New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-30

business; while "lttle Theodosia'" the daughter
TO whom his fond attachment WAS an exceptional
trait of his character, lovely, rosy-cheeked child
all grace and intelligence, was the delight of the
household. "The letters that passed between Col
Burr and his wife after they had been several yesrs
married read like the passionate outpournp Of
Italian lovers in the first month of their be-.
thrOthal."
In these years there was not spot upop the bright
ness of his good name. A rising LAWYER devoted IN
business, avoiding politics, happy at home. bonored
abroad, welcome in the mot refined and elevated cir.
cles and shining in them with all the luster of a
striking person, graceful manners and polished w.t.
who would have predicted for him anything but ga.
reer OF still increasing briancy, whole lifetime of
honorable exertlon, and name that wond have been
distinction 10 all who bore or should inherit il
True, discerning person, a man who should lave
seen him much, and observed him closely, would
have noted that in much Of his intercourse with others
there was flavor of falsehood. Women he always
haered. lie did it on principle. He said their
ruling passion was vanity, which, he always main.
tanned was a harmless and aIaiablc falling He Hal.
tered them with an adrotnlss scllor, equs,ed, con-
IRVING always to praise those qualities upon the fan
ced possession Of which they most valued themselves,
which il, of oil fatery, the most irresistible. But
this habit was by no means altogether insincere
with Col. Burr. He really liked women and all their
lovely ways, and had great opinion of their taste
and capacity He preferred their society to that of
men, at all periods of lifewhich is not good sign
And women, with scarcely exception in all his life
We're wannly his iriends-whch is not ipfalibly
good sign. The men whom respect the women
whom 1romen approve, are the and women who
bless their species.
Burr's intercourse with men, too, was not always
characterized by the he8rtness and directness which
ore dear TO the Saxon heart. He succeeded best with
young men and with unsophistcated elderly gentle
men. He had q rare faculty Of inspiring young
with his ambition, and with his contempt Of
danger, luxury, and case. Many young men loved
him almost with the love Of woman and made him
their model and succeeded in copying his virtues aud
his faults. He on his part, E.ally attached TO
them, would take infinite pains to form and advance
Them and succeeded in SO impinting his own charac-
ter theirs that their career in life was like hls-glo
rous at the beginning, disastrous if not dsraceful,
at the close.
The same discerning observer would have lamented
Col. Burrs carelessness with regard 10 money He was
excessively given to making presents, TO making ex-
pensive additions to his house and grounds Hi hos
pitality sometimes prouse in the extreme. Once,
while certain Major Provost gone to England,
his whole family of young children entertained
at Colonel Burrs house. There not that instinct
i've counting Of the cost which marks the character
destined TO live and die in prosperity And still worse,
there not that instructive shrinking from debt,
that caution rot to incur obligations respecting the
punctual discharge OF which there is any reasonable
doubt, which indicates the entirely honest man. AT
this period however, this cardinal fault had not ex-
hibited itself to degree approaching immortality.
rapid through the next succeeding years, when the
seal was fixed his destiny by the terrible catas-
trophe of 1904. His conduct ON the occasion Of
the duel with Gen. Hamilton was marked by the
same self.pessessiOn and want of feeling which had
always been the prominent characteristics OF his
career. The evening previous to the fatal rem
cOntre, he passed in writing letters to his daughter
| and her husband. They show no misgivngs, no
signs that aught within his nature reyOted against
the mOrrows deed. Late at night he threw off his
| upper garments, lay down upon couch in his Ii
brary, and in few minutes was asleep The next
| morning at daybreak John SwartOut entered the
room and saw his chief still lying on the couch.
Well as he knew the GOODNESS of Col Burr, he was
astonished to find that he was in deep and tran
! auil slumber "H He awOke the man who had bet
ter never again have opened his eyes upon the light
| of the world" An incident related by Mr.. Parton
presents striking illustration of Burrs destitu-
| ton of the usual human susceptbilities.
On the morning of the Duel il CHANGED that one OF
Burrs cousins arrived in town from Connecticut, and
made his way, about o'clock, to Richmond Hill.
Alexis the factOtum of the establishment obeyed ms
summons at the door, and showed him into the Ii
brary where he found Col. Burr alone, and engaged
in his usual aons. Burr received his young rel
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in hs manner nor in his conversation was there any
evidence of excitement concern nor anything what
| ever to attract the notice of his guest. Except the
master of the house not soul in Richmond Hill yet
knew aught of that mornings work; nor indeed could
be said in any of the word that the master
himself knee what he had done.
In few minutes breakfast was announced and the
| two gentlemen went to the dningroom ana break
tasted together. The conversation still quite III
the ordinary strain Burr inqurng after rienos IN me
country, and the youth giving the information sought
After breakfast the guest babe his host good-morn.
ing and stroed of toward The city which ne reached
| about 10 o'clock As he walked down Broadway he
fanced he observed in passers-by the signs that
something extrao binary or was expected
Near Wall street, acquaintance rushed up to him,
bre8thlesS, and SAID: -,
"Col. Burr has killed Gen. Hamilton IN duel tins
morning.
"Why no he hasn't" replied the young gentleman,
with the utmost posiyeness, have just come from
there and taken breakfast with him.
"But," replied the other, - have this moment
seen the news ON the bulletin"
The cousin rejecting for moment on the absolute
serenity of Burr manner, and concluding that ne
would certainly have mentioned interesting an oc-
currence if had taken place was still utterly ncred-
ulous and denOuncng the report as false, went on Ina
way Before turning into Wall street he found the
whole city astir and had reason to suspect that
the bulletin only too true. 80 completely could
Burr command his features and conceal his feelings
In four years from that time, having escaped con-
viction on his trial for treason, Burr literally be-
comes a fugitive and vagabond Oh the face OF the
earth. He leaves his country under felgned name
in the Summer of 1908, having for month previous
been concealed in New-YOrk or its vicinity, at the
houses of his friends. He used every precaution
70 prevent his departure from being known. Like
criminal he fed from the city in whose couHclls
his voice had been preeminent, and of whose soce-
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