The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-05-12
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nsk ruch . question,
Gaues,--l arrest you nrlho instance Of
lhe luiled rlntes,
Burr-liy what authority DO you arrest
me, D tpvclrr and stranger IN Tie highNHy
np ny own private husiufsf;
GllncH,--l HU ana officer ul the United -
army, hold ~ ny baud tho Proclamation
Of me fHealdeul, uud tie Governor If the
Mssisslppl Territory, dirrcliUg your nrrosL
bnu,--f6u nro r young unn and mny NOT
he aware Of the responsibility Of prfeulua %
traveller;
Gaines,- am aware my responsibility
-'l know my duly,
Cot, Burr now severed into n lrief Hrgu,
lneul, 90 show ilnI lhcfe prorRmNlinus
should not luyc been rsupd&' thpl Nv follow
NJ lhnir dttlHicst lla l.iaulennni would be-
suhlccuup nimscf 10 much damage and
hInnc, llr mnnncr was hrm, hi MIR mnles'
llr, nuA las language iHHfestWcihut Thd rTTU
young officer told him his u!ind wns nndg
up-he must accompany lin "a his quarters,
where ~ would be- treated with all the re-
spccl due the eN,Nico President of the Uni,
ted States, M long ~ hc undo no attempt l0
escape, Without further rcmousltiIrc, Col,
Burr hccHur prisoner mud separated from
tie two gentlemen riding with him. The
party roHehed Font Sloddnrd IN the evening,
and llir prisoner was shown uu apartment,
whore ho took his dinner nlunc, Lnteluih4
night Col Burr hrurl u fronn in M ndIolu-
ing ROOM. lie rose, opened the door and NJ.
prouchrd the bed side ol Ne Georges ,Gaiges
who was suffering from sickness. Burr'S
manner was kind To him, hc felt biz pulsr,
offered his services, snid ho had travelled
much, and knew something Of medicine,
They ctirred INTO n spfghtly conversation.
burr asked questions about the Country aud
the ChocluW lndinuf, among whom Mr.
Gaines lived M United States trtor Tho
next day Burr hcing introduced ia the wife
of The comraudnnt dnuphlor Of the late
Judge Harry Toulmlu, dtnrtl with thc family,
aud ouliycucd Tho Whale pnriy with hls W.T.
surigluliurss, uud,clcuBut discourse. IN The
evening hr played chess with Mrs Gdupr,
with whom hc wus frequent, competitor IN
ihU, Interesting gHmG. Ol nights Ice sought
the company of the invalid, who became CV-
-cccdUgty drEchcd 10 Col. Burr During
thpir miduigh, cnuytrsailous, o0cn mud often
would the good heart Of George =. Gaines
pricyo over the mi.luuuucg oflhis great unu.
During tie time they were together, Colonel
BUR- .ucNrs once alluded "a his nrTest, his
troubles, or his future -nns From his cnr-
W youth II has been his cuEjum to conceal
Things iu rclnlinn 10 himself mud be- always
opdenyOrGd 10 throw an air Of mystery over
his nets
Amer Col. Burr had been safely conducted
10 Fort Stoddnrd, the indcf,iigullc Perkins
departed for Wukcticldnnd caused the arrest
Of Burf's travelling companion, who Was II
Major Ashley Jusui.s " illInm H. tiur.
grave pnd john Cnlar placed him under Il
guard. from whom he 1cd IN tho night aud
made his way rapidly % Tennessee, WHERE
ho hrcamo engaged IA taking tcsiiHi"ut G,r
Burr's trial az Richmond. The distinguished
prisoner had been confined at llsg For, Tor
three weeks. before Lieutenant Gaines COM.
plrtrd his arrangements 10 convey him to
Washington city. The difficulties were grrni.
Ihcro were me- rouds, M rnrringr- no i,tlirs,
mud li-w men could ho found iu ihr sparseN
settled country who would undertake. Jour.
uoy 50 long Md pcrious over savage muds.
FmHly Con. Rurr lct iiIa Font under guard.
mud proceeded IN government bu,{r ZAP The
Alabama river mud into the 1'cusaw lakc,wiih
Lieutenant Gaines, md stopped OF the house
nf Mr. John Mills. Here some ladies' went
mon seeing tho low estate To which this
great man was rodurrd, md one OF lhcu
Mrs. Jack Johnson, named her son Aaron
Burr lie is still nli$c, md he was not The
ouly 10y named Aaron Burriu the Mississip-
pi Territory. The ladies everywhere CspouS.
eli his cause ia the South Western new world
II IL a prominent mud noble trni, in the f.
mnlo character, 10 admire a man N daring
mud generous impulses, and to pity and do-
frnd him in his universities.
Ar the boat yard IN the present county of
Baldwin, State of Alabama, the crew dIsem-
harkcd, aud hero lived William and John
Pierce, natives OF New England, who had
several years before established one of the
first cotton gus in Alabama, mud trading
establishment. Gaines gave the command
Washington city, 10 Col. Perkins, lawyer,
late from Tennessee. His men were Thonns
Aa.,t,t, i,,-iit,.t4t rrth ttrr taut uttiCr NJ
Raleigh, n. C., md then the clerk of Wash.
ingtnn co., Alahaina,- John llonrY,-e T-an-
esscc, John Mills. n. nalive~or Alabama, Hen
nv Il. Slnde, of North Curnliua,nnd twp broth
ers, M'Cornncks from Kentucky-addcd so
these were two United SInlcs soldiers. They
we're all men whom <'erkins selected, nud
whom he could rely upon under all circum-
stances lie took these men-Beidc and obtain
ed from them the most solemn pledges, that
they would not converse with Burr,or let him
escape alive. Perkins knew how fascinating
Burr was, aud he feared his familiarity with
his meu--ndeed he feared the same influ-
cnce upon himself His character ior mnk-
ing strong impressions uppu the human mind
mud attaching men 30 him by association, was
we'll known tn tire world
When Col. Burr fled from Nntchez settle
menl, he procured a disguised dress, md
wns-silll ntlired IN It. His pOnIaloons were
coarse coppcr'is cloth. with n roundabout of
inferior drnb. Ills Int flaming wide
hrinmcd HEAVIER, had in time been white.
bur now give evidence of having encounter.
I eTi rrrrrir rttteh- weather. Placed upon his
, fine white iursc, he hesir,,,le him most ee-
pnntIy, and flashed his large black eyes. ns
though he were at tho head of his New York