The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-01-24
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The Living Son Of Aaron Bururrr.
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Z Ae of Ms Great Consas,usor. ],
Il is known by but comparative.
y few persons that q son of Col.
Burr, the archconspirator, around
whom clings aromatic and tragi.
cal g history, e a citizen Of Miami
If We have not a Bourbon
among ms, we have the offspring
of q man who, for four years held
the secondsbighest Office in the gift
OF the American people, the SLAYER
Of Hamilton, and who ATTEMPTED
the dismemberment of the Union.
Iwould not credit the fact until
LED into the. presence Of the con.
spirator's son, whose head is
streaked with silver hairs, ripe for
tbe tomb. ioa ass ets ~. ;ra...,t
The old gentleman, who wears
his mothers name, passing the de.
cline of life on q farm won by the
sweat of h;s brow. is one of our
most peaceful citizens. 40 '..
He furnishes, yet very reluc.
family, incohtestible proof of his
descent-consisting Of letters from
Burr to his mother prior and sub
.sequent to her cons birth, His
mother was Miss Catharine -,
at that time (1SO0) a we'll known
Washington belle, who fell lie.
Meath the Establishments of the
Vice. President She was noted
for her beauty. refinement, and
wit, and after her ruin, fled to
Philadelphia. Her sudden disap.
pearance from the gay capital
created much talk, and after that
event sue was dead Ito all the
world, save her titled DESTROYER
and his son, our citizen.
"a Mr.. - saw his father but
twice--once after his acquittal be.
fore the Supreme Court Of the
United States at Richmond when
he was tried for treason, the sec.
ond and last time in the latter
part of 1885, in New York. "
On the latter occasion our old
citizen was recognized as the son
Ct the conspirator.
He was then aged-bowed to
the earth with the great weight of
tourscore years and a broken
heart. Diseases also tracked his
frame. Thirty years before, his
only daughter had sailed from
Charleston to meet him. but the
vessel in which she embarked was
never heard from, and the blow
nearly crushed Burr's life. a.a. :.
Sir" said the old man, {" al
though the blood of Aaron Burr
runs through my veins, i detest it.
lie conspired against the best
Government on the face of Gods
footstool, and 1 am the offspring of
a--traiior ~ ,ruaaI 7pa.1aai
-. trled to redeem my birth by
fighting for my country in the
Florida war: but the odium
rank'es in my heart, and little
does the Government suspect that
it pays a pension to the son OF
Aaron Burr"
When l asked him whether I
might publish these facts, he
said: &" Yes. 1t will do me no
harm; but for heavens sake point
not out my place of retirement to
the gazing world. Stigmatize my
father as you please /; but speak
kindly, L pray thee, of my gentle
and erring mother, who is in
heaven waiting for her son."
81 am on the borders of three.
score and ten," he continued. with
moistened eyes. ~ want to cross
the river, where the stain of an.
cestry will never corrode a
name"
l have not mentioned the old
mans name.
Without his consent it never
passes my lips, or claims the ser.
vice Of this pen.
But snffice il to say that he is
often seen on the streets OF Pioua,
and more than once filed q Jurors
seat in the court.
He waits calmly for death, and,
l believe, has exacted promise
from his grandson TO bury the let
ters OF his father with him. A
short time hence--yes, / feel it will
not be long--a funeral cortege in
this county will follow to the tomb
the son of Aaron Burr.
Then, peace 10 his ashes
[Psqua co., Democrat.
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