The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-05-12

ihr Nuly iuui 40 iNH company WHn lulrUrN
/ tur lhr urtVurE who rrpusrd hlmHnli upuh
I h,- blWbcls, The lower part Of Muuroe
country nhoutdrd with Immense piuH lur-
rsis, There iln rN-Niro President has thr
fret night, by rous,ug Grer, wbrhtlhrnW o.
. glare over lho dsmn uUuds, Wlilu his ehrn
were suIutrd with ihr howl OF tlir hungry
'Wulycs, inile Nilis Ut AlHhlWl, IA smnll
tent rrpOsed tliis august prrrDunFri lnNuR
40 one ~ cnntrr,u WtlE surrounded rs II
glardiR prisoner Of lle lunrd Suites, lpr
whose liberties bee had inurhfi whose Cover
incni he had helped lo lurnG oNlled ron
New York, whose statutes and institutions
bore the impress Of hiH great Uudi DE,
priyed hy death Of his sploudid wlliy hlH 90,
~ clud, lier nu The distant coast ~ talllur.
uiui his professional pursuits abandoned,
and las linnnes aMcgl iipni Allu,- lhe iis-s--
pihccut scheme ol lhe conquest of McN,v0
upronled, nud the ftugmoutH disls-rrrdi
TUriTrr UtTr tirfr-r ri'r1't it''itt f'f'.i +l ct
tie Union 90 the olher-Hll these ilIugH were
sufficient TO weigh down 80 ordinary hulUg,
and sink him tu 40 uniinrly grave, Coz,
BUR-, however, WIS no common man, lu
the morning be- arose cieornllly, aud pursu-
ed hs journey Although guarded win
vigilance, BIZ few wants we're grlihed ~ Cor
NJ They could be, and ho was treated wlli
rparnrt aud kiudncfs.
! lif lINIl lElNF llNllNNt nv Wff Nv llillNN
highways, Burr rode u tho middle, having
puft of Tho Punrd iu font aud the others
hrltiud him all "a single tilr.- Tho route
l.y about eight miles south of the prc.cut
ciy of Montgomery, Indian Town, cullod Eu'
cuuchltr, meaning RtR ground
Ia 1911, General Wade Hampton eat uut'
the "fcdernl road, along the irnil, which wns
well known TO the curiy settlers or tie uuy
highway IN South Alabama. The runhI
pissed 10y the sue of tho present Mount
Ncifs Md stopped ~ tie house of "Old
Nilley," the former wife ola Brush soldier
who with her husband, Ia 100, lrG the bar
ruclS no Savannah md cuuc To- llw Creek
uafiuu. She bad luug been O IcsIlrut of
,hc.r Wild woods, now lying in the country
OF Montgomery Tier husband m Ibis time,
q coldrcd man unmod Evans, WAS employed
los Perkins a. pilot the party across The duu'
trrOus creeks Line, tuligluiChc" and t.Ic-
hrr, all of which they had 10 swim II WINS
prrllnus md nteulug march, mud for dult
lhr rain descended IN chilling torrent, upon
those uushrl,crcd horscmcu, collecting iu
rivulc's mud swimming them M every point
Hundreds of Indians througrd the trail, mud
~ mnurst III" prey could have hrcu shoi
down; bat the fearless Perkins bore on lis
distinguished prisoners nmld angry cIglntuls
nud human foes, lu ihclr Journey through
NOR ,,,a,,,,,s 81 ,,.,t ,,,,,, ,,i,ch ,L, L,lI,I
aud huhllrd horses ted during the night
AGr, hastily uro,,,r,d brcnkf.,l. /, ,yns
tIrir cls,n,n pgnin to r,.u.oant pp,i pafch
On IN rldomv silence. which N.s sometimes
broken rs remark about ih" wrutarr, the
creeks, or the hor-cs. Col. BUR was
spland,d rider. siiiini, Il .mly ia ,ho Saddle,
aud Ma always ur the Il,r'. Tic was also
a. laul. uNlvcbr. Al,luu.h wet FOR lou'r
viii cold and clon,ry rain. riding iorp
miles a lny. uu,l a. ii..hi. stretched upen the
bars ground upon llu pal'oi set ia the
whole distance Ca RirhmoHd, the immr,url-
bic Aaron lur..,.. never l,Hu, tu complain
.tL,t h,. ,,,s .I,l. orr,ru rtiutfcG. Al the.
Ch-ttnhoorhic was % cinssiug place, owned.
los an lndun named Marshal. The effects
'nftho cvpf,liion were carried over the river.
al cannes. and thr horses ,,,uul alongside. .''
Ia This fnHuucr iFry rfo.-r, the Flint Hui
Ocuult,.c. Arr,,inpni Fort Wilkinson, GA
the Orourr, thoy entered lirr Gt,t ferry boat.
they Ind seen ON ihr. whole route. : few
milo. further oilhcy vor, sheltered by The
l;r.f ci,il.1.L rnno. u l,nu,,.. urcricri,iifmcni
ig,nr-t.g. Ievfr. White hsrrki,.t-,,.s
ursnor,ro ,,,J ,I,lr the ruard vas seated
nro,tnd a lrrc fire. HE ho,i. lIhcnll lmhlirans
.nn.ib,. highway. rrquir,,t Iton wterrr tfrrv
corpr. Ashley were from, the "B,rh,c settle
.,,,,us " n, inip,rliptrIy c.I unou the fruit.
C,l ,l,.,,, of IA, Jr,jf,y jgrou BrJy lie n,k.
.,d ,ilp bu,l brcu inI.rti. ,,as lac not a very
L,,l nos, .,,d ,p.,,'t ,ii,,, boty ufraid Nj
inns P.,kus and his unrty were very
much rnroycd nd embarrassed. and made
ro r.t,Iv Burr, WINS .iItiur in n corner lly
tho Gro win hi. hcnl down: ho now ruised
!; ,mI nl,n,;ng Lis Gery eyes upon Be,iu,
snil-"I am Aaron Burr What is il YOU want
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