Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-11-03
E,sm a late Ensliak paper.
BRIDGEWAiER ,>>iZE>-FRI'

Amonp IS, the e. ,min Is who were i'ird 'nis
Z sy was Charles John Bayniun, Young He",
,I.r,,n whose brief hut sad history more near
10 .n,roaebes the fancird tragedies of the 20.
~. 'bao any reality which We are aecos'omeo
- wines. in modern ',mes. His, indeed, IS
I. n 6 over true" tale Of fs,al love. lie IS NO"
IN the y,ry bloom Of life, and has scarcely YET
count. d IS years. His birth 10 highly respect
able. he being connected, as II IL SAID on ne
maternal side, with a noble family. he was
reared I'D as the children Of persons IN ranS
generally arr, every opp"r;uni OF acquiring
knowledge and accomplishments being Hoe,
ally offered 20 him. In shor', he ~as rnoe'y
brought up, and. like most Young men ~ n''
perhaps awaited. himseh 'oo
Et,le Of the advantages which his fortunate
81 uatinn supplied. Like most young men,
also. he soon contr &C 'ed a passion tor tx'r'Va-
gance and in the alluring Sc mes o. me me
,ropois found ny'hi"g rathe' than discourage
ven. ~ hi. Governing passion In the course
of hi, search after pleasure MIR Bs'n,un came
~ R,,h. and in the suburbs Of that city spent
considerable portion Of his time. AZ place
allied Blk he quickly discovered source OF
attraction in a beautiful gir,, residing there
with her parents His tendency TO diss'pa'
ton a, once contracted itself: he 10 more saw
the world as he was accustomed 10 con'em
plate l.. l.icenrious pleasures no Longer had
charms 70, him, and all his hopes Tor haPp''
ness were centred in her, who had mrs. awaK'
ened him 10 the dignity and purity OF innocent
love. This was manifested In The clearest man
nrr bv the subsequent his DRY OF Mr. Bayntun,
for with view. perhaps, 10 relax the force OF,
and finaliy 10 conquer his attachment, he re
turned 20 Lordon 10 engage in The THOUSAND
seduc i've employments which there wait up
on the vo,ary Of pleasure But he did rot
succeed; Love vindicatcd its supremacy over
the spurious subs itui ions mat pass under lIs
name. and Mr. Bsyn un re urned 10 the neigh
bourbnod of Bah. |, is vel ssc,rtained that
the lady hSr returned his passion. or encoo'
rsped him to believe ha, she did SO o.
course the slentl, res, ground of hope was SUI
6r,rpt 10 war; nj his confidence; even neu'raii'
~, in such cases, Or the part OF the mistress,
viii cop,ent d lover Bat his hopes were des.
tined 10 he blasted. The Young iady's tAther
having, as fathers, no doubt, arr bound 10 do,
consulted his daugh,er's hsppin' IS and the
3robabi!i y here was OF its bring SECURED 10 her
bv Mr.. Bayntun in the relatl"n OF husband,
thought il necessary, under all the eir'um
s.ancps, 10 probibi, tn addresses Of the lovri.
The young iady accordingly, yie|iirg her
:, nse Of 5u;y. wro,e lr''er 10 the y'ung gen
.lrman, ahounding in good sense, but conclud
ing in firm and unal,srable declaration TO a.
bide by her father. decision. This letter
may well be b lie, ed, came like thunder stroke
u2nn Mr. Bsyn'un. The accounts which
aye given of The tH CTS OF this commune a'i"E
upon him show. b, yond all doubt, that hr was
man Of the must acu'e feelings From tine
momen, he received il the world was all bla"k
to him: he no longer had commune with it,
and ,hr soon-r he wa> parted from Il The les,
misery wouli he feel He thought OF suicide
in lis many forms but he wantrd eiihe, tie
courage ur he oowardice TO attempt selt-des-
uuc,ion. Yielding TO the impulse OF hr mo-
m, n, h sa, down and wr",e an answer 10 bis
n,,s'r. SIS, which in deeply mou'nfu' trims de-
pict.d the anguish OF his soul. he appealed,
he r.mnnsirat, d, he COMPLAINED, and told his
despair, bv turns. H- asked " y he had he. n
r ic,.d-wnat was the grounds o. dislSe-
wha was the cause Of ha, ct rual prohibition
nv when ne was ban,>hrd forever from he
pres-nc. Of her whom alone he had lo'rd on
earth! Again, why was he encour ged 10 In,
dulge hope Of success and yr, almos' al the
very m ,meut when the chslice It happiness
was presumed 70 his lips il should BE- dashed
aside forever? living exhaus ed The Language
Of pos ulation, poin'ed and barbed as j. was
by lovers disappointment, the unhappy
young mar candid,y avowed, and ,b,t, too, IT,
manner which plainly showed hat he was
writing under no 'emporary nf1 irnce tha
life was no longer .ndurahi to him; hal, while
he eould M, bear the iho,ghi Of flc ing by
us own hand the sirok- that would terminate
his existence, yer that. soorei thar I've d
prey 10 The anguish Of mar'yred f. tion, he
would no, hesitate 10 prrpe'ra'e some act by
which his life would br. ONE furfei'td TO The
laws Of his country. Having in this manner re-
lieved in some measure his MAD h. unhappy
Young man proceeded 10 carry the 'n,en"n
whirh he had thus announc' in'o execu'io' -
Guided by thr feeling of he momenr, he r 'oiv.
ed on the com mission of ome off nee which,
at The same l,me irat IL involved him in fatal
consequence, would effect, comparatively, a
less dcg,ee If mischief on socie'y. /" he nit
die of hs noon dav w,nt for'h aud SCI fire
10 Two nay ricks in Batheaston: ,bev were the
pr perry nf two respectable individuals. Out
Of IS tons uf nay, no more than about eight
were saved from he desnuring ekmrnt. Inc