Wilmington expositor. (Wilmington, Del.) 1831-18??, 1832-04-06
EKORUENT EXTRACT.
From the Speech Of Mr.. Wirt, on the trial ef
Aaron Burr.

! ssVbo il Blannerhasset! A native OF Ireland
!. man of letters, who hed from the storms off
h;s own country TO find quiet in ours. His his-
tory shows that war is not the element OF hisl
mind. Ifit had been, he never would have ex-l
changed Ireland for America. So tar is an ar !,
INV from furnishing the society natural & pro-
ner TO Mr.. Blannerhasset's character, that ON
his arrival in America, he retired even from
fhe population ofthe Atlantic States, & sought
uu;et and solitude in the bosom OF OF our wes-
tern forests. But he carried with him taste.
science and wealth; and 10! the desert smiled
Possessing himself of small island IN the vi
hio, he rears upon it palace and decorates III
with every romantic establishment of fancy.
A sbrubbery, that Shenstone might have envi-
"A. blooms around him. Music, that might
have charmed Calypso and her nymphs, is his.
An extensive library spreads its treasures be-
fore him, A philosophical apparatus offers to
him all the secrets and mysteries of nature.
Peace tranquility and innocence shed their
mingled delights around him. And to crown
the enchautment of the scene, wife, who is
said to be lovely even beyond her sex, and gra-
ce3 with every accomplishment that can render
II irresistible, had blessed him with her love,
and made him the father of several children.
The evidence would convince you, that this is
hnt faint picture of real lite. In the midst OF
ali hi, peace, this innocent simplicity and this
,ranouiilitv. this feast of the mind, this pure
h.no,et az the heart, the destroyer comes: he
comes TO change this paradise into ahell. Yet
the flowers do not wither at his approach. No
monitory shuddering through the bosom OF
their unfortunate possessor warns him OF the
ruin that is coming upon him. A stranger pre-
SCENTS himself. Introduced to their ciyilities by
.hs h;ah rank which he had lately held in his
Il L - L.. I.
h,,h. identity of his demeauor. the light and
hs,u,y &c his conversation and the seductive
III f,oc;nat;nu mower of his address. The
sa,,,,,sst was not difficult. Innocence is eyeI
s;n,nje and credulous, Conscious of no de
s;n l., ;,self II suspects none in others. L
80 "a a,ard before its breast; eyery doc
III r,or,a, and avenue of the heart is thrown
49,, snd all who chose it enter. Such wa
~ s s,,ts IS Eden when the serpent entered it
-" The prisoner. in a more eupapin,
49, d;nr h;mself into the omen and I'M
to.n a.;"a hsa1t of the unfortunate Blanner
ns so,,nd bnt little difficulty in chanpin
~. sa,,ral character of that heart and the OBJ
;sc. f;ts afFect;on. By degrees he infuses in
!, ,he no;son Of his own ambition, Fl
- - ;nto 1, ,be ere of his own courage:
go. and desnerate thirst for glory; an ardo
$50. g. ,,reat enternrizes, for ali the storm
and I,nstIe and hurricane of life. In shor
SINE The whole man is changed, and every OBJ
;sct oF his former delight is relinquished. N
Jors he e,,;ovs the tranquil scene. it has be
"ome AT a3d ;nsinid TO his taste. HIS book
I''e L .." H;s-retort and crncible ar
s J.s cd H;s shrubberv BLOOMS an,
hra oa ;ts fraerance unon the air in vain; h
r. a., ~ lor,sr dr;nts the rio
nA1s ~ nI'' ,s;o. i Innrs fnr the trnnonbet
tny ana ths cannon's roar. Even the prat
,Is - h;s babes. once SO sweet, no longer e
fO &c o. b h;m and the angel smile Of his wifi
IT, ,,h;oh h;,herto touched his bosom with ecstac
VIM" W. 'nsnsaSahle' ;s now unseen and unfelt.-
Grsat sP objects have taken possession of hi
sani His ;maqination has been dazzled +
s,;";nn. of d;adems. Of stars and carriers an
tries Of nobility. He has been taught to bun
haro.s anJ cononerors. His enchantme