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"a eslsnisyi hfsy . aasioa.s wi.d.-.
isspised and sosssiaed BY Cressor Of
ths Universe. enable NJ 70 p<rpetuass
o Unioo, the blessings % which, 90 long
~ Il continues 10 exist. will be the
theme Of praise 10 geaeratiOns yet uu-
born e.
FSsm ~ " Y. D-siy .ss-<.sis--. s.,. L.
DgAru 90 USk.- BUnR.
This extfsordinary individual died
on Tsesday stterpooo q the Richmond
House. Messresu'. Ferry. on Sistaa
Island. in the eighty-6r year Of his
age. Col. Burr has beca confined 10
his room for the last ys.r. bot he's en-
joyed uncommon 6ne spirits. and was
able not eoly 10 discourse With has
friends bat 10 arrange his paper, fos
publication. Few men have msde
more conspicuous 6gurs il America
history. He wss born 9Th Feb. 1856,
joined the American army under Gen.
Washingtoa. then before Csmbridse,
ss q voauniser. 10 Aogusf ITO. He
marched from Penobscot with Gen. Ar
nold. through The wilderness 10 Quebec,
one OF the most fatiguing marches ever
recorded The suffering endured by
this band Of Americas troops hes hard
ly spassliel- He was Aid 70 0saerai
Montgomery. o. the ever memorable
night ofthe 3Ist December. I775. when
the assault wss made on the city Of
Quebec. and Il which this disiingaish-
ed officer fell. After serving with e.
deity and honor IN the campaign Of
Canada, he returned to New York and
entered the family Of Cenersi wash
inyton. Ut has (Ceu. Washineioa's) re-
quest He was soon sppoinied Aid 10
Gen. Putnam. and fought brayely in tbs
battle Of Long Island. sfter which he
was made Colonel in TIT and remain
ed IN the Army. and was q consricuous
officer IN the battle Of New Jersey.-
IN 1850 be retired in Consequence sf
III health. arising ont OF his fatieues a
the battle Cf Monmouth. Az soon %
Peace was declared be was appointed
Judge OF the Supreme Court Of this
State. which honor he declined. He
served a. Attorney General until be-
wss chosen United States Senator.
which he held from 1873 N l790. In
1901 he wss chosen Vice President.
which once expired IN 1905. The
9TH Of July 1904. he killed Gen. Ha-
milton in duel. which put 6nal end
TO his Political career. end in fact drove
him from bis country. He then engag-
ed IN the celebrated Burr'g expediiion
destined 10 Msxico-was taken, tried
and acquitted n Richmond iu IeO7.--
He soon leit the county. and returned
81 about 1911. and commenced his pro-
fessicn as Counsellor ai Law. He has
been engaged in q number Of impor.
tsnt causes which have reached our
highest Courts.
Within the last few years he has en-.
joyed an annuity OF about fourteen
hundred dollars and pension OF ak
hundred. in ali about swo thousand. su
that be he's been comfortable IN his cir
eumsisnees. We are happy 70 learn
that he hes left all his valuable papers
TO the care Of Maithew L. Davis. ESQ.
A more talented individual could not
be found. snd who has now one volume
OF has life ready for the press.
FSva ~ Ntw Ysyk Exsvsss
COT AARON BURR Is DEAD
He died yesterday afternoon al Syo.
ten fsfaad. aged 81 years. For come
tine past the disease which proved
upon bis body ~ wsll - bis mind.
loreiold his departure. Care, excite
nent. melancholy. . Fememhsnnes Of
h's former reputation. blasted 10 the
budding by an uRholy ambition, all
have done their work, a. web as old
age. IN Fastening the exit. A thousand
reeolleciioas crowd upon us a. We re-.
view the life Of this remarkable snnn.-
Isdeed in every thing Il is FUN Of IN
struetion and importance. We arc
glad, therefore. that his Biography q IN
SOFA be Published. and particularly 90.
ihat~h Nill come Esem the ppn u one
Who has had TIE best oppostanitv 10 81
himself tor the undeFsakinR. His LIE.
We ere aoId. win soon appear, psspsgsd
BY Matthew L. Davis, who knew shs
deceased well. and who has had everv
opportunity TO exsmine bis voluminoos
eofFespondeuee and private pspevs.-
hss Femoins viii bo taken keaes By
the sscsmboaa Swsn. On Friday. a B
o'clock, A. ~. and inferred - he be-
IIal place 81 his sneessers, ~ PriEeetoo.
-. IT - o'elcck. p. AZ. ofzAas day.