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

erecting an Sedifice and decorating his
grounds so that It has been said of Il, 40
the mind of the voyager deScending the rivi.
er. as the edifiee rose majestically IN tue dis
tance, spreading its wings to either shore,
the effect was magical; and emotions were
produced, not unlike those experienced in,
gazing on the Moorish palaces Of Andalusia.
There was a spell of enchantment around II,
which would fam induce the credulous, TO be-
.lieye that it had been created by magic and
consecrated to the gods. On NEARER ap.
proach was observed the beautifully graded
ii.a=n decked with tasteful shrubery and in
terspersed with showy flowers while little
in the distance, the elm threw Its dark
branches over q carpet of mostsbeautifal
green sward. Beyond these, the forest trees
were intermingled with copse wood, so close
as to exclude thenoon-day sun; and, in 9TH
erplaces, they found those long sweeping
vistas, in the intrieacies, of which the eye
delights to lose itself while the Imagination
coneeives them as the paths Of wilder scenes
of sylvan solitude" g. ~ s - s =. ~.
Theinterior fitted, UP was IN d style cor
responding with the exterior, and here at
last he had the real of what before was an
idea, IAN image Of which had long haunted
his dreams of youthful fancy as the picture
ofsyiyan beauty, graceful solitude and calm
repose." aE ?, =.
But eight years passed awayi then comes
a dark cloud gathering in the horizon of
his effulgent future" destined to burst upon
him and his with a sad fatality. In the
year 1865 ssG5 !Assep Burr, just out Of the chair
of the Vice Presidency, joufneSyeaS in the
West for purpose then unknown. He
reached Blannerhasset's residence in the lat
ters absence, and after enjoying the hospi-
talities OF the house re-embarked to view the
country down the river. -Blanuerhasset,
who had been to New York city to visit an
old friend, soon returned, and Burr address
ed him a letter, the general tenor Of which
was calculated TO lull any suspicious that
might arise, and by mixture of fiattery and
future fame endeavored to win him over to
his side the answer was all Burr could de-
sire for. Conceiying the country 10 be on
the eve of a Spanish war he surmised the
intentions Of Burr, to be in that direction.
and he expressed himself willing to enter
INTO any engagement for the subjugation of
Spanishrn!e. Burr replied in guarded
manner, and in August Of the next year
visited him, in company with his, daughter
Writ remarks on this visit, "In the midst of
this peace, this innocence, this tranquility,
this feast of mind, this pure banquet of the
heart, the destroyer comes; he comes to
turn his paradise into a hell, yet the flowers
do not wither at his approach and no mo-
nlentary shuddering through the bosom Of
their unfortunate possessor warns him of the
ruin that is coming upon him."
E. The result of this visit is. t.5. ~.
{ The whole man is changed; every OBJ
ject of his former delights relinguished. No
more he enjoys the tranquil scene; it has
become fiat and insipid to his taste. His
books are abandoned !; his retort and cruci.
bic thrown aside; his shrubery blooms and
breathes its fragrance upon tho air in vain
he likes it not bis ear no longer drinks in
the melody of inusic---i. longs for the
trumpets clangour and the cannor,'s roar
Even the prattle Of his babes, once 80 sweet.
no longer affects, him and the angel smile
OF his wife who hitherto touched his bosom
with ecstaey so unspeakabie is now unSelt
for and unseen. Greater objects have taken
possession of his soul, his imagination has
been .dazzled by visions of diamonds and
stars and carriers, and titles Of nobility: he
has been taught to turn with restless e,npla-
~ fsNo AssttiiSS vi SiotuWell, lIscSar ana
Bonaparte."
What changel the mind of the man
has been filled with the wild dreamings of
one whose dreams of a city were like Alad-
din's dreams of his Palaces, or Columbus Of
Cathay! The air in him, and about him Is
filled with the fantastic phas,nas of a eliseas-
ed BRAIN, and his spirit, having caught the
infection, retains it with all the horrible
ghastly train of evils consequent upon il. -
Ihe upas shadow mas covered s:is si.sS
peaceful spot--its poison has entered his
heart and with its entrance has been the
exodus OF those finer feelings of quictude so
holy and so pure in other days. Alas for
him and Ills = 49,
. In September of 1906 active preparations
were made for the contemplated expedition.
The next month Blanneshasset accompanied
Burr TO Kentucky. About thjs time, the
alarm had been taken by the public, and
various conjectures were afioat regarding
the ultimate designs Of Burr, while Banner,
snassets name was coupled with that Of the
traitors conspicuously. Soon after Burr
was arrested but anshraygcd for want Of
evidence. After tlis Blannerlasset was
warned by Graham, {wto was the agent, or