Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-12-08
MISCELLANE0US
From The Cincinnati Chronicle.
BlannerhaSSet, his Wife, & his Island.
THE ROMANCE OF THE ONO.

attempting what in 1886, Sanuel Houston
attempted, succeeded in, and was g%lorifrd
for! The Transitions OF llistory-the muia-
lions OF opinions-,he vacilldtions in the wave
Of human society, and the tremendous roll
and power Of that wave, as it tutnbles Ito
tides over the American Continent, were ne
yer better illustrated in any thirty years OF
human existence!
We do not say that the plan Of Burr and
Houston were identical, for Bun vas charg-
ed with an atlempito separate the Union, and
whether truly or not, can never be proven.
But in their conduct as TO the attempt on the
Spanish or Mexican provinces, they were so
nearly alike, that one can never be proved
innocent while abe other is guilty. Thirty
years made a most wonderful difference be-
tween the two! In 1906, the genius Of An
drew jackson was limited TO the banks OF the
Cumberland, but in 1886 il had taken flight
and accompanied Houston and his squatters
beyond The Sabine. The spirit of the drama
was changed, and the prudent, republican,
peaceful policy Of Jefferson, was exchanged
for the doctrines Of Annexation and conquest,
of golden dreams and eagle flights beyond
the Sabine-beyond the Trinily-beyond the
Rio del Norte, even to the halls of the Mon
tezumas, the orange-blooming land of the Az
tees, and the wave-washed shores of the Pa
cifc! Such is vaulting ambition, the circle
of whose desires is the round globe, and all
which it contains can hardly limit!
Burr, with an ambition equal to any OF
them, and with scarcely greater crimes, was
far less fortunate than The modern adven-
turers, and might well lament that his plans,
like his sins, were loo early for his times =
His history, however, was more various, and
his life one of a very singular and mysterious
interest. The chief mystery was, that the
world could never understand howS man, so
eminent in ability and station, could ever be
so wicked Later illustrations, however,
have made il perfectly credible, that one of
the most eminent men, should also be one OF
the worst. The country is, in this respect,
improving in the number OF moral curiosiIies
which it can present TO the examination of
the moral Phrenologist. We wish to speak
Of Blannerhasse and his story. 1.-The A.
merican Review" for April contains a most
interesting article on this subject, in which
most Of the facts concerning the life and fate
oil Blannerhassett, are correctly given. Burr's
expedition has nothing about it so deeply in
terestlrg as this little episode, whose scene
was laid on an island in the Ohio.
Herman Blannerhaeset was one Of those
not very uncommon men, who are weak in
judgment, but brilliant in abilities. His wife
was DCnuNllh dSCOlnDllSutus BldCClul dlO
ambitious. He dealt In Philosophy and the
Fine Arts she. in taste, elegance and gaiety.
He was of an Irish family-she an English.
He was related to Emmet-she to British
mobiles. He inherited a fortune but was a re-
publican. Not finding quite as much free
dom to speak in England, as he liked, he
came TO the United States, to speak and think
as he pleased. Soon after he heard Of the
beautiful Valley of the Ohio, then the FL Do
RADIO Of the aspiring Emigrant. He came,
and was one of the first of the thousands and
millions, who have come to this lovely wes-
tern vale, to seek the Visions of Hope, and
realize, in part, their dreams of terrestrial
beauty! They came, and what they imagin-
ed, they made! The garden bloomed the
air was fragrant; philosophy and poetry dan
ced attendance ; grace and elegance presided,
where ease and learning were guests; and
in fine, that fancy-colored creation Of the elo-
quent Writ, was all but realized.
We said that Mr.. Blannerhassett was weak
in judgment, though possessed of shining
qualities. This was manifested clearly
enough, in leaving all the places in which he
was calculated to succeed, to seek, like some
Paul and Virginia, happiness in "Nature"-
that is, the nature which is found in the syl.
van retreats Of a new and unsettled country
In such places, the men of hardy habits and
vigorous minds, do well enough while the
refined and elegant are lost. Mr.. Banner
hasselt, however, partook Of the spirit Of thu
last French Revolution, and wanted the San,
Choir Of the sou" without which human mine
is but an unballasted, unruddered vessel, tht
sport Of tickle winds and waves.
10 common with many Of the distinguished
men of his time, he gave no evidence of tina.
clear religious faith without which, there car
be no true contentment in any condition o
life. The works of the French skeplics anC
enthusiasts, which were his favorites, coulC
not guide his intellect TO the simple truths o
Christianity. He laid out his plan of exist
ence for the indulgence Of every lawful plea
sure, but lacked those higher motives OF &C
lion, which inspire men with frmness ant
dignity.
Margaret Agnew, then Blannerhassett, wa
not overrated so much as many people think
by The rich eo!oring of poetic eloquence.-
She was, in fact, a remarkable person. Al
who saw her in her prime and glory kno,
that fact.
The Review says:
A very intelligent lady. who was familiar
ly acquainted with her in her best DAYS o
the island, and has since visited and seen III
most elegant and beautiful females in IN
courts of France and England, as well as i
Washington city, says that she has behel
no one who was equal to her in beauty of pei
son, dignity of manners, elegance of dress
and in short, all that is lovely and fnishe
in the female person, such as She was wbe
"queen Of The fairy ISLE"
She dressed in brilliant c%oIors, and threw
over dress, manners and style, the roseat
hues Of her own brilliant imagination.
Marietta is fourteen miles below the island
and is the place where Mrs. Blannerhasse,
? sought society, and purchased many of IN
supplies of the family for Mrs. Blannerhas
= sett was a business woman, as well as an ele
giant lady. Sometimes she rode down.. an
sometimes she went in a boat. In her eoues
% lrian style, she is thus described.