, 1870-04-17

learned IN ABOUT TWO months by e.s1t IN I
his own hand, that he h.5 rc.-rrd into Eng
laxd, whare h= was not known, until the yio- \
tnco of The search after h;= Ahoald abate- A /
reward Of ave Thousand marks wxs Offered Tor |
him, dead or alive; and mary greedy rl.l'g- I
nants wese on bis tack. r. soon returned to ]
Richard Cameron preaehed GA the SANG Sab
bath to the people at Dcrne!d Moor. M7.
Cameron, when preaching =. Airs Moss, not
long altar this, was surprised BY the dragons
five shoa.and marks fa- lis head also
and in the conflict Mr- Cameron WAS
rlsin. His Lead and h.ada were cut Of !
aud sent to Edinburgh Mr.. Cargill, no.hiag
daunted BY the fate Of his brother in he Lond,
gather The people together, either on the s:5-
bath or any other day. On tho sceoaaS,haata
Of September 1858, be preached to large
congregation in the Torwood, 5e.woca Fa!knk
an6 Stirling. Of This congregation I WAS one.
upon thc faco or listen to The words Of TIT
apostle Of the truth He never preached bet
ter during the whole oourse Of h1s ministry,
saa,t1s snd ended 2 rronouneing sentence Of e.
ssoe ths Daks Ase :, y To1f, kn iha sn' b.ss rs
begotsen Monmouth and the persecuting !
xuttish aa1ignants, LAudcsdAls, Roshes, |
clareshause, Dalzell, and others He had
lHssenumert It this time that he and | |
NE with the tears in Els eyes, md a fathcsly |
kiea upon ny cheek His preseas,nsnt was
f:.lLrey After eight months OF psrl and
halr-brtaatA escapes he was captured BY one
sfvns ef s9nahav, ~hsro be ren,iaed one
sIisa for hsh treason, for h.1ins fought
Al DothHeu Drgg. and foE having aa-
solved The people from their allegiance
to Charles Stuart, on tho eyat-nesn-
tried on the 18th of July. and the Judge,
the malignant Duke Of Eothes, hizuae.f al
aged man. but no repectes Of gray hairs. spoke
wrathfully and cruelty to tho venerable saint,
il he were rolled dovn.hill in barrel
TO .he stake viiA red-hos ehains, sach dsath
would 10 too good for him. But NJ. Cargiu
| very quietly said, as was afterwards told By
my Lord Of Rothcs. put ron need not threatsn
| me- And die what death NAY. your eyes will
not live to sec IT, This waa thought hy many
70 DO foolish speech. But it cA1ue 10 pass.
hanged and Afterwards behealsd, At de Neither
Eow, Edinburgh, in the afternoon Of tho 18th
| Of july. In the morning Of that sarao day
dit1 tie Duke Of KotAca. Great are the judy
ments Of the Lord. who get speaketh By tho
| mouths OF His mattyTs!
drew near I had diligently trained up nv
younger brother, And1ax. to take nv plsce Is
tee head Of the fami!y, md to watch over the
comfort cor; Of my mother N! ais.ers, and my yife
af u s,s s hnd #
! upon me. lind 80 Arranged all my Affairs thss
| tue loa5 OF ny liberty, and even OF nv LIE,
would not Ee4iuee the household Of nv fAther
into poverty. or send the seed Of the righteous
! into the worll to beg their bread And it was
veil: made these Arrangements in time Tor
ny foes we're many. TheT could not prove
/ tlat wAs 1t Boutwell, hrigg but it was known
tlat had been frequent worahipper in the
I hiils when Nj. Ca1giH preacscd- Il ~as sus-
{ pectol thAt hAd harbored him when
ClA7eEhou1e wAs in pursuit Of him likewise,
that hal been present 1t the memorable
| preaching in the TorHood. AT the baginning
Ct the rear 1854 Was arrested On these last
txo charges, and taken TO Edinburgh for triA-
was found guilty, as foresaw, but VAS told
that my life would os spared, and that shou]l
be transported 70 the plantations Of America.
Lest All uny companions should find our
wsy e New England, whittier many frienda OF
TIC Covenant and the freedom Of conscience
/ had henished themselves that they might ro1-
, ship God IN their own way and lest We should
I there find the comfort and co,npAuionship of
! fellow Christian. We were consigned, ls Il VIC
bad been merchandise, to TiIsinia-a plauta-
> ton almost as full Of rnaliguants as London,
OF the Court Of King ChaIles. Sevsnty-th:oc
4 Of ia wer1 shipped On board s1nan vesse! in
, the Leith Roads, wo set sal tie next Day fol
: the 1Aamea- Tho weather Hzs very stormy,
l AnAthe winds vera adverse; after basting wofnl.
= i about for a}eFen days ouscapt.ia took refuge
: 81 Eerwick-on-Txeed. 1t Was si1 wests before
Q We anchored OF 4raresend, where Tecaired
!, lette1s from my family and my dear wife, whe
t Ind 1eaolve1 to follow ne with her two young.
t est bAi.ns to the plantation, or whesa1er else
. my evl fortune might lead me. To this
$ would pot consent, and if was well for mo thai
r wonll not The English merchant to rhon
. We were consigned, and who *as to have tht
: benefit Of our labor and saryices IN Virginia
q had despatched his vessel to America fort
night before our arrival Altar some hesitatio,
+ he refused 70 take charge Of and feed d., En-
i RAli that until the roturn voyage Of his shiI
s he would Allow nh to 50 free. Strange Il
3 cry. he did this without conference with til
9 government, OF The e1actinn Of any proniA'
r from us to return into captivity when h
Q should be reAdy for us.
y Under these unexpected circumstances,
y y determined 70 return to Glasgow. wAa vel
~ acquainted With worthy nan from Ecwhnver
= tlear Edinburgh. who VIE master and pa1
- owner Of / trading emack plying between Lon
+ don and Leith. Idetermined to make my cas
= known TO him, and solicit passage in his ves
e. eel. found him At home at hiA lodgings il
!o Wapping, and he readily agreed to convey m
~ \, to telth. AlI his crew wero Seotsmcn, sp
= = enemies Of prefscy. and abhorred the pe1Aecu
n =, ton TIT he Scottish people had 10 long au1
OF was Anderson; aud in his little smack eaile
4. fer Leith seFen days after mv arrival 4
he Gsaveeend. What became OF my sever
10 tstwo companions I did not kno
e. At the time, but afterwards met several {
IN them in ScotlAnd. The voyage was favorAbl
60 60 and only occupied III ten days. On the tweltt
u day, 1t evening, stood at my own door in tn
or candleriggs Of Glasgow. NJ! dear mother an
r. r. my wife wept with Joy to see me. The t~
=, mer1by. hot knowing what h.d been wrong nit
q a. me, Willie the elder boy Piled me With mar
L. questions, scarcely comprehending tho Eicke.
" ness Of thoee who had torn me away from ther
r. and promising that when old enough. he Il
ne would be \ soldier Of the Covenant IT
cent'ed from grateful As well as contrite heart
ns though ali Of u.s. cave the Children we're avn
m m that might again be snatched from them
W my former ,ee1tanee, and worte penalty l1
M Observation-Disclosures. Happily thesefearnp prov
" ground1eea; and gzsasfyf to NY su7 se !,
~ Joy I remained in Glasgow, publicly atten
r. ing To my affairs without being moIeste
t;e ne There was lull In the persecution, for VII
ls eause know not, unless it wcre thst the En-
n ~, Geh people were becoming - diseoutented
~ the Scotch. because m ayowed Papist Like Il
~. ~. Duke Of York WAS heir to the throne, and b
u eAnse that be succeeded 10 it Protestant.
~ ~ itself would be in danger. For nc, sesolF
70 walk wArily. and avoid occasion Of offcnt
- though could not conform to prelac<. ev
~ to save my life. or cease attendance At t
Is, | mlnifttations OF such true servants OF Jes
le ll ~ Mr.. Cargiu had been, and hs tie 9th
~ lraye and good mcn were, who Rince his m:
~ tJrdom bAd been raised up. 10 supply
ea place.
,Exethns msPt cs5 quietly With ma
he ,nfse scsls, ana sometimes fanc1cn shat
1cc had been forgotten by my foes. But tn
,on anger WIS not dead. and broke oat very hes
10 ~ agAinst ne and many thousands more in
the early Fu1nncr Of 1854. Tho English tiovel
rr ncns had heatd rumots Of conspiracy to
80 cite IN inaurrection in the country, TO raise
m army Of the Covenant in 2cotlsnd. under I
M Earl OF Argyll Who WAS then in Holland.
ia victory reward the movement, the plan was
NJ dethrune the Ring. and exclude the Pap
she lmko Of York from the succession. Char
AZ stuatt and his brother, and all the ynalisna1
Nv thinEs would be attempted, and in their fHs
wy and fury resolved 10 nooke short work Of III
enemies in Scotland. None wse too high a
ma nonc w1s too low for their vengeance. g.
- rcion OF enuity to the Kings Gover
seIf ment. unsupported by the slightest Pro
.en Ruseeli md btdney died upon the block in L
E5. don: md for some abort while before th
;o, execution, and for whole year Afterwards
,se appeared thst the realm Of Brirain hAd b.
aIl handed orer to the dominion Of devils Al
be- The rsrtyEdou ok Donald csrgM and Rich
cen canss, had given wha. aid was in Cur power
1ia. ward tho sustenance Of other preachers
nv brave and zealoua IA they, and I hhd nota
sc, taken to my heart yuung MN, James r
mo- tended his nniniztz.tions with eaiaeetior. !
10 tlfeo yeaz1 Of quiet which I had enjo
,sr- since my escape from GE1veaend
rcd doubteea emboldened me to walk less c
At loosely than I should have done, althous
pou ought TO hAve been warned by the ere
sTer IN England. - wen Is 1t home, to t
70 = | hccd Of my doingn. But to remain calm
~ contented under oppression ia lot IN my
m tura, snd never Wa 1 ought not to b
nd bcen trader, but . preacher and = fight
1 -Hk tkf.1yY n q twHH Har ND hFrty