The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-11-04
His Opinions and Practices.
BURR.s CONSPIRACY.

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The events of this paper follow those of
the preceding not only chronologically, but as
an effect Had the former never become his
tory, the latter never could have loccurred.-
Had Louisiana never come into the possession
of the United States, the life of Aaron Burr
would have lacked one of its most striking
episodes.
On the 10Th of December, 1903, the tri-
celor of France was lowered from the staff in
the public square of New Orleans, and the
stars and stripes at the same moment mount
ed to the top of the mast This event sig
nifed that the valley of the Mississippi pass
ed into the hands of its rightful owner AT
that time the newly acquired territory offered
the finest opportunities to reckless adven-
turer. Such a man was Burr. Of all the
politicians this country has produced to the
time of the fathers of secession, he was the
most unscrupulous, reckless and dangerous.
Defeated in his political aspirations in the
East, his hands stained with the blood of
Hamilton, an indictment for murder hanging
over his head, ruined and desperate nl5,n,
/ ba so,,bt 70. re,r;sve bis eort,,nes ,h. Vast
Rrrr made bis first vis;t 70 the Mississ;yri
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ceived with rapturous applause by the uncul-'
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o1aso of 1eoe Abon+ tbo ers+ of Anarst
Rurr left Pbiladelnbio for tho be,d-wators If
the Ohio to nersonalIv spnerintend his ar
wore ii is not x;tbin the scona of tbis paner
70 d;scnss nor i snob di.cnss;on nocossar,.ito
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,1an. ,,,oro s,ob as ,o,,id d;strrb tho ,oace Of
u tbo corr+rv # ca,,;od into oxoc,;tion and
I tha, y,ara ,,ro,,al,lv +ra;torou,
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Wou'- WIN q iee'e' ",i'so, - s'pHo'' :
!, whicn lit ne pat'aiis u'sciose' us Pi"i' an
lheehtlohs' It appears enefe nau p.esiou9i
[ been some cOrreSDOHQe0c6O OGtW cen BDeIA Will
# regard 10 some operations Ia tne es.' no
very wen eehileu IN ~ 'fe'r lle'n @
e er Wiiklnson hao peeil an s onlpic5e u Dui'
!. and now determined 70 play the l'fs traitor
: lmmaterlal to TINS relation OF lacts. oh
: - a. ~ 1ot.ar - b;s socon
L in con mand settled some n7endins difficultfe
n with tbe snaniards in Texas and nroceede
a - mt No1, orloons IN stote IF defense :
Having EXTRACTED all the information he coul
ct fron, ~, Sport,,ont be orrested him toootb,
: with several otb.r en,issar;es Of Rnrr wh
re had arrived in the territory The Unite
r states Indae ;ssped writ of 5obeos co,-,,s
le tho case of one of The men arrested there b,
a. tho General snnaared in the Conrt in uniform
ottended hv his ssaff and told tbe .Indoe !
ID should set the civil law at defiance. and ho
the nrsone,s bv virtue of his military autho
d, itv Another Judoe who issued another wr
hit was himself arrested bv the same authorit
: but was soon set at liberty. When Burr d
es scended the river he found his wav effectus
IS " blocked. The progress Of his flotilla W
,is arrested, and having sunk the arms on boa
his boats in the river. he abandoned his cor
nanions and attempted to escape across t
- country. He was arrested in Alabama, al