The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-09-06

The knickprb0ck~r contains an orig.
nal anecdole concerhing these celebrate.
d petsousg =, which IS peculiarly IN.
lietesling tiom ils authenticity. IL was
relsled 10 the klickerhocket's cores.
lent by The late Judge Rowan, of Ken
ucky--s gentleman of distinguished re.
,own as juris', aud who filed a, vstious
times he officers OF jndge Of the Court
,f Appeal, Secretary Of STATE, member
of the Legislature in his own SAFE
which he also represented with mark I'd
Abiliiy in both Houses Of Congress. Ia
relating The anecdote, the Judge said he
remem bered The exact words Of the par,
Ties, and hat he was The only living re.
cipient Of them. Blu, four persons had
aver had eognlzince Of them; these were
Geo. Hamilton. Col. BUR-, their mulu-
at frlend Gen. D--,and himself He
had his information from Gen D.,
Who bound him TO secrecy during his
lifetime. The injunction was removed
by his death, and alter forty years 81.
lence he (el, al liberty 10 speak. Judge
Rowan is now dead also.
In relating this anecdole, Judge Row
40, who wssa man Of wonderful COLO
Iqula powers, prefaced il by saying:
Gentleman SAID he, 'lhis. one cir.
cumstance filed up, in my mind, TIT.
outlines Of the character Of these two
celebrated menj want no other history
Of them. You may write ponderous
tones, eulogislic of one and denIucialo-
ry OF The olner; but | have fuct in my
mead, and it is the centre Of my opn.
ION. Col. Burr, when arragned for
his trial, did me The very great honor to
Invite me 10 become his counsel and ad-
vocate, but remembered the ./gct and
refused.
'll was at that period in our history
when the Confeder alton, having cas-, OF
The iron hoop OF war, seemed TO have
no other bond OF strength. Mems
manners were unsettled ;isere was no
sravtation of principle-no unity OF
IJurpose--no centre OF motion. Patriot
:sm had expended its enthusiasm; hb
sr,y had lost its vitality, and torbear-
.oce ils suocrdinalion. Bun believed
hat the staggering elements would faI'
I,n confusion wiithe for season IN an
atchy, and emerge in monarchy. II
believed that The fermentation, irall0lO
ed TO take lis course, would i'olh and
efervesce, and rectlly by cryslaIizihg
ihs des,rsI Ii nut Washington on the
,hrone. lie thought, however, lha'
there was d shorter way 10 stability by
inlrisue; by the cor tjnration of adveIs,
Influences; way less sinuous to hsown
advancement. He believed that there
was no man without his price, while hIs
lacule discernment told him that Hamll
lions was a character which. even his
own partissns would turn TO in despair
and prefer II 10 his, in testing an experr
menl or trying theory. lie had props
Iton oslton to make TO Gen. HamiiIor;i Il
was patriotic or ii was trailorous; il wa,
full Of meaning overseeing he word
bslaucing the ambiguity nicely, bul
searching enough TO find The wesknes.
|had il existed He knew he would bt
understood, without being betrayed
There was treason in il but i, was il
The occasion, the manner, The words, il
lyou please; and yet il was no where, il
he chose 10 disclalm il!---He had prop
Ito mske, but he would not write it
Mark the man: he could moi be prevail.
ed on 10 put it upon paper. He gave
his friend the words, and The emphasi.
and made him repeat both, until they
told rightto his own ear. These wer.
the exact terms:
Col. Burr presents his compliment.
% Gen. Hamilton. Will Gen. II. seiz'
Inc present opportunity TO give stable
governmen, to his connlry aud pr0vid,
for his jriend;"
/ Gen. Hamilton did not hesilstea mo
ment, this was his answer:
Gen Hamilton presents, in return
, his compliments to Col Burr; Col. b
links Gen. Il. ambitious: he is right
Gen. II. is one Of The most ambitious o
men: bot his ,oAOle ambition is TO de
serve well of his country.
There is an answer continued tn
narrator. (which would have d. ned
Roman, there is the 6rsi of the offence
which he expisted al Weehswken.'
SHOULDN'T MIND THAT,
What would our wives say, il the
: knew where we aref said the captain {
a dawn aasI sch0onar when thev wpr