Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-10-31
AARON BURR'S ROMANCE.
Did the Circumstances Warran
His Conviction?
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The story "r Hi$ Plot-Burr's Motives
for His Intended Expedition. as Civ
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and who will Judge as men desiring to
do right, who believe charity TO be .
virtue and who consider that their judg-
ments Of characters of men ought To be
formed in thatmeI cifnl spirit OF Justice
which they Themselves IRoy. require in
passing down the uncertain load Of life
may not believe that Aaron BUR- was
guilty of high treason" 1t is not a
single act of right or wrong which should
determine the character of an in,iiyidu
al. His true character can only correctly
be understood by following him throu- b
life, ana'yzing his deeds and discovering
whether or not tn principles VIII ch
governed him were viItuo g. Few meb
in this life will bear critical eXamina
ton into every act, and if every Lam is
TO be damned in public estimation DE.
cause one or two dark spots may be
found in the midst of mary bright ones,
then We venture the assertion that few
will be found in any country pass Dg
safely the investigation of every ordeal.
We find in the history. Of Texas by
General Moselv Baker, a Texas veteran,
one of the Spartan band at San Jacinto,
who gives the particulars of Aaron Burr's
purpose ins his intended expedition
against MeAico not in a way as intended
TO settle the disputed intentions of Burr,
but as part and parcel of the history Of
Texas. He makes use of the Burr Incl
dent among other responsibilities of the
United States Government in respect to
the Texas revolution. He does it TO
..learly represent other important occur
rences and other important per:onages.
BELIEF IN BURR's GUILT.
Genera Baker was a student Of vii
liam Craven. an English gentleman, who
had been associated with Burr, and who,
with Burr, was arrested in the vicinity
of the Tombigbee river, in Alabama, and
conveyed TO Richmond, Va. for trial
Richmond was at the time the very
ocus of Jefersonianism and the public
mird was already prep ired for Burr
conviction. Never, perhaps, in an,
country was there greater unanihity OF
opinion upon any subject than that OF
Burr's guilt CT high treason. Never
perhaps, was there greater display OF
talent and eloquence and never was
there more patient, fair and impartial
trial. Had Chief Justice Marshall never
before or after performed virtuous act
the decision of the Court in Burr's case
ought to have immortalized him. RJmor,
with her thousand tongues, had been
busy and President Jefferson, with all
his noble qualities, possessed some of
the lrailtles of man, and he perhaps re-
ceived as truth the created fctions con.
corning Buu's intended treachery.
p William Craven was Baker 'spieceptcr.
and was gentleman whose veracity
among those who knew him we'll was
like unto Csesar's wife's-beyond suspi
ciou. From Craven Baker Learned the
following: .
Mr.. Craven had been one of a large
tfrm'fn London who, were engaged in
the Mexican trade; had resided mary
years at the City of Mexico, and had
daily opportunities Of witnessing the
degradation to which the mass of the
people had been reduced by the naughty
and tyrannical aides-de camp of the
Spanish Goyernment; that in conss-
quence Of heavy losses lie was compelled
to emierate 70 the United States. At the
city of Washington nc, among other els,
tipguished citizens, was introduced TO
Mr.. Barr, with whom he contracted the
most Intimate acquaintance. and their
intercourse was characterized by frank
and cordial friendship. Burr inquired
Of him very particularly touching the
political. moral and social condition of
the Mexitahs, and received all the in
formation which many years experience
in Mexico bad enabled him to collect.
He informed Burr that the mass of thu
people were ignorant, superstitious ard
unacquainted wan their rights, bat that
there were many among them de:s ined
fst tlistipction, and among thssei there
was scarcely man that was not restle IS
ana discohrented Under the feignine
government, and only needed some en-
couraeement from abroadte enable them
TO undermine the Spanish dynasty and
PROSTATE its alIeadyrrum5l bling columns
TO the earth.
FIRST STEP OF THE CONSPIRACY.
: lie stated that Burr believed that his
reputation was lost in,the United States
If he remained in the corntryg, that he
was. u man of rare tale nts and atg ire
pleIiS; that he was ambitious in the
extreme and was ripe for any enterprise
that promised even hope OF retrieving
his character, and in any attempt for
that purpose Bnrr intended to signalize
himself elsewhere, not doubling but
success would blunt-the malice of MANY
OF his Ell emies, and that this would in
the end enable him 70 a.onefor the death
OF Hamilton, for whose memory he cher.
lsed tue greatest respect, and declared
that Alexander Hamilton had been used
by worse men for the purpose Of gct,i 2
nd OF one or the other or, if possible.
10th.
Bun hrss steo was to opeu CORES.
pondence with some ofthe leading men