The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-01-31

the second officor Of the Government. the
| Vice President Of tho United States. How
rapid aud lofty his rise, and his fall how
sudden and entire After the fatal duel
with General Hamilton, he was indicted
! for murder by the Grand Jury Of New
jersey by fight sought relnge in the
South, living in obscurity there until
tho meeting of Congress, when again he
appears as President Of tho United States
Senate. His term OF office expired, he goes
| Wcst and becomes the master spirit OF an
ambitious scheme TO invade Mexico. But
he is brought back prisoner Of State to
| Richmond, charged with high treason, was
! tried aud acquitted. This happened in tho
year lS0S and only hlty.two years Old,
his locks were quito silverod, but his form
still orcct; his eye sparkled with undimin.
ishod radiance. His trial was one Of tho
most remarkable IN our nations history.
John Randolph, Of Roanoke, the illustri-
Gus orator, was the foreman OF the Grand
Jury, aud tho eminent john Marshall the
| presiding Judge. Not less than five law.
yors, with tho prisoner himself, appeared
| in tho defence. The fifty witnesses were
sworn, aud their tedious cross examination
disclosed depths of perjury. Still, tho
! Government, after every attcupt failed to
| u
Of plots and conspirNcies was acquitted,
but ruined. From the public indignation
| however, ho was compelled to leave his
native land Looked upon with suspicion
in England, he retired TO France, there
! living in reduced circumstances, and at
times not able to procure meal.
!. Thus an alien for several years, he OBJ
tanned from Jeremy Bentham tho meNns to
return homo, and landing at Boston with.
out cent, lie found himself still an object
Of distrust to all. Since his departure to
Europe he had received no tidings of his
beautiful accomplished and devoted daugh.
ter Theodosia. She had married in 1900,
Governor Allston, Of Sonth Carolina, and
the first news now heard was that his
grandchild, her only son, in whom his soul
delighted, had died, while ho was an out.
cast. She had been married young, when
her father had reached tho zenith of his
fame. She was not only a lady Of rare on.
dowments, but of the most refined feelings
an elegant writer, devoted as wife and
mother, and most dutful and alfcctionate
daughter. AS the clouds of sorrow and
adversely gathered around him, and he was
deserted Ly fricLds he had formerly 5ier.
ishod, she cluug with redoubled affection
to Lcr fathers terrible fortunes, while the
dark clouds of sorrow and adversely gath
cred around him.
Upon his arrival, Colonel Burr immedi.
ately informed Mrs. Allston of it, when she
promised to meet him in New York in a
few weeks Sho had now become his all
on earth-wife, grandchild and friends
were all gone, and this precious daughter
alone remained to welcome him fron, his
exile and cheer tho evening of his check
cred and sorrowful life, Days and months
passed away without any Intelligence from
his daughter, when he grew more aud more
inpatient, almost doubling the sincerity of
her affection, At last, however, he ro-
ceved a letter from Governor Allston,
stating that she had sailed some weeks be.
! toro for New York i'll vessel expressly
chartered by him for the purpose.
But this vessel never arrived undoubt-
edly all on board persisted at sea, as no
tidngs have over since been heard of her
fate. Now Burr's last link of life was
brokon and his cup of sorrow full! The
mysterious uncertainty of her death greatly
increased the poignancy oil his accumulated
griels, and hope, the last refuge of the
afflicted and the bereavod, became extinct
IA wears rolled on