The National tribune., 1900-02-08

baffled Therefore. while Vice-President,
he became a candidate for Governor OF New
York, hoping at the close of Jefferson S
second term he would pass to the Presi-
dency: Hamilton's powerful influence in N
New York defeated Burrs election, and all
hopes of the Presidency vanished. From
that day Burr determined to make way with
the man who had frustrated his hopes.
The challenge was given. When face to face
Hamilton refused to fire, and Burr got iii
his deadly work. He fled from popular
Indignation and went South.
Upon the convening of Congress he took
his seat in the Senate and presided over its
meeting until the session was closed. He
addressed the Senate for the last time,
| March 2, 1905.
! 1t is chronicled that when he closed he
| had such power over men, that the whole
Sen2te was in tears.
Al the Presidents on the following Mon
| day two Senators were relating the circum-
stance to a circle assembled. One said he
wished the tradition might be preserved
as one of the most extraordinary events he
had ever witnessed. Another said he
could give no idea how long his address was
/ II might have been an hour and it might
! have been but a moment; when he came to
his senses he seemed TO have awakened out
/ OF trance.
meetings being held with certain men, the
! nature of which the public knew nothing
| 1t is only known that when Aaron Burr
walked out of the Senate of the United
States he made for the West. He took a
! boat at Pittsburg and ioated down the
Ohio. After travelling through several
States he took up his residence with an
Irish exile named Herman Blennerhas set,
who had laid out an estate and built IA
mansion ON an island in the Ohio.
On our research we came across the last
letter Aaron Burr wrote 10 his daughter
| fITnendnSia before no hahp farewell IN
| Washington. He said: -On the 18th /
/ shall leave for Philadelphia. The plan Of
| Summer operations is to go from Phila-
delphia TO Fort Pitt Pittsburgl, thence
through the States each side of the Ohio.
Il have Just received a message from the
President, informing me that DIR. Brown
may have the office Of Secretary to the
| Governor Of Louisiana, which means the
upper district, whereof st. Louis is the
capital. ST. Louis Is on the banks of
the Mississippi, 20 miles below the mouth
of the Missouri. 1t contains about 200
houses, and some very wealthy people.
The inhabitants are French, and retain the
French manners of the last century. The
salary OF the Secretary is $500. II can be
made contingencies worth twice that"
DIR. Brown was one OF those who was fire.
quently with the Burr contingency in
Washington, as was Wilkinson, who turned
up in New Orleans.
II is hardly necessary TO go over Burr S
life IN New Orleans, but II Is well known the
men and measures he tried To have adopted
there TO further his scheme and perfect his
plans for dictatorship in the Southwest.
One incident in history that was related
to me by member of the family has never
TO my knowledge been in print Every
one is familiar with Edward Everett Hale S
Man Without Country" After this
story had found its place in the hearts OF
Americans, Mr.. Hale heard enough OF
another incident to take himself South, and
for some weeks was the guest OF Mr. Miner,
, "A rich sugar planter. The story as he
heard it then for the first time is the same
as related TO me by the daughter of the
. owner of this sugar plantation.
1t was during the days of Burr's treason
: able scheme, before his real intentions were
: known, that he was the guest OF this loyal
planter With his party was Il captivating,
interesting man named Philip Nolan.
In true Southern hospitality the party were
entertained; they came and they went at
; will In the household of Mr.. Miner was a
, beautiful young woman, the sister of Mrs.
Miner. Philip Nolan at once became
interested in the young woman: in time he
addressed himself seriously, and she be-
came his wife,