The native American., 1839-11-09
Edmund BURKE.


The private life of this individual cannot fail
to excite a deep intercstin those who know and
appreciate lie exceeding yalua Of the social vir-
tuci. While Iris public life Claimed our ad.nira-
tiaa ana respect, his private life compel5 ;rressli-
lblg our lare 1nti our esteem.
! The aittrtionac 'rieadsiip and regard Of men
Of such ;t,fng value as tic Marquis Of Rocking
| ham and lord Ckarlenont were rot iphtly nor
uHWcrIhliy bestowed on Burke, anu afford no
lsl5ht testimony Of his private worth |; aud the
High estimation which lie obtained with Johnson
ard parr. Fox, Wyndhau, and his numerous in
Inmates, combined with the tone Of respectful
consideration i'll which he was invariably spoken
| Of by those politically opposed to him, including
Pitt, Wiiberloree, Ihurlow, and others, serve to
Place lis public character emiaenily high.
Il his intercourse with his own family it was,
however, that the real cxceliences of his llea:t
shone tovit. As . sen, his respectful attention
and submission to parental authority and advice,
|eyen at a perio,t Of life when most ii.cn either
lwhoi'v throw OF, or at Best treat lightly such
|straint, appears, indeed to have been admirable.
As a hasband, he possessed great attachment 10
his wife, who truly, however, highly deserved it.
Her best cu'ogium was proaounced by him when
ne declared that amid the anxetes Of his political
life he never failed 10 find alienation from his
care at home !. s 4 father, his affection for his
lsO ana Oh Tie tealn OF HIS SOIL
we may Judge Of lis extreme sorrow; indeed,
There can be ltllc doubt that i. accelerated tho
termination Of his own life. A feeble old horse,
lwhc;' had bcrn great lavprite with lis son,
and his constant companion i'll all rural Journey
ings and sports when both alike were healthlul
and vigorous, was, in his age, and on the death
LOT his master, turned out to take the run Of the
park for the rrmanAar Of his life, with strict
inInncons to the servants that he should neither
be ridden nor mo!estod by any one
While walking one day i'll solitary musng,
Mr.. Burke perceived this worn out servant APP
proach close up 10 him, and at length, after some
moments spent in viewing his person, followed
|hy seeming recollection and confluence, the poe
animal deliberately rested its head upon his boz
som. Tho singnlarity of the action itselc-thc
remembrance O! his deceased son, lis late master,
anu the apparent attachment and almost intelli-
gence OF the poor brute, as il it could sympathiZe
with It's inward sorrow, rushing at once into his
mind, totally overpowered his frmness, and,
throwing his arms over lis neck, he wept loD:
and loudly.
Mr.. Burke delighted in The society and CONVEX
sation Of his children, whom it was his favorilc
occupation q instruct and ,l.slse, and SO success
iul wa lie il flvetng their attentions and affec
tons, that many boys, who were III the habitc
spending their vacations with him, declared when
lEio" - " tiCy lOohEu utCh u
period Of their occasional soourns with him as
thc happest and nest interesting Of their lifetime,
aad that they derived more pleasure from the
amusing stories Of Mr.. Burke in his rural walks
than from any thing they have since read.
We cannot close tire notice Of this great man
better thnn by transcribing the tribute paid to is
memory in Paris journal, written BY the talented
4. Caralcs. . Died. at his house at BeaconsfeL!,
with chat simple dignity. that ostcntaous magma
Eimity. so consonant to the tenor Of his life and
actions, tho Right Honorable Edmund Burke.
There never WAS more beautiful alliance between
vittne and talents all his conceptions were
Egraud-aIl his sentiments generous. The great
leading trait Of lis character, and that which gave
it all lis energy and its cc,or was that strong ha-
tired Of vice, which is no other than the passion
ate love Of vlrGe it brcahes in all his writings;
it was the guide Of all his actions but even the
force Of ms eloqnence Insufficient 10 transfasc
it into the weaker or perverted minds Of his con-
tempogarics.' O'G.