Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-19

Burr. He portrayed him as a child, as a young
man, as a revolutionary soldier, as the Attor-
ney General OF New York, United States Sena-
tor and as Vice President OF the United States.
he said:
Ibis life was a study for political historians,
and he died in 1886 obscured, dishonored, un-
happy and alone. When he was but four years
of age his parents died, and he was sent to
school by an uncle. One day he had quarrel
with his teacher, and, to show the obstinacy Of
this chiId's nature, which afterWard char
acterized him as man. instead of crying,
as other children do, he hurried on to the WOODS
and stayed there until he was brought back by
sheer force When years Of age he ran away
to sea. AS he was waiting for the vessel to
Son the the per doe ne Psd bis afT HHTe
he ran up to the top of mast and refused to
come down. At the height of about 100 feet
he dictated terms which his uncle had to agree
to before the lad would come down from his
high perch. To WIN his uncle's consent he
threatened to Jump of the mast and kill him
self on the deck.
"At the age of Is years Burr started to go to
Princeton Collegs. where he graduated with
the highest honors of his Alma Mater. he
was once tempted to gamble, and, although ne
never had billiard cue in bis hand, he trled
and won. As he went home with the winnings
in his pocket, he laid them on his study table,
and looking at the money with his classical,
rigid features he resolved never to gamble
again, and he never did. This was one OF the
many things that characterized his determlna-
tion. .
"In the winter of I77S he began to study for
the ministry, and took for his motto the road
to heaven is open for us all \ In the profession
of faith be disposed of the question as coolly as
he had disposed of all questions in college:
Never again in all the scenes of his checkereo
career did he permit the question OF Chrlsts
right to the fealty OF his soul 10 be canvassed
in his ears. He went to Connecticut ana
began to study law. He paid particular
attention to the question of the constitutional
right of the mother country to put tax on ar
uicles without representation. He thought he
saw the right of the colonies to resist. When
the call to arms came he FASTENED and offered
his services as recruit. He distinguished him
self as a soldier and was promoted. He showed
his ability to command men at alley Forge. In
the army was a camp whose members were
throwing the other soldiers into spirit of rest
lessness by their insubordination. Major Burr
determined to break it up. He subjected the
men to a rigid discipline. He found that there
was conspiracy to take his life, and he took
steps to punish the offenders
CUT OFF HIS HAND.
HE had all the ball cartridges taken out of
their muskets and, on bitter cold night he
ordered them out for inspection. be had them
drawn up in line, with the moon shining full in
their faces, and, with sword in hand. he passed
down the line. looking in a superciiious way at
every man. In the middle of the line was a
man six feet tall. who was the ringleader in the
company. Major Burr stopped and. as he did
so, the man raised his musket to his shoulder
With movement as quick as fash, Major
mans hand from the wrist with one blow.
During the war he acquitted himself credit
ahy In the four years he won for himself the
plaudits of the nation. He applied himself
afresh to the study of law. He was admitted
to practice in 1883, and afterward removed to
New York. He soon had few rivals and only
one superior. The latter was Alexander
Hamilton. He was what is commonly
called a practical lawyer and singu-
larry successful man. He was marked
with all the arts known to the profession. He
prepared his cases. and it is limited, prepared
his witnesses as well. They were at his mercy
and he wound about honest men such q COM
picatiOn of intrlgueS that they could not ex-
tricate themselves from the meshes. Men who
went on the witness stand 70 tell straight
story, he would make contradict themselves
until he held them up to the ridIcIfe and scorn
of the jurors l should not mention this as it
is relic of the past, and am assured that no
reputable American lawyer ever does this now.
mo sooner had the Federal Constitution been
adopted than he became an anti-Federalist. as
the opponents of Washington were then called.
OF all men in the United States whom he de-
tested, he hated none of them more than Gen
eral Washington and Alexander Hamilton. In
1871 he was chosen as Senator for six years. The
anJi-F Federalists had majority in the Senate.
They gave the President to understand that
they would reject any candidate not suitable to
them for the mission to France. With his
usual courtesy of manner, the President
Senate nominated Aaron Burr, and three times
did George Washington reject the nomina-
ton on account of BUR- moral character"
DIR. Milburn then gave description of the
troublesome times when Thomas Jefferson was
elected President and Aaron Burr Vice Presl-
at being defeated at the Gubernatorial election
in New York. He told in graphic language
the story of the duel between Burr and Hamil-
ton and the latter's death.