scroll, and though her xpeed was as the lightnings that ddil through Ilolivian valleys, yet her voice, distinct ai the thunders which shake the lofty Andes, was audible in every diiection. Tits whole countrj was in ecstact ; every city snd con siderable town were taking methods extra ordinary of expression of gialitude. Dm nnno rould surpass :8ton unsurpassabit lJosinn! (then as now, the great repre erntative of New England spirit and seuii' mnit.) in grandeur of exhibition. Yet a tn.d all this joy, heartfelt and expressed, there was found otic it could not affect, a broken heart such linings could not heel; i soriowful countenance, (torn which pub lie n joining cou'.d not chafe the gloom! In the fthen) out-ikirls of the city wa to be seen a small but neat ar.d aliractivi dwelling, something of an English appear ance, which has, as many others, long sine given place to the more capacious ones ol brick that, in durable walls, rise their mul tiplier stories, to the no less joy of citizens than adii.iration of strangers. Ilrre dwell ihe hearl of sorrow, the gloomy face tha1 public rejoicing could not kindle into smite Her winteis had not numbered lo the blanch ing of her hair, yet yeais of sorrow had driven ihe freshness of youth from her countenance, a freshness she once unri' vailed by nymphs. Her l.is'ory briefly re lated forms the snl jpcl of our story; ye i her's is inseparable from another's, with vthoe we readily unite it. The disinherited son, 'or AlpliPtis Wen ton, ai he appellate J himself sgsinsl detec tinn, was the son of a IUitish Nobleman both wealthy and influential, snd being eld est, was of course regarded from birth as heir both to his honois and estate. Early as is common in high Lir;li, promising trails were discovered in him they wire truly there. With an exterior that recom. mended him at once lo the eye, he posses ted an expansive mind, and a noble, gen emus disposition: qualities mind must dis cover, and mind alone can appieciate. The Nobleman was an ardent supporter of the Crown's imperially, and regarded those who would limit its prerogative, a. the worst of traitors. In vain he strove in iiihtil his prfj idices into the young manV mind, whose own observation had enrlj formed in him liberal principles, which thi Nobleman observed with much conccrn;but hoped age would cute him of such "fol. lies." Youthful companions have much influ ence in moulding tho mind. Wenlon hat! one whose influence was not likely to bt inconsiderable; he was the son also of a No blcrran, but whoso estate had been confis cated, and honors taken from him. The untflecltd geisti!t7 vf his manners, the in of his mi.nl, and ihe magn.nimi. telligence y with which he suslaiued his family a wronged reputation, at once lecomuiended lim to the warm-hearted Wenton, They first met when hunting in the for si ihey accosted each other; ihey were nends-for mutual worth was a reciprocal recommendation. Wenlon accompanied nim to ihe dwelling of his lather, which a as near the woods, most picturesque sit nation a charming spot. About il gtew dowers of every. hue, collected from every . lime, whose vaiious, but united odors, ex panded in ttie morning bret z, adding fra grance (o Albion's balmy air, would oft call op Paradisal recollections to the reader of the sublime Milton, while the shade of elms oid poplars wouldwell represent ihe bowei here With flowers, garlands, and secl smiling herbs, Espous'u .Eve decked first her nuptial bed. Paradise Lout. JJook IV It had been a country-seat in more pros perous days, and was preserved lo hiiu by the interposition of friends. As ihs young man from first s ghl had gained his esteem to tho unfortunate nobleman drew his rev trent e, whose truly noble spiiil that could not sink with tho loss of titles, but like the itallant ship that outrides ihe (pie when lightened of its ponderous freight, disclosed a fairer model, was a fine picture ol irue sjreatness for his contemplation. But there was in this group one that came in for a still greater share ol his tiifcetioiis. The nobleman hail a daughter, Elphisia, she was hiras Ilouries, and gay as the butter dies which fanned the fragrant air anions her rose-beds. Ibr father's exile was her wn, nor were her charms lessened by the delusion. Wenlon saw but to adoie, he ii.cuine a lover. Su-:h an attachment Ihe young man was iwate, would be far from pleasing to his tltra loyal father; llictefore he would gladly :ave concealed it. Not long could this be, for his visits being frequent, his resort was i, quired after, and the jea'ous nobleman a as the Hi tt to wake the discovery. He .net him on his return, upbraided him in a Mge for conduct thai must bring disgrace upon his faintly, and threatened disinherit- nice if he persisted. But what reasona.re- ,)iooff, or even threats, can weigh with the varm passions of a young man's breast? What are the pleasures love does nolallurd? ivhal the honors its object does nut pro- jiise? Again he went, and again. Once itiore he was upbraided the expostulation alnter, ending to a more determined threat. A less noblu spirit than his might haw been Jaunted a liss lovely oljecl than slit might have been forgotten but no threats were so strong, no honors so dazzling, as he loveiy Elphisia. Again he went. He returned, but il was only lo prove the punctuality of him who seldom promised in vain. The paternal roof was denied his shelter; no indulgent father welcomed him. When he knocked for admittance ho was bid peremptorily lo depart, and bs he turn ed away with unwilling steps, he heard a fearful anathema pronounced upon him. I'he stetiiness of the father he knew wa unrelenting, and no favor could be expected )Ul from implicit obedience. 'Could he obey? could he forsake her?' These ques tions were soor. decided With one short struggle of the two all-powetftil passions of the human heart, Interest and Love. For a moment the former balanced, but ho heart counting with Ihe latter, it came down in triumph. 'Site should be his even at the loss of nobility;' and he hurried to the col lage with his niinfortunes as the noblesi proof of constancy. His story was soon related Llphisi wept that she was the ause, or ih-tt she could not make returns, he nobleman wondered at his rash pro' cecdings and urged him to return, that fur lime might fivnr his desires, while tin young umn, not less affected, listened witi a thousand rtiging pasbinns in his breast for tho wnrngs of his family were called a fresh lo his mind, & appeared more griev ous tis ho contemplated them in conjunction with his friend's. The friends were now constantly together young snd atdenl ai tlicy were, and torn, panions in misfortunes, thsy were pi.p.red for any undertaking, however rash. They looked upon tt power lhat could ilius port with their fortunes,' as the worst of tyranny, and madly thought to upturn men 'long standing and deep rooted evils.' The same forest in which their rirai meeting look place, became the place of resort and there ihey formed the wildest of schemes ilm their excited minds jouIJ conceive. But they and their reckless companions were soon discovered, and forced to flee, yet not till he had made Elphisia his own. The nuptials were sudden ana their parting a sorrowful one, bul il was forced. He suc ceeded in evading his pursueis, crossed over to France, ihence into Spain, whence he look pasKage to America. The Ves Indies he vined and the main, but Spun iards and Spanish custorrs were alike in tolerable, so he determined lo seek a resi dence, though at 6ome risk, trusting to his disguised appearance, among his own coun trymen. He resolved on Hoston, where, even at thai period, strangers excited bul lit tlo curiosity. A more hazirdous task must now bo performed he must inform his anxious spouse of his place of exile, and take means for her passage undiscoveted, across Ihe vast AilaiKiea This could bo done at no little hazard, as the nobleman was strongly suspected, and even after establishing his innocence, was still narrowly watched lhat the oceuliary of die culpable might be dis coveted, as they were not thought to have tied the kingdom. All obstacles, however were at length o-ercotne, and after two years of sad separation, their happiness .vas renewed by a jovlul meeting. Their misfoitunes were at once forgotten their ex tie seemd an asylum from persecution, and theii seclusion was prized as the privilege of domestic enjoyment for seclusion was necessary to security. He had prepared a home for her reception, just beyond the 'city stir,' and where we found the broken hearted widow al ihe end of seven years' War, a happy and cheerful wife and an af fectionate husband took up their abode about sever, years before iis commence. ment. The lime of iheir arrival was ihe moM important era in the history of tho Britis). Colonies,' :he Ministry were aboul com mencing lhat oppressive system of taxation so destructive lo llzeir colonial interests. The colonies themselves vere fearful ol some calamitysome aggression thai migh deprive them of those lights which to Eng lishmen were then sacred. However ihne fears may have afL-cied ihe public tranquil ity, the home of the exiles was undisturbed all was llicru calm a3 the uurufiled sea; they were happy in their exile no public commotion readied their little fire side. Yet Benton was not inattentive ta the evenb with which the limes were pregnant, his active mind was well qualified to trace their future course and comprehend, in part their wonderful leiiili?. Dot he obseived only as an individual, whoo safetv must be his caution, and not only his own but he had a previous chaige;otherwisc il is not doubt- H d he had Leen found in the foremost rank of opposition. Never did he appear in pub lic, his home and wife with the trolling child, were his only solicitude, as ihey were his only source of enjoyment. 1'hus passively, Wenlon saw years ol public excitement and sad tumult pass by owever his mind may have been affected ne disclosed not his fears lo his wife, and rejoiced thai she was free from apprehen sion. Ii was not till the memorable year if seventy-five, which by tlie meeting ol lelegaies al Fliiladelphia, ;ave a new color io ihe proceedings o.' oppoait.on in the col- miss by the introduction of organization which raited them above the unpopular itate of marked mob. and gavo litem the honorable degree they claimed, '.Men mam fully aid openly at tlie lisk of Lift' and Fortune, opposing tyranny,' lhat the fearfu, piospect was disclosed to her, and the hap py home of ihe Exiles paitook in any de gree of the general excitement. Tho time was now come the proposal for a Con gress was received with enthusiasm and Wenlon saw thai he could enter ihe tanks of opposition to the 'mother country' in a, .should he fail, it would be in noble cause V.ghiy eiruggln where thousand brave hearts were united: should it succeed, Free- dom - happy -would be lis fruits. While there wss s prospect (as we hsve said; ol England abating her unjust demands, ami the colonies being left n enjoy their lightr he broached not ihe unwelcome subject to his wife: bul uow she must know and pre- paie for ihe worst. The task was hard n would be a sad relation he knew many linn? would follow it. I, u jfi id ncciuiiir nf the first dav lie had minghd wilh ihe patriots, thai he re solved lo speak of the threaining aspect of ffairo. He relumed home. The samt neatness and order in affairs, and the same Elphisia with her pleasant countenance am! cheerful smile, was there lo receive him with her ever ready welcome. He looked - sround him; ihe place, like ihe cave of Ca lypso, seemed ihe haunt of ihe nymph ol pleasure: 'il was a home a happy one never had sorrow reached it.' Sa he thouL'hl but ihose scenes were about lc change, and himself must be the fust to dis close the seciel of future woe. He hestla led, 'for a lime perhaps il might be avoid ed but then il must be sudden without pre pataiion a stroke undefended that comes down with all its force, 'wide wasting. This he knew was the fit time, i re arms were actually tken,lo pn p r her mind, for he was sufficiently bc qusinted with human iiature to be svvare that evenls foretold excite bul litlla ap pihension, & being often spoken of come w tit less terror than if sudden. Long dwelt he on Ihe oppressions of the Home Government, the excitement into which the Colonies were thrown, sod the probability of aimed resistance She. hi J it without emotion, for l.ei mind was not misinformed, snd she could Appreciate his whole discourse. She began to consider the injustice ol yarny and the dire effects of civil wr io the country. He was surprzed vv'nh what composedness she discussed Il.e uhject, for even he was not aware a hat a noble heart hat within tha Worn lrom which so nuch kflection had lb wed. That she did not perceive, her ,tvn exposure was plain, and thus he pokr ; In such an event every man will be called to sustain his right, if it be by rms; and perhaps' And you, she replied, lor now tlie awful liuth flashed upon her mind; 'Oh, heaven foibid! My dear dear Alph- iUb'. be not thus cruel! think not of leav ing me!I have fo'lowed you here to find with you peaceful home, and now must we be paited.' She sank sobbing into his aims, and he wailed her being calmer ere again he spoke of it. Predictions at lhi time were not loniz in beini: verified. The attack of Lexington was responded to wilh the cry of 'to arms for Liberty.' Wenlon heard the cry ; all the patriotic pasbior f his heart were loused, lie sprang for his arms in a kind of heroic madnis- his cheek flosh, his eyes sparkling, and tie Beetned fearfully determined. Th' unhappy Elphisia now saw that hei jrealest fears were more than real. Sht begin to plead; he heeded not; or hen noi, her supplicating voic. She clssp ;d his hands snd bsde him stsy; shi brought tohim their only child a love ly hoy and entreated by his love for her and affection for him; for her hear' was grieved at separation separation for wat.' Ho wris calm, h'.ro the brnv man was overcome, while a tear roller down his cluek. 'Ah! how stroog af lection grow!' Not long did he hesitate: 'It must be, he teplied, as he embraced Ihem hlTj; tionately; niy duty calls mc maj Ileavon'bless lhat duly!' And must we par t-' she asked more composed!) , 'can we not avert this winch must prove fatal to tit our tup aipy anticipations? Stay oh, go not, my dear Alplieus., It is not my duly: my conscience my country's sacred righ'Cj my Hod calls me to p,tler it.' I im content. Duty is imperial 'i o with the ease of that conscience fur - - - hu rights of that country in the blea ring of that God.' Such greatness of soul overcame him; lie could no! reply, but clasped them igain to his bosom, and bade them fare. well. A few minute more, and he wa- where trumpets sounded and diurn.- beat to the march, and glittering stan dards waved over ihe armed troops that were collected to defend their right.-, cheering each o her by their mutual st- estations of constancy and persever nice. Once more they were parted; but she had not, as before, the consoling influ ence ofl'riends no father was near;ih was a 'stranger in a strange land.' Hu: her situation was a still greater g'ief, born as she was of nobis parents, pos lessing the true spirit of nobility, !u heard wilh indignation him whom eh prized most dear, and whom she knew incapable of a dishonorable sc, daii) k'igmaliked as a rebel, while in iosnlen soldiery with full licence paraded by, hrealningeach mamint an unwelcome visih Every thing aboul her was cal culated to excito fearful apprehension British soldiers occupied the town and hindered all communication wilh the PaWiots. ?ires's were frequently mad -to be short, all was confusion and dis may! Dot she diJ not despond, foi i;er's was one of those superior spiiit women sometimes posse.-. In the ar my Wenion's situation "a far differed t glorious enthusiasm reigned in every pi'riot.c heart. All was stir at-.d prep iration for a migh'y snuggle: yet lit did not forget -Iphisia, the lutU Al pheus, and ihe (one-) happy home; bu he thought of them only in connectioi .vith his countiy that demanded the e!t fence of his aims. The activity of the Patriots supriscc even A'egiilars; Ihe night of the six leenth of June showed them watchfu and active, and the morn of ever mem orable seventeenth, ptovtd them bravt and determined. The din iojt of i broadside from the Lively, lhat ro.used the surroundiug county in alarm, told the attack al dawn;ihe flimes cfChaile towii's steeplrs, lite hard contest ol midday; and the cease ot ariillery, the fl ght the victory, hard earnc d of lit tle use al decline. Elphisia was a morg the thousands of anxious behol ders; she aw, or thought she saw hi dancing crest ;' and now the sighed, now shouted, as fear or enthusiasm u surped her mind. But she wss forcei' to sigh; ihey had fled; she knew not his fale. She returned lonely to hei dwelling. After two day of sad sus pense she received from a man in dis iuise the following note; Jl word to Ji'iphisia: I am alive- well. We aie not overcome; we an more than vicioritus in our retreat. M) little troop is brave as I can wish, r ook ihe front fight, and scorned not th ear in retieai. Time admits no mure j,ray for the patrio's. farewell. Your Btl-et ionale, A Z. PHEUS WANTON. 17th JotX', OVliine Co; bi u' Wo cau now h:av.' rsr ;o ' n I.. ;i tv !ioot :';iil ah leave r.i.f ;!' "m m:h jfis, Brr.jng Ives. . w t'., l!.s and 'ne pvh."is v-t ovei looking U.s'0' with in-- :- v. . r.-; i,ul it wa months ere It ey woul... cn-j a..m.,t the iov-ere. bv forcinss the ic luctant Loyalists and Regulars to tl.ei j . . , ships, their arms could give protection to long oppressed and insulted fi lends. On the morning ol their tetrcat, Boston was ihe scene of all the hustle consa qoeni on the movement of large armies, and soon it was observed ihey were fly ing, when a loud t-hout was heard reach- loing along ihe Patriots' ranks, who hur- ied lo possess this ihe firstli uit of glo- rious opposition. Yet none entered . . with a lighter heart, more exuberent joy han did Wen'on. '1 shall soon behold her soon be with her,' he thought as he marched proudly into the town. In i few minuies he gazed on Ihe dwelling hat had formerly been the home of so much happiness. 'She is there she is here,' he utlered loudly as he saw the folded curtains; and he hurried into the door. 'Heaven! what means this?' ami his voice resounded through many desened rooms. He stood montionless lor a moment, hs if appalled by the unexpec ted scene;ihffi lushed madly through th- deserted house, calling 'E'phii!' ' every dooi ;the same echo was leiunicd. the mine confusion w vi.-bl in ev eiy place; a was des-rerd; til showed signs of violence. At last overcame, he. sat dowii&'ooked wildly around him. 'Where ould Ihey be? had tney taken shelter among neighbors? had Ihe soldiers plun dered 'driven them from their home? or had Ihey gone voluntarily with the Liyalisit?'"Tluse questions cameq'iick :y lo his mind, and he returned to the irmy where all was mirth and hilarity, for in the excitement nothing cou'd hi learned of their absence. ft their retreat the British took tv.--ry means time would allow, 'o ciu.Ui the piril of oppositioi,:m my ore-ses were. commuted by Ihem; many cl the puo pie were prevailed upon lo follow litem; md some of the friends of the Patriots eVsn were forced away.nsit Were a Lin J )f hosiaga lo damp their zeal. Wenton oon learned the sad Iruih; they had ra eeu from him dear pledges, but tti'l ho was zealoui. In a few dii the fl-et oiled for Halifax and the unhappy, des .jouding exiles were forced to endure a nore gievious separation. Two years from the commenccm'n l jf hostilities Ihe involution had spread, atreng'hened and sustained itt If i r i a i u out the whole length and hi fa-It; of tin Colonies; Various battles, undecisive were fought, snd Ihe hosiila aimie., had sustained different positions each lo the other, and not the least interest ing in the vicinity of Gsrmanloivii. Wenton was still the Z'alotis patriot; with his brave troop of volunteers ha md always followed the fortune ot th.; irmy in every chango. iilmugh h would accept no higher boners than Uif. command of his Iroop, he had giined a noble fameifor the in fi-ld his Lnvtry & judgment were no less ennspicious than his virtue and sibctien in private l.fn , and Germatilowu was to give new proof. Il was evening (-11 was en'huiasm in the army; Ihe surprise of Grrman town wg planned for the next morning) whfin Wenlon with, some cfiicers ws -xamining the plan of an altack. 'What think you of it? Captain Wenton.' said nr; 'can it possibly miscarry? 'I think'- Here a letter was dropped mto his hand, the superscription ot which spoke its iiuihor, 'It is hers,' ho fjcu'."'ed, a he abruptly leit the ro'-m lhat l.o i.iihl iea.1 ii i,:id'.iU;rl'd. l t;, j to ii , i '. ( : : r. " ;e;! to 1 f, : i. ;ui iaie hii J ,' )'' U,l-. Although it was ..ot a captivity erf suU'.'iing, it was one of gteat anxiety; bul now her fondest anti cipations were revived in the pros pact of soon meeting him from whom t
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