Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-01-27


letter to friend be say, Il sd copies 81 an
GRAFTON delivered on the death e that ,ooH,ier,m
man, General Hamilton which derives it's interest
from that circumstances alone" We could cite
other evidence Of the same character. but have not
the space, merely Remaining than sach man as
our author has represented Ilamtonto have BEEN,
could scarcely have inspired such unbounded ad-
miration as that entertained for him by the great
and good Mason.
That Hamilton was untrue to Washington
"whom he Was not ashamed to importune for great
and unmerted fayors y that he was disappointed
at tho the termination Of the war; which he wish
ell pro,racted to suL.crve the purpaseso Of his own
ambition though he contributed so signally to
the event by his great services at Yorktown--thnt
he. a. 10 moro than vaguely intmaied, hoped to
supplant Washington, or that tho duel when
resulted In his death. caused by alleged I'M
properties toward women, rather than Tor the
causes which every body understands, Mr.. Glenn
ems has labored in vain to demonstrate. Tho crit
ieal reader will perceive that he is very nniortn.
nate in the character Of the witness--onc james
Billings principally relied upon to establish the
charges: n man whom the author himself has
loaded with infamy, making him eonfcss in his
dying hour that ho went to France during the rev
olation ITO play part in that bloody drama,
because rs he aibrms, lit suited me, or rather 1t
suited tie fierce devil who reigned supreme within
me, and few hands were reddor than mine, in "a
country where all were rcd"
We have not space to pursue this subject fur
ther nor have we any disposition to invade the
sanctuary Of the grave. neg ted and desp isel
though il be. where Aaron Burr after long and
chequered life, sought reposc. lilo survived on
earth. all tho endcarmenis Of society; lived in
poverty and neglect, and finally went down to the
grave followed only by tho regrets Of u singh"
friend, Of all the thousands he might have attach
cd to himeslf
II was different with Hamilton whose untimey
inestimablc services shall endure NJ long ms the
Constitution shall last; for, says Gui1ot there i.
not in that instrument an element nr order, oi
force Of duration, which he did not powerfully
assist in introducing aud causing to nrelomnne."
TnE l.rAsoS OF TnE TnisG-The Charlotte a.
c. Democrat is very anxious for "unltel
South and says rather dcspairingly " IL seems
very bard to unto the Southern people on somc
definite course of nction--no matter what sort of
remedy is proposed some will object" The Fay
ctteylllc Observer. in reply, says this is precisely
So aud the reason is very PLAIN Thu Democrats
who have been calling for u " united SOUTH about
every election time for years, will only have the
united South" for which they call. on the Demo
cratic ticket and the Democratic policy. They for
get that other people have opinions and feelings.
and that union is only to be secured by concession
to those opinions and total abandonment Of tie
system OF ontraging those feelings by UNANIMOUSLY
false charges Of disloyalty II the South They
are ike Deacon Jones At Connecticut, whose ease
came up in the State some time ago, as fAow.:
In the State Of Conn ,cticut a very serious and
alarming controversy arose in ono oi tn" church
Is, and it got divided about equally. To renicr
the division moro sad. pf the dencouS repre-.
scented ono division and the other the other. The
minister seeing this state Of things, preached
sermon union. and presented it ~ i"rc.hly TINT
every hear, was stru,k with the idea that union
must be Ind ut any rate. SO Deacon Jones with
u toeminG heart, earnest Tor UNION, went down to
see Deacon Snow, AMI. said he. beacon, we must
have union. Good - said Deacon Snow,
must" well" continued he. Deacon. there ia
but one way on earth that wo can got It," Deacon
Snow replied. Brother. do tell mo wha, il is. -
well" answered he you must gave up for |
cannot