The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-08-08
From the Louisville Journal.
THE GRAVE OF AARON BURR.

we were standing in the Princeton Gem
eterey, gazing on the grave Of Col. Aaron
resting place Of this distin-
guished man impressed us with the truth
that.men ;mpart their own character and
their own Immortality to spots ofearth.--
There are few places Of no more geo.
graphical extent, which call up so many
reflections, so many associations, 50 many
.recollections. M
We know that sanctity, which moth
ing can destroy or justly pro(aDe, invests
those places which have been charged
with the ashes of1he great and good.
But greatness and goodness have not al-
ways been united in those men whose
names cannot know oblivion. and whose
influence can never cease TO be fell. The
deeds Of the wickedsare as imperishable
as the deeds OF the righteous. A mys-
terious influence, as strong as that which
binds US to the sepulchres Of the bene-
factors Of mankind, often attracts us to the
graves Of the greatsenemies ofciyil socie-
~.
The influence, however, Is not the
same in strength. We remember with
delight the seasons whose coming has
filled the earth with plenty; and the prin-
ciples whose development has built up
happy communities. But We treasure in
our memories, with scarce less interest,
the ravages Of peslilence, the ruins Of
tornadoes, and the terrors Of revolutions.
1t is an interest Of this latter kind which
draws US to the grave of Burr, place
not soon 10 be forgotten. Men offar dis
tan. times will visitit, and moralEe upon
the fate Of him who enchants It Il will
be known and !FeGuenlod whcn the nau-
soleums Of good men have crunpbled 20
dust, and their places are known no mnre
We envy not the man who can unmov
ed gaze on The grave Of Col. Burr. 1t is
one Of the most desoiate places that we
have ever seen. There is no monumen-
''ta' pile or sculptured marble standing
over ii, to evince the respect or affection
OF a single living soul.-Not even rough
unhewn stone marks the head or.the foot
Of him who once held such sway over the
minds and feelings Of men.--Wild grass
and poisonous weeds from the SOD that
partly covers him. The rest Of the sur
face ofthe grave is sterile clay, yielding
no verdant plant Or shrub. The strang-
err treads upon the spot and rcgal ds it
not, until he is told tina, he stands over
the remains Of Burr.
How changed the scene when from
this unma rked spot we turn 10 the sleep.
ing place Of the father Of Burr. Over it
there is no towering monument, but there
is a massive tombstone, on which are
led the deeds of the loved and hon.
ored President Of New Jersey College -
The grave Of the son is only designated
by its being at the loot Of the fathers
Immediately TO the left Of Presiden
Burr is the tomb Of Jonathan Edwards
'Secundus nemini mortalium'' is written
on it, and no one conversant with the life
and character of the man, would erase
the characteristic inscription. Still af-
terward and in regular order, are the
tombs Of Samuel Davies, Samuel Finley,
John Witherspoon, and Samuel Stanhope
Smlh--each loved in life, lamented in
death, and embalmed in the memory Of a
grateful posterity.
The proximity Of Col. Burr to these
loved and distinguished men, renders his
fate still more melancholy. Their I'M
forgotten virtues make his vices seem ten
fold more vicious.
They shut out the few good deeds of
his life, which might under other cir
cumstances paliate his bad ones.
As the visiter stands over the grave,
many scenes in the checkered and event
full fife Of Burr crowd upon his reccolIec-
airy, 1856, when Burr first saw that ght
through which misdirected zeal led him
to so many deeds of woe. He calls to
mind the death Of both his parents
while the boy was only three years old
the handsome fortune that was hequeath-
ed an orphan son; the four days abscond.
ance from his preceptor, when, TOO, he was
child of four years growthi he runa-
way from Mr.. Edwards for the purpose
Of going 10 sea, while he was in his elev-
|cnth year; and the entrance Of Princeton
College althe early age of twelve, where
he graduated at the age Of sixteen, TAX
inaEthe honors Of his class ia spite Of d
moral character that evoked much dis4p-
|prota:ions He reflects upon him ~ 4
Svolunteer ii the Anne rican revolutions,
and soldier ia the celsBsat ted expedition
.of Arnoldzto Quebec; a. al aid 10 Gen.
Putnam conferes u The lille Of
lieutenant roioqeI loll6ws him g
the stud ysof the lalv md Rdmittance 70
|the Albany bar III ! NJ rs tho Senate ia
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