New-York daily tribune., 1856-04-22

d on 20 youi nmsn, iperussion to preachl; tne
sopseouence is that the man muf. s.a M ~, cover
| have seen q great many comphsihs s.nso coald |
rors hut then nobody was suipris. o. thsv
.Is,,s Give some pecuninry reasons Tor Nnst ~
taS dope You surely are the hrst VINO ever "S
himself into difficulties by an in"rdnate care - I'm.
ard / am sure thst makes no pai' u !'N'
ni,n pa,b ,hs Governor and bis brother Gilbert were
members of the Astronomical society anu 'ne In
msde Astronomy one Of bis studies N NJ, a"e -,
the transactions OF the SOCIETY ~; ~ Junitsrs
communicated by Kim ON the Eehpses Vi 'up''''
Satellites. A.. rox,;ns, the middle colo
pies His marriage with daugn'ei ~ III tbs .oci.
Hc,ne of New.York, had greatly mupllea e,;Ncs .ue
NJ E,ntlv t,s which united him TO tnat pfo'iHoe,
bnt A. the time approached for his
nrnbsblv exercised less binding innuence N 1
quence q the death OF ns ,bs death OF SON, which
slrowsd in the Spring Of l72s- But fndepehuen' VI
al rrivate considerations, the habits ana custou., 90
W., as the theological and potica.
r,onie e Massachusetts, Bay, were nor SO coss n;i;
Pt r. oun A. those with which he bad been iaiiai
aIt y,arr: but the mandate had gone iorts IA
tere,t or Obligation required provision 10 DC '''
IN, No, tgomerie and Burnet graceiully Iy.icu
RI o. y,Tnor cached Boston the l2th Juy' l'~e'
IT, :. nu.ation he had earned for popular manners,
,lol,stic attairments and business qaauoa'os, naa
uerar,d the way for an agreeaoie rscePs'out or-
T,sr rarade marked his entrance into town a com
49, ~ citizens besde delegation from the Cen
el al Court, waited upon INN az iGe srs sJe ~
Isapd 10 escort him tbither additions were msae 70
scade as il proceeded, and at short distance
sn tLe city such multitude OF people on hoIses anu
- carr;eces was congregated that the display "as
org rem, mbered as one unpreceuenleu ~
IS N. country and for many years unequaieu'
oh.r,e of Government effected no change IN the
harsctrI or disposition of Gov Burnet. lie was me
same neasant companion the same loVei vi SonS
and the same frank and honest gentleman nc nau oee
alsewhere but these characterrtcs no hot a"o e.
U 80 bsen we'll understood and appreciated by the
moTe staid portion of the New-Enganders IL IS
oLor;cIsd rather as disparagement OF the Tower
ro that on one Scc,sCnC C0n %tn he was asked very
dfarentally by his host how he would prefer having
the divine blessing invoked, he replied: otsnuihS
or sitting, any way OF no WY Jus. "ons.yed Srto ds
asnnct COR the custom, but rather as indcating an
aversion TO .ueh adherence to rs tended 10 reIuel
;tsome Fer his abhorreuce OF ostent8tlon ana mere
ni;, !, religion was well understood, although, as
U,bir!sJn remarks his avoidance OF 1t led some OF
t. crave people about him to think he approacheu
roo ear the other extreme. such CONSTRUCTION,
too il warranted by the sneccote related ny
On Lis way through the Province from Rhode Island,
the Governor had been annoyed by the length Oh the
grnces said by the different cergymen who honored
Rim with their presence at meal umes, ana asked Got
TYLER of Boston, when they would shorten Inc
C:Ione bumorously replied, The graces will increase
IN length your excellency till you come to Boston; al
ter that they will shorten TIL you come To your govern
mert of New Hampshire, where you VIII ma uo grace
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his finer ponts were duly appreciated by men of dis
cernnent in the remark made by one OF ms oiogra-
pheis that coat he sometimes wore made OF cotn
and lined with velvet, twas expressive OF MS charac-
for II would be far better for the world were there
more ueople hose usefulness and worth like the gov
er1 ors coat could bear an exploration oeow he sur
face. His cotemporares, however, coincide IN ascrlo
ing 10 him the possession OF firm Denet IN tne uuth
of revealed religion and has been areaoy remarked,
his life appears have been consistent with that De-
lief. However liberal may have been his views as re-
garded modes and forms.
Atboueh the Governsr still retained his personal at
fractions and continued entirely free from any imputa-
tiors of seeking his pecuniary aggrandlzement-
loving money only for the pleasure its disbursement
afforded living generously and to the full extent OF his
pcome-and shutting the door Of office without scrupe
70 all of an immoral unfair character-yet his inter-
course with his Assembly was not harmonious Ills In
strucons positive az to the manner In when tne
Government should be supported, and he was inrexioe
in re qung conformity to theD IL was the pohcy OF
the mother country to render the representatives OF
the royal authority in the colonies more independent OF
TIE people by securing to them their shpends by VIZ
tue of permanent acts rather than by yearly appropr-
ations which were liable to be granted or withheld
according to the degree of favor with which the Gov
ernor Glanced to be regarded at the time and on TINS
subject Gov. Burnet and his Assembly iound them-
selves at variance The difficulty lay le's IN the
amount of lis salary than in the manner IN which II
should be raised; but the principle of independence
was thought TO be involved, and the Governor there
fore nt enched himse under the protection OF his In
.ructions and the Assembly willing to abide the
result Of time and opportunity. This was the main
cause of dissenson between the two, but the rank-
ness and freedom from all disguise which marked the
Governor led him to disregard policy, and by the too
general prescription of his opponents and rewarlng
of his adherents he contributed to the causes ofdifr
cree. .
His administration, however, was OF short duration
On the 3st of August l729 he taken III after ex-
| posue on fishing excursion to Watertown pond and
not adopting proper remedial measures fever sue
Gee ded, which terminated bis life September l72s
"Tbe world" wrote James Alexander, "loses one
the beet of men, and l. in particular most sincere
kiend and one 10 whom lay under the greatest ob-
| patiors He wa3 man who, batting warmth, was al
most without fault and that by degrees he became
rsarer and nearer master Of and in tme had he hved
wuld probably have been entirely 3d.. .
Gov Burnet was large in stature, combining with
HI. frank manners a digni6ed demeanor, and possess
| iroe countenance in which intelligence, amiablty
| and good bumor were conOined. portrait OF hlln
bsrgs in the Senate chamber at BostOn and the like
ne.s which faces this imperfect biography is from one
of two miniature sketches in my possession, by John
Walton. He left four children His eldest son, Gill
bert by bis frst Wife lively youth of heeD at the
tine Of bis fathers death, went to England beng wen
proyiled for through his maternal grandfather. Ills
daughter Mary) and two sons, William and Thomas,l
the Children of bis second wife, were brought to New
York but know nothing of their subsequent career
executing that Mary became the wife of Col William
Brown Of Boston, and left two iofsnt daughters.
1t is to be hoped that the excellent use which
Mr.. Whitehead has made in this volume OF tho
ancient materials that he has drawn out of their
dusty hiding places will furnish motive for the
more careful preservation Of the similar masses of
documents which have accumulated in the possess
ion of may old New.Jersey families. They should
be rescued from mildew and mice, from man SER