The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-09-28
IN IRISH HEROINE.
AN EPISODE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION,

There is not, perhaps i'll all Ireland,
wilder or tuore romantic spot than the Gi
ants Causeway, in the northern part of
the island. and there is not, we we'll be-
lievc, in that fair and lovely land more
grand AID majestic, "r more sublime aud
varied scenery than is to be met %ith i'll
the County Antrim. Defying the rapages
of time, aud the incessa ant waIfate of wind
and wave, solid and enduring as the noun
taius that cast their shadows upon it. the
Cause way stands. grand III its colossal di-
mensious, aud sublime IN its magnficence
"a wonder and mystery To the world.
The seagul frets its wing agains its ba
saltic towers, the eagle screams iu un-
rramneil,d freedom over its Thousand pil
lars, and the waves, wt,eu lashed iuiu foam
aud fury, beat upon il, striking the behold
er with awe, and awakening within the
soul an intense aud abiding feeling of the
might aud majesty of the Creator. Nor is
Il alone this singular structure. natural or
arlis ic, whichever ii may Je, that fascI:i-
ates the eye of the traveller and kindirs
his heart with glowing aspirations and
pleasurable emotions Around "n every
side save here the ocean rolls, the noun
ttins soar in grandeur aud ptide, ana
..Alus upon Alps arise" 10 sentinel The
coast. The bold heaudlands and promnn
tories that loom far above the sea, the bills,
clothed fiun base tn summit IN a man ie "f
heath, the wifchinG loTetIuess "t tte eace
rul lakes. fringed with II Howery carpet of
beauty. and sparkling like gems on the
BOSOM of the valleys, stand uuiiVaii'u Oy
any for grandeur and beauty, save only 10y
the axes of X iiiauiev. The boasted Cam
paoua. the Lake of Como, the Alpine Hills,
aud The casiellated Rhine have been famed
i'm song and story, aud poe:s aud travellers
have We'd aitit each other IN rendering
homage to their beauty; but there are
scenes in Ulster which can compare with
anv of them. aud if these make tue heart
swell with pride, the sons of the Noith
need not blash fur their country.
..1,bere lake and plain smile fair and free
Mid rocks, their guardian chiValry'
Sing oh 4. let man learn HOerty
From crashing wind ara iashine sea.
Rut it is not of the ''men "f the North
that VIC intend to write, IIteF praise has
heen hymued by a thousand tongues, aud
,heir deeds sxtollcd to the utterm"st ends
,,f tho earth. In the old lanus the names
uf O'Neill and O'Dunuell are household
words round every patriotic irish heaith'
aud i'm the new, the name of Montgomery
;s only eclipsed by that of Washington him.
self Ours is an hdmble task, aud treats
,f one who moved in an humoie sphere Oh
life but, were justice done, her memory
would shine as bright ana glorious o. .ne
historic page as the Immortal Joan OF Arc,
az, the Maid of Saiagossa, for the patrio.-
;s,,, aud fortitude Of both were bleuded IN
the heart of Jaue Campbell, the subject of
this brief sketch.
C,n,ain Matthew Cannon was seafar-
ing man, and held command ot meICnah'
vessel plyiug between Belfast and Ihi,a
delphia. Having won competence, no
united the sea aud settled down on sihah
farm i'm his native county, Antrim, deter
m;ned to spend the remainder OF his Gays
ammo the scenes familiar to bis youth.
Ills cottape stood within hearing of tue
49, of ,le ocean as it beat around the Ei-
.,n,'s Causcway aud here, on the first DAY
of January, 1743, his daughter Jane was
horn. Here her early years we're sPeu,'
and it was, perhaps, her familiarity WIN
natu,e in the wild and sublime scenery vi
this romantic region that uouiisheu .ne
,prit of Independence, aud the stieng.a y,
character 50 stIikingly Displayed oy her f. ~
,Car life amid far-distant sceues: ine
'.orn,neucy of the impressions received III
tIi,dbood is shown by her frequent iec"'
renee, toward the close oil p'o'."e ~.
life. to these Juvenile associa i"os, " no'
father her school, and her you hiui con-.
nauio,s, aud the customs aud uianheis Vi
unfortunately for Captain Cannon, ne
lived at a time when the penal laws "e'e
,u,hlossly enforced in his native 'aho' an"
IN, despotic hand of power cf"shso - ~
..,,b tie hierties aud energies oil "'S
,,,,,,rvmen. Being Of a blum, honest na-
rnre, and despising ~ yranDy in every shape,
hi. h..r, melted with compassion Az '"o
5.,it,,. Df The peaSautit, VINO "eie