The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-06-17

tory. We shall assume that our readers
are tolerably familiar with both. It was
in the fifth year Of Jeferson's administra.
tion, (lS05 that We find this restless no.
litical adventurer engaged in the prelimi-
nary steps toward separation of the
Western country, and an invasion of Mex.
leo. His duel with Hamilton had taken
President Of the United Stateshad just ex-
pired. leaving him at the age Of fifty
years. with his splendid abilities at their
climax cOnsummate lawyer. and adr
ard hitherto successful politician, hut with
stain upon his name; man ostracise<l
and shunned, q lucrative law practice an.
initiated, overwhelmed with debt-in a
word, man withouta future. "In New
York, wrote Burr, am to be disfrap-
chAied, and in New jersey to be- BANGED.
Having substantial objections to both, /
shall seek another country" And he did
seek Il.
During tho year 1906 Burr travelled thro'
the Weot and Sout1, revolving in his fruit.
ful brain dozen different schemes Of spec
ulation and aggrandisement. The odium
of his recent actions did not extend here,
was rather famous than d!sreputable. His
ready ability and winning manners 60
cured him universal acceptance In society.
while political and military characters.
like Clay and Jackson, were irresistably
drawn 70 his companionship. He visited
CINCINNATI, Leuisville, Nashville, New
Orleans and st. Louis, and in each place
threw hints Of some splendid enterprise,
shortly TO be set on foot, while he intrigued
with Harrison, Lyon and others, to rs re-
turned 70 Congress from Indiana, Tennes.
see or Louisiana.
Returning to the East he now sought to
engage leading officers Of the army and
navy IN his schemee. He spent the winter
Of 1869 in Philadelphia and Washington.
where he was Waited BY many persons.
With whom be held long interviews, with
ways seeing each alone, and thus being
able TO work upon all BY different methods
Ind to present his scheme modified 70 suit
every phase Of character. Among the ON.
ceys whom Burr thus approached were
Wilkinsou, Eaton. Decatur, Preble and
Truxton. According to the evidence Of
Eaton, he developed plan for establish
the Alleghanies, and organizing an expe-
dition against the Spanish provinces Of
Mexico and Texas. holding out visions OF
high command and boundless wealth. New
Orleans was 10 be the capital; Burr was to
be sovereign, for this republican" appears
to have imbi oed, in his later years, great
contempt for democratic forms of govern
AAAeAe' ~ sSo VuyeStAOu0 VI NAtOu, VINO
sought to draw him out by suggesting that
such an usurpation would be speedilysup.
pressed by the strong arm cf the Federal
government, Burr retorted thetif he could
only secure the marine corps and gain over
tine naval officers, he would turn Congress
out OF doors into the Potomac, assassinate
tne President, seize on the Treasury, and
declare himself the protector Of an ''ener
get1c government" This Napoleonic pro-
gramme was spiced with much abuse Of
Jefferson and the weakness Of the Govern
ment; for Burr knew that Gen. Eaton was
dtscontented At the shabby treatment his
signal services in the Tripolitan war had
received.
The only officer who appears to hsye lent
willing ear to Burf's scheme WAS VIII
ktns0n, man OF great ambition, egregi~us
vanity, aud dilapidated fortune. He was
then Commander in -cnief CT the United
States army, and had just been made Gov
ernOr of the newly acquired Louis ianu.s Ia
spite Of the fact that Wilkinson afterwards
deserted Burr, and was the chief instrn-
ment in bringing him to justice, it is dl&h
Quit to resist The conclusion that his ready
cooperation. for more than = year, with
6urr's enterprise, WAS something more
than IN assumed part, put on to entrap the
willy leader. when the proper time should
arrive.
Burf's chief confederates wore Bleuner.
hassett, Swartwout, B0liman, Dayton, Ty-
lsrand Floyd. Probably five hundred per-
sons IN al had engaged to cooperate Ia hi.
krand scheme. aud these were scattered all
from nve 20 fllleen thousand more. and de
parted. In August, 1901, on another West
efn tour, toset In motion the working ma
chinery Of tho plan which had, heretofore,
existed but In theory. HE 0r1t oct WAS to
purchase, for small sum in cash, and .
large onv on credit, 40o, ,ooo sores Of land on
the Washita River, thus furnishing sub
atantial nucleus for h,s scheme ~ land
speculation, attractive. at sight to most
jeots. Next, he contracted 16r tho building
Of 6lteon boats, Of model something be-
tween . Aatboat and gunboat, on the
Auskingum, near Marietta. Then, young
men were enlisted, provisions gathered,
and, lasa. not least, arms aud ammunltiop,
% . large amount, purchased aud provided
Tor q varioos points. At the Same ume,
AZ elaborate series Of articles, aligned
,3ue1ist = urging the propriety Of the
appeared IN the Ohio Gazette, published at
adarletta. These were written by Blenner.
hessete, the most active and devoted, - he
aNerWAtd proved the most unfortunate, OK
Borr's deluded followers.
SIX moro boats Wefe built on the Cum
oeiland Bufr's energy and activity were
unnoonded; he travelled hundreds Of
ndhsss.. mases en hooIseback, everywhere gaining
Of influence, and received always ~ the
great man. At Frankfort, KY, where he
had capttvated au the best society BY his
cooftly graces, he met with the first check
% ma career. An honest old watoh.dog
y Unolo Sam, name Joseph 81. DAviess,
Dists1oe Attorney for Kentucky, brought