New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-05

maSSacring MS Ola nelBupOls
and seeing himself alone exempted from forgiveness
in the New World or recognition IN the Oid. 49,
Colonel Burr had grievances against the Repuph-
can narty TO which Mr. Conklings are trlnlng. fur-
sued by the Clintons and the Lvingstons too MS
fellow partisans with most unnatural hostilty' NC
saved the country TO their party nevertheless Wy
carrying New York City, which he did Oy suOscrip
lions of money among the business men, anu INC
CITY of New-York was the key OF the whole eection'
The election being thrown into Congress, Burr re-
garded himself as the not improper recipient VI
Federal votes even at Jeficrsons expense MI
Conkng in the settlement of the election OF lo"
so divided his favors between the causes OF hayes
and Tilden that he won the suspicion of both SIDES
and some protesting to know him said that hc
wanteA new election either to increase the Execu-
tive nower in the Senate where it would have re-
posed probably in the interval or to become MN
self the presiding officer of the Senate and~herciore
Chief Executive ad interim. Barr dld not HoNc
hand nor head to encourage the tederalSts 10 'oVo
for him. but his acceptance OF their votes Iuineu
him for life with Jelersons party. 1t was lclt that
in his secret heart he was the rnhoy wisher lor MS
masters place.
Arnold, Burr and Conkling were derived from the
same general latitude. You can stand on MohtauN
Point whence COnklings father came, ana see inc
lighthouse shine at New-LOndon where Arnold was
which produced the parents of Colonel Burr;
great traitor TO any cause is not originally moved oy
the idea of pecuniary gain. The first suggestion
which pierces his integrity apt to he III inc ior
of rage either at being sighted or at some other
pcrson being promoted. Wounded self-esteem and
not the conviction of premedtated INJURY lays inc
seed of almost every historical Detection Inc lS'
murder recorded that of one brother by announcer
because discriminating fire from Heaven took no
-. 1,,tg Y. III
was immortal jealousy never absent in women or
feminine minded men.
After the sense Of neglect comes the query of n
hotter comnensating honor and position on the
enemys side or between the lines. II Is not always
clear even in distinguished cases OF detection ike
that of General GeOrgcy in Hungary that the rene
gade forgot his prctcnsons 10 honor, nor indeed
had not plausible defence. The treason OF wal
lcnsten was Of that peculiar character which raised
poctcal defenders chiefly because with great ahIi-
ties we presume their pos>essor must have had
some color of right Just as great beauty IN Women
like the Queen Of Scots, dcccivcs even after her
death the long subsequent generations Ability ana
beauty in the absence of moral worth exert spell,
though unsccompaned with real triumphs. But The
moral sentiment of mankind is never deceived when
il holds the crucial test of man to bc IN his
sunremest temptation. At the highest point OF cN-
aspcration OF hope, of opportunity. fidelity IL the
only course. To throw away the control oil III"
Senate and with 1t Of the law-maklng power aban-
doning ones cause to the enemy for refusal oil
spols is in the category Of cause and eject rs
70 take six thousand three hundred and fifteen
pounds sterling for giving up the fort in the high
lands and to seek refuge i'll Ncw-loIk City.
THE DEATH CHAMBER or AARON BURR.
A few moons ago took the fcrryboat 10 the
north or rather the northwest, shore OF staten
Island and landed at the village Immediately oppo-
site Bergen Point. called Port Richmond, 80 NAMED
because it is the water landing To o!d kichn"nd
Court House at the centre of the island. There Is
not n more animated spot in the water scenery Of
New-York Bay than this. Ii shows both the Bay OF
Ncw-York and Newark Bay the latter receiving the
commerce of Newark City and of the llackcnsa' \
mar hes and Of the Jersey inlcs a. FIR down - the
Raritan River. They all pass ont between Fort
Richmond and Bergen Point, through the Nil Won
Kull which is only half mile wide SICK man
could ait all day long at his window 10y this water,
watching tugs propellcrs pleasure steamers s"ops
and schooners oyster craft, RATS and barge lows
garbage fleets yachts and excursion arks ilcd with
music and dancing go past like professions in
mirror
1t was to Port Richmond that Colonel Burr, cX-
Senator and Vice President of the United States cX
Attorney General Of New.York. ex-candldatc for
Governor of Ncw-York and for Minister Ia France,
and once almost President of tho United states was
brought one day in early june at about this present
| time of the year. upon litter. to die. The hotel
now called the Continental, stands nearly a II did
at that moment right in your face as you turn from
| the water at Port Richmond and only few hun
dred feet dstant,-a ycllOwish brown hotel with a
| ganbrel roof and six tall, spare, thick wooden
columns rising to the caves and inclosing IN thclr W
ava three stories. Ascending the steps 10 this
| nd hali RID fp he,
| middle of it, and broad flight Of naked steps rises
IN the second floor and similar hall there and the
room 10 the left as you look up from the ground Is
| the room were Aaron Burr died. Under it is the
| bar.room now. The chamber is n square room with
little carved bits Of carpcnterlnS about the chimney
side and it is of respectable size. quite bedroom
| parlor. Mr. Burr borne TO it on litter from
the steamboat an old helpless invalid. prosecuted
v bodily decay and creditors and the fear of dying
| iii the street.
He had lost the confidence Of man, woman and
| child Politics had spcwcd him out thirty years
before. Family circles had tried him too often.
| Women had found that he would not only ks, but
tell. Clients found that H. would sell their conf
| deuce to the other side And yet forsakcn friend
less and unpitcd, such was the mystery of this
miserable little man that half tine world said the
| President of the Cnitcd States then running for
| the Office before the people, the son Of Aaron
| Burr Tho religious world remembered that the
greatest logcian and theoogian since Paul Had been
this outeast's grandfather. The educated class
| knew that the founder Of Princeton College had
been Aaron Burrs father. Lawyers knew that his
sisters husband had founded the first law school in
the New World Once his daughter had led the
| fashion and beauty of Washington society and mar
ricd one of the richest planters of the south. He
! was about to die in sight of his birthplace Mt
| Newark aud Of his orphan home at Elizabeth, where
his father and grandfather had ministcrcd. ard
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