The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-03-12
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scar, q cus erun'ry's i.is'esy hsse cesae
ssse 81. strange snd l,riilsni carcer
sas ron. dnriug utisi' iiac many things
have earsrn-i 70 call n. rietnory ffsaa
csas,ios. bot scnresiy breath - air.
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Il froa ,ie ivut. IL, We, NOD cns q
+ ibe fr~ immortal rams iis' wcrr nxs
i-orn - der Al lcssi. for a.. psrsrn',
,hs uorii has agreed 10 forget him --
Possibly il ,neans no rvac,aion thereby.
II hss aiso forgotten The lau'ented John
Wells, Jasss, Nan Necihea, sad Elisha
Williams. ~, brillisi, ccmi.riiiors at the
har. Even IiaIpilioa. biz target victim,
IL no longer remembered
A. f,r Barr. thcrc are many rcn~oDs
uhy be ,houid have been - soon forgot
ten. TfsiiIioa wsd legend ls'yc hand
Ell down bic namc blaekened by every
crime. Long before bis death, even
When poor, wrc,cbcd, and aleae ia the
world. b. sicmsncd uiJoftune's tide, ihe
world had resolved to forge, him. No
/ ono spoke 10 him. nor seemed 10 notice
him. rs engaged in the active duties Of
an ardoous profession, he walked the
po,,ulous streets Of New York. II met
in the stage coach, no one addressed
him If on The ferry which conducted
him 10 the solitary island home, he was
moi recognized. Ia some cases il might
have been because Of his ihrcadbare
coat IN Others, like all men. he was nat
nnlly forgotten, when, his power lost,
he had no more fayors TO give, and The
once brillian, light no longer attracted
the fitting moths but Il cannot be dis
guiscd that those had forgotten, who
should have remembered him; he was
summed in the stree, his friends did
no, know him; iS pointed oui NJ " dis
lance, il was as one who had the accurs-
ed mark Of Cain upen him.
4 We do not know n sublimer picture
than that presented by this celebrated
man, IN the last hours Of declining life.
His early course had been peculiarly
successful. lie was a soldier OF the
revolution, distinguished for courage,
and skill, and activity; his reputation
had been high at the bar, as trus,y
, counselor and eloquent advocate; he
had been successful politician, admired
, for his tact, and loaded with the favor.
Of the people he had also been Vice
President Of the United States, and
presided over the Senate with impair
, tisliiy and dignity; as he concluded hi
. farewell address, there was not dr.,
eye in the chamber Added to all thes'
public honors, happy domestic relation
were the crowniny swels Of his happi
: ness. lie was proud OF his decent from
two of the best stocks of the country
4 he was the favored scion of the house
e Of Edward and Burr. lie had III
Y choicest education that could be afforded
d and bis proficiency was such MS to max
: his nearest and fondes, relations rejoice
? He had also been happy in bis maj
!, riagc---ile fruit Of which was daugl
ter, Of whom any father might hav
N been proud. She was beautiful in pei
5 son, intelligent ia mind, and gifted vii
D, a lively fancy, and a brilliant imagir
y alton. These natural gifts had bee
At cult, ated by the most careful education
NJ The conversation Of the daughter, whc
child, was the delight Of the father
when matron, his pride. Given I
the man Of her own and fathers choic,
who also stood high in his native Stat,
!. rs a gentleman, scholar, and successf'
statesman, she was the mother Of - bcat
|. ,ifnl son. not more the parents JOY tia
>. the grandfather's pride. This lin
:. pledge that the family should not d
/, and become extinct, also bore the nan
:, OF Aaron Burr. Thus happy in h
A. public relations and domestic circle, cot
If nec,ed with the pas, by proud and gu
,. rious remembrance with the fu,ui
., by golden link, what was wanting
n, III up the cup OF his hapfincss' Notl
~ ing, perhaps, save that right judgmel
NJ Of Solon, who counted The poor and o.
40 scure, but pious, Aihenian. the hsppie
I, Of men, in preference 10 the proud NJ
~ wealthy Lydisn Hing.
A, In moment, in the twinkling Of 1
r.. eye, MI this happiness was melted dow
he and became as dross--,he gold realifi
nv that already reached through three &c
ersiions, became a. vision that IL pa,
nj ed. A fearful rencoatre drove Aar,
a.. Burr, the soldier, the statesman, Al
az outlaw from the land. A price "
ne set upon his head. lie was hunted frc
AR town 70 town, city TO city. lie fed
al disguise from the face Of man.
as vas tired Tor treason and his fair far
eai blackened for ever. Iii. small FORTY
NO gradually melted away--he was va
Urn derer and bccgar upon the face Of /
,ur earth. His daughter. on her way
al, visit him and soften his woes. was sci,
sen and earbarcasIy murdered by pirates,
ing His grandchili was cut dowr and will
b., In deAib-ria'ises diso~Bed him. W
all THE, Aaron Burr sunk no,--he wa
"a ed erect At eighty years Of age anon