Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-03-04


In 1903, l witnessed the dignity, impar-
tiality and winning grace with which Aaron
Burr presided in the Senate of the United
States, at the trial of Judge Chase, impcach-
ed for partialty and injustice towards John
| Fries, indicted unde. the Alien and .Sediticn
| Law.
I attended his trial in Richmond, when he
/ himself was indicted for treason. lis prom
incnt counsellor was Luther Martin, of Balti-
more, my fathers lawyer, neighbor and
| friend
| His daughter Maria, afterwards celebrated
as Mrs. Richard Reynal Keene, invited my
sister and self to. dine with Col Burr. He
was then living N a house, standing alone,
around which was a patrol of guards.
| The dinner was superb, abounding IN all
yields in lavish abundance Twenty ladies
aud gentlemen OF rank. fortune and fashion
grace the festive board. Burr was esteemed
prosecuted martyr; distress, in every form
and shape, makes an irresistible appeal to
woman's sympathy. Her tears often flow for
the suiierings of the criminal, who expiates
| his crimes on the gibbet. On this occasion
| Burr's fascinating fla cr.es were lavished in
discrinuately ca the sex in general
| Man, lie had ever found trcacherous woman
always true to sustain him in adversely, solace
him in affection, giving charm to lite, with
out which life was notsworih possessing.
The Grand Jury finding a true bill, Burr
was forthw0rth removed to the State Prison
! There We followed him. He received US in
lis usual bland, courteous manner, apologised
for our being introduced into bis bed cham
Der, his drawing room being then dcranged
by fitting Up Of bis ice house, which was in
| fact bis chimney corner. Iron grating pre-
!
| of light and .ir. ! felt pride and took pleas
ure in being permitted to become his ananu-
ensis. Zach day as | rode along the street
my curricie was Ireiahtcd with cake, contec-
! tionary, flowers redoleut with perfume =
wreaihed into fancy boquet of endless vari-
| ETY.. The trial was tedious and prolonged. |
travelled on to the borders of North Carolina
and fingered for while at the noble mansion
OF Lady Skipwith.
On the return. found the pcrsc cyeriug At
tOyney General, keorge Hay, irritatcd and
fa;igued. - WWdld that could only hang
upon a gate, with a little negro TO swing me
TO and tro all day. The laws delay, the
special pleading Of the tar, It's intermiuable
contyoysrsIes, have worn out and exhausted
h.e. sha'nt be able % hang Burr; bat will
be aule 10 hang myself on gate" Thus
| spclze George Hay, than whom never lived q
+
/ Ills vie was a daughter Of James Monroe.
the modest, retiring President worthy COM
peer OF Jefferson and Madison. Praise is
thus exhausted, Burr vas acquitted He
came to Baltimore-was feasted by Luther
Marlin He rose from the dinner table.
threw open the window. gratefully, and grace
fully bowed to . volunteer company in full
feathers, commanded by Captain Leonard
| Fraily y band Of music cheered him, with
lively air. lie accepted the d;stinguisLcd
honor conferred upon him.
- ~ hen MY T. lend, Christopher Hughes touch
ed his ARA, ard said Colonel. they are
playing the rogpes march with charged bay-
oncts," the windows were closed the wine
/ circulated, and we calmly arrived at the con-
ciusion that Captain Fraily was a very otIicious
volunteer.
The next day, strolling down Market street,
arm IN arm with my prosecuted friend. Mr.
Hughes overlook US. Colonel. said be, you
should pass Light street without looking
down. Fountain Inn is surrounded by
groop Of your admiring friends Captain
Fraily is out Of uniform to-day, but there is
q general desire manifested to give you
warm reception in citizens clothes You
must take your departure without further
civil Or military honors being conferred upon
you" With his accustomed celebrity OF ac-
ton and excellent Judgment, he called hack
- jump into it, Colonel my friend Barney
will accompany you. You will have pleas
ant drive out to Herring Run, 1 will secure
u seat in the stage coach, take charge of your
| baggage, swap you for my friend Barney,
bring him home. aud send YOU on your way
rejoicing al escape Of being hustled by Bal
tituore mob" : fear mobs," the Colo
mel sterply replied = Lave seen the can
mons hostile fash. have encountered the
bristiing bayonets Of ;lie enemy, and hold in
contempt lawlcss u,oh' This is all fine
bravado, said Hughes Barney and |
have no desire to shoot down, or to be shot
by our fellow citizens. You may throw your
own life away, Colonel, but this bright world
has 100 many attractions for US to throw away
our lives IN defending yours, when pleasant
ride of haif an hour viii save your life from
danger and restore us to our afectionate fam
lies"
This was the last of Col Burr. The world
is familiar with his vlliany. His treachery,
his infamous exposure of confidential letters
addressed to him by that confding sex, on
whom he was layishing his praise. induced by
the mere qualification of puppy's vanity to
desire to throw, broadcast to the world, their
letters of ciyilty, in answer to his bewitcaing
fiatteries, lavished upon them without stint or
measure. The noble honest, bit poor Mat
thews j.. Davis, his executor, received from
him, while living. trunks full of females cor
respondence. by which Burr thought to make
Davis fortune. but which was generously re-