Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-21
DYING HOURS OF AARON BURR.
New Testimony never before Published Re.
specting his Character.
From the New. York Ob.e,x,,1

From the New-York Obse,ver.l
In reply to the inquiry made in our columns
q few weeks ago for more definite information
respecting the religious views and experience
Of Aaron Burr in the last hours of life, lady
OF great intelligence and worth, a relative OF
the family and Of Ogden e. Edwards, who was
Burr's last friend, writes to us letter, from
which We make few extracts. The facts here
stated are thrilling in their own interest, and
they are sufficient to stamp, as it deserves, the
great crime against society committed by the
recent biography Of that bad man. Our cores
pondent writes : :.
my Ogden E Edwards, who died
In lo4o, felt grateful interest in Col. Burr,
from the fact of his having, in his prosperous
days aided my grandfather, Timothy Edwards,
In pecuniary difficulties. He admired also the
mind God had given him, which, in all his
degradation, shone forth in the most brilliant
and fascinating variations. He spent a week
at my fathers after he was 20, and nv i'm
preston Of him and Of all he said and did, is
very vivid. He was hater Of all mankind. a
triher with all womankind, and violated all
the rtes OF hospitality in the license of his be-
hav1or. Parton's book is a tissue of lies as far
as family matters are related, and oh how
evil In Its influence upon ysung men, MY
father used to say that Burr's killing Hamii-
ton was the least of his crimes
F" Mr.. Edwards found that Burr was contin-
uaiiy annoyed when he lived In Nassau street
by set OF miserable beings, who pretended 10
have claims upon his charity. One morning
there were eighteen or twenty, each telling the
story OF his or her wrongs. The larger part
were women. He snatched shilling from
under his pillow and threw Ii among them
saying with one of his withering looks, "There,
ye harples, take the last cent have" Mr.. E,
then removed him to Richmond, Staten Island,
employed faithful Irish nurse TO attend him.
and went down every day to see him.
One day as he approached the hotel tho
nurse met him near the door, saying, Indade,
sir, he's very bad, he wants the PRIEST MI
T.. sent her for the Dutch clergyman, and i'm
medistely entered Col Burr's room He found
him struggling with death, and all he could
Understand was, Call the priest, call the
priest The nurse soon re eturned with CalLo-
lee priest, but he did not enter the room. NV
- added with shuddsr, it was fearful
scene, and never wish to speak Of it again
Ny mother told me, three months before her
death, that ogden Edwards mentioned precisely
the same circumstances to her
We would gladly that the grave should
hide all the dark catalogue. But the life of
Col. Burr is study of no mean interest and
Importance, and is it not of fearful import that
the shoal upon which 30 gifted being was
wrecked should be discovered
Such is the testimony that has now been de-
veloped, and although it merely lifts the cur
tain Tor moment upon the last hours of Burr,
that moment Is sufficient to show US the diving
sinner struggling with the great enemy, and
calling help from the religion he had all his
lifetime trampled under foot -'