The daily crescent., 1850-07-01


rit;.e kis real name. The letter. ioo.is chiefly
d1te,ei 10 layorshle criticism of iiF$ iheatres-
Now. while We nre willing 70 Keep tl,s public here
iniarhtd ofsis hsnsfisala il ,,e northern cisiess
~ W. Eel saf this ii ons pf NJ snalier melseEs
Or she law. aud she: mnc1 'assa Interesting mate
RAJ : % - found 10y letters than sheslrical putis.
Mathew /. pA4is, knewn through the country
za 4 RE spy is Washington died in New York
en ths efsl Of June ia his eighty.first year. The
Nsm York Herald gives an interesting notice Of his
life. He was the Oldest politician in the country,
having commenced 70 take an interest in politics as
earlv ~ 1880 He belonged to the Democratic par
~. and was the originator Of The caucus system,
and oil rs means and appliances. He was the
most expert wine puller h tie party Mr. Jefferson
eaxe him d small office. Mr.. Madison was more
generous, and threw into his hands q contract by
which be cleared SSo.c90. He was merchants in
he South American made, and realized 4l00.000.
But an these were swallowed up in some unfortu-
nate eentusess and he died comparatively poor, He
voted fos Mr.. Adams, and separated from the Dem
ocraiie party, when they abandoned The protective
system. &c was the devoted admirer Of Henry
Clay. He acquired quite literary reputation by
Bis poii'eal letters from Washington 70 the CeaFls1
and Ehqnifers under the signature Of The sqze'
Washingtonsn and by his American letters s.ss
London Times, under the signature Of ~ ~
sese Traveller. He was ihe inilmsN I, n'si'a u
Aaron Burr. and clung % him slre'tf en ns mis-.
iartanes ~ was tle It,rarT Of this no
ted person. Public expecsHiIee was disappointed
fn the Memoirs. q'bsp fk3N 10 new light on the
dark pages III she nsas W. they added nothing
10 mi, hstorv eg H. cenntry, nor did they CRAFTY
sbs ,narhi asss,ils for private disclosures Ia re-
cara q tks iasI Ir Davis stated that he had in his
posssssiol sfters from many ladies to Burr the pub
LEGATION of which would coInpronit most Of the fam
lilies moving in the fashionable circles of New York,
II i'Ss period when Burr was at his zerith. These
leteFs, he said, he had burned at the humiliatinR
solicitations Of the writers Or their families WI
did moi believe the story then, nor do we now Ia
the fret place, ladies would not afiix their sigma
lures TO LISTERS Of such description. Secondly,
Burr, who was man Of hon0rs the phase is
generally understood, would have destroyed the
eters for he lived far beyond the period Of vanity
in regard to matters of this kind And, lastly,
he could not have been such ladv.killef as 10
have had the reputation Of hundreds of families in
his keeping. The wholesale and airocious siander
carries with il ils own refutation. We know moth
ing Of The Goldfish Aristocracy as the HersldlstyIes
them, but we shall want better proof to convict
te ladies Of ths higher circles of New York Of such
general depravily.
If Nh, Davis was in possession Of any such let
ieIs from females to his deceased friend, the most
aenerons course would have been TO return them to
The imFndent writer's, and kept profound silence.
ASH is, thoss who take pleasure in undertaking
woman, find great satisfaction in this assertion Of
Davis, while BY III persons ofproper spirit, the
declaration was received with indignation.
Thpmas More was guilty Of similar piecs
Of hfavado. He pFofesssd to have in his keep
ing he reputation Of many English ladies,
and made great merit Of burning Byron's
private papers. But whens after several years, he
published Byron's life, it was more than suspected
that the burning Of the papers was only yicari-
Gus Offering, and that he had managed 10 keep all
the spicy portions Of his friends Journal.
Since the death Of Mr.. Davis, we believe that
our venerable iellow-citizsn, Mr.. Jacob Barker.
must be the oldest politician, and one Of the iew
lef who was on the stage Of active life, at the first
election Of hlr. Jefferson. The cid gentleman has
jaai returned from Washington City, with a re-
newed lease Of at least ten years. He kEew Dayi'
well. and we shall be happy 70 have a sketch Of hin
ff,m his nen