Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-09-14
From the Brother Jonathan. The Duel Between Gen. Hamilton and Aaron Burr

AS over half century has passed away since thls remarkable duel. and as the nuh llc opmion has now entirely changed as to the propliety of such a barbarous custom It IS prot able that but few readers of tbo Brother Jonathan are aware of the particu lars of the event, or of the excitement if created ali over the Union No duel in any tune or country, caused so intense a sensation as this one. Its fatal result spread like the winds through every hamlet and village of the United States. Maledic- tons and cursee followed Burr until he fed hlS native land-sell- banished. it is true. but the mark of ostracism was upon him, and from the moment of Hamiton's death hls career of political greatness was closed forever.
 Both antagonists, in early youth had entered the armies of the republic under hIngton-both had served their conn try faithfully in the tented field. and both had risen to high rank in the civil bonors of the Union. Divided in political opin- ions and feelings, they were never intimate. although both were frequently engaged on ,he same side in legal cases at the.bar.
 ln the spring of l804 while Burr was Vice President of the United States, le was nominated forthe governorship of New ork by hlS friends, and Morgan Lewis was nominated by another portion of the demo- cratic party. The tederaiists. as the oppo- site party was called-and among whom Gen. Hamilton was the most conspicuous made no nomination. In this election LeWis beat Burr by very heavy majority. Chagrlned and mortified to be thus put down by the tederalists, for that party had taken sides with Lewis against Burr. though Burr could command the largest number of pure democratic votes. Burr wrote a let- ter to Hamilton, complaining of certain words alleged to have been uttered bv him during the contest, the utteriDg of which was mentioned in certain letter from MI. (. D. Cooper, of Albany, to Mr. A. Brown. of Bene, in the same county. This letter, after speaking of the election ,avs [. Gee neral Hamilton, tho Patl0on's 5rother-jn- laW 1t Is said, has come out decidedly against Burr, indeed, when he tcoS here. he spoke ct hlm os a dungerouS nun. mio ouqlf "ot to be frUSted. ' Another letter was also 1 ''''.'N'N'' " ''I 1'bIi, when was written by tooper to Phillip Schuyler, esq.,. roiterat- ing the above and saying still flnther-H.T | cDU(6 deloIto yoU AW more dcyuiraI}q 0ni- n'o4 olich Gen. HumiHor expressed ot -l,. B"rr" lhe lines italici.ea arc W sonlaIEod n the original publication. 1t appears B'1r got possession of these letters, ~ ol,a them, and he then en.losed it to Gen. Hamilton, ii the following note:
 Ne~ York, June IS. l904.
 Sn: ] ~2nd loryonr perusal q letter si2n- ." Charles D Cooper, Which, thougu apparently published some time ago. G1; ha~ very recently come to my Enowlcl-e. Nm Van Ness. who does me thr favor to deliver thin will point out to vou thgt clause of tAr letter to which l particularly request your attention.
 lo" mrs. perceive. sir, the necessity of 2 lron.Tt aAi unqualified atkrow'e 4nent or aenaI oi the expression which would warrant tha assertion of Dr. Cooper
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