Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

child Theodosis, no worshipped. hlstor,
would In all probability al the pres.
ent time have told different tale OF Aaron
Burr. The old Jumel mansion was built
by Colonel Roger Morris ia 1877, and In II
be Installed his bride In the summer Of 1853
Here he lived aud ruled like feudal lord
| while tho fashion, the rank. the beauty
the scholarship and the courtlluess Of the
capitol were often entertained beneath his
hospilablc root Here Maior-Goneral
Monckton, Sir Henry Moore, the Earl Of
| Dunmore. Sir William Tryon and Benia-
min Franklin were honored guests. This
] old house. afterward tho property OF Mime.
| Iumnl is also soon to make way TO the
merclcra march Of Improvement
Burr was not altogether bad. lie had
| generous Impulses and did many a noble
| deed One Of which America need be ever
thankful TO him FOR Is that he gave TO this
country John Nanderlyn the greet hstorl-
ca painter, one Of the greatest artists
that ever lived In any country and whom
We have TO remember to-day az the painter
81 the great historical scenes Ia tho Ro-
lunda OF the Capital at Waahington
tradition has IL that shortly after the
Revolutionary War. while Burr was Jour
neylng on horseback through the river
counties MS horse cast shoe while pas
slp6 through kiugEt0u. Nicholas Vundar-
lyn. tue father Of the future great artist.
vas a sign painter, but he combined with
mat INDUSTRY that Of horsnshoer and gem
cral blacksmith. Aaron Burr stopped nj tho
NHhdeflyn forge to have his horses shoe
tseI ana noticed while waiting for the
Jon 10 be finished that a Young lad had
drawn full-slzed picture OF himself
mounted on his horse. with a pIoee ~
charcoal on the side Of a Whltewasbod
barn opposite tho forge
mourning " the blacksmith who the lad
TIn Nc Eot ms answer That's my son.
Iohn' ana an IDLE young rapscalllon he n,
TOO: He won't work, but Is covering avery.
charcoal" IA
Burr called tho urchiu to him and said.
Aly boy, II you ever decide 10 become
800 "ltlsl dhd want a friend, come 10 New
,mk anu inquire for Aaron Burr. burr
,htn sought his old friend Peter Van GAS
beck and mentioned the occurrence 10 hin
Later on John Vanderlyn, having rradu1ted
from the old Kingston Academy. went Ia
New YORK, where he entered tho store OF
llomaA bofF0w, an importer of fine on
cravings. While there he studied drayiag
uhu,r Archibald Robertson and later en-,
tered inc studio OF Gilbert Stuart. where he
copied several famous paintings for >Btfrr.
W tne IaIl OF 1895 he went 10 Paris to
study Burr furnlshlng the meaus. Tho paint
Tags Of Nandcrlyn. consisting of The nor
lfalt OF Burr's ldolized daughter Theodosia
ne FAILS Of Niagara. the Murder OF limo
McCrae, Calus Marius Contemplating tho
Ruiua OF Carthage. and his later historical
I"hNlhka arc world famous. Thus did
AARON Burr give to America her greatest
artist as Nanderlyn atlil ranks nrst ia Inc
galaxy or gaat American painters
We hear hut littlc u Burr IN history
ai'or his trial for treason In Richmond
Tue Government had charged him with
ehlisung troops within her territory To at
tack friendly power snalu.-but Chief
justice Marshall. who presided. Instructed
lhn Jury that the overt act Of cmbudying
an army must take place within the state
Wnere the trial was held On this toohni-
cAlliy hurr no doubt escaped being shot as
a traitor. being acquitted The rage of
Thomas Jelcraon. who Is known To have
wanted Barr shot, was terrible at the re-
SUIT. Burr however. from that time was
morally aud politically dead lie returned
70 Now York after several years OF exile IN
Europe, but his old power was gone The
downfall OF the man who came within one
vote OF being President OF the United Stateg
10 be an adyenturcr. hated by all, without
friends, and. In fact, q beggir. was TOO
great and profound a fall not TO attract the
attention or tho moralists. II can be ar.
counted for only by tho fact that Burr was
absolutely destitute OF the virtue Of moral
responsibility and principles with tho
destruction Of the old landmark with
which he was associated his memory zoos
70 join that OF Benedict Arnold. Simon
Hlrty and other arch traitors az facts in
history tina, ID all.