Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-04-29

last acts Of the enfe&bled monarch
f was to authorize a dee ID Of settlemen
, signed by hims elf an d all the Lord
Of the Council, id eclaE ring Lady Jan
Grey the rightfql he'll of the thron,
d OF this trans actiqn she who wa
the most Immediately interested
was entirely ignorant. Her athe
and the Duke of n prthumberlant
unexpectedly entering Durham house
where she resided, announced th
death OF Edward, and her own eXal
tation. SpeechIess With astonish
ment, the color fled from lip ant
cheek, as they fell upoh b their knees
and paid homage to their Queen
As soon as she could command The
the P pwer Of utteranc4 she besought
them in the most pat betic terms tc
desis from their design.
''Shall [ tres pass on the undoubted
rights of Mary an|l Elizabe eth?
Shall I, who would ndt steal shil-
ling, usurp a crown? Even had
the right, how could / consent to ac-
cept v bat was at first unjustIy torn
from Catherine of Arr bgan, dad then
stepped III the blood Of Anna Boleyn
and Catherine Howd drH? Shall my
blood flow like theiTs} Must | be
made the third victim from whom
that fatal thing has been wres ted,
with the head that wofe it? Oh! if
YOU love me, let me r$main in quiet
ness and humility. ] lfnplore you
not to force me to that exalted Sta
ton, SO sure to be foll4 owed by fbar-
ful fall"
But her arguments and tea rfal
urgency were alike disregarded.
Northumberland, with d tide ofstrp png
words, assured her that all was q One
in accordance with law and the viii of
the people, Her other, whose
slightest look She had been aceus-
toned from infancy to obey, hid his
commands upon her. Her mother,
always 50 stately and stern, bow fed
down to beseech her. Her husband
whom She tenderly loykd, entreated
her to yield to their niaed wishes,
Nanquished by their solicit tationsy
sith reluctant and hed Wy he art she
herself 10 be borne to tie
Tower, more like a victim than
Queen. There She wa 5 proclaimed,
md arrayed with the il sigma Of foy-..
lIty. But the congratd dlation Of the 7
7eople were family exI ressed. The
shole nation felt the illdgality Of in
ringing the rights of 1 he daughters
# Henry VIII.
0nthe tenth dayalter these events,
he Princess Mary W as proclaimed
queen, in London. 7 he Duke Of
suffolk impaired the intelligence to
lis daughter il a laltering vdic4 and
disturbed countenance. But with
,erfect serenity she replied:
"These words ar E more PLEASANT to
ne than those in which you i hade me
,e Queen. In obeying them, | did
-iolence TO my nature, and deeply
inned. Gladly now will ! \ iake all
be eparation in my power for the
injustice Of which l haYs bed \ gull !.
y
Yet the REIMBURSEMENT Of the
ceptro was not deemed a s<ficieht
4piation; and her heart wps ago-
Used atthe ealamities toher kindreb,
f which'she had been the unoffend-
ng cause. Her father and father
l-law were arrested, and tn + latter
rought to the block. The whole
in ily Of the Duke Of Northumber-
md we're t brown into Hris6m and :
hither she herself, with her husband,
e Re remanded, after having received {
ehtence Of death. y
This young and beautiful creature,
} full Of gentleness and sensibility
0F exhibited a serene and heroic |
,rtitude Conscious rectitude and :
idty, that saw beyond the grave a i
Fighter h ONE, enabled her in this i
'arful adyersity to be the comforter I
{ Others. No gloom Shaded her S
Duntenance, no murmur escaped her t
p$. Life and its enjoyments were
ear, but the viii of Cod WAS not on S
submitted to with resignation, but t
elSomN with benignity. /
HeIAAYrisonmentw was chefred by S
Its ak<sWices of devotion. From |
40 of Nf>Gritten prayers, which q
as been preserved, We extract the I
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