Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-04-08
Historical Facts.

IN the History Of the United States j
recommended By the State Board Of Ed
ueation for use in our Schools, We find {
the following aIlUsion to Bisnnerhas-
set
Af,er Burr's departure, the autbori-
ne, Of Virginia sent an officer to arrest
Blennerhasset. He was received By the
high-spirited mistress Of the island who .
with a pistol IN each hand, ordered him
Z, depart. The officer deemed it prudent
70 retire. and Blennerhasset made good
his escape. He reached Bermuda and
was there known as a lawyer as late as
1887"
On referring to the New American Cy-
elourdia we find the following -
A proclamation against the scheme
having been published By President JET
fsrson. Blennerhasset, Tho vas in hour
ly expectation Of being arrested BY Col
Phelps Of Parkensburg, escaped from
the island Dec. 10. Col. Phelps party
arrived At the island to find II deserted.
Blepperhasset having been arrested vas
discharged, and imagining that he had
po,bin, more 10 fear from the Gov
eminent. left Natchez in June, 1907 with
the intention Of revising his island, and
fully examining into his shattered Tor.
iunes. On his nay be stopped at Lex
inrton. Kentucky, and while there was ar
rested and thrown into prison. Having
secured the legal services Of Henry Clay,
be endeayored 10 procure his discharge
by the cou-t. But this was not granted,
aud he was forced 10 proceed 70 kIch-
mond under guard, 10 take his trial for
treason. Burr, tried upon t~o indict-
menls, vas declared not guilty and those
ar,inst the other conspirators Sere never
prosecuted. Bankrupt in fortune, and
broken down in mind, Blennerhasset re-
turned ty Natchez. Coming into posses
,ion Of a sum Of money, be bought 1000
acres Of land near Port Gibson, Miss,
for a cotton plantation but the war Of
1872 Frustrated all commercial enteFPris-
Is. Becoming poorer in 1919, he re-
moved with bis family to Montreal, but
there again was disappointed. He sailed
for Ireland in 1922. Died in the island
Of Guernsey, in 1881"
If this account, given in the CycloPg
dia, IS correct, false impression is let
on the mind Of the student Of the Histo
~ Of the United States. Either one Of
The other Of these statements must be IN
true. Which is it, The History lead
30 the belief that Blennerhasset was
fugitive from justice = while the Cy
elopedia satisfies Us that he was dupet
bv Burr-.hat he did not hy from justice
and that be closed his days, not as
lawyer in Bermuda in 1897, but as poo
and unfortunate man in the island Q
Guernsey, in 1881.
Who can inform Us which Of ihes
statements IS correctf
Again, referring to Aaron Burr, ii
History informs Us that the jury r
turned a verdict Of Not Guilty, a resu
10 which Mr.. Burr able defence and III
surpassed powers Of persuasion no douI
contributed much" In the Cyclopga
We fiud the following -
After a protracted investigation b
fore Chief Justice Marshall, under r
ling Of the court upon = point Of la
tehieh did not touch the The merits Of &
case, the prosecution was abandoned,ar
Burr vas acquitted
BY the History, We are informed tn
the jury returned a verdict Of '' Not Gu
IS and by the Cyclopedia that the ca
was not submitted TO a jury, but inves
gated before Chief Justice Marshall, a
moreover that the merits Of The case b
no, anything to do with Burr's acquiit
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