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VOL. XVII.-a.
11. 1 % .1 E 17 SI IS ff. E 7 7.11.117,7,A8LE :FARM
.„ .4/Kk P ELI (I P- , F?' ft 1 7 ' Y.;' .11 Public Sale.' •
FOR SAL E.
. , i • H E Subscribers will expose to Public
ale of
1113 Y order of the Orphans' Court of Ad-
Son the 26,'h dm, Dec:calla...
) :11111i county, the Subsc next, on the premises, a Plantation con
appointed to sell the Real Estate of Sevn- t;o °
UEL KNox, late of Ilamiltonban township, I 21 S at,' R E Ai,
Adams county, Pa., deceased, will expose on which Ere erected a two-story NI, eather
to Public Sale on boarded Dwell inn .
Ili,
1..! /04 •c UfQ
Thursday (lie 2.lth y/Drumbrr, •• .. r. , "
siva '...i., al, hi la: 0 •
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at 10 o'clock, A. M., on the • premises, the ..,.,....,_, _.s.--,.,. Stone flank Barn, Spring-house,
following.described Real•Wtate of said de- Smoke-house, and other necessary out
ceased, viz : a Tract of Land containing buildings. There is on the Farm, Apple
alb al . v. 12 ov,
.-, : w and Peach
, 1 • ••
more or less, lying partly in Ilamiltonban C r "!.. ORCHARDS,
and partly in Franklin township, and ad-bearing Fruit of the choicest
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joining lands of Joseph Kerr, John Pion tz, kind, an unfailing Spring of water conve-
William Paxton. Hugh M'Gaughy, and nient to the house, a stilliciency of - MEA ll
others, about live miles front Gettysburg, j OW, and about 65 ACRES of
4 A-9 from Fairfield, and 5 from Caslitown.
WOCIDLAND,
The improvements on the Farm arc a •
ON 1:: AND ONE-HALF :::TOE V well timbered. The house and other Mt
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l'int, 1 , i 0111! Dwellino - tionse }".° - •
-,,,,
vements are all good, and the land of
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j 1!.." . -1 1 line quality.
'' .1:1 " a one and one-half story 1.' " I " This Farm was formerly the property
'reliant lions '' , a double log.liarn' together of Geonor Inv's, deceased, who, in his
with other out-building. There is also of. we , c
-to •
ne, sold it to his sons, Jois; and
the premises a valuable
Gi:ottot:, as whose Estate it is now offered
GRISTNELL , for sale. It is situated in Ilamiltonban
township, Adams county, about 5 miles
45 feet by 30, three stories high, the first from Gettysburg, and is, in all respects,
story of which is stone, the balance frame one of the most desirable Farms in the
and weatherboarded, with an over-shoot fall county
of 1.1 feet, driving one run of Burrs, one Terms.—One third of the purchase
pair of chopping Stones, a Corn Crusher, money to he paid in hand, on the confirm
and a Plaster Machine. There is also a anon• of the sale ; the residue in three equal
good annual payments, without interest. On
SA.,vr LT= E the payment of the hand money and scen
t rin. t , , theresidue, an indisputable title will
‘vhich, from its convenient location to the '
surrounding timber lands, must command be made to the purchaser.
Sale to take place atl o'clock, P. M.
a large share of I'.ustom. The Grist Mill
and all the ma „ hinery in it is nearly new, P - _lP'Persons desiring to purchase, will
he shown the property by Geo. W. D. Ir
having been built only about four years, . •
resides on the premises.
and a good portion of the works put in du- ; viii, who• ' - "
GEO. W. D. IRVIN,
ring the last year. It is arranged so as to ;
- JAMES COOPER.
admit of another run of
.Burrs, which ran . ,
- ' J V%IE. COOPER is the. Administrator
be put up at small expense: About one- . ' • .
of John Irvin, dee'd., and is selling the in
hale of the Farm is covered with good
wrest of the said. Joint (an undivided half.)
Thrivino . imber. r'"i" -
n .1. Act in the said premises, by virtue of an order
The balance is cleared and un- ;: .'" of the Orphan's Court.
der a good state of cultivation— , Dec. 4, 1816—ts
about 16 acres being excellent - Meadow.—
There is a well of water near the door of: ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE.
due dwelling, with water in nearly all the !
i
fields. ! I' . order of the Orphans' Court of :W-
O .
tr}"'To the enterprising the property I ams county, the subscriber, Admin
holds out great inducements, beast*, situated ' trator ()I' the estate of B. IN'.. PILKixoToN.
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in a central position to the surrounding deceased, Will expose to public sale on .s'u
towns, in a grain-growin ) , neighborhood, turday the 19th day if December nest, at
and having five public roads leading from :1 o'clock I'. AI. on the premises,
every point directly to it--all which render i A LOT Or GitOUND,
fl it well adapted for Milling and other p ub- ' situate in Petersburg, (Y. 5.,) Hunting
ne.business, 'Flue stream on which the
"ton township, Adams count's . , containing
ills arc built (little Marsh) is one of the 7988 square feet, fronting on the main
~,ost permanent in the county, mid t h e street, and adjoini n g
the Hanover and
Race being.very short (not over 150 yards Carlisle Turnpike Road and lands of
in length) gives it advantages in dry sea- Thomas Stephens. The improvcutcnts
sons, over most mills in the neigborhoood. are a Two-s•toRY
The property will be shown to persons i .
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11,0 G HO IL IT,
S'
tleBiring to purchase by either of the sub- 1:4 11
scribers. by Wm. Blythe, residing on the ;" ° a two-story frame Back Building%
property, or by Hugh F. AFGaughy. . ' rough-caste. 'There is a good spring 0 1
07-'.The terms will be made known .on water and a number of good Fruit-trees on
the day of sale, by the lot.
MAXWELL SIIIELDS, Attendance will be given and terms made
SAMUEL. KNOX, . known on the day of sale by
Trustem.7 ,
. M ATPHE W M. PEEBLES, .dam r.
By the. Court—Wm. S. Ihmturox, C'.l
erk. By the Court, Wm. S. llAmit.rux, Clerk. I
Nov. 20,1840. is Nov. 27, 1816. tf
G R Did A' S E. HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE:
ILL be otThred nt Private Sale the
p order of the Orphans' Court of Ad- • „ _
1 We-STORY BRICK
ants county, the subscribers, thiar- •
dians of the minor Children of ANDREW 13. DWELL! NG HOUSIE,
MILLim, deceased, late of Mountjoy town- MN IV?o situate in Chambersburg street, &
I
ship, will expose to public sale, on now occupied by Daiid lleagy.
Thursday 11u 171/i of December, Thc owner of said House, Maty.lleagy,
has appointed David Ileagy her agent for
at 1 o'clock, e. 3t., on the premises, all the
that purpose. it :r- Terms for the purcha
ser will be made easy
,I 2, IC Nov. (1, 1816
of said deceased, situate in Monntjoy town
ship, Adams county, Pa., ahout '4 miles
from the Two Ta% erns,and adjoining lands
of Silas M. Horner, Peter Linard, and oth-
'lll:Subscriber has now on hand a
100 drres, ,
' lame assortment of TIN WARE,
which he will. sell-on reasonable tennis
more or less, on which are erected at his Estilblishinent in - Chambersburg
A TWO-STORY
~i.r t .:v:i.. ! strcel. ,pt Call and see..
1 ~,, . .z, ii i •
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Il r eatherboard House ..'''.' '' ' . G. E. BUEHLER,
, ~.: i ,•': .
a one•story Log Back Undo- ••-.., , c-, , .,: , :.-„ Gettysburr, June 10, 1816.
• ...,-
ding, a Log Barn, &c. There is a well — 7 -- ------
: CLOTHS, (7assinetts, and plain and
of first-rate water convenient to the door
fancy= Cassimere can be he had rcry
also a thriving young Orchard on the pre
inises. The Farm is well timbered. has ,loft, at the Cheap Store of -
a sullicieney of good Meadow, and is un-! • .. 'WM. HUTIIRA.UFF __.
'der excellent cultivation.
ere, containing
--A I. S 0-- -- - ---- -- ---
Ai the .vame 1 inte i I' I? 0 DUCE.
will be exposed to sale on the premises the r il H E higest price will be riven for
interest of the said minors in a Tract of I • DR IED I'EA CII ES, A PPLES,
.‘144,7. WOOD-LIN I) 1 FLAX-SLED, and SHELL-BANKS; at
~ , , i , „,,, ~ t - R. W. APSIIERRI"S.
.Ziit : containing. 5 ACRES more or Nor. 6.
less, situate in said township, and • -- = ------
adjoining lands of Silas M. Horner, Geo. HOUSE "SPOUTING
Ilegle, and others.
. 1 ILL be made and put ttp by the
- ry-11the property he not sold as above
1. 0
subscriber, who will attend prompt
it %till be RENTED. 'Attendance ‘rill he
Iy to -all orders, and upon as reasonable
given and the Terms made known on the
terms as can be procured at any establish
day of sale, he
SA MI El, DU RIIO ROW, meat in the eounte.
GEO. E. BUEHLER. -_
JACOB .RAFFENSPERGER,
Gettysburg, March 13. .
. Ottordimis
Be the Court—WS 0
. S. 11.011 . 0 N, atek. M ar k mi lihi ng. ,
Nov. 20. 1810. '
. , __l s 11 N all its branelies, will be atteo.icd to
be good workmen. ," "'" Foundry of
•
.
1111.11E-.%.:NlCNltb7:lol46—fte • a- • • •
the subscribm-
or VARIOUS KINDS t , - ' mos. Ir - .OmEN.
• rOR 5.11,1,) .17' TIIIS OITICE. '.' Getty-'•t""^, Dec. 10. i .1
TIN WARE.
WHOLESALE RET.III,
Nov. 13
GETTYSBURG, n. FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER H I 1816,
"r tYr ii •
THE subscriber will keep constantly
on hand-a supply of the
Best Freshest Oysters
that the market can aflbrd—which he will
serve Up to his customers in the best style,
either roasted; stewed, or fried.
has an apartment fitted up for
the accommodation of LADIES, who may
feel a desire to partake of, Oysters—to
whom every attention will be paid.
M 1.1 ES can be accommodated
with Oysters by the gallon, quart or pint,
on the shortest notice and most favorable
terms. JACOB KUHN.
Dec. 4, 1816.—tf
LTZ4VT C.CC)Dra t
D. MIDDLECOF.I 4 ‘
E ff AS just opened a fresh supply of sea-
Ar somible, GOODS, which for beauty
• and cheapness kill compare with any thing
in the country—consisting in part of
;.„,/ bV s.74, kfrd , \I new, %V ad es re. Ai
of all colors and prices, for 50 cts. a yard
and upwards
Beaver h• Teve(d Cloths,
(VERY LOW 0
CASSIBTERES & SATTINETTS
for 25 cts. a yard and upwards ;
LAMES' HESS GOODS,
a great variety, cheaper titan ever ; Bro
chr, Terkf Dant(lBk,
S 11-1 A V 7.7 S
a fine assortment. ;Cf . BuyerS, please call
soon—Goods will be offered at prices that
will astonish.
Gettysburg, Oct. 23.1846.
NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS!
`III: Subscriber hasjuit returned from
IR the City with a complete :1%44111w:it
or DRY GooDs. GuocEinEs, AND
Qu t ,E;ENlti A 14.:, all -of which will be
soh:f terl. , low at
M'SIIERRY'S STORE.
Nov. 6.
V EST I NCI.S.
%17 Rl' TIIRAI: FF 11::5 I.an&mne
assortment of Vestings, ronsisling
of Satin, (plain and fancy.) Cashmere,
Merino. and new silk do. which he
will he pleased to show to all who ma,
favor him with a call—also a superior ar
ticle of Gentlemen's Scarfs, new and rich
style.
Nov. 13.
STOVE PIPE,
all sizes, coast:mile on lewd awl
vo fur sale at BuEnt.Eß's TIN WARE
FACTORY in Chamber:)llra str e et, Gut
tysburg. CEO. E. BUEHLER.
Oct. 2, 1812.
C L 0111 V, 1' '.l 41V L ?1B: le ,f%
CISSINETTS,
JUST received at the Cheap Sit3re of
R. W. 111'811E1112Y, Cloths, 75 cts.
a yard and up ; Cassimeres, plain and fan
cy, 25 ets a yard and up ; also. Kentucky
Jeans, Kerseys, • Linsevs, Flamuils, all
wool, 25 ctS. a yard and up, 'Pickings,
Checks, Ginghains, Cotton Stripe, Se.
Nov. 6.
ALPACAS, ALPACAS, •
r HE Cheapest and richest, can he had
L by calling early at
RUTIIRAUFFS STORE
Nov. 6
ISABELLA NURSERY,
0 ETTVSBPRO, PA
rRUII"I'REES, of all kinds, (grafted
in the root.) can be had of the sub
scriber on reasonable-terms. Please cal
and judge for.yoUrselves.
C. W. HOFFMAN.
Gettysburg, May 2), 1816.
Crbcerit•s and Queensw:lre.
TE UST received a full supply of Grocer
ies and Queensware. which Nvill be
sold low. R. IV. M'SIIERRY.
Not•. 6.
ILVER AND GERMAN SILVER
PENCILS, VIOLIN STRINGS,
&c., of best quality, can always be had at
the Fancy Store of C. WEAVER.
461.10, 1846.
TO THE LADIES.
a handsome assortment of Bonnet RIB
BONS, Ladies' Silk and Velvet
SCARFS, Super Crass Linen HAND
KERCHIEFS, can be seen at
RUTHRAUFF'S.
Nov. 6.
TII E LA DI ES
RE respectfully invited -to call and
1 - 1 examine my stock of CLOAKIN OS,
ALPACAS, CASILMERES, MOUSLIN
DE LA I NES. SHADED and ...PLAIN
MERINOES, SHAWLS,GREEN BAR
EGE, RIBBONS, and a variety of Fancy
Goods:. R. W. M'SliEl2lll".
Nov. 0
/INK:KINGS, CHECKS, VELVET
Chordk, plain and plaid Lacings,
Blankets, Bleaeled.Slieetings, very Cheap,
and oialbividtbs to be had at
. WM. RUTHEAVIT'S.
Nov. Ij.
R I. E. SS
POETRY.
THERE NEVER WAS AN EMILY DR T 1
There never was an earthly dream
Of beauty and delight,
That mingled not too soon with clouds,
AM stns-rays with the night;
That fichal not from that f o nd heart
Where once it loved to stay,
Anil left that heart more desolate
For having felt its sway.
There never was a glad bright eye,
But it was dimmed by tears,
Caused by such griefs as ever dull
The sunshine of our scars.
We look upon the sweetest flower,
'Tis withered soon, and gone ;
We gaze upon a star, to find
But darkness where it shown.
Thare never was a noble heart,
A mind of worth and power,
That had not in this changing world,
Pl a in misery 1;11' its dowor ;
'rite laurel on the brow bath hid
From many a cart:deAs
The secret or the sold within,
Its blight and agony.
There never was—there cannot Lo
. On earth a pr,eious spring,
Wimp ‘vatms to the.levereal lip
Unfai , Ae may brink.
All eliang.eth on-this-troubled shorn,
Or passed' from the sight,
0, fn. that world'where joy and peace
Reign as eternal light.
MISCELLANY,
A Parable for Lillie Girki\--
Naomi. the voung and lovely daughter
of - .;alatltiel and Judith', was troubled in
spirit because at the approaching feast of
trumpets. she would be compelled to ap
pear in her plain unstudied stola, whilst
some of her aequaintanees would appear
in blue and purple and fine linen of Egypi.
ler mother saw that the gloom was spread
ing itself on the face of her lovely child,
and talilpg. her apart, relatet . ..-h• this
pa ra NI! :
"A dove :has mad .t -her c
guardian spirit of the feathd
"King g:tnius, why. is it that the hoarse
voiced and strutting peacock spreads its
gaudy train to the sun. dazzling the eves
of every boholder with his richly burnish
ea neck and royal crown, to the astonish
ment and ;:,l: ration of every passer-by,
whilst I, in my plain plumage, am over
looked and forgotten by all ? Thy ways,
kind tr,tlitis, seem not to be equal towards
.hose tiodtri , a„„
The genius listened to hercomplaint and
thus replied :
"1 will trrant thee a train similar in rich
ness to that of the gaudy bird you seem
to envy, and shall demand of thee one con
dition in return."
IVliat is that'?" eagerly inquired the
dove, Overjoyed at the prospect of possess
ing what seemed to promise so much hap
piness.
"It is," said the genius, "that you con
sent to surrender all those qualities of
meekness, tenderness, constancy and love,
for which thy family have been distinguish
ed in all time."
"Let me consider," said the dove.. "No,
I cannot consent to such an exchange.—
; No, not for all the gaudy plumage, nor the
showy train of that vain bird, will I sur
render those qualities of which you speak,
the distinguishing features of my funnily
front time immemorial. I must decline,
good genius, the conditions you propose."
“Then. why complain, !ear bird ? Has
not Providence bestowed on thee the qual
ities which thou valuest'more than all the
gaudy adorning you admire ? And art
thou discontented still ?"
A tear started in the eye of the dove at
this mild rebuke of her gurrdian spirit, and
she piomised never to complain.
That beautiful girl, who had entered in
to thestory with deep and tender emotion,
raised her fine blue eyes to meet her moth
er's gaze, and as they rolled upWards, suf
fused with penitential tears, she said in a
subdued tone, with a smile like that assu
med by all nature, when the bow of God
appears in the heavens after a storm—" My
mother, I think I know what that story
means. Let me be your dove ; let me
have the ornament of a meek and quiet
spirit, and 1 ant satisfied to smothers ap
pear in rich and gaudy apparel."
CIIRISTIANITV.—Christianity like a
child goes wandering over ate world.—
I Fearless in its innocence, it is not abashed
`before princes, nor confounded. by the wis
dont of Synods—before it, the blood-stain
ed varrinr sheaths his sword, and plucks
the laurel from his brow, and the midnight
murderer turns from his purpose, and like
the heart-smitten disciple goes out and
weeps bitterly. It brings liberty to the
captive, joy to the sull'erer, freedom to the
slave, , repentance and forgiveness to the
'sinner, hope to the Taint-hearted and assu
rance to the thine!. It enters the but of
the poor man and sits down with hint and
his children, it makes them contented in
the midst of privations, and leaves behind
an everlasting blessing. It walki through
cities amid all their pomp and splendor,
their imaginable Prideand unutterable mis
ery, a purifying, ennobling and remedying
angel. It is alike the beautiful champion
of childhood, and•the coMtorting associate
of age---Wennoble - S the noble, gives wis
dom to the wise, ana new grace to the
Me lovely. The patriot, the priest, the
poet, and the eloquent man, all derive their
sublime power from its intluence.--)lory
Hewitt.
The Noble.hearted Children.
It is a beautiful sight when children treat
!each other with kindness and love, as
I is related in the following little story.—
.4..ast evening (says the narrator) I took
supper with Lydia's father and mother.—
! Before supper, .Lydia, her parents, and
myself, %yore sitting in the room together;
and her little brothh Oliver was in the
yard drawing his cart about. The moth-1
! er went out and brought in sonic peaches ;
a few of which were large, red-checked
! rare-ripes—the rest, small ordinary peach-
!es. The father handed me one of the
rare-ripes, gave one to the mother, and
the one of the best to his little daughter,'
who was eight years old. He then took
one of the smaller ones, gave it to Lydia,
- and told her to go and give it to her broth
er. lie was loth- years oh!. Lydia went
out and was gone about ten minutes, and
then came in.
“Did you give your brother the peach I
sent hint ?” asked the father.
Lydia blushed, turned away, and did not
answer.
"Did you give your brother the peach I
sent him !" asked the father a little more
sharply.
"Ni.,, father," said she, "I did not give
him /hut."
"What did you do with it ?" he asked.
"I ate said Lydia.
"What ! Did you not give your broth
er any ?" asked the hither.
"Yes I (lid, lather," said she, "I gave
hint mine."
"Why did you not give him the one I
told von to give ?" asked the father, rather
sternly-.
“Beeause,father,"said Lydia, "I thought
he would like mine better.''
"But you ought nut to disobey four fath
er," said he.
"I did not mean to be disobedient, fath
er," said she ; and her bosom began to
heave and her chin tdqui'ver.
"Hut von won', my daughter," said he.
"I thqught von Willild not ha displeased
with me, lather," said Lydia, "ill did give
brother the biggest peach ;" and the tears
b_! an to roll down her cheeks.
• t I wanted you to have the biggest,"
said the father; "you arc older and larger
than he is."
:BEE
"I want to give the best things to broth
er,'' said the vole girl.
"Why," asked the father, scarcely able
to containhimself.
! "Because," answered the dear; generous
Qlctpr "1 love him so—j always feel best,
when he gels the best things. -
!"You are right,'my precious daughter,"
said the Either, as he fondly and proudly
folded her in his arms. "You are right,
and you may be certain pint. happy father
can never be displeased with you for wish.
ing to give up the best of every thing to
your affectionate little brother. He is a
dear and noble little boy, and I am glad
you love him so. Do you think he loves
you as well as you love him ?"
"Yes, father," said the little girl, "I think j
he does ; for when I offered him the lar-I
gest peach he would not take it, and want-1
ed me to keep it : and it was a goad while!
before I could get hint to take it."
OUR ALyrumts.—Around the idea of
of one's mother the mind of man 'clings
with fund affection. It is the first dear
thought stamped upon our infant hearts,
when yet soft and capablif of receiving the
most profound impressions, and all the
feelings are more or less light in compari
son. Our passions and our wilfulness
may lead us far from the object of our fil
ial love ; we may become wild, headstrong,
and angry at her counsels or opposition;
but whin death has stilled her monitory
voicz, and nothing but calm memory re
mains to recapitulate her virtues and good
deeds, affection, like a flower beaten to the
ground by a rude storm, raises up her head
and smiles amid her tears. Round that
idea, as we have said, the mind clings with
fond affection ; and even when the earlier
period of our loss forces memory to be si
lent, fancy takes the place of reu►em=
prance, and twines theirmage of our depart
ed parent with a garland of graces, and'
beauties, and virtues, which we doubt not
that she possessed.
That wliicl► will not make a pot, ma)
make a pot-lid.
That is but an empty purse:that is filled
with other iieople's money.
Al thousand probabilities do not make
one truth.
11'orth has been underrated ever sinco
wealth was overvalued.
When you have no observers be afraid
of yourself.
zihallow waters make the most noise. •
When sorrow is asleep wake it not.
Trust not the praise of a friend, nor the
contempt of an enemy.
Time is a tile that wears and makes no
noise.
Where honor ceases, knowledge de
creases.
Vows made in storms are forgotten in
calms.
How admirable is the simplicity of the
Evangelists ! They never speak injuri
ously of thO enemies of Jesus Christ, of
his executioners, nor his judges. They
report the facts, without adding a single
rellexion. 'Phey remark neither their
Master's mildness when he was smitten,
nor his constancy in his sull'erings,_whiell
they describe thus,--"And they crucified
TRUTH.,
TERMS-TWO boLLAns moan.]
;IV II OLE NO. 871.
Character of Aaron Burr.
111 WILLIAM WALLACE.
1:
If Blennerhassett had been the only pet
! son ruined by Burr, charity would suggest
a burial of our remembrance of the exile's
desolation. But the victims of Burr are
to be numbered by hundreds. The base
and the peaks of society, alike, show that
scathing marks of his fiery visitation.
He cherished no friendship ; • he return-'
ed unhonored the drafts of gratitude ; he
kindled the flame of lust at the very fire
side of hospitality, and felt little *astire
in bidding adieu to the Lares of his host
until the dearestobjects that flourished un
der their sacred influence were sacrificed.-
But fur the deep affection which he mani-!
fisted to his daughters, his sole merits
seem to have been coolness and cour-,
age ; and yet, clustering as were the laurels
which they showered on his brow, his ha-.
ser passions so predominated that he held
it more glorious to secure a woman than'
to shine in the field of letters, to scale the!
steeps of philosophy or to wave a banner
victoriously in battle.
He courted the man to corrupt his wife
—the statesman to profit by his influence
—the millionaire to obtain -. his money-- - L'
and the world to gratify his desires. Ho
was the more dangerous from the .posseS
sion of an intellect, massive, piercing, and
brilliant, united to a form at once hand-.
some and vigorous. His mind was the
keen iveapOn with which he hewed a path
to conquest. That weapon was Protean.
If the victim fully came under the gaze of .
an eye whose sharp light resembled light.
ning imprisoned and forever playing in a
cloud as black as death—he was forever
lost. Burr's conversation was irresisti*-4
fascinating--for his hand swept every
chord of the human heart. He strewed
the rosy paths of the - happy with flowers
of a still brighter hue ; he arched the trott-,
bled sky of the desponding with the.rain-,
bow of hope ; he conjured up before
rapt vision of the avaricious, golden Gol-,
condas - ; and to the aspiring he pointed,
out the illuminated vistas of glory.
Thus he - stood : gifted and unprincipled,
ruthless and terrible. The want of great_
fortune alone prevented - his presenting, id
one vast alpine mass, that EVIL which he
accomplished but too successively in many
details. Chance confined to valleys, com
paratively humble, the stupendous glaciers
which only needed the rays of the sun of
femme to devastate continents. .
It may be asked : “IS not . Ilia valor on
the baIIIC-lIVIUM tuis - muntry
bered 1" Yes ! That was a redeeming
thing,. No matter from what motive his
military talents were exercised, our land
reaped some benefit. But we are forced
to doubt the patriotism of one who was so
ready to forswear his allegiance ; who
trampled on so much that men hold sacred,
and who regarded his exploits against roy
al tyranny less glorious than the moral de . -
struction of a; human being.
Age is expected to subdue ; but with
Burr the winter of time brought. no snow'
to cool the lava of passion. At four-score
and six the orator wore a glow as ardent as
at twenty. llis faculties mocked at a cen
tury.
Age should bring ttie soothing calm of
religion to prepare the tempest -cost bark
fOr its entrance into another and. final Sea:
Burr died as he had lived—a practical A
t heis t. Age should bring respect: Burr
expired as he had existed, without regard
of the good. His hoary hairs went dowa
to the grave floating on the breeze of infa.;
my.
In cunning, an lago ; in lust, a Tarquin ;
in patience, a Cataline; in pleasure, a Syb
arite ; in gratitude, a Malay ; and in ambi,
tion, a Napoleon ; he affords the world an
awfi►l example of powerful` intellect desti
tute of virtue. His portrait would fitly
appear in a circle of Dante's INFERNO.
Let no one accuse the speaker of step
ping with sandalled feet through the sol
emn sepulchre. Aaron Burr belongs to
HISTORY. Such W(10 the lot he chose.
A SUNBEA3I.—A pooeblind colored man
was seated near the Tenths, New York,
recently, when an old colored woman, e 7
qually poor, passed near the beggar and
dropped a sixpence in his hand. What
an example to the rich !
THANKSOIrING IN PiusoN.—The female
inmates of the New York city prison,
mounting to about sixty persons,. with a
few friends, attended religious services on .
thanksgivng day, and then sat dOwn to a
magnificent dinner of turkeys, ducks, beer
mutton, &c., with a desert of pies, pud-
dings, tarts, raisons, and ceffee, for which
thanks are - publicly tendered to tlie U.
States, Ciiy, Howard's; Franklin's, 44
Lovejoy's Hotel, and the Matron. ."`
A SOCIETY OF FRIEND . S.:...--A. company..
of Pennsylvanians, belongiag to thEigloctel
tv of Friends, have purchased the 'Wood-
Lawn estate, comprising 2,000 acrei,
Fairfax county,(Va.,)and will settteon ilia
land, and proceed to its cultivation by
forming nurseries, garkns, Arc,
ABOLITION PAPER ATAirseittNahli
Bailey, who has conducted the. Iktomiair
llerald, an abolition paper, at . oittainpaAt t
during the his three years. has withdrawn
froin that paper to become the editorooh* ,
“National Era," a titw anti-slaveryjetTy4,
about to be eStablished,at Washmion t ri--
j. G 1 Whittier and Rev. A. A: P44:kiniy,
to be, ; associated with him as coriaSektistft
editors. ,