The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-07-18

panions in mislorlunes, thsy were prepared
for any undertaking, however rash. Ihey
looked upon the power that could mus
.spor, with their fortunes, as the worst oil
tyranny, and madly thought to uPlurn such
Hong standing and deep rooIed evils. The
same forest in which their first meeting took
place, became the place OF resorI--and there
they formed the widest of schemes 'hSI
their excited minds 3OuId conceive. Bul
they and their reckless companions were
soon discovered, and forced to aee' yet NOT
ill he had made Elphsia his own. The
nuplials were sudden ana their parting a
sorrow(ul one, but il was forced lie sucs
ceeded in evadiOg his pursuerS, crossed
owe: to France, thence into Spain, whence
he took passage to America. lhe Yves
indies he visited and the main, but Span
iards and Spanish cuslOTs were alike In
loIersbIe. 80 he determined 10 seek a resi-
dence, though at some risk, trusting 10 his
disguised appearance, among his own coun
lrymen. lie resolved or Boston, where,
even at that period strangers excited but lit
tic curiosity.
4 more hazardous task must now be
performed-he must inform his anxious
spouse of his place Of exile, and take mean'
for her passage undiscovered, ACROSS the
vast Atlantic This could be done al no
Iille hazard, as the nobIeman was strongly
suspected, and even after establishing his
was still narrowly watched lha
the occullsry Of ME cul lpabIe might be dis
covered, as they were not thought 10 have
hed the kingdom. All obstacles, howsVeT
were at length overcome, and atIer two
years of sad separation, their happiness
was renewed by joyful meeting. TheIr
misfoIlunes were at once forgotten their ex
lie seemed an asylum from persecution, ant
their seclusion was priced as the privilege
Of domestic enjoymeni-for secInsion wa:
necessary to security. he had prepared 1
home for her reception, just beyond the
city sir, and where we found the broken
hearted widow al the end of seven years
War happy and cheerful wife and an af'
feclionate husband took up their abode
a6ou, seven years before its commence,
ment.
The time of their arrival was the mo't
important era in the history Of the BrilIs&
Colonies; he Ministry were about COM
mencing that oppressive system Of taxation
so destructive TO lheir colonial interests.
The colonies themselves were fearful oI
some calamity aggression that NIGH
deprive them Of those rights which TO Eng
IlShmen were then sacred. However lhsst
fears may have affected the public tranquil
Ily, the home of Ihe exiles as undlslurbeC
all was there calm as the unrutlled sea!
they were happy in their exIle-no public
commOlion reached their little fire side. Ye
Wenlon was not inatterlive 10 The erent'
with which The times were pregnant, hi'
active mind was well qualified TO trace the
future course and comprehend, in part Ihel
wonderful results. Bul he observed only
as an individual, whose safety must be hi
caution, and no! only his own-bul he hat
a precious charge; otherwise il is not doubt
cd he had been found in the foremost ranl
Of opposition. Never did he appear in pub
lie, his home and wife with The lroIIin!
child, were his only soiciIude, as Ihey wer
his only source Of enjoyment
Thus passisely, Wenlon saw years o
public excitement and sad Iumult pass by
However his mind may have been affecIe,
he disclosed not his fears 10 his wife, an
rejoiCed that she was free from appreheR
oloh. Ii was not ill The memorable yea
of sevenly.Gve, which by he meeting c
delegates at Philadelphia, gave new colo
TO The proceedings Of opposition in The col
ones by he introduction Of organizatiO
(which raised Them above the unpopuls
state of masked mob. and gave them III
honorable degree they claimed, Men man
IfuiIy and openly al the risk of Lifts an
Fortune, opposing tyranny that the fearGu
prospect was disclosed to her and The hap
Ipy home of The Exles pOllook in any de
Igree of the general excitement The tim
was now come-lhe proposal for a Con
gress was received with enthusiasm an
r Wenion saw that he could enter The rank