The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-12-24
From the .Ntp Orlsan, Pieayune.
INTERESTING AUTOGRAPHS

L he rage Tor obtaining the autographs Of distip
gushed individuals, was great not long since a, In
attract The attention OF the grand jury which in one
OF the eastern cities presented the prevailing passion
as a nuisance. In England the Zeal in this dsr.r,
msnt oil curiosity was carried 10 such pitch thai
such men as Waller Scott, Lord Brougham Ro,gers
Wordsworth, Shelley, &c. were pestered beyond en-
dursnce 10y bllet-doux sent them by fashionable peo
pie, Tor no other object than 10 obtain answers writ
ten IN their own proper hand 10 be displayed upon
paror tables Tor the criticism and admiration of y,s
ters' Inc ambition 10 accumulate these small offer
hgs oil great minds so completely possessed the
MINDS OF men, and women too that petty thefts were
not unirequent IN getting possession of choice ,r,
cles. Nor was the Juror cooled down until the " IN
genious youth Of Great Britain conceived The ide,
oil manufacturing autograph, which was so ex,en-
s'ely practsed in the capital that they were soId IN
The shops as cheap as dirt and twice as natural as the
originals. % u"'
Notwithstanding the ridicule that n f.shio,.hi.
mania, or the manner in which 1t was brougbt 10 a
Crisis, attached to the collection Of autographs and
sPeeuauohs upon handwriting, could not helm
eeing deep interest IN artlcle In the Demoofste
ns,'eN upon tbe ohlrogrsphy of men that once dg-
urea ~ The history Of this country We ,ut ioin an
extract which can scarcely be read yitbou, sy,lon
are blended many ''''"s'
Hamuton and Burrs Hand~,iiing.- t,,n ,n,.
'nei ieai ana IND memorial OF Hamilton II ia bu,
ietef oil introduction, addressed to- Goy.rnor Ia,
~ is'of OF Mr. Davies, Of Kentucky; bot IL Give, an
peon OF hRh-breeding and courtesy, a. little TO
be mistaken as If we could see the w,i,eri ,nsnns,
and hear his cultivated accents while n.,.an.u -
hh1 one gentleman known TO another Ths,e !.
likewise rare ugor Of expression and pr,onaney ~
meanng, such as only man Of habtual energy Of
49," 'ou'S nave conveyed into common place
thlnR :" an Introductory letter This nutocrspb /.
graceful one, which an easy and pcturesque flourish
peneath the signature, symbolieaI Of coureoo. bo,
AZ tbe conclusion Of the social ceremony so sJmir,bv
performed Hamilton might well be the leader and
IDOL OF The federsIst, Tor he was ure-cmiooo, - i
the high qualities that characterized m. arc, ~
tna party and which should make even A D.moc,.,
bic old ba I'D Of sri.tocrats mo-
SIDE by side, too, with the autograph Of H,mi,on
~ p'aoe one from the hand that shed bi.
ol cd IL hs lew lines Of Aaron Bur, w,i,,on ~
1913, when all his ambition. schemes. whateysrthev
were, nsd been 80 long shattered that even the
~ 'b"en's nso crumbled away, leaving him 10 ,,srt
'e'eo energies on Tetty Law cases to one of
,, Ne present note refers The hand is a little
uemuious with age, yet small and fastdiousIy Gle.
CANT as became a man who was in The babi, oS 49,,
I"s oioVoout on scented note-paper ~ well as do.
cunene oil war and state. Tins i. 10 us a de.oI, -;
eie'upg autograph. Remembering what has hoe,
o VI .ne power OF Burr's personal influence his art
W empt men, bis might TO subdue them and ,bo Ca,
cmsuon that enabled him, although cold .t r., -,
WIZ inc love OF woman, gaze at this production oc
ns pen a. INTO his own inscruable eyes seeking ia,
we mystery OF his nature. How singular that a
CHARACTER, imperfect, ruined, blasted as tbi. man
y. e,nes stronger lnterest.tban II IT had reach
ca Tue highest early perfection Of which ,ts original
eefnenis would admit IL ~ by the disboIicsI no.,
% burrs character that he produces his effect on The
Imsg'uauon Had be been better msn, we doubt.
'er an whether the present age would not ALREADY
u '.." suffered HIM to wax dusty and fade out Of
- - a"ong ue more respectable mediocrilies ofbH
o@u epoon' bul certainly he was a strange wild
Dn-snoot TO have sprung from the united stool Of
nose Two singular Christians President Burr. Of
rhnoeton College, and Jonathan Edwards