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From the .Tep Fork OtseTreT.J
Confession Of Aaron BuIr
BY REV. J. NJ. MACDONALD, D.n

Ut -AHhon6 s~ tr-nG "a ~. I'd ~
(which have accumolatH 10 the / hand .!,!!
T of DR.. Mclean, ex-Presidentof Tie Co
leee of New Jersey, is the manuscript
! of the discourse preached by his pre-
.1deeessor in Office, pr. Carnahan, at the
funeral Of Col. Aaron Burr. An &C
count has frequently gone the rounds
of the newspapers-aDd although cor
lrected is continually taking fresh
start-that the body of Burr was
drought to Princeton by night, and
stealthily buried at the foot Of his faith
er's grave, the first President of the
College after its removal to Princeton.
The story is wholly apocryphal. The
remains were brought here in open
day. accompanied by few friends;
and q funeral service was held in the
Chapel Of the College, April Is, 1886
The sermon was eminently appropri-
ate. and suited 10 be useful 10 the
company of students, who constituted
the main part If the audience who
heard ii, OH the subject, The Drama
Of Human Life Passes Away from .
passage in | Cor. viii: 81 In the
course Of the sermon DR.. Canadian
makes the following remark, which cx-
plains why the duty had devolved on
| him 10 oiiicia,c at Burr's funeral: to-
wit: "On account of his ancestry he
had peculiar claims Oh this College:
and for this reason. no donbt, he re-
'aues,ci that his remains should be de-
posted NJ Princeton The preacher.
declining 10 - into any minute detail,
in speaking Of the deceased, refers 10
on.. event IL which he dcvo,cs several
pages # his discourse, and in the
course II which hA brings ont an inter
esting and Instructive fact but there
is one sad event III the history II this
man, which | cannot omit without a
passing notice | allude II il not t.
cast any personal censure on the mem
DRY of the deceased. bnt with a view
- satisfy my own conscience. and Is
discharge NY duty T. these youths
committed n my care, warning them.
~ this melancholy example, 10 avoid
similar errors"
The instructive fac, referred To above
will bc found in these extracts:
We are assured that Hamilton
deeply aud peniicnily acknowledged !
his folly and guilt in this Transaction. !
and gave his dying testimony against
the absurd ami wicked custom ,ol
which he fell victim. And have no
doubt that this sad event was a sub.
Jet of most bitter aud painful regrets
to the survivor during the remainder
IT his days. II it were otherwise. II
would be nothing t. his credit. I'm the
OF excitement, under the keen
anguish Of lacerated feelings any man
may be impelled TO do a rash and IRE.
parable decd. But the person who
after the deed is done, can calmv view
lis Toe PROSTATE in the dust, can exul,
IA his downfall, or can review the past
without deep and painful regret, has
not the heart OF man, but of a tiend
SUCH was not the character of the dc.
ceased. lie had the sympa,hies and
ceilings If human nature" &c. &c al
nave III my possession an extract of a
etter written by him which | doub,
not expressed his real feelings. 1t is
necessary to state tho occasion of wri.
ing this letter Soon after his return
rom Europe, he went to visit a family!
'es'd'ng on the North River, with
Siion he had long been intimate. Not
informed OF the situation of the family
II that time. he entered the parlor. and
he hrst object that presented itself,
vas q Corpse laid ont In tho ,alIs