, 1866-10-17

Nfn1I2 OF I11ar Kun E83Frn.

ucspaleh from NC" FORK announces Tut !
death Of John Van Burcn. No opafticularsare
given, except that he died on board the
steamship Scotia, on Saturday last, and taat
his 'cdy arrived in Nc" York yesterday,
when the Eags on the pubic buildings anu
on the shipping in the llaroor were placed At
hall-nlast III honor oi MS memory. Nr' Van
N"sen accompanied Assistant Secretary FoS
and others III their recent visit to Russla'
ara u'eo On ms way hon'e'
'es" VIII nase"s na'"e "as oee" pFoa'1-
,.e nen'is eoa''eseu VIII lAau, 'ut.s sest''S ".
,'t,Na, .".sot'' a"' ~" 'usA "a ~ NY
"eiu A'-nes p"orie ol''aons, 1m'c oeea ~
"iusls nA""" !, Jus "as ~ Iatl o"ia'' ~
uo"'t' ~ ~ ".e ~ e"l' "uI4
was a.'o ta'Se, o"t"S ~ 4'1s ~" pe'eoa"1
!"a y ~ ,s.,' w." ~ 80 A,s' .s1e ~"
=" ~ 1o ~ ' t,..c "n1 w.
"a VI ~, .N "" =, lAs ~. ~
h's oeasM. 1ne nsishoo's " tne e3,tscs'-
acnt NJ h'nucf1looh, "ao hne" tne !aAlis
when Joh1i was iaa' relate 'hahs lnc'acn's
fc!sardins MS somewhat pfceocloas temper,
ana the ooin'heefan:ss spirit hc olteh cxa'o'teo
, toward the 'he'hpefs o. Lne houseno'a' ih-
einu1ng Martin hfnseh. he "ss sefs huea
disposed TO have ms own way IN csery1h.ns'
and generally bad II. lac was graduated al
lalc college i'll l>-@e, anu read law IN Albany
/! with u. +. Butler. ian eminent lawyer, who
died few years since In New York city. and
/. will Hon Aaron eanderrool III hinterhook.
; lie was admitted TO the bar, and became
:, justly eminent IN MS profession. Ills name
/: las been connected with many eelchratcd
cases, inca"dlns tAc Forrest dtsorce
i sult. IN lool-3, nc was attached
{. to the legation while his father vas Minister
to England. In 1s45 the Legislature OF New
York elected h1m Attorncy~Gcncrai OF the
State, which position lc nllcd for two years
! Tie took foremost RANK among tue me1n-
hers Of lhc New York bar, aud held IL as long
as lie chose to devote himself 10 the pro-
fessi7n.
In 1915 Nj. Van Durcn came forward as a
champion of the Free Soil party+a party
which, considering its numbers, contained
Us much talent rs ATTY ever known In this
country. With its ral1ving cry of Stree
soil, free speech nnd free men, it did a work
that lived long after ITS organization had
| rc1ishe,l> and many of It's most nble aud dis
,insuishca leaders had grown weary In we'll
doing, md fallen by the wars:du. 1t ray be
true that the party was chiefly indebted II
political jcalouslcs and divisions for its cz
istcncc hut it is nevertheless true thai
The words uttered By John A. Dix,
ard Cassidy OF tue argus, ant
i scores Of others, t"ok deep hold on tn
heart Of the nati"n, and bore rich trult, afie
!. tue arn who Uttered them had turned apos
tasts :nd s"se oacS to TIC ao!d ef III
, Democratic party they so chectualiy DIS
ruhcd- Among the most popular anu elo
9ncnt q 1hcse orato's WAS John va" bnFen
who went through tue North anu addressed
great audiences, ssl:r'r" the mn1tiaad
wherever lie went, and sowing tic seeds Of
i. harvest he left otl'crs to gather. llowevc
= nluch regret he tnsy haro caase
I the friends OF freedom by III
= subsequent co11rsr,i: Is nevertheless tru
! tl.at the cause Of liberty in this countr
| owes m,tcll to lis fiery aad stirring aavocac
n in ls4s. lie SO cnlcaTed himself to the hear
C Of The free snaseTs, that they have atwa,
!, thonsht OF lin with certain tcnd'rac
n md respect ever slnrc. lie soon fattesca
T. the Path {e pursued sis's such hf'11san. sa
{. cess, and when the Free soil par'
h. Of 1siS WAS swallowed by Il