Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-05-08

nation detected and intimidate5 Tho;u
pride has been crushed by the baovv ha15
| OF U1nd1ctlce c0nQuerOr, whose sevaritioa
have been followed by laws, which tbonnb
they cannot be called cruel, have pro5nced
much discomfort, because thew oneroto
upon the surface of life, and make ever
eye bear witness to subsection. To he
compelled to wear new dress has alwavs
been found painful. Flora and her hus-
band felt this indeed keenly. One dav ga
ship lay waiting to dispeople SKYE" Wi.%
fearful eyes lady and gentleman turned
and sighed their adieux to their native
shore. The vessel swept peacefully over
the smooth heaving bosom of the deep. II
carried heavy hearts and sad souls none
heavier, none sadder than that of KINGS
bury Macdonald, and of his thoughtful
gieving wife, Flora. Over the water blue
was fading her native shore The MIGHT
winds sighed, and sighed her heart. She
was following the setting sun to his homo
in the West. Yet she was perhaps glad to
leave her native land, whose liberty Law
crushed and bleeding. The year before
the Declaration of Independence she ar
rived at Cross creek $50 called from two
creeks crossing each other with such We
lecity that the water Of one, though differ.
, other, and the present seat of Fayetteville.
Here she found the descendants of those
who had emigrated after the bloody mas
sacre of Gen. Coe She was received by
them with open arms ; was the star to which
they pointed with pride was their L1dg
and they loved her as ga pure and sacred
thing" She shone before them in
Amazing brightness, purity and truth,
Eternal Joy and everlasting love,
Her presence reminded The old of their
Highland glens and caves and crags, and
the young to cherish the memory of the
land of their fathers. Her own loved clan
the BELL Heath" was well represented 1t
looked up to her as did the royal person
ages of the Court of Charles the Seventh
look up to Joan of Arc and hoped the day
was nigh when they could attest their de-
votion for her on the ensanguined field OF
battle. That moment was at hand Tho
storm was brewing but not such as the
Highlanders anticipated. Little can hu-
man reason ken the secret workings Of the
Great Ruler of events. The same system
that deprived the Scottish chieftains Of
every right at home, was about to be inau-
gurated on this continent, and by the
very same despots. The Scotch had
already felt the strong arm of power
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their threats. Rebellion begets Il
direful phase of society. They had seen
it, had felt it, and understood it's meaning
In Scotland they had lost everything
We're they to lose everything here ? They
had measured strength with the foe on
their native plains, but found it INSULT
Gent. Here they were few. They had
everything to risk, nothing to gain. They
did not understand the nature of the great
question that was CONFUSING the country.
They were separate, and lived secluded TO
themselves. What could they do here in
the wild woods of America Did they fear
the loss of their newly acquired property
Did they fear to attempt another rebellion?
They were Tories still, and the avowed enc
mics of the Wings. The Wings changed,
but they did not change. The Wings crosse
in opposition to English misrule. The
Tories had fought at home against the
government, had lost and had submitted.
They were now called upon either to fight
for freedom in conjunction with the Wings,
or side with the royal minions in favor of
restriction of liberty. They hated the
Wings. They hated the House of Han
over. No time was left for debate. The
rupture took place. The CORY locks OF the
revolution sprinkled the land. The Tories
could not understand the nature OF the
declaration of the MecIlenburg convention.
They could not see that "In North Carroll
na, for at least ten years before the meet
ing of the Continental Congress, the great
struggle had been directed against the OPP
preston of the provincial government
The tyrannical legislation of Parliament
had never been felt, and an annual pro
test against the right to tax was the only
attitude of hostility ever assumed by the
assembly against the crown of England"
The contest began. The bloody battle of
Moore's Creek was fought, and here Flora,
forgetting it was not for the Prince, cheer
ed the Scotch on to victory or the grave.
Many fell into the latter, and the living
fled in defeat. Kingsburg was captured.
Flora lost everything but her life. Her
people suffered with her. 1t is wholly I'M
necessary to recapitulate the sut1erings in
fcted on them by the victorious party
Time has healed those old wounds, but it
has opened new ones. 1t is the history OF
nations. Time is q child that Jocks Mt
bloody pictures; closes the book, opens and
begins it again to look at the same pictures
in fresh colors.
Flora left this country in disgust, and
took passage in an English vessel for her
own dear far-off isle. On her voyage n
French sloop comes up with the British
ship and opens on her The fighting be-
comes general Flora stands there on that
blood despatched deck, and with word,
and deed, and gesture, animates the crew.
She fell and broke an arm. Thus did she
imperil her life both for the House of Stu
art and the House of Hanover.
Shortly after her return to Europe, she
was Joined by her husband. She then, af-
ter much adventure, and of a truly heroic
character, found repose on her native
heath She died in March, 1870, In the
SEVENTEEN year of her age. She has left
name that will ever live in the memory OF
man. Some future novelist or poet will
take it up and produce something which
will find a foremost niche in the temple Of
fame.
In our recent visit to Fayetteville, We
took particular pains to get all the infor-
nation relative to this heroine. Indeed,
We went there for that purpose. About
eighteen miles from this town dwells
strange creature. necromancer, much
sought after by the young of either Sex
She seems to be held in very high esteem,
and Notwithstanding her cell eye, is not by
any means feared. On the iLcredulOus
poor she is said to work all manner Of
charms. Her name is Flora Macdonald,
nj CovC No To- ba 1-1o Of Flora