Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-09-14

agreed upon. Burr was small man. thiI but active. His countenance was not re markable; but his eye, though small, wa. Singularlv black, keen and brilliant. Hi. smile, when h" did smile, was ext,aordi narlly taScluating-so much so that his enc. mics gave it the term of diSagreeabIe-f hing of of ct.
 Probably no man was ever created. more iuIl ot Selt-rosSeSSion than Burr on all oc. raSions. Hamilton anu his second. Mr Pendleton, shortly after reached the ground and the pa1ties exchanged salutations,- Snob are the principles Of honorl
 Two men about to fire at each other witt deadly aim. to salute with seeming cordial. ity, and then destroy! Out upon such honor! Hamilton. in stature, was but a trife, if any taller than Burr, Of spare make and frame His features were very repuIa, and intellectual, and his forehead hiob broad and massy.
 Ihe seconds proceeded at once to make the necessary arrangements. !. the mean. time tie principals stood apart while these proceedings were going on. What were the thoughts of each can he imagined On the same ground Col. Burr Mad already forght one duel; it was with John B, Church, a political opponent, and near friend of Hamilton. On the same ground Gen iIamilton's eldest son. Philip Scbny- Ter Hamilton haa been killed bv MI. Baker The father was dcsInel to fail or the same spot.
 The seconds measured the distance fixed upon together-ten paces. They then cast lots tossing up piece of silver for choice of position, and also which second should give the word to fire. Both chances fell in favor of Nlr. Pendeton, Hamilton's second. The pistols were then loaded by the seconds, in the presence of one another, and the parties took their chosen stations.
 Each looked to sun and stream, and plain,
 A what they ne'er might see again"
 MT. Pendleton then stepped forward, and explained the rules agreed upon, which were these:
 1.-The parties being placed at their sta tons, the second who gives the word shal ask them whether they are ready: being answered in the affirmative, he shall sa7 present, and after this the parties shall pre-. s.nt and fire when they please If ont fires before the other. tile opposite second shall saw, one, two, three, fre-an,l he shal then fire or lose his fire"
 Gentlemen, are you ready?" said Mir Pendlcton.
 Both hown1 in the affirmative.
 "PrEsENT."
 Tho parties presented am tirol. botl pistols going on not iar from together. anc ! Ilani-,n icll mogtalIy womde3. Bur advanced Stop or two towards his falle1 antagonist. gazei for q moment, and wa, then hurried away ov h;~ Second to the large. fo prevent, ao l,r Van Ne~, after wards said, recognition by those approach ing
 Hamilton was taken ,o the boat and car iiol over Jo Alr Havarl', residence. which stood iu,t below the pro,en; White Fort where he dirl about / ~ lo.ll VIC next dav after having received the sacrament. for. given Ms enemies and 1t peace with thC world
 There is no doubt Hamilton did not in tend to fire at Burr the first time, " if ho himself escaped being hit; but his pistol diC % off. whether at Col Burr, or from pail in receiving his mortal wound. cannot now be told. The ball passed through the limE of q cedar tree about four feet out of Col Burr $ range
 Burr left the city two days after, keeping himself concealed in the meantime. He was indicted for murder by the grand jury He ioureyed leasurelv to South Carolina, where his daughter, the wife of Joseph Aston, esq.,, resided, and on the opening O Congress, at Washington presided as Vice President in the wear 1905. when his term expired. His subsequent career and triaI to' high treason aIc matters Of hi~tory.- lie intended to revoutionizc the spanish provinces, as Was afterwards done. but never hal the least idea of seyering the Union. a> hi, bitter enemies charged him with. At the conclusion ot his memorable trial at Piedmont, he ic.5 for Europe. a broken down man, destined never again tc lsa. Even thore In was rer.eeutod. Or. dercd out ol Englard, and finally driver rom France to return to New York just al the commencement 6. the last wa, like a tired stag, hunted lack to His home, for. Sakan by all the herd over whom he once lorded
 He returned to his profession, the law engaged almost solely iu chamber practice and seldom addressof inlv In cases O disputed titles to property in thi, city, ht was invariably emPloycd-in some instan ces changing the ownership of estates O great value. \ iew Of lis old friends stil clng to him. hur ha made no new ones wrapped Up in his stern lf-pride he seem Y. not to care for th, collnes, Of the world iie pursued his legal ayocationS until with m year or two w hi~ Heath, amt died ol Staten Island, in September, 1886, at thu age of eighty-one The last years of hi life were passed in comparative comfort possessing a handsome annuity, and receiv lng also a pension of about twelve hundred dollars for his servivces in the revolution.
 The reader may judge if, according tc the code of honor, there was any apology for Burr in challenging Hamilton surely there was none for the latter in accepting It. Of the judgment of the world upor Burr, it may be truly said
 E" The evils which men do, live after them The good i, oft times buried with their bones'