Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-09-20
AARON BURR.

The New York Times says there have been
events and occurances 10 the life Of Aaron Burr
which would out-romance even fiction itself He
has been splendid. fascinating and powerful
man. oud had his principles been equal to his ab-
~ he might have been blessing to that country
which his transcedent talents seemed emnen,ly to
qualify lin to adorn.
We know not Why it is, that every thing rcla-
ting to this strange man is read with so much a.
yIdity unless II, be the very mystery that surrounds
his history, both public and private He was
tried and condo mned for treason and yet much
doubt existed in the minds Of those who were not
bias c by the party Influences of the day, wheth-
er lie really had any reasonable design. His
private character has been represented as vici-
Gus and corrupt and yet no proof Of such a
fact has been produced. On the contrary,
few men have reached his advanced age, unless
their habits Of life we're free from excess of every
kind.
The circumstances which led TO his divorce
from his last wife, and the pending prosecution
of the black servant for peri jury, said to be
follows:
lie beca ne acquainted Nth Madame Jumel,
then light aud lovely jersey giti. about forty five
years ago. II was soon after the death Of lis
wife. and When he Vas in the zenith of his popu-
srlty. She was fascinated with him--saw with
cxul,a;ion the elevated point on which he stood,
when in 1901 he went INTO the House of Repre-
-eniatives on tue with Mr. Jefferson for the Pre-
silency of the United States. She followed his
cbequered f1fiGnes-- nnt as his we--and bore o
love towards him which has never ceased wholly
10 exist. For some uBk iown cause they sepera-
ted. and she became the ''hoUsekceper" Of Mon
sicur Jumel. a rich French merchant established in
New York Report says she became dangerously
sick, aud solicited Monsieur Juncl 10 let her die
the death Of an honest woman. lie married her
and as she rapidly recovered from her sickness, size
assumed the houors and the station TO which her
husbands wealth entitled her He soon after de
parted for France. and died at Pals, leaving her
in possession Of Lis. " hole property She reformed
/ to New Yott, became again connected with Aaron
I Burr and induced him TO marry her.--
/ Tley lived together Cor some years in haparcn,
harmony, but ut las, he mor;ally offended her, as
! is supposed, in something relating TO her property
( and lie sued for dyorce tie only ground that
/ could cn,itic her - one in New iork--that Of IN
/ fidelity to LIs wife The black woman whose tria
/ Is now pending for perjury the principle wlt.
mes. in The case The divorce was obtained bu
should the pre.enl Or .on DC sustained against tLf
black, It II thought That another for damages vii
| hold good against Mfs Burr. and that he ~ili come
| IN possession ofa portion Of her property the man
a.ein.nt Of which &c could not obtain whlie thej
! lived together lie is said to hold as a fayoiit,
/ maxim that men are ike fishes IN the sea born Il
dcyorr each other; aud notwithstanding his yer,
advanced eye he Ia ssld 10 lie well skilled IN tb
subilc,cs oftbe ls~. Boston ID. 1imcs