The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-03-17

] IHrrIlly greatly hrHentltN 10y Olflf lrUlpIh'
\ ~ release from tho oppressive confinement
Of lo metropolis Harrington Republican
DICEY LANGSTON.
/ I'VE copyIhe following sketch OF tie sub
I lime heroisn oroue of our country women,
FROM Mrs. T., +. Ellet's excellent work, Gu,
! iiilvd n hr W omrii ofthe American li.so-
/ iUiiaH" There IL m much Wild romhroe IN
| the simple record, m tie holderi iu,agiuniion
could portray with The pen uf foiioni md il
lns lhd Singular merit of being n'iula oflrunh'
! --plnin aud unyurnishod. We have recently
Irnversed the very region Of tie dnring nd-
ventures Of Miss Lnngslon, Arom lhe scenes
at t'e ennAicl nj Tho Coie. '1rs, To Biaeksleels
aud ia -MNeiy SIR, all halloWed ~ places
where hatllcH were fought tor Independence.
! Having Inurucd Rnud The tall pines 4 sIread-
/ ing juniper and expresses, Which cover the
hroad'lund lying nlong the banks ofihe Paco-
let, the ISgrr HE Ennorct aud the Saldn,
every ~hefe I,-sloonrd "ilh no---jfopery or
ontwined with cliugiug vines, W. can csi-
nnio, ia some drgrcc, the mhoru lGrosnl
whlrr was uVcgssaryto nerve TINT rourngr'
ous girl 10 perform hrr hngcl mission Of sal.
,HIion Ia her brulhcr and l,i. cumpn,riois. T..
q ven To usir9ng lrou, iu open day, md dread
ing no enemy, in the passage oftheso DARK
I rivers, ruling amidst the cicruAl shadows ol'
the ynsl Forests lhhl skirt their banks, there is
somnlhing ct M instructive drcad--a shrink
ing from The nav cnsy task of dashiug
r'Tuughthrsc wutrr- II iitt tie'ett'''- g.
DIR cuutry aud in institutions shall always
animate il,c sous aud 'dauglHrr7-of America
that warmed tho hosom of Dicey l.7ngston,
we mny write ui,onf he portals of the TEN,
pie OF Lhcrty which Our Gdhcrs hero cree
d, ted, ESo P0Ptta,l =-Reopis's ,H,ror, .
Tho portion Of South CHtolinn, near the
frontier waicNri lay the PaGplat, tic Tiger
; and the Euuurcc, cuupti,ingr Spnttuhurg u
Union Districts Niit,---t-,i ittatty ,i-e,l- 81 ~
olenGe mad blood. nud many bold achieve
melts at tie hhrdy pHrlisnus. II could also
hou,r Us illl complement of women, whose
--a,,l Nrft'r- Nry-, ,Nnr ui UEsrutHt srrTirr
20 tie rniCiois. - prevalent was .iuSall.n
IA the darkest 90 Those d,Ns. So bitter wH- tie
uni4uusliy lvlt towards the Wigs aud 30 ru-
ger the determination To roof ihcm SHfu Tie
soil that the very rrcklcsNucss Of hnlo Cnyc
irrpurrt opportunities Tor tlc betrayal of the
plius of their ru,Nuius Omen were the
.hOnslings ollllnse who plolied- suulc mid
u!sht surptisc;or su4HrNV,itcrlitis1 lliut prom
i.rI rare piIluge-uttcCcd IN tltr' hearing ni
weak MD dcspi-cd womcu-unrIcct"d
turned iuIo wonder at tho srrrui agcucy that
itnd disconnected them, or ygcuHions npon
= 4l4eir nMn iullY. -Illc Tradition nflhr cOun-
try teens with accounts of female enterprise
] IA tins Kind of service, very t,'w instances of
which we're recorded ~ the uniltury JuuruaiS.
The patriots were frequently indebted for
important INFORMATION ia one young glfl, hi-
teen or sixteen yrnrs old, az the commence
j meut al tho war. 'rhis was Diccy,ilI dpugh.
B ser OF Solomon Lnhgston,ni Lauruns Dl,Nir.
/ lie VAS iu priutiple a stout liberty man, but
incApnciinlcd 10y age and lniirmlt,cs from TAX
9 '"g-5tll active part ~ the contest. lis son
b was n devoted patriot, md was ever found IN
the field wArrc hlS scrNices were mosi need.
4 cd lie had lbs home IN the ncighh0rhnpd,
and could cnsily receive secret intelligence
/ from his sister, Mho was always on the alert.
/ Livinh surrounded hy loyusiS, some OF whom
Worc her 0wTlrgiuiiyrr, Mrs i,'t.4 -t4t.l lani.A
it rnsy 10 make herself acquainted with iInir
movements and plans, aud failed not 10 avail
herself of every opportunity to do so, and
. Immediately To communicate what she lcnrr-
ed to the wings on the other riuc al the In
norcc River. At length, suspicion orthe nc
ave MD she rendered was excited among die
.,-.,.. 4...IipAlau al!4 lllIaIlHGa
! that he " Guild hc held responsible thcncetnr.
ward, with his property, Tor the conduct OF
his daughter. The young gTl was reprovcd
severely and nrtf'TS Vv-Sr~tt'st., 'Is.t
patriotic lreNcliriy, For n hne she obey"d
the pnrentul iuJunclion; bat having heard 10y
accident tia, ~ company ut lOyHlsts, who,on
account of thea ulllArra cruelty, had been
commonly called tie "Bloody Scout intent
on their work oi death, were uhout to visit
/ the Elder seuleHcup. where her brother
aud some friends Mere living, sho determine
ed al nil hnzurds 10 warn ltctu OF the iutcu-
I drd aXprdtiat4.--r site. hud none lar whom Ia
tconfdc; bat syus obliged To leave tiur home
alone, md Joy stealth, aud ut dead huur Of
lnpht. Many miles were 10 be lravurseds and
/ tire road lay through woods, and crossed
marshes aud rtprks, where tie convenience.
: OF bridges, u4lt foot logs werc wanting. She
walked rapidly ou-4,eedIess ofsl'ght d,iiicnl-
/ lie,;h,It her hcH1t almost failed ltCr when she
came to The hanks ufttte Tyger--n deep md
rnuld stream, there was no possibility %
crossing, except by wCtlng through the lord.
I This she knew Ia I've deep ht ordinary times,
mud i. had ,iuuhlirss been rendered more
dangerous IL, the rains that had lately Galuu.
J But lie thought Of personal danger weighed
not with her, ia comparison to ia" d'iiy she
owed her riends aud country. Ilrr moinrHr
tnry husituliou wns. hut the shrinking OF ma
ture irun lerd encountered III darkness and
,I, ,.5l..,,, tl.. t.,,,,,tp,tinu t.,,unr,a II