Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-09
9abits' Qspaptmtnt,
Written for the Spirit q the Age.
THE PATRIOTS DAUGHTER:
The TOry's Doom.
ATALE OF THE TINES OF MARION,
nY RrPERT ReVER.

Revolution. "1Iie times that tried mems
souls ~ Who Is II so destitute OF patriot
ism that does not love TO hear about those
glorious times2 Lives there a man within
the bounds of this great republic that does
not delight to read of those days, when our
fo%rcfathers she'd their blood like water in
defence of our country and of Liberty p
Mol There is not a schoolboy in our glo-
rious Union, North or South, Easto + West,
but. as soon ms he can read, win seize with
ayidity upon every a~necdote, tale or Novel
that relates in the slightest degree to those
interesting and exciting days, and read
them over and over again, until every one
As as fresh in his memory as the incidents
OF yesterday.
OF all the heroes Of the Revolution there
Sandstone, save'out glorious and immortal
WAsHrSGToN, upon the memory OF whose
deeds we dwell with more pride thSn Ma
RIoN.
The natives Of the Southern States, par
t~icularly the Carolinas, never hearthe name :
Of Marion mentioned, but their very souls
are stirred with all the emotions of love
and gratitude he holds a place in the
heart Of every Southerner, second only to
the Father Of his country, and every true
hearted American revercnccs the memory
of this noble champion of our countrys
rights.
I'm the darkest hour of Revolutionary
times. when the cause Of the c%olonists look
ed most gloomy and hopeless, and all
around were giving up in despair; when
proud Britain held almost undisputed sway
in the Southern States, and Tories swarmed
like bees in clover, this brave leader of our
.oountry's cause and his gallant band alone
stood forth to uphold the cause OF Liberty
in the South.
Marion and his merry men. When
their deeds Of valor shall be forgotten, and
their unccasing and selfsacrifcing efforts
TO establish American Independence shall
fade from our memory, then may we cease
to enjoy the great blessings they fought
and bled to rescue for ms.
'Tis Of Marion and his men, reader, and
of the stirring and exciting times in which
. they Aourished, that we are going to write,
and il our story but helps to revive in your
memory the deeds Of those brave-hearted
patriots, we shall Ge content. But to our
story.
II was subsequent to the fall Of Charles
ton, and Immediately after the formation
of Marion's Brigade that our story opens
A party Of Tories under command of on
Major Carney, were encamped on the bank
of the Peedee river, at a place called Brit
TONS Neck. Their situation being mad
known to Marion, he detached a portion
of his Brigade, under command of Majo
James, to attack them. This they di
speedily, and Accommodating alnioht. cam
-~Hy0f tnUm about dawn IN the morning
and.taking them completely by surpris,
utterly routed the whole party, killing seN
eral, taking a number prisoners and dix
pcrsing the rost-
Among the prisoners taken upon tn
occasion, was a notorious tory captain
named Henderson. He had made himse
famous rs we'll as infamous, to all in Thu
section, by his cruel outrages upon unpr
deetcd families, and his merciless treatmel
TO such Of the patriots, as were so unfortu
ate as to fall into his power. His chief b
siness was to attack the houses Of the pa
riots, that were absent fighting in the
country's cause, and after robbing them
every thing valuable, he would set fire
and destroy them, carrying off the inmat
as prisoners. He had long been a mark
man. and those who had suffered by hi
had sworn to have vengeance upon him
he ever fell into their hands. 1t was
eardingly determined that he should
hung, after having a fair trial, but be-
in ahurry to join the forces of Marion, IL
were compelled to postpone the matter
u few days.
In the meantime, such of the Tory b
as had escaped the attack of Marion's N
had collected together and encamped ali
twenty miles farther down the PeedeC
Missing n number of their compani
and amongst them so conspicuous a q
acter us Henderson, whose loss to Il
would have been a severe blow, they
about TO find out whether he had
killed or taken prisoner, and accordil
despatched one of their number to gail
the information possible upon the sub
The messenger returned upon the t
day after his departure, bringing the l
to the Tories Of the capture Of Hende
and n number Of their men; and that ]
derson had been tried and sentenced t
hung in three days. The rest of the
oners were TO be kept until some opp,
nifty offered FOR disposing Of them.
This news created great excitemel
the Tory camp, and a council of the
ders was Immediately called 10 d
measures for preventing the execute
the sentence upon Henderson.
1--WE must save Henderson in some
or other" said Major Gainey, who pre-
in the council.
"Aye," returned a tory captain
johnson, ''but the question is how CT
dc itq 1t will be %imprudent, to say
least of It, to attack Marion in return
attempt his rescue. And as for man
his escape in any other way, that is s.
impossible foryoumay depend upon
he will be too closely guarded to allo
slightest chance of escape"
al am afraid there is no hope Of
him this time" said a one-eyed To-
the name of Brown. "He has falle
bad hands, and there is no prospect
rescue. His doom is certain"
"That must not be" replied G:
Henderson must be saved. Deaf
destruction to Marion and his rebeI
If Henderson dies, the blood of fifty
shall be our revenge. Can't some
suggest some feasible plan for effect
release y
81 see but one way" said Johnsot
that ia almoat a forloln hone II 10