The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1855-01-05


wishes than his own desire"
In December he left the home in which
he had spent so many years of Happiness
and over which the, angel of:repose had un-
furled her wings, now alas Withdrawn, and
descended the Ohio, joining Burr at tle
mouth of the. Cumberland river, he took
command of one the boats belonging to tile
fiotiia - f~ij,Slss .sn|
But by and by even the heart Of Aaron
Burr began to fail him; many of those, on
whom he relied deserted him and Blanner-
hasset, now cast down saw him, in the dead
of night, make an opening in lis boat and
SINK II with every chest St Sf :.-::.s on beard
1t wasnot.long ere Burr surrendered him
self to the civil authorities, but soon after eff.
fceted an escape, whereat reward of 50, 600
was offered for his arrest; and Lieutenant
Haines securing him, conducted him, after a
painful march to Richmond, Va. . = -
Blannefhasset having been arrested in
Mississippi (then a territory and been dis
charged, considered himself safe from furth.
T for;annoyance, but was arrested and thrown
into prison. His wife here addressed him
consoling letter full of love and eomnisera-
ton for his sitnation-lack Of space forbids
| our giving il in extenso. Henry Clay ex.
erted himself to the utmost to procure the
acquittal of his friend, but all his forensic
abilities could not avail, and he found him
self under guard to proceed to Richmond on
a charge OF treason, whittier Burr had pre-
ceded him. .-' .". .~-'r Sid r. & -.
| The Court assembled.
Let us for moment ponder on the char
acters .accembled in and composing that
court. Sa-tbe bench. was Marshall spot
less in purity--ana fer soundness Of Judge
ment without an, equal" AT tsseeab bar was
Writ, "whose ferrid and soul thrilling eioaN
! quence even on this very trial placed him Mt
once among the first Of American Orators y
There was Martin of whom II has been said
l'"eyery word that he uttered, like two
edged sword, pierced the arguments of his
opponents at every point" Hays, too, was
there "eVer ready TO take advantage Of sus-
picious circumstance" John Randolph
"bailding up the vulnerable points of Ills
case against the attacks of his adversaries."
Bolts and Wickham, the one ludicrous vet
convincing, theother dignified and command
ing, and there too was Aaron Burr, once the
Vice President of the United States, now
araigned before her highest tribunal on the
avest charge that could be made; with
him was-Blannerhasset his victimi - =.
After a trial Of 90 days, Burr was found,
MS we all know mot guilty, under the in
dictment, by any evipe1sce Submitted to usn
an with his discharge all the other prisoners
were liberated. Thus terminated the con.
spiracy of Aaron Burr. r',.
Soon after Bannerhasset returned 10
Matches but found himself ruined in resour-
ces and with wolfish band of creditors pur
suing him. His library, his apparatus, his
mansion and all its contents soon passed IN
to their hands and he found himself forsaken
by all who profeSscd to be his friends, but
who were only the butterflies that hover
IN the sunlight Of prosperity, about the
person OF a man. Finding that something
must be done he -exerted himself and. EN-
barking In cotton speculation, he soon saved
enough to purchase farm; here after the
wild buifeting of two years excitement he
found ashome, not, it is true, like the one of
old, for the mellow lustre which peryaded
that, had been scattered by the crilmmerian
tints OF faction, yet in it he could find what
his weary heart most needed, rcpose!
Even this did not last long; inisfortunes
came and the prospect of bis regainipg his
fortunes became daily less fiatterinp. and in |
1915 at the solicitation of his friend the Gov.
of Canada, he removed thither, but hero tool
his evil genius followed him, his friend was
removed from office and Blannerhasset found
himself east upon the world at an advanced |
age, without health, energy or means He
then resolved to sail for Iceland and did so
in 1922; his reflections as he saw the
shores of America fade in the dim distance,
must have been anything but pleasing, and
the retrospect truly painful
=. Nine47sstesrs Of struggling and poverty pass
cd away, and then 'wearied with tb . tur.
mol Of life, he sunk to rest with BIS head
softly pillowed on that bosom Rhich for
forty years had throbl>>.s. >" perfect unison
with his own"
Blmperhasset lsas about six feet high, Of /
slender proportio, > and slightly STOPPING
hs forehead was prominent and his nose
was q distinguished feature Of face wear
ing an aspect Of seriousness and thought.-I
He Was rather near sighted; his disposition
was retiring and his life sedentary and stu
.dious; books and philosophical experiments
had greater charms for him than the FASH
ionable party or the glitter Of the ball room
his temperament was nervous and he was
intensely alarmed at thunder storms OR any