The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-02-05

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This is all fine bravalo," said Hughes.
Barney and have no desire to shoot
down or be shot bv our f.llow.ci,izens.
You may throw your life away, Colonel. but
this bright world has too many attractions
for us TO throw away ours in defending YOU,
when a pleasant ride of half an hour will,
save yon from danger, and restore us to oul
atfectionate parents" -'k
Ills 1REACHERY, ETC. -' r'.-'
This was the last of Colonel Burr His
rillainy, his treachery, his Infamous expos-
ure of confidential lettels addressed to him
by the confidential sex, on whom he was Law
ishing praise, but induced by n mere graft
tica,on of puppy vanity TO desire to throw
broadcast to the world, their letters of civil
ity in answer to his bewitcliug batteries,
lavished upon them without stint or meas
ure. The noble, honest, but poor Matthew
l.. Davis. his executor, received from him
while living, trunks full of female correspon. :.
dence, 10y which Burr thought to make his
(Davis) fortune, but which were generously
returned, without fee or reward to the CRATE.
tul recipients.
LoBBYING--AND MATTHEW l.. DAVIS.
Lobbying (nov an anomaly was in full
force IN those DAYS. Several important bills
had passed the New York Legislature, and
some were SO uncharitable as TO imsnuate
that improper means had been resorted to.
and my friend Davis was accused of bring.
ing about this successful issue.
a lady Of rank and fashion condescendcd
land ladies rarely condesccmd to minoie in
any out of. their appr pirate sohere--the
limits of the domestic circlc) to say many
hard things of my friend Davis In one in.
stance she went so far to inSinuate she could
calmly see him hung. .....r a.... .-...
Davis went to her door, rung the bell,
sent up his name, anl was promptly answer.
ed she WAS nOi and never would be ut home
to Mr.. Davis.
"Pray ask her" said he, "if she has
heard from her husband at Niagara" He
was forthwith invited up stairs. The lady
entered in trcpi'lation and alarm. /" las
any calamity happened to my beloved hus.
band = Il" This will explain ALL" says Da
Wis, at the same time handing her a letter in
her own chirograPhy, addressed 10 Colonel
Aaron Burr. Good heavens, sir" said she,
TO what purpose is this letter destined 2"
" 10 remain in your possession, madam, TO
he disposed of by you at your own pleas
ure." My kind friend" exclaimed She
show can | ever repay such an act of un.
parcllclcd magnanimity Ever after
ward" said Davis, "shc almost broke her
neck in extending her head ont of the car.
riage window TO greet me us she passed."
nuRR, IN DEs.IrUrIoN.
Subsequently comes poor Burr to destitu
tion, in Paris, where he supports himself for
months by the sale of his watch, his trink-
cts, his clothing, and was finally induced to
make minute calculation of the minimum
food indispensable to sustain life, ascertain
a,9 by chemical experiment that the sac
charine of sugar yielded more rutriment at
less price than any other substance. Coffee
Drowned, but only half burnt, lasted long.
| and was the cheapest stimnlant that could
re animate an exhausted frame.
WAS BURR A TRAITOR?
l shall give full chapter Of the rise,
progress and decline of this eminently bad
mana patriot-traitor. Perhaps
| the latter is a hard word. Annexation "
was not rs much the order of the day as
now-it was premature then to take posses
sion of Texas.
The pear was not ripe-his treason con-
sisted in plotting the annexation of LouiSi-
ana to Texas, where he might rule rs Presi-
dent Of the little confederacy. .s... .s.t ...
His horizon hereafter will include within
its radius Mexico, and we are now leisurely
carrying out his design.
| . VISIT TO JEFFERSON.
Passing through Washington on my re-
turn from Richmond, was invited bv Col.
oncl Isaac Coles, his Secretary, into Mr.. JEFF
ferson's private sanctum. lie was seated in
his morning gown quite at ease, Ct was moi, }
amusing himself hy tossing his slipper up
in the air and catching it on the point of
| his toe as it came down. s...' .....
Ills homely rustic fiery haxen hair and
stern countenance when he addressed me,
al understand Colonel Burr was an init
mate friend of yoursi" was prcmonished
by my friend Coles to expect lecture.
| l brazened it out. Yes, sir, dead inii-
mate. / was his amanuensis. I copied
many and directed all his letters"
"Curious to see how great man could
act, fallen from his high estate, I cultivated
his acquaintance with assidnity." - .
That was an exceeding bad taste, sir /;
but yon are yOnng man. Youth and in.
discretion are synonymes." " did not in
l,yite you to hear lecture, but to obtain in.
formation.o !,t.h ~ .4yr y,.sg
81 understood Col. Burr received q great
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