Washington telegraph., 1847-01-06
CHARACTER OF AARON BURR.
m WILLIAM WALLACE.

hA WILLIAM WALLACE.
Ii BIannerhassell had been the only
person ruined by bufr, charity would sug.
gfsl burial al ouf remembrance al the
uAile's desulaliau. Bat tho victims oi Burf
are to be numbered by hundreds. The
base aud the peaks ol socjeiy, alike. show
the sealAing maiks Of his hery visitation
lie cherished M friendships he returned
unhonuIcd the dIalIs Of gmlllulei he kin.
algd The flame oi lust 81 the very iifeside
aI hospitality and lell llulc pleasure in
bidding sdiuu 10 The lafcs OF his besl until
The dearest objects that fouHshtd under
fbeir sacred influence were sacrificed.
But iur the deep affection which he manl.
tested towards his daughter, his sole merits
seem to have been eoalness aud courage;
aal yet, clustering as were the lalfels
which they sh1Wefed on his btaW, h.
basrr passions 81 psedominaled that be
he'd q more glorious 10 sedlee wumsn
lhan to shine IN The field Of letters, 10 scale
tho sleeps Of philosophy, OF to wave ban.
ner victorious IN battle.
lie couHel the man 10 corrupt his wila
tile statesman 70 profit by Lis influence
-ihc ml.ionare 10 obiain bis money-and
the world 10 eraliiY his dcslref. lie was
the more dangerous from the possession
OF an Intellect massive, piercing aud hni
liant, united To lufm at once handsome
anl vigorous. Ills mind was bli the keen
weapon with which he Lewri a pllh To
conquest. Thu weapon was prolean.--
Il the victim full came under the gazs OF
an eye whose shafp light rescmb'ei | ghl.
nihs Imprisoned ani forever playing In a
r.uui black as dealh=-hc was forever lost.
Buns conversation was iuesislibly iasri
natng--ior h.s hands swept every chord
al the human heafi. lie slrewrd the Toy
pa'h. Of the happ, with flower, Of .iill
brighter hue; h. atehed the troubled ssy
ol iha despgnting with ihe rainbow Of hape;
he enniurrd up belafe the rapt vision Of the
ayariclous, golden Goleonda; and 10 the
aspiring he pointed ont the Illuminated
tls,ds Of glory,
fhu' he stool: giied and unprineiplrd;
Iulhlas, ani terrible. The want ui great
iufune, alone, prevented his presenting.
IN one vast ALPINE mass, that EvlL which
he accomplished but too successful. in
mHnf details Chance confined IL valleys,
compaialRry humh.c, toe Hupcndous
glaciers which only needed the rajs olihe
sun Oi fortune 10 dura-iaic continents.
II may be asked: as no, bis yalor on
the biuIc field. ol his counir, to be re-.
mtmbrrrd p Nc,l that was n rcicemAnR
Thing No matter from what motive his
military talents wrre exercised, onr land
reapcl .omc benefit bnI we are forced
TO doubt the patriotism Of one who was
90 ready 10 iofswrar his allegiance; who
on 90 much that men hold sacred.
and who regarded his exploits against royal
tyranny les glorious Than the moral dc
'iiuelion of Il human btins,
Age il expected Ia fuhlle, bat with
Burr The winlcr OF lime brought no snow
to cool the h,ya Of passion. Al four score
aal.sX tho craler wore a glow as arden,
AS al twenty. His faculties mochcd at
century.
Age .bould bring tho soothing calm Of
religion iu prepare tho tempest losl bark
lur iis entrance into another and fnil sea:
Bur- died as he had lyci-a practical
atheist. Agc should bring respect; Burr
expired as he had existed, without the re.
gard Of the good. ilis hoay hairs went
down to lhF gave floating on the breeze
Of mfuny.
la cunning an Iasni in LIST, Taqiini
IN pNien;r, a Caialinri in pleasure. a
slb4dtei in gratitude, Malay; aud in
ambition q Napoleon, he affords the world
an awfil example ofpower.Ol intellect les
tlulc Of yirua. Ills portrait would R1y
appear ia @ c.rri of Danlcs INrrRyo.
Let ~ one accuse the speaker Of step
ping with slnlallrd lect through the solemn
srp1lrhrc. Aaron Burr belong, 10 llsroRY.
Sgeh ru hs iy' ne chose.