Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-06-28
KINGS MOUNTAIN.
BY MRS. MARY A. EWART.
CHAPTER VII.
Sighs now breathed
Unutterable, which the spirit of prayer --r
Inspired and winged for heaven with speedier fight
Thanl

sishs now breathed
-. Unutterable, which the spirit of prayer ~
Inspired and winged for heaven with speedier fight
- Than loudest orstorv. =. ".
MnroS's PARADISE LOST.
The twenty-ffth of September, daHne'
alright aud sunny day, in one of the valley
of the beautiful Watauga. 1t is loveI.
spot ! the torrent, emerging from the bosom
Of the mountains, comes bounding ,alons
like silver thread, then suddenly spread
itself into broad shallow stream, making
a rippling symphony to the distant roar o
the bass above. The gentle slope on on
side, is shaded by the native growth of beecl
and maple, and the rich verdure of tn
sward makes soft carpet, swaying to eacl
breath of the pure mountain breeze. Or
the opposite side are bold and rocky pree
ipices, with narrow bride paths traced owe
their precipitous sides. This was the rem
devious of noble band of soldiers, ane
here lay the patriots camp. No MARTA
music, no tents, no sentries, no pomp
none ofthe gorgeous trappings of war sur
rounded the devoted men. The reVeillt
was the matin song of the birds their tat
too the soft whisper of the whipporwill aue
cry of the katydid'; their tent the blue heav
en- above them, the waving boughs then
canopy, the velvet sward their couch. Thei
sentries were the barrier mountains arounc
them, and their own fearless and homes
hearts; and with these guards they rested il
security from their foe
Ere the mountain peaks hid the deeli
ming sun, at least thousand men were gath
cred in this quiet valley-some afoot and
some on horseback, dressed in the fringed
hunting shirt of the mouutaineer, and bear,
ing on their shoulders their trusty rifles,
while others were yet decending the peril.
ous paths; and the tread and plash of their
horses as they struck the pebbly bottom Of
the strong current, blended richly with the
natural music around them. And net only
stalwart men were there, but the gray hair.
ed and the aged came to give the patriarch s
blessing to their sons; to counsel prudence
that their enthusiastic boldness needed
and others came offering, gratuitously, the
product of their farms, and furnishing un.
ostentatiously, all that was in their power to
offer. Women were mingled with the
groups; the mother gazing with sad and
noble pride upon her sons; the wife with
mournful tenderness upon her husband; the
sisters heart swelling in triumphant afec-
ton, as she gazed on the stalwart figure of
brother; the daughter sighed in dread foE
the welfare of father; and the maiden in
timid wonder at the ardor of the lover who
seems to forget there is danger and death
in the coming struggle. Every pulse
beats high with hope; and every heart
yearns for the battle. Moving from group
to group, might be seen four Or FIVE men,
who, from their martial bearing and their
air of command, might well be judged to
be leaders in this movement. One of these
who seemed to be invested with more au,
thority than the others, in stern and dig
ni6ed manner, was discoursing on the perl
of the times.
The paltry tax was not what drove u:
to this rebellion, said he; sbut taxation with
out representation led us to inquire into
the nature of civil liberty aud our connec
tion with Great Britain. We denied the
British right of taxation; then the way wa:
open for an Investigation of the restriction:
on our commerce and the disadvantages Of
our subordinate station. 1t was right Of
the subjects to meet together and petition
for redress ofgrievances. Our committees.
our congresses, were all constitutional, and
deserved to be recognized by the power
from who we claimed national protection.
But the answer to our petitions were in.
suits and injuries; and when stung by these,
We would defend ourselves. We are rob.
bed, imprisoned and butchered. With a
refinement of cruelty, our oppressors in
stigate our countrymen, our neighbors, our
friends against US; and ties of nature, good
will and confidence which hold society to-
gether, are in great degree destroyed.
This distinction of whig and tory-what
is it but brother against brother, brought
on by their ownsystem of piratical robbery
Congress pays for all articles consumed in
their camps, which the royalists failing to
do, all expense incurred by them is rob-
berry. But all distress between ITS and
1880 is not to be compared with the ca,
lamities suffered by our people since the
surrender of Charleston. Our enemies
seem not only to have forgotten the laws o.
war, but the principles of humanity every
act of cruelty and injustice is sanctifed
provided the actor calls himself friend tt
the King, and the sufferer is denomiuatee
rebel. Each day brings news of som'
fresh act of atrocity, and each act exceed
the last in cruelty. If ever then was
sinner ripe for judgment, the licentious ant
cruel Ferguson is the one; but his course il
we'll nigh rum said Campbell, lookin!
proudly around his mountain band, 'and
trust the web we are weaving around th
giant, will serve to crush the Tory ascendan
cy in our Carolinas.
1T has been well said, by one of the ole
country's greatest statesmen, and one VIII
has been our best advocate in parliamentary.
hail. said Mcdowell, with magisterial dig
nifty, 'that liberty, such as deserves th'
name, is an honest, equitable, diffusiv'
and imperative principle. 1t is a great ant
enlarged virtue. and not sordid, selfish ant
illiberal vice. 1t is the portion Of the mas
of the citizens, and not the naughty licens'