The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-10-07
Dying Hours Of Aaso" H"sr--As~ T''''-
nsony S.vsr H. f,,. Published IL spssi-
ing his Character

ing hts Character
Frpu he y Y ob.sr,-r
IN reply 10 the inquiry made IN our col
umns lew week. ago for more Information
respecting the religious views and expert
ehce Of Aaron Burr, 10 the last hours OF
his life, lady OF great intelligence and
worth, . relative Of the family Of Ogden r..
Edwards, who was Iiarrs last friend, writes
to us letter, from which We make u few
extracts. The ncts here stated are thrill.
ing in their own interest, and they are sai!i-
Client TO stamp, sit deserves. the great crime
against s0cicty committed by the recent bi-
ograpby Of that bad man Our CORES
pGndent writes:
My ---- 49,, Ogden r.. Edwards, who
died In lsis, felt q grateful interest IN Col.
Burr. from the tact 81 his having, in his
prosperous days, aided my grandfather,
Timothy Edwards, IN pecuniary difficulties.
lie admired also the mind God had given
him, which, IN all his degradation, shone
forth in the most brilliant aud fascinating
variations. he spent week at my fathers
after he was 20, and my impression OF him.
and Of all BE- said and did. ia very vivid
lie was hater OF mankind, triiler with
oil woinanklnd, and violated all the rites Of
hospitality In the license oi his behavior.
parton's book IL "a tissue Of lies ~ lar as
family matters are related, and oh how
evil in its iniiutnc upon young men. My
father used TO siy that Burrs killing Ham
llton was the kad ot his crimes.
Mr. Edwards found that Burr was con.
tinualy annoyed when he lived in Nassau
street by u -, of miserable beings, who pre-
tended TO 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 lie snatchcd
Adi,"g from under his pillow and threw
il among them saying, with one OF his
whitening looks, There, ye harpes, take
the last cent have"
Mr. r. then removed him to Richmond.
Staten Island employed faithful Irish
nurse TO attend him, and went down every
day to scc him. One day ~ he approached
the hotel, the nurse met him near the door,
saving. lndade. sir, he's very bad. he wants
clergyman, and Immediately entered Col.
l'urrs room. He found him struggling
with death, and all he could understand
was, Cat rue rRIssr, call THE Priest.
The nurse soon returned with Catholic
priest, but he did not enter the room My
- added. with -hudder, it was a fearful
scene and never wish Ia speak OF II again.
My mother told me- three months before her
death, that Ogden Edwards mentioned pre-.
cscly the same circumstances To her.
We would gladly that the grave should
hide all the dark catalogue But the lie of
Col. Burr u study of no mean interest
aud importance. and il il not of fearful i'm.
por, that the shoa upon which SO gifted
being was wrecked should he discovered. -
Such IL the testimony that has now been
developed. and although thus merely hits the
curtain Tor moment upon the las, hours Of
burr. that moment is sufficient to show us
the dying sinner struggling with the great
enemy, aud calling help from the religion he
had. all his life time tramglcj under loot.