The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-27

e purpose, in which he took promi cnt part and IN
|, terest. He alec formed plan for the improvement
! of the revenues Of the State, in 1877 his plan wa
= adopted, and to that we owe the institution of tn
n Office of Comptroller
!, 1t may appear singular that General Schuyler
# with all the knowledge the members Of the Legis
4 lature had Of his great public services and hgl
character, should fail Of reelection to the Senate
0 when the short term he had drawn was about Il
expire. But the General had many decided politi
cal enemies, as he was an ardent and violent par
zan OF the federal school, and was presumed to aci
2 under the influence of Gen. Chen ColoneD Hamil
2 ton, who was his son-in-law. The manners OF
f. Gen. Schuyler, which had been formed in the
} camp, and not in courts of law, or among the
people, were considered austere and aristocratic.
and rendered him personally unpopular
; To contend with Gen. Schuyler for the honor
{ of representing the State in the United States
Senate, end TO oppose his reelection to that body
by the Legislature of 1871, came forwari the cee.
brated Colonel Aaron Burr, then about thrty.fiv
years of age, also at the time Attorney Gene
raj OF the State Burr was man of pleasing and
r. scinang address, and, at that period of his life,
va, considered most persuasive and eloquent
orator and an able advocate at the bar. In poll
,;c. he belonged to the medium party, and had
mot heep g. nspicuous either side at the ne of
the ssop,on of the constitution of the United
States. His Or. ucipal political connections, how.
ever, were with tie sntfeeeyalists.
When the election OF Senator clme on in the
New York Legislature, on the 18Th Of January,
1871, resolution was O, Tered in bank, ia the As
semby and On motion TO insert the same OF Philip
Schuyler, it WAS rejec,ed--noes -, ayes 81
molten 10 inser. the name Of Aaron Err was car
ried-ayes 30, noes y. On motion TO obliterate
the name Of Aaron Burr, and insert that CT Egber
Benson, the ayes were ii, noes 81 The revolution
appointing Aaron Burr was then sent 10 the Senate,
where il was concurred in, on the following day |
(l9lh Jsnuary)-ayes IA, noes4. Six Senators
were ebsen the occasion, and it is inferred that
of the federalsts at the time, preferred the |
election Of Burr to Schuyler. We have seen |
pleasant letter from Gen. Schuyler to three friends |
in New York, (Messrs. King, Lawrence and Ben |
son,) written after his defeat, and humorously
planning the causes thereof He speaks Of Burr 4s |
his "wily" opponent, and abutes the loss of his |
own election mainly 70 the course pursued by TWO |
conspicuous politions Of the ,ime-Messl-. Adgate |
and Join Williams the latter a Senator from /
N Aieg,on county. These mea seem TO have az. |
sisteo Burr in his intrigues against Schuyler.
Colonel Burr took his seat in the Senate at the |
bret session Of the Second Congress, in October,
1871, and was Jealous aud constant attendant at
his post, as Senator, until the expiration of his
term, in March, 1877. He took decided ground as
democratic republican, and on most questions acted
IN opposition to his colleague, Mr. King; also endea.
vored 10 pave the way for the election of Mr. JEFF
fe-son 10 the Presidency as the successor TO Gen.
Washington. But is in vain TO look for anything
important, TO the interests of the country in the le
gislative movements of Col Burr in the records OF
the Senate He was active in intrgues for hi nself
| and those devoted 10 his interest He commenced
his career in the Senate by pryng into the records
of the Secretary Of State, then KEEP, by Mr. Jeiier
con. At last, that gentleman told him that Gen.
Washington had forbidden any further explorations
Of the records for his private use and benefit. The
| democratic party in the Senate, however, became
much attached 10 Col. Burr, and insisted upon
| Cen. Washinrton's appointing him minister to
| France, IN place OF Gouve-neur Morris, who being
friend Of the late royal family and opposed to the
French revolution, the democrats wished recalled.
presiden, Washington positively refused to appoint
Brlr, bat offered 10 recall Morris, and give the
mission 10 Madison, OF some other democrat FL
nally, Morris was recalled, and James Moaroe
afterwards PresidenD appointed minister to the
| french republic.
Il
Cd thirty votes for Vice President, while the fede-
raj candidate, Thomas Pinckney, Of South Caro-
lima, received only ifty.nine Mr.. Adams was
elected President by seventy three votes, and Mr.
Jefferson Vice President by sixty eight. The
large vote given 70 Burr showed that he was ad.
yuncing rapidly with the democracy Of the "non;
and in lSc0, il 10 well known. he received an equal
number of electoral votes with Mr. Jeiiesson. Had
-. u. h. yN,,k.f
he could have bsea elected President, instead Of
Vice President.
When his term Of service was abou, expiring a.
Senator, IN 1871, ;here appears to have been no
siori made TO reelsct Col Birr, for he did not re.
ceive sinec vote in the Legislature which elected
his successor. Ills subsequen, career 10 familiar
to ell readers Of history Returning to the practice
Of the law in New York. he devised various
| schemes to advance his fortunes political as well
as pecuniary. In 1898, he was elected one Of the
members Of Assembly from this city, with De Wit
CLIFTON, John Swartwout, and other democrats.
The pnncpsl exploit Of Burr at the session OF the
Legislature Of which he WA member. was OBJ
tanning the charter Of the Manh4t Company,
with concealed banking powers The next year,
I7so, BUR-, III. l.. Davis, aud the rest of,he demo.
cratic Asse mby ticket or this city. defeated,
in consequence OF the olamor raised against the
Msphatton banking powers, which were found to
be granted Il the charter OF that company Barr
was, however, placed on the Presidential ticket with
Jefferson; and the ssccess OF that ticket miiny
caused by the tact skill ard exertions OF the for
mer. II being desirable hat Burr should be elect
ed TO the Legislature, to the democratic electo
raj tickle, safely through that body, which then
chose the electors Of Pres dealt he did no, like to
risk the chance Ct al election in this city; the
late Peter Townsend therefore, procured hts noml-
nation on the democratic ticket in orapge county,
where h wac trivmPhantly elected. Burr had.
therefore, the pleasure, thea denied TO the people
OF the State at large. Of voting ia the Legislature