The National tribune., 1901-02-07

1nere is no occasion to die, jack.
There amt none to live" he sadly an
swered.
/ 1t seemed as IL that long night would
never come to an end. But at last the
darkness gave way to the cold dawn and
| chilly winds. Perhaps a more miserable
group was never seen.
At first gleam of daylight the conspira-
tors strained their eyes in every direction
to get glimpse of the foe. They were
soon gratified with the sight, for long
| lines of men-horse and foot-were dis
! covered not far away.
what is their numberf" Harry asked
| Col. Burr.
Horse, foot and all, they must be near
! ly 400" Burr answered.
"And we but CO."
They are sending some one to confer
with u.s." said Burr, paying no heed to
the remark of young Granger. The two
men who came to consult with the con-
sPirators were the Hon. George Poindex-
ter. Attorney-General for the Territory,
and Maj. Shields, of the militia.
Burr boldly went forward to meet them,
and asked:
Whom do you wish TO seeT
"Col. Burr"
Come with me-" he returned, and led
them to his tent. There he asked them
what they wanted, and was informed they
had come to demand his surrender, and
handed him letter from the Governor
Taking the letter, Burr spoke with some
contempt of the public alarm.
'As to any projects which may have
been formed between Wilkinson and my
SELF" said he, they are completely frus-
trated by the peTfidious conduct of Will
| knson; and the world must pronounce him
a per6dious william. If / am sacrificed my
portfolio will prove him to be such. I
! had no hostile intentions against the
| United States, and in fact was on my way
hoping to meet the Governor at the gen.
eral muster at Bayou Pierre"
The Attorney General told him that, al
though this might be true, he must sur
render. Burr insisted on an interview with
the Governor, and the parties separated,
Burr agreeing to meet Gov. Mead on the
| following day at farmhouse nearby.
The Governor came at the time appoint
| ed, and, after meeting Burr, demanded his
unconditional surrender, and that OF his
whole party to the civil authorities, and
gave him Is minutes to decide. Resist
| ance being out of the question, Burr only
requested that il Wilkinson should at
tempt to get possession of his person by
military force 1t might be resisted. He
| then surrendered, and leaving his men
still in the camp at Bayou Pierre was
conducted to the town of Washington,
where he entered into bonds in the sum
of $4,000.
Harry Granger lost heart once more,
and passed the day, sad and gloomy, in
| the camp, until Burr returned, full of hope
| full promises. He would triumph in the
end, he declared. The matter would be
| referred TO q court of law, and a court
of law was TO Aaron Burr what his ma
tive heath was to MacGregor. On that
| field he was invincible.
While they were organizing n court and
impanelling Grand Jury for the hearing
of Burr, his companions were at perfect
| liberty. A Natchez newspaper, comment
| ing on the effort to indict the chief of the
| conspirators, said:
Burr and his men were caressed by a
number Of the wealthy merchants and
planters OF Adams County. Several balls
were given TO them as marks of respect
and confidence. The proceedings against
the accused were more like mock trial
than a criminal prosecution, and during
the trial Judge Bruin appeared more like
| his advocate than his impartial judge"
1t seems impossible now, that one with
| such black character as Aaron Burr pos
sessed, should have such a hold on men
| in high places. But had he not had that
hold he would never have been able to do
| as much mischief as he did.
The chief conspirator, accompanied by
Harry Granger, Floyd and Tyler and 9th