Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-03-09
FAITHFUL LOVE.

-.., Il, this bosom, my own stricken dear,
- ,ls herd have fed irum lhee, uly home IS
So . IN n, smile that no cloud can O'ereast
hs5 80 bear. and the hand, ell thine own 10 The
80 'rh,, was love made Cor, # lis not the same,
V - wv and through SORROW, through glory
md aams'
-, NOT. | ash not, Il guliis m mat near'i
- -. tnow hat love thee whatever thou AIT.
when We first heard Of the recen, horrible al,
ne Cali House in Louisville, in which
ny o. Wakerson. OF Mississippi, was the most
'ues actor, aud principal in the homicide Of
.,,;,sns Of that place, We heard. as an item
"VS,b,sn the sensibilities in the unfortunate af
Ia, the Judge was then engaged to be mar
l1n ., a. an accomplished young lady OF Kentucky,
nv that the marriage was to have been solemn
ail day or two after the fatal rencontre &C.
- The report was no doubt accurate, as is
49, ',"sJ by the following nnnunciation IN a late
kentucky PaPer'
aMRKrp-In Bardstown KY, on Thursday
..an,o, Judge WlkerSou, of Mississippi, to Miss
Ts,, Crezer, Of tie former place"
There IS moral sublimity in this marriage
hat throws an additional charm over the charac-
,sr If woman The lines at the head Of this ar
80 arc eminent!y expressive of the case under
en.;de,a,on. Judge Wilkerson had been de.
.o,,ncoa ~ n murderer the popular cry had
,,osn ,,i.ed AGAINST him, and the populace could
scarcslv he repressed from expendlng It's fury in
,.;ajenre mon his person. The noisy deyoiees
Of Judoe Lynch openly and loudly threatened to
;r,noate the unfortunate Wilkerson under sane
,ion of the summary and bloody Lynch code.
The respectable MississippIan seemed all Of q
sudden, 10 be bereft of friends and utterly de-
serted. The butterfly crowd that had been hey.
erine around him in his hours of cheerfulness
and prosperity, soon disappeared. He was now
locked up in cold, dark and gloomy prison.
His case was prejudged by the multitude, and he
was openly proclaimed a murderous maleiactor.
In this period Of agonizlng adversely, how pecu-
Eary neediul was he Of some consolation, OF at
least one friend, in whose bosom he coull pour
the secret sorrows Of his soul, and where he
could be sure TO find faithful and sympathetic
response. He knew, indeed that he had cx-
changed vows of love and devotion with one
dear to his heart but she was in distant place,
and even her feeling might be changed towards
him in this season Of adversely, disgrace and de-
sertion
Would she still prove true Would she gel
consent to follow his fortune Could il be pos
sble that she would still be willing TO connect
herself with man, araigned under the violated
laws Of his country for the horrld crime of muir
der And that, too, before his trial had taken
place, and when il was even possible he might
be pronounced gully? To expect her faithful
and unwayerng, under such circumstances, was
too much even for his own fond hopes lie was
perplexed in the extreme. He could not but
doubt But ah ! this involuntary doubt did in
Justice to the devoted faithfulness Of woman
He told her his melancholy story-he extenuaed
his conduet-but il was unnecessary. She had
preudged his case favorably--there had been
no shadow Of change in her. But even if he
should prove guilty, yet she now she fell she lor.
ed him-iaithful, unaterable love reigned para
mount in her heart and she said to HIM
aCome rest in this bosom my own stricken dear,
Though The herd have fled from thee, thy home is
still here;
| know not ask not, if quilts in that heart,
Ibm know that, love thee whatever thou artm
How nexpressibfy precious must such being
be to man situated as Judge Wilkerson! II
he has 1.-THE Of the feelings which usually be-
long to human nature, he will forever cherish hel
with ten fold more care than the "apple of his
eye" He will not even permit " the winds Of
heaven to visit her too roughly"
And what volumes does the conduct Of the
young lady Of Bardstown speak for the fortiude
the daring, the uniaultering faith(ulness Of the
gentle sex How sublime, how delightful TO
man is the contemplation Of their fond, their de
voted love No misfortune, no adversely car
change them, but
Through JOY and through sorrow, through glory
and shame"
Their heart, their devotion, is always the same.
.foeAOur readers will recollect that Judge
WIlkersoh underwent an examination before th'
examining court at Louisville, and that the cir
cumstances Of the fatal ARRAY proved 10 be mucl
more favorable to him than was anticipated o
the published accounts led the public to believe
lie was accordingly admitted to bail under bon'
Tor his appearance Of $50,000--ihis heavy sun
beng suggested by the Judge hmself--at tn
same time declaring that he desired nothing but
Tar ral.-Cin. Wing.