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

,efes, he perhdy OF a Trend. few DAYS ago,
slight suspicion rested in my mind but rejected il
as unworthy Of him and unworthy Of me. II il con-
nrrned with every Circumstance of aggrayBtion. !
lad confded to him my speculation with unqualified
irankness; disclosed every Circumstance = things
known 10 me alone | had built on il the hopes of
fortune He pledged solemnly his honor to speak Of
it TO no one without my leave not 10 take step bu.
IN concurrence with me- on terms We he'd agreed. lie
went, believe the same day, disclosedthe whole and
associated himself with another 10 take II wholly
from me. The object is revNably lost for. even II
he should repent. he cannot take back hi- commun-
cations. This man frst sought under very peculiar
circumstance; such denoted generosity OF -enti-
nent, sensibility, and independence OF mind" This
IL more like burst Of emotion than any other passage
in the diary.
Once, in Paris he had serious thoughts OF trans
lating book from English into French for a bo.k-
seller. The work was in two volumes octave, for the
translation Of which he was to receive one hundred
louis; he thought he could Go it in three months,
which, he said, was better than starving The most
singular circumstance Of this scheme was that the
NIrk contained TO use his words, "a quantity II
"Lambers Travels in North America upon reading
which Burr had made the following entry TO his jour
nal: "TO give tie character Of A. Bur-, he copies
part Of Wit's speech Oh the trial at Richmond Ii
is needless TO say the project Of TRANSMITTING wa not
carried into execution. But he the man to have
translated all the "abuse and belS with literal fde
ity, and without adding note Of denial or quafca
ton.
At other tmes. we him hurrying about Paris in
yestigatng mode of extracting vinegar from
wood, or going to see a new plan of raisng water
which he said he should use in supplying Charleston
with that element inspecting the process OF making
and inserting artificial teeth or trying experiments IN
the roasting of coffee, or rushing from official to Of
fetal for tickets Of admission to galleries and reviews
In 1872, he returned to the United States, and
resumed the practice OF law in the City Of New
York. Burdened with debt, addicted to habits of
reckless extravaganza and unjust generosity, an
Outcast from society, he retained the demOniac
glitter of his eye, his manners were light and JOY
GUS, the most overwhelming calsmites never dis
turbed his selfpOssession, and almost to the last
moment, at the age of more than fourscOre years,
he continued to be the gay, gallant, interruptions
charlatan, who, from the noblest Puritan blood
had degenerated into an unnatural example OF
Voltairian skepticsm, vanity, and false hearedness
One touch Of nature when near his death. presents
a redeeming trait to the general responsiveness Of
the scene In his last days, he requested to be
{" buried at Princeton, as nearly as possible at the
feet of his father and grandfather, the two Presi-
dents Of the College who lie side by side in its
cemetery"
The portrsture of the great President Edwards,
Burr's maternal grandfather is admirably drawn
nv Mr.. Parton. that we must Crafty our readers
with liberal specimen;
In the Autumn of l7:.,, when Newly ork was town
of 5000 inhabitants and possessed some of the char
accrstics of Dutch city, an English seaport, ne"
settlement garrisoned town, and Nice-royal resi-
depce there used to walk about its narrow, winding
streets, among the crowd of Dutch Traders English
merchants Indians. officers and soldiers, young man
II = hat ~
whore appearance was in marked contrast WIN 'at Oh
the passers-by His tall slender, slightly stopping
figure, was clad in homespun parsons gray. Ills lace
very pale and somewhat wasted, wore an aspect OF
singular refinement md though but ~ wears oi age
there in his air and manner the dignity OF the ma
ture and cultivated man.
This was Jonathan Edwards, who had just come
from studying divinity at Yale College, TO preach 10
small congregation OF Presbyterians in the city. New
York had an i'll name at that time among the good PEG,
pie of New England. 1.-THE Dutch of New-fork ana
New-Jersey," said one OF them "are little better
tlnn the savages ofour American deserts Jonathan
Edwards sent by company OF cergYlheh 10 thiS
desperate place much in the spirit Of those who at
the present day. send missionaries to Oregon or to the
mining districts of California.
Everything was adverse to the spread of his faith at
that time in New-York, and the young Clergyman az
ter residence of only few months went home 10 re-
sumo his studies. Dearly loved and highly priced by
some members of his little congregation IN NcW-1ork
he certainly was but there il no reason To suppose
that the preaching of the greatest of American cer
attracted the slightPrt attention u'ih
tcllectual citizens of the place. Yet happier, a
more eyultant youth, trod the shores OF rms
island than Jonathan Edwards. He had grasped the
tenots of his sect not with the laDgmd assent win
which an inherited creed Is frequently receiver, out
with that eager enthusiastic love which accompane-
original conceptions. To him they were the most real
of all realities His manner was very calm ana gen
tie. He spoke little, and kept apart from the busy
life of the city. But the light OF perfect Denevoiesce
and rapt devotion rested upon his noble thought
countenance, and profound enthusiasm animated
his heart.
OF his life in New-York he writes in after years
brief account, which still exists to reveal to canins
age a soul 1tr0ted 10 the object Of its love. How
touching is this extract: 81 heard the least hint OF
anything that happened in any part of the world that
appeared in some respect or other, tn have favoIa-
bic aspect on the interests of Christs Kingdom, my
soul ga gerly cetched at il; and it would much nniihte
and refresh me- used 10 De c0ger 10 road Publr
cqcs-lctters nainiy for that end 10 sec couh not
fRd tarorobe 10 The 'nterest9t rel'SfoR ~
The ~ord. very frequently used TO retire INTO son
tary place, on the banks of Iudsons River, at some
distance from the city for contemplation on divine
things and secret converse with God; ana had many
sweet hours there. Sometimes Mr.. Smith ana |
walked there together, to converse on the Things OF
God and our conversation used to turn much on the
advancement of Chrst's kingdom in the world, aud
the glorious things that God would accomplish for his
church in the latter days had then and ut other
times the greatest delight in the holy SCRIPTURES Of
any book whatsoever. Oftentimes in reading II,
every word seemed TO touch my heart. felt
harmony between something in my heart and
those sweet and powerful words. seemed
often TO see So much light exhibited by
every sentence, and such refreshing food cOmmun-
coted that | could not get along in reading often
dwelling long on sentence, to see the wonders CON
tanned in it. and yet almost every sentence seemed to
be full of wonders.
Through the obsolete phraseoegy Of this passage.
one easily dscerps fine disinteresedness of chsrac
ter which, unless the human race should become
wholly debased can never become Obsolete.
OF the religion called evangelical ne was, per-
haps the most perfect eXempEfeation that ever e1'
It'd III. child was father of the man. We him,
as boy of teu building booth in swamp near his
fathers house TO which he and two of his com