The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-11-04

Burr was nominated the candidate for the
Vice Presidency by his party.
In the course Of the canvass carried or
by Allston, he encountered some little
vexatious opposition from his friend Gen
Dalton, who being lederalist, expressed
some surprise at the detection of so Jealous
a member of the party.
But, how, Allston, can you justify
yourself for this course" said the Genral
"Love, all powerful love You do no
know Theodosia Burr. To know her is
to adore her She is all that the fancy
can picture of heaven. Such face, sucl
person-but more than all such mind =
but what is the connexion between
the lady and the politics of the nation
Is love republican, my good fellow, that
you cannot admire woman without
leaving your party What has Cupid to
do with the Presidency ?"
"No, but she dotes on her father to
idolatry, and will listen to no sutton till
she sees a probability of his success.
Theodosia Burr is lit to wive with Bru-
tus.'
Yes, see-shc wants heart. She
is willing to barter herself away for a con.
sideralion paid to her father. 70 exchange
love for ambition"
My dear General, consider, don't be
too severe ~
"Well, Allston, are you SIRE she loves
you! ?"
"That l think will depend on the re-
suH.'
"Then my dear friend don't throw a.
way your heart upon a woman who can
make her affections of the most delicate
nature, a subject for political speculaions
Where you love, be 6are you are loved in
return"
at is too late to reiract or TO calculate.
| love, adore hcr---so pray do not agon'
ize me by such horrible suggestions" re-
piled AlIston.
"Well, say no more. Let us con
tinuo friends--but | cannot yield to YOU
infa,uatiou. Adieu."
How trlling a remark will plant thorn
in the bosom, even where faith, love ant
devotion are unboundcd. From that mo
mcnt Allston became miserable under The
impression that his love for Theodosl'
would never be returned Heretofore he
had yielded his whole soul to the fond de-
fusion, that to love as he did, was certain
TO insure a reciprocity Of passon-nol
did he even yet abandon that conviction
though deeply shaken with misirust
caused by the remarks of Dalton, made II
the spirit of prejudice and sharpcned by
the aspcrty Of political resentment. Ais
ton now became anxious and even me.an
choly, and though he loved more than
ever, he cXccra,ed in his heart every sen
tment allied to politics and ambition
Still all these reflections, all these bite
feelings, and blightng thoughts, only
served to indamc his passions still higher
and to make him more DESTROYS than eve
of becoming an object Of regard to TIT
brilliant Theodosia.
Events now crowded upon one anothc
with exciting velocity, and Fhcodosia a
length bchold her father chosen to the sc
cond Office in the Republic, as a steppln
stone to the first. In the Joy Of the mo
ment, flushed with rapture at the happ
realization Of all her hopes, she yielded
the urgent solicitations of AlLston and be
came his bride, coniessing her love, BIT
declaring at the same time that she neyc
would abandon the fortunes of her tathel
whom she idolized more Than ever.
For Thcodosia Ibis was a fatal prcclp
fancy.
Alston from the moment he felt hi
own and convinced that his passion va
sincerely returned, lost All regard and COZ
Germ for Burr-aud when, at the carne
solicitation OF his wife, he might as a NJ
gocia.og with his party, have secured ii
election of Burr as Prcsileat in prelevenC
to Jeiiersnn who had been Intended f,
that Office by the people, he sternly ref
sed--and thus became, in some measure
the cause of the downfall Of her father,
the federal members of tho House onI
waited for ovcrtures from Burr, TO Gle
him President instead Of Vice preside
OF the Republic.
From that hour, Thcolosia felt that h
love had in some measure been beuay,
and abused by Alston, whom she h;
cherished in her bosom as one, who won
f love where she loved, and idoIizc at
, shrine where she worshippcd. Bill
r and heart-renJing were her feelings at Il
| harsh disappointment. SILL devoted wi
enthusiasm to the fame and glory of b