Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-03-03

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being permitted to ste her lover, correspon-
ded with him.
TO prevent detection, her letters were d.
rected to Miss Mary Ann Williamson, (now
the wife Of Rev. Cory Chambers, of this eli
ty,) daughter Of our late Mayor and Post
Master, she carefully keeping the secret, and
punctually delivering the letters into the
hands Of Miss CLARK, and sending hers, to
Mr.. Whitney in return. Miss Clark was
by this time fully acquainted with her par
entage and the immense estate OF her father.
AT last she received a letter from Mr.. Whit
ney, urging her by all she held true and the
love she bore him, 10 elope with him. The
plan was laid and the time fixed. Mr.. Whit
ney was to be at New Castle, where she
was to Join him. None was let into the Sc
cret but Miss Williamson. 10 prevent de-
lection Miss Clark called all the dogs togeth-
err about Col. Davis place that evening, put
them in one of the outbuildings, and locked
them all up. At last the night came, and a
terrible one it was too; the vino howled, the
rain poured in torrents, and the darkness was
only now and then Illuminated by fearful
flashes of lightning. Undaunted by the ra-
ging elements, Miss Clark stepped from her
bedroom on the balcony, and by means Of a
pillar of the balcony or rope, managed to
reach the ground in safety, and Immediately
ran as fast as she could to Wilmington. 1t
was a fearful night for a girl so small, so
young and delicate, to venture abroad alone,
and unattended. On her way, if possible, the
rain became heavier, and the flashes of light
ming more vivid.
At last she reached the residence of Mr..
Williamson, drenched with rain, and the top
of her handbook beat in by the violence Of
the storm. Miss Williamson was waiting
alone in the passage to receive her; the low
knock at the door was given, the key softly
turned, the door opened, and Miss Clark,
pulling of her little kid slippers, which were
wet through, softly assembled the stairs, so
as not to alarm the rest of the family. The
ladies employed themselves until morning
IN drying. as well as they were able, Miss
Clark's clothes. At the first dawn of NOR
ming they stepped out, and a hack being pro-
cured, she departed for New Castle. Miss
Williamson gave her all the money she had,
S5--as at the time she left Colonel Davis
she had not a dollar.
AT New Castle Miss Clarke met her To-
yer and they started for Baltimore, where
they were met by Miss Williamson, who ac-
ted as bridesmaid, on the occasion of their
marriage. Immediately after her marriage,
Miss Clark whom we shall now call Mrs.
Whitney, set about hunting up facts in re-
lation to her birth. Threats were used, aud
every obstacle made use of to prevent her.
Her first care was TO find her mother, and af-
ter a long search, she was at last discovered
in the island Of Jamaica. She almost imme-
diately recognized her daughter, and gave
bar th, ,,,xr;,r-, oor,;Eaa,. 8 L.. l.-L.ul
Daniel Clark, from whom she had been Sc
parated some time before his death. Procee-
dings were Immediately commenced, but for
a while with small prospect of Success
Threats were not only made against herself
and husband, but against any one who should
advocate their cause. 1t was with difficulty
a lawyer could be procured TO plead her
cause; even the very best judges on the
bench were the feed counsel on the othel
side, and generally supposed to be under the
influence of bribery.
Finally, her husband was thrown in pri,
son in New Orleans, during the prevalence
Of the fever, and afterwards she was impris
oned with him with a small child at heI
breast. Whitney soon died, not, however
without strong suspicion of foul play. Sht
was afterwards released, and though a wild
ow, still prosecuted her suit with de,ermin
ed resolution. So glaringly was the partial
ity of the judges once displayed, that tn,
crowd in court could hardly contain their in
dignation. Her life was two or three time.
attempted. Her first acquaintance with Gen
eral Gaines was when she was fired at, AM
part Of her dress shot away. General Gaine
came and offered her his protection, and shI
soon afterwards married him. Her oppu
nents dared not use the same means with
General in the United States army, as the,
had already done with her first husband,
private individual. 1t would have been to
glaringly showed to the country, or there i
not the least doubt they would have done i
After going through so many courts, W
, now learn the suit has been decided in he
, favor. The value of the property is now nea
, twenty millions of dollars. Mrs. Gaines
now about forty years of age, about five fee
!, high, has a sweet expression of countenanc
rather a French cast. She has at the sam
4 time, an indomitable resolution, as every ci
q cumstance of her life has shown. She is v,
ry charitable and warm hearted, and new,
forgets her old friends. She, even now, r
members with gratitude the services of h,
early frind, formerly Miss Williamson
now Mrs. Chambers, and assures her whe
she m into her estate, she will remune
ate her for her former kindness. As we s,
it stated she has lately presented two of h
u friends with $4,000 each, we suppose h
,, bequest to Mrs. Chambers will be consider
BILE. We understand she will soon visit h
d in Wilmington. Is not the life of this per
ecuted lady indeed one of deep romance Z.
u Will 1t not in future be given to the publ
T. in an historical novel!
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