The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-03-05

and affection. During his confinement he
projected the discovery Of tue ricl, and cx
te"sive country Of Guiana-and in ven,
or Two following he visited that country
with squadron Of slips-and returned
nome with honor and riches in 1895. and
published an account of his VOYAGE and
discoveries. lie was speedily restored &c
the Queens favor, and was engaged iu the
important and successful expedition TO Ca.
d'z, along with Essex and Lord Admiral
Howard.
But the death Of QMecn Elizabeth caused
sad change in the fortunes of Raleigh
James l., cherishing violent prejudice and
i'"tred against the bold advcnturer, on ac-
count of his brilliant qualities and military
success, stripped him Of his offices and hon.
ors, and in the second year of his reign
caused him TO hc arrested on charge OF
being engaged i'll plot against the king.
The charges were vague md unsatisfactory,
and the evidence altogether Insufficient ;
but, Notwithstanding this, he was condem-
ned Oh the confession of one of the witnes-
scs, Lord Gotham, which was procured bv
gross fraud-and WHO afterwards wrote n
full recantation Of his testimony, acknowl-
edging that it was false. But notwithstand.
ing all this, lsalcigl,, through tl,c cxcrtions
of the Attorney General, Coke, whose con-
duct on this occasion was disgraccful in
The extreme, and in spite of most eloquent
defence, was declared guilty Of high trea-
son, by packed jury, and condemned 10
he beheatlcd and 9nartcrcd.
King James, with refinement in cruel
ty, kept him i'll prison for more than ~
month, in suspense with regard to lis ulti-
mate fate, and each day Raleigh expected
to he his last. lie was finally sent to the
Tower of London, where he showed linn
self i'll his true character, and exhibited that
fortiudc and elasticity Of spirit. aud intel
lectual powers which have astonislcd sub.
scqucnt ages. Here lie found so!acc III
music, Il taste for wl:ic!: he had cultivated
in his happier days. lie also turned his
attention to the studies Of chemistry and
mathematics, aud here he produced the
great work which has immortalzed his
name, the History OF the World, which
was published i'll the l l'h year OF his cap
tivity.
After being confined in the Tower for
thirteen years, Raleigh was released Lv
purchasing the interest of favoritc Of the
king, for one thousand three hundred
pounds sterling. lie gathered together the
relies of his property, and made arrange
mcnis ioT iii expedition to Guiana, where
lie expected to discover some valuable cold
mines. But i'll fortune still pursued him.
When lie reached tho mouth vi the Orono-
ko, lie WAS attacked with violent fever.
the command Of the expedition was cn-
trusted 10 another, an.sincompeteut person,
who was unsuccessful, anu he was defeated
in battle With The sayages, and the sou of
Raleig gh was claim. On his return to Eng
land he wa1 agaip arrested, and King
James dete fined GU his death, as a sacri-
foe TO the yaseAtlneEt of Spain, and in OF
de- to furnish pretcxt for his execution,
the sentence which was passed upon him
fifteen years befo1e was revived, and Rail
eigh was ordered to the block-aN act Of
such signal injustice as will transmit tho
pusillanimous monarch with inf,my to ros-
terity.
Raleigh met his fate in manner becom-
ing his character rs philosopher and a
christian. lie converscd with his friends
OIL the scafold, and vindicated himself
from the charges Of di.loyalty which had
been brought agninst him. lie requested
the cxccutioner to show linn the axe, and
feeling Of its edge, lie remarked, '1his is n
sharp medicine, Lut it is a physiciap for all
diseases" lie laid his head on the block,
and in two strokes it was severed from the
body. Such was the end of Sir Walter
Raleigh. at the ago of sixty.six-one of
tho greatest men of his age, and whose
character was combination ofaIlnos: every
eminent quality,
Il Muxins Of Wdshingtoz.--aI.abor to
keep alive in your breast that little spark
of celestial fire, conscience" was one of a
series of maxi,ns which Washington famed
or copied for his own use when boy. His
rigid adherence to principle, his steadfast
discharge of duty, his utter abandonment