New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-31

we're magnificent but they were not % i.
directed agsinst THE country, ct least M
then. AZ nearly as We could conscient ior.
| ~ get at the truth, We Judged that his 81,
| WAS shout this: First, the conquest -;
Mexico and the establishment of q eove,s
ment which would probably have bean !.
| mhd form Of monarchy, with Aaron Bun
for king. Then, afterwsrd, perbsps a IN IN
OF the Southern United States would NAV.
been attached, but he never had an idss
OF trying to break up the United Sta,s.
government itself. After conqueripg MAJ
leo, and perhaps annexing q few Of a.,
southern States, his plan was to 20 M
south, and add to his kingdom from tn
south American States. There was not tbs
SHADOW OF doubt in our minds, either thu,
General wilkinson, who commended N.
United States troops in the South, was ius.
as guilty ss Aaron Burr was, but for SON.
reason wilkinson was never brought n
trial" eA'
"You knew the Blennerhassetts well, ton
DR.. Creel9" wv
Very we'll. said the Doctor. "Blepps,
naesett and his wife have visited at m,
fathers. danced with Mira. Blennerhas
sett at ball in Petersburg, West Virginia
once. She was very accomplished, aeres
able woman, and her husband idolized hers
Was she hsndsome9"
NO: not very. She was very graceful
hnely formed woman, with dark hair ana
rather dark eyes, but not SO stylish as hand
some and elegant At the time of he,
acquaintance with Burr she must have been
as much as forty five years old. Blenner
hassett was very wealthy then, and Bnr
won over Mrs. Blennerhassett to bis cams
she won over her husband, and go Burr %,
blennerhassetts money. Mrs. Blennerhss
set was remarkable woman. Irememhs,
she used frequently to walk from home IA
Marietta. twelve miles. before breakfast. in
me morning, and take breakfast in Marietta
Blennerhasse tt himself was very English n
appearance. He strongly resembled Lord
Washington. Blennerhassett and his VITA
were most affectionate couple, devotedlv
and faithfully attached to each other"
And what became of their children altar
the failure of Burr and the ruin of ths;,
home9" '.'1
They had three sons" said the venerable
doctor; Harmon, Dominique and Josepb
Lewis, Joseph was the youngest. / Do
not know the fate of the elder sons, but
few years ago Joseph Blennerbass this
youngest son. was living in Missouri, On
miles above St. Louis. For anything
know. he is there STILL He lie farmer, Il /
am not mistaken. The high spirited, but
broken hearted, Mrs. Blennerhassett died
poor and lonely in the care of come kindly
Sisters of Charity, in New York, and none
but theee angels Of mercy followed her 10
the grave. 1t was mournful ending to
lite like hers.
The bright old nonagenaran seemed IN
m use sOrrOwfully for few moments, then
all at once he turned the green shade over
dis eye lnquiringly upon his tormentor.
What church do you belong TOT" said he
suddenly.
Being answered, he continued, thought
fully:
well, it's very uncommon thing, |
Know, TOR man ninety years of age to drop
his theology and become free. thinker, but
in the last year, must confess, that 10 what
thought about it, and the more / have
thought the more 1t has seemed to me that
dogmatic theology and dOgmatic theologists
are the curse of the civilized world. Dog
matte theology blocks science and progress
at every step. This great and mighty
world is many millions of years old. and the
theologists say it is only abou: $500.
standing upon the sunset hills and look.
ing backward, it seems to me that l should
like to leave this word to those behind. In
the light Of the sunset, dogmatic theology
becomes only blot on the face of true re.
ligion. One theological at ct is as apt u be
right as another. and none can know for
certain whether 1t is right or wrong. Man
does not want to elavishly adore a relent.
less God, like blind Hindoo devotee, bu,
he wants to reverence, in the light of all
the reason he has, God of love, purity and
peace.
1.-THE old man, standing upon the sunset
hills and looking backward, would like to
say that this is the Lesson which ninety
years OF life have taught him. Cincinnati
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