The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-08
ORIGIN AND RISE THEN
DOWNFALL
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savage warfare; and they were not tue
spirits to remain inactive when theii
friend and leader was in danger.
The decree of the court was soon
conveyed to the governor, VINO III
with q band OF bold 1rontief
boys were in attendance at TINS coult.
AS soon as Sewer ana ms ltieiiu7
learned of the court aclloh, -
mounted their fiery steeds and rode
towards Saviar's home. Colonel Tip
on and Captain Martin, his lleuteh-
ant, armed with the warrant, ana sup
ported by their followers, set out IN
pursuit of Governor SeVler-a proao
shouldered, handsome, gay courIiei' III
buckskin-small wonder that he "ds
idolized by the people OF the State VI
Franklin and elected to the hlghest
office in the gift of the people. GOV
ernor Sewer spent the night with d
Mrs Brown. near J~OneSborough.
After bidding his hostess good nlght,
he was shown to his room, and noun
ing marred the stiffness until carry
next morning, as the StreakS or ody-
light revealed the milky mist through
which then forest trees along the
rivers bEnk showed like phantonlS,
after which came strains OF royal
purple on the milky haze, followed by
those of scarlet, and yellow, like a
mandarin's robe, peeps of deep blue
FADING into azure while the mist Ilteu
~neavenWard; the fiery eye Of the MORN
ing sun was cooked over the crest o.
the mountain, and beyond; as MRS.
Brown sat in the doorway of her mum
BILE home she observed a body of men
riding hard in the valley, coming to-
wards her house. She awakened the
governor, and awaited the approach OF
the riders. At the head Of the body.
on a powerful horse, she saw a reSo-
lutte man, the figure of turbulence 1t
self; whom she too for Col. Upton,
once SecesSiOniSt-nOW champion OF
the 'old North State"-arch enemy OIL
Governor John Sewer. The leader
of his followers soon drew reign in
front of Mrs. Browns door. Upton,
who was heavily armed swOre he
would kill the governor If he made any
resistance. The governor was arrest
ed and carried to JonesbOrough, and
from there he was hurried to Morgan
ton in North Carolina and lodged in
Jail to await trial.
The news of the governors arrest
spread over the mountain principally
with almost the q~uickness of thought.
That night and all next day, from the
east, west. north and south the hardy
pioneers poured into the "capital'-
thousands of Infatuated men shouting
threats and ,~imprecationS on Upton
and North Carolina. At last cool
heads c~ounselled and a bold stroke
was decided upon. A band OF less
than a dozen men, including two Of
the governors sons, soon left In hot
pursuit. They crossed the mountains,
determined to rescue their beloved
ieader or leave their bones to bleach
upon the hills of Western North car
DINA. as a proud memento Of the chill
dren of the p~rincipafty of
the State of Franklin. 1t was learn
ed that the trial was to take place at
Morganton, in Western North Carolina
and thither this daring band, with re-
lays of fresh horses rapidly iOurneyed.
Their plan was to obtain the COVER
nor's release by strategy, If possible.
If not successful in this, then they
were determined to burn the town,
and storm the jail while the confu-
sion over the fire held the peoples at
tention.
When the rescuing party reached
MOrganton, court was in session, with
the prisoner before the bar Of justice,
The members Of the rescuing party
mixed with the crowd and easily pass
ed off as strangers attracted by com
mon curiosity. The leader entered
the courtroom and the instant his eye
met the gaze of Sewer, the governor
knew that rescue was at hand, but
IeltleT betIdEto MS thoughts. our
ing 4 pause in the proceedings, the
leader of the rescuing party stepped
in front of the Judge and said, Judge
are you through with that MANI
pointing to Sewer. IN the meantime
Sewer had caught a glimpse of his ia
vorite saddle horse standing At the
courthouse door with the bride reir
carelessly thrown across the pomme
of his saddle. Taking advantage O.
the confusion caused by the stranger
interrurting the court, Sewer sprane
to the doO", then into the saddle. Witt
the rapidity of thought, his brave fol
lowers Joined him and triumphantly
carried him back to the "State O
franklin"
In 1778 the measures an(
adopted to satisfy the inhanl,su,s O
the State of and the anxiet,
Of North Carolina to yield up he,
western territory to the general gov
eminent of the United States, and b,
relieved of the many urgent demand