The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-11-03

bondage. Then, laying his protest on the Ia
BILE. and bowling TO the commissioner, he aoano
ons the chair, and walks towards the eastern
door. Ii was moment OF intense excitehehs
aud suspense. No man knew who would prove
firm In the hour Of trial, and the Government
had been confidently assured that not more tnan
thirty would leave the Establishment IN the isss
issue. Who then will follow the noble w slsn'
First, there springs to his side the danntless
Chalmers; with his flashing eye and his lion
port then another, and another; the men whose
names had shed her brightest lustre ON the
Church; the men who had toiled most faithfully
for the destitute and neglected; one by one they
rose and swslled the gathering stream, until
one hundred and ninety three seats have been
vacated, and the pride and flower OF the Church
has departed. From the crowded seats and gal
leries there throng others to share In this gori'
Gus exodus, and 10 lay down their woridly
hopes for Chrst's crown and covenant, until
TO the blank amazemvnt OF the startled com
missioner, the whole house seems likely to d
empiied, in tho excited rush that was made IRON
every part of 1t, to follow these men who now
with pobler than carnal weapons, "struck iol
their affairs and their fires, God and their native
land"
| Outside of the house the dense and crowdee
mass was wrought up to tae highest pitch o
L
struck three an the Lord Commissioner entered
the hall Of ST. Andrews, and the anxious
crowd, that could neither SEQ nor know VIVA
was passing within, was moved with the mos
eager anxiety. "They riH come Out" say tn
sons Of the covenant; "they will notprove re
cresnt 10 as, whom they have led thus fahii
this contest, and play the craven in the hour
TRIAL" "They will not ccms out" say others
"tAey will not pluck the bread out OF IN
mouths Of their children for mere abstraction.
Dou Dts, hopes, and fears were busy, and man
an anxious glance YVES cast at tho dial In th
tower. The lingering hands point TO half pas
three, and yet no enc appears from within, an
no note Of indication Is given. Have they In
deed faltered1 Have they proved faiihless
|, the blue banner Of the Covenant But bark
there comes sound from within like the rus
of many waters, and the cry flies from lip
lip, "They cone. they come" and the Twin
tide begins to pour from the guarded door,
There are Welsh, and Chslmers, and Can6lisl
{ and Cunningham, and GORDON, and Dunlo
, and noble namss In the Church; pair by pal
score by score, hundred by hundred, they pre-
forth in glorious procession, with hearts todar
9 and hands to do the mighty work before ther
The long agony 10 over; the Church 10 safe; al
a strong men who had faced death unmov'
amidst the roar Of battle are unstrung, and II
big tears gush rom their eyes rs their lips Inu
II muir the "Thslk God! Scotland is free!' Th
y dense, compaced crowd, where the bayonets
!. the escort couh scarcely open passage to U
scarlet-robed commissioner, now swa 9ed fro
: side to side, lik, the yielding waters bsfore q
y rushing prov; and down that living lane, whe
e sobs and tears were mingled with prayers a
"a blessings on these brave men, strobe four hu
:, bred of Scotlasd's hottest ministers, and
~ many Of her eltership, ready to do and even
a die for the crown rights Of the Redeemer. 0
T. ward they move silently down the crowd
:, streets that descend toward the Water Of Lei
" their thoughts busy with the past, the futu
y the absent, and The dear, until they reach
lie round towers of Canonmlls; and there with
v, the spacious Tanield Hall, crowded 10 the n
=, with eager spectators, they solemnly assemb
As the tremulous voice " Welsh led In pray
the long pent.up feelings Of the vast assent
burst forth in irrefTessible sobs and tears
>, gladaess: but when the whole multitude ste
up, and from four thousand voices there we
c up, until the towers Of Canonmills shook W
l. the thunder of the melody, the high and mou
" full strains Of the old Hebrew faith and fearle
80 ness