The Yazoo Democrat., 1851-08-06

oner of the United States. for whose her.
| ties he had fought, an exile from <ew York
whose statues and INSTITUTIONS bore the
| impress Of his mind. Death had depvir.
ed him of his accomplished wifi his only
child was on the distant coas: oe Carolina
his professional pursuits were abandoned
his fortune swept from him, the ma anif.
| fcent scheme of the conquest Of Mexico de.
feated aud Ire was harrassed from one end
ofthe Union % the other. II these things
were sufficient TO weigh down an ordinary
being, and hurry him TO the grave. Burr,
however, was no common man In the
morning he arose. with cheerful Eace.
and fell into travelling order. aoug with the
tacituEn and watchfuIl persons who had
charge Of him.
Although guarded with vigilance he
was treated with respect and kindness, and
his few vans were grati6ed. The tra,.
like ar Indian highways, was narrow, which
required the guard 10 march in single file
with Burr in the middle Of the line. he
route lay about eight miles south Of
the present city of Montgomery, Their an
Indian town call Esonchate. Passing b :
the residence OF "illd Mil y" who as we
have seen. lived upon he creek in Montgo-
merry couaty which still bears her name,
Perkins employed her husband, mulatto,
named Evans, to conduct the guard across
Ii ,e Creek, Cubahtchee and CaIabee.all Of
viii h they We're forced to swim. Ii was
a peril us and fatiguing march and, for
days. the rain decended in chi ling torrents,
upon these un heltered horsmen collect.
all rapid rIvulets a every point Hundreds
of Indians 100, aud the par y might have
been killed in Que moment But the
fearless Perkins bore on his distinguished
prisoner amid angry elements and humaI.
foes. In the journey through Alabama.
yhe guard always slept in ho woods ne a
swamps OF reed upon which the bell. d and
hobbed horses fed du Ing the night. Afer
breakfas. Il as their Gus ON again to mount
their horses aud mar b on wi a silence
which was sometimes broken by remark
about the weathef. the creeks or the Indi.
ans. Burr sat firmly i'll the saddle, was
always on the alert, md was most excel
lent rider. Althou h drenched for hours
with cold and cammy rain, and at night
extended upon a thin pallet, on the bare
groun after having accomplished ride
of forty miles each day, YET in The VIII .e
distance 10 Rich .,ond this remarkable
man was never heafed to comp ain that
he was sick. o. even ia igued. At the
Cnattahoochle was crossing place owned
b all | dian na,ued Marshall, where the
effects of the expect ION Uere carr ed owe:
| the liver in canoes by tie side OF VIII b
| the horses swan. n this maaDer they
passed tn int and Oekmuigee. arm
wing at Fori Wiki son, on the Oconee,
Perkins entered the first fe ry-boat which
he had seen upon the whole route, aud
/ few mics beyond The river, was shell cred
| by the first roof-a house 0i enter aiument
| kept by o e Bevin.
| While breakfast was In q state Of prepa-
ration, and the guard were quietly sitting
br.or a large fire, the ppbicau began a e.
ries OF qaesi ons; aud learning that tn
party were from: the 'Bi.py Settie nent,"
he immediately Tel upsu the lruitt.
scheme OF Aaron Burr. tue ira tor." ne
asked if he had not been arr estsd Il he
was not a very bad man-and if every one
was not afraid of him Perkins and the resi-
of the guard. much annoyed and embarras
sec hug down taeir heads and made no
reply. Burr who was sltting in corner
near the FIRE, Enthusiastically aiSed his head
and flashing his iery eye upon Brvin,
said: f,
al am aaron Burr:-what is it you want
with met
Struck with the keenness of his look,
the solemniy Of his voice, and the dignity
of manner. Bevin stood agha~t, aud trem.
bled like leaf. He askrd not another
question of the guard but quietly moved
about the hoHse, offering the most obseQui
| ous attentions
| Wren Perkins reachedethe confines Of
South arolina, he watched the prisoner
more closely than ever; tor in thir state
| lived Colonel Aletan--a MAJ of tale'ts aud
Influence afterward- Governor-Who had
married the only daughter, and indeed the
oniv child of Burr. Afraid that the pris
oner would be rescued at some point in
this State he exhorted the men TO renewed
vigilance. Before entering the town. in
which is situated the court House OF
Chester DislFics. Souh Carolina. he made
/ a halt and placed two mens in front of Burr
| two behnd him. and two on either side oil
4 him. In this manner they passed tavern,
al the CouTt House where many persons
| were standing In front of the portico. while
! N usic and dancing were heard in the house
Il Seeing collection OF man so near him. Bur,
threw himself from his horse and exclaimed
II in lniId Voices "I AM AARON Bum; uNDEF
i MILITARY ARREST AND CLAIM THE PMoTEc-
Iron oTTHE CIVIL AU1 H RITIEsl'' Perkins
with several ofthe guard immediately dis.
! mounted, and the former ordered the pTisnn
Ter to remount. Burr in fnust defiant man
! Iner said, "IWTLL NoTlp Being unwilling
] 10 shoot him; Perkins threw down his pis,
J tols-beth Of which he held In hib hands
!, and seixing Burr around lhe waist with
the grasp ofsa tiger. threw him into his sad,
! de - Thomas-Malana eanuht the S aif1e n