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f TRI.STATE.^ UNrOlr\^ B Y JO H N L M ( j x \ i r o i a a V o l U M i ^ . 1 * riUcULAR. P^At S tfirts, Orange County, N. Yj > December 6,1850. 5 ’tlie Snlascriber having become the Proprietor and Editor o f the “ Tri-States Union” Newspaper a*d being desirous of extending its circniatlon 'takes this method ot informing the citizens of this County, and of the adjacent States and Counties, that the publication of the paper will bo continued on the terms and principles anhoun ced by tbe late Editor. Connected with the Press of the City o f New York, as the subscriber has been .for many years, >and during that connection, an active and zeal- ■ous member of the Democratic part}', he will adhere to the principles and usages of that party, in all his polilica' course, stnd w ill en deavor to disseminate its principles; but, ■a. paper for the people, there are many subjects great interest to them, which are not political, ■either in fact or by inference, the T ui -S tatss U m o s w ill be mad; a vehicle of general intel ligence in reference to Agriculture, Commerce literature, and the Arts and Sciences. The interests of the immediate locality o f the paper, w ill, of course, claim special attention, ■while those o f the County, the State, and the Un ion at large, will be examined and maintained. To the citizens of the border Counties ofFenn- sylvani.i and N ew Jersey, the paper i* offered to neighbors whose interests are already some- ■what identical with those of this County, and which must be more and more mutual As the Rail Roads and other Highways become the means o f closer Connection- Subjoined, arc the Terms of die Paper, and as theto is an extensive Job Office on the premises, orders for Ilandbill-i, Circulars, Cards, Ball Tick ets and Pamphlets, are respectfully solicited. JOHN I. MUMFORD. \ P U B L I S H E D E T E R Y T H U R S D A Y . About the country he had fared, A duly licensed follower Of that much wandering trade that tvins Slow profit from the sale of tins And various kinds of hollow-ware; That Colonel Jones enticed him in, Pj-etending that he wanted tin. There slew him with a rolling-pin. Hid him in a potatoc bin, ,And (the same night) him ferried Great Pond to t’ other sho PORT JERYIS, (ORANGE Co., N. Y.) THUi '• Don't you feel well ond to t’ other ; .(5re, on land of Widow Moore, turn to Larkin’s store, ler-fl. rook him buried; ened t( Tr.RHS or SuBscTiir riox.—$5,00 per Annum, fiir Vil.ago Subscribers, when delivered by the Carrier, and $1.50 ior Office or Mail Subscribers If payment it deferred one year, fifty cents w i l l be added.' ADVERTISING: For 1 squate 1 insertion, - “ “ each subsequent insertion, “ 1 square, G months, colutun, 3 months, 7.00 4.00 7.00 1-7,00 G,00 10,QQ 17.00 10.00 18,00 30,00 spected mure (For, true, or false, the rumor i But as for this riled life he led, “ It would not answer,” so he said, “ To have it go no furderer.” I A t last, scarce knowing w h at it meant, ■. Koluckantly he gave consent 'That Jenny, since’t was evident ! follow her own bent, her own election,’ appe.ared the only way The frightful noises to allay Which had already turned him gray And plunged him in dejection. Accordingly this artless maid Her father’s ordidance obeyed. And all in wliitcst crape arrayed, (Miss Pulsifer the dresses made Ij.splayed .e trade. ^ . Should make For that appe.ai (Miss Pulsifer the dresses mi And wishes here (he fcict dis^ That she still carries on the trade. The third door south from Bagg's Arcade,) A very faint “ I do” essayed Legal Advertisement charged at the usual at this qgjpe with the utmost despatch. If expe rience _,j».this branch of the trade, and material to w o ^ ^ v iih, together with a will to aceompllsh can ^jjSre satitJaction, then the public have suf- ficipnl^uararitees tliat their wants shall be very proinpfiy met. POETET. Tiae Unbappy Eot of 3Ir. Xuott. BY JAMES It. LOWEI.I.. PART III. ( Continued. J it is shown that the most ardent more ornamental than useful. JVherein S p irits Odin, Arminius, Charles le gros, Tiresias, the late James Crow, sabianci Maimonidies, the Chevalier D Socrates, Fenelon, Job, Stow, The inventor of E lix ir p ro, Euripides, Spinoza, Poe, Confhraus, Hiram Smith, and Fo, Came (as it seemed, somewhat de With a disembodied Esquimaux, To say that it was so and so. With FrankUn’s expedition; One testified to ice and snow, One that the mercury was low, Br|ssot. e that he e thathat thehe One t t c< '^isseirted froi Wordswr ; progress qui much desired to j lite.slow had frozen his toe, ly Dandolo, naegirus, Boileau, Sir Thomas Roe,) rom -by Dando 1 , Cynaegirus, iw eleven Jther thin twelve white bears in a row, and a crow, ould not k lings we ( ;reat statistic value, though) our mere mortal vision Sometimes the spirits made mistakes, And seemed to p lay at ducks and drakes With bold inquiry’s heaviest stakes In science or in m y stery: They knew so little (and that wrong) Yet r a p ^ it out so bold and st d been P: What made it oddi Who, you would Could solve istory; der was, that those naturally suppose, estion, if they chose, a question, .8 easily as count their toes, ■Were just ths ones that bh ;hs ones that blundered; s happening down. rownc, And who (with him) had wondered What song it was the Sirens sang, Asked the shrewd Ithacan—-6ang ! hang.' 'le chamber r klin, being asked t< The reason why the lightning came. Replied, “ Because i t thundered,” ■ ■On_onc sole point the ghosts agreed. One fearful point, than which,, indeed* Nothing could seem absurder; Poor Colonel Jones they all abused, And finally downright accused T h e poor o ld man. o f m u r d e r ; ’T was thus; by dreadful raps was sbpwn .Rome spirit’s longing to make knoim A blowy fact, wmch he alone Was privy to (such ghosts more prone in Earth’s affSlrs to meddle a r e ;) ^ Wko are fo u ? with awe stricken looks, ... AB ask; his airy R u c k les he crooks,, And raps, “ I was ^ a b Snooks, ..!niatu8eiltobq*pedler; i&S0i«*»yo still are on my books 1” ’Wherw.fc to inconspicuous nooks, ^liCbre fharing this than common cfpooks,) And th( Just where you ti Under-a rook li Some friends (who happei He called upon to testify That what he £ ' ^ And that he d to be by) ter, out of any spit lutfrom a simple love of rij Which statements ‘ abbi Akiba, Charle ■gfwEtb , Tasso, Tubal Cain, of a castle in Sjjain,’ 3, and the Widow of Nain, ?lie friends aforesaid) made more plain And by loud raps .attested; ^o the same purport testified Plato, John AVilkes and Colonel Pride, ^ o .k tieyr said Snooks before be dic}i« \Mad in his wares in v ited , Thought Mm entitled to belief And fretly coidd concur in brief * ■ In every thing the rest did. sneezed,) should ne’er be cased ■ried whom she ple.ased. L Slade, ;hosts wei But, A] ' bi jse their i From hui Still, if to Jaalam ypu go down. You ’ll find two parties in the toi years or si intity and grow in bones to bare bones,” One headed by Benaiah Brown, And one by Perez Tinkham; 'he first believe the ghosts all throiigh tnd vow that they sh-all never rue he happy chance by wliich they know And very fond of Irish stow . Two curious facts which Prince LeffBoo Happed clearly to a chosen few— Whereas the others think ’em A trick got up by Doctor Slade With Deborah the chamber-maid And that sly cretur Jinny, That all the revelations wise. At which the Brownites made big eyes, by Jared Keyes, which the Brownit... Might have been given 1 A natural fool and nii And, last week, didn’t Come back with nevier Eliab Snooks v better looks, new bought mackerel hooks. (Though to be mixed in parish stirs Is worse than handling chestnut-burs) That no case to his mind occurs Where spirits ever did converse Save in a kind of guttcral Erse, )cst'authorities authorities;) .rge by raps conveyed, be most scrupuloucly weighed (So say the best ;) nd that a charge ' be most scr searched ini Made public, since it may give pain That cannot soon be cured again. And th at a charge 1 Should be most sen And searched int That cannot soon be cure And one word may afiix liicrh ten cannot f all Miss Knott missed mot her givepi tbe face of the widow. “ I shall neither affirm nor deny anything you m ay say, but you will probably have to guess ma ny times before you hiit upon the father of “ T h e re is a strange m y stery hanging about this iiille girl,*” said the widow. “ Perheps I may involve my yself self in trou ble if I keep the child. I begin to have some fears and apprehcns'oi that ac- in trou- he child. I d a p p rehens'o count,” replied the woman. “ l e a n as- “ Give yourself no trouble c you ! had full authority to give you :hild, and you m ay feel quite easy in ling her. It is not intended to to any expense.” ' keepinj ' “ O dear madai for the moiney “ U dear madam , I am not afraid of that ir th e m o you have given me will last good while,” said the widow. “ I never h a t once in my j prudently me, good died ! M r. Pips, how gotten the C atherine she was very T h e old lady would have spu;n subject to a great length, if the woman had, not interrupted her and introduced other topics. “ P e rhaps I may Call again and see how you and Jenny get along,” said the wo> m an. “ I have, however no particular interest in the . m atter, I have done only nc the spirits to appease, They would come back his life to tease, As thick as mites in ancient cheese. And let his house on an endless lease To the ghosts (terrific rappers these And veritable Eumcnides,) Of the Eleven Thousand Virgins! Knott was perplexed and shook his head. He did not wish his child to wed With a suspected murderer^ spread,) had so much a t once in m life. I hope I shall m anage it prudently . M r. Pips al most supports m e, good m an. H e was once engaged to my daughter, but she ! M r. Pip s , ho w e v er has never for^ 1 th e mother who bore her, 0 , my irine was a good girl, and p eople said ■'as v handsome,” 3 old lady would hav e sp u out that person requesting you to know me ?” asked very faint “ I do” essayed And gave her hand to llirar From which time forth the And ne'er g.ave trouble after; lit the Selectmen, bo it known, ug Underneath the aforesaid stone, here the poor podler’s corpse was thrown And found there-under a jaw-bone, Though when the crowncr sat thereon, nothing hatched, except alone icessive broods of laughter; I t w a s a f r a i l a n d d ingy tilin g . In which a grinder or two did cling. In color like molasses, Which surgeons, called from far and wide. Upon the horror to decide, Having put on their glasses. Reported thus—“ To judge by looks, These bones, by some queer hooks or crooks, A/ay lutvc belonged to Mr. Snooks, t, as men deepest read in books lorfectly awlxve, bones. what 1 whs requested to do.’* B u t did tbe pei find a place for J e n n y , know me tbe widow. “ O, no, but the whole affair was left \to m y discretion,” answ ered the woman. “ F o r several days I had been seeking a place for the child, b u t I found none that suited me so well as this. T h e moment I saw you and learned your situation, I thought you were the person to leave t child with, and I h ave no reason to repe of the choice I made. I believe Jen will be treated kitidly here, and that is enough for the present. “ W h en shall I receive a letter through the post-office authorising me to break the lal of that package ?” anxiously inquired the widow. . • That indeed, is more than I can tell,” answ ered the .woman. “ T h a t is no busi ness f t mine. Such a letter will never come from me but from another perst... T h e package I trust, will remain sealed, until that time, be iit longer or shorter.” “ O certainly,” replied the widow. “ I never fireak iny prom ises.’’^ “ I believe you, good woman, and now I m u st bid you a good evening.” She d id so, and departed. T h e widow xs now involved in greater doubt and m y stery thiin ever. T h e m ore she tried to lift the veil which, h u n g over the affair, the thicker seemed to grow its folds, and more difficult to penetrate. . T h e woman herself was a riddle the widoxv could nol \StrtvB.- ^She could mot tell what to make of her. W h e ther she xvasa virtuous o r a vicious xvoman, hfr's\. ' \* 9 alson could not herself. satisfy and showed herself willini^ reformer of the age, but thehe widowidow She talked eloquently, ag to be a great t w Was g reatly troubled to m ake ijrp her mind in relation to hgj-. M rs. Wesson was placed in very peculiar cffcumstances, and hovv anxious she y?as now for the return of .Mr. Pips, that s l ^ nxig|it tell him the whole story, and his opinion of the affair. N e v er, since? the death of her daughter, TH E FOREST MAIDEN 5 Tlie Angler’s Second Eove ! 'I CHAPTER VII. C Continued.) You have spoken m uch truth,” re plied the xvidow, “ L e t me tell you w h a t £ h ave been thinking.” “ T h a t you can tell, but do not cate chise me about J e n n y ’s history, for that is a sealed book as far as I am concerned,” said the woman. “ I believe Jenny’s ' father is a military- officer,” said the widijw. le.41ys vengeful gl aii e a r thly! life w a spared. servB the motions of the woman. A n d how cam e y o u to s u c h a conclu sion ?” a s k e d the w o m a n very cooLy and sm iling. T h e widow n o w told h e r all the circum stances in relation to w h a t Jenny said, and, to her see in g .t h e officer, and that shi firmly believed th a t idfficer was the fatjxer of the child. ^ raiiitary officers m an, smiling at the anxiety depicted < vev, s ffiad that bceji a lime when she wanted to ' see the angler so much. Again and again she examined the pages ot her alm anac, see if she had made any mistake with ?ard to his departure, and tbe lime that d elapsed since^ that event. She had made rto m istake, and she xx’as hourly ex pecting his airIvaL Pips always called upon h e r im mediately after his return, ev en before he visited the loving Tabilhi Spiker. l-'ay and night succeeded each other, exceedingly slow in her estimation, especially as they did not bring the return of Mr. Tom P ips. CHAPTER T m , STKOXG SUSP]CIOx\S ABOUT THE CHILD— ^THE POWER OF A w o m a n ’ s CURIOSITV— STHANGE DEVELOPMENTS. It seems to me as if M r. P-ips W'ould never come !” said Miss Tabitha Spiker, herself, about three weeks alter the time he had appointed to come home. I fear some dreadful accident has happened to him 1 H e m ay have been drov^ned in the river or lakfi*.’anjd I not there to extend him a helping band, or'tow ilness liis-good- lake ’its flight to a better w(orld ! O, ipirit t a k e ’its flight to a better W(0) M r. P ips, Would that I could know thou w e rt safe, I could endure tby absence a while longer. BiU I fear thy body has become food for those fishes thou Ibvestlo ch so well. \No no, I m u st not give plac^ 16 th e s e ' fearful forebodings, I will hope for the b e s t.. H e Would have writ ten jne, i f trouble had pome upon him . A n d .yet he m ight have’been in the deep wood* far from a n y ’posWoffice. 1 wonder if M rs. W atson has 'heard anything from him \ I don’t like that woman very well, for she. feels as if M r. Pips ought alw a y s to remem b er her daughter, and never love selfish 'old ig up- the ours, Ml r, Pipi| A p d a w a y she l^urriedto Mrs^ W u^eon’s .. id found lh§l good woman ‘ xviih tbe al m anac in heir hand,, reckonin g 1 weeks, days, a n d / W n hours, M bad been absent. \ A s Miss Spiker ente; ed the rponf and her eyes fell upon little Jenny, she allmost.Jainled, for ‘^ome exil pas none t ipjrit w h ispered her th a t the child m ight L lovetphij :laim M r. P ips as its fdluer. She was so dughtjfe h said the widow, to-day ?” “ T h e SPAY, May 8, 18M. s/hfd the widow. Number .27, lady sick,” said little J e p n y , run- . ----- And would you m arry 4'm a n who did nol love you ?” / I think he does love me I” replied Ta- ^itha. “ O, i f y o u could have heard him talk at our fast interview, before he went » way into the far off wilderness, and have !• * ■. ^ seen how tenderly be pressed m y hand. She b elongs to me now,” , rep'lied the you would think that he loves me ! O, ow. W atson, he hardly knows his own widow . . % . “ O, heavens, I fear the f^o r s t!” claimed Miss B p iker, gazing wildly upon* Jenny, to see i f she could trace;’any resem blances in hei face to Mr. Pipg. “ W h a t 1 ” said the widow, dost thou know anything of the child*s jiistory ?” “ J. fear I know too much,^** replied the excited Tabitha. “ 0 , that I should live to see such a day ! “ Gracious Heqven I” exclaimed M rs. WaWon, “ S p e a k ! Dost thou know the parents of J e n n y !” “ O dear me, have you seen h e r moth er ?” .asked Tabitha, in great agony, now feeling quite sure that M r. Pips was the father, and desiring to know haw the mother looked. How old iV s h e /-i§,she young and handsome ? Do*ip«uk-M rs. W a tson, andnd letet mee knownow thh^ worst Did she bring the child h e re? Did you ithth her ? Does she expect to itherther off herer illegitimatellegitimai ?” a l m k converse wi m arry the fa o h i “ Y o u greatly surprise me !” replied the widow, s ta^ n g xvildi; ** A wnrn at the excited >ring th( not the th e child m a iden.” A wom an did” brinj here, but she said she was er.” “ No doubt of it,” answ ered Miss Spi ker. She is the m other I Did you learn her name ? Is she young and haudsome? How xvas she dressed ? Did she look as if she belonged to a good family? O, dear, my heart is dreadfully pressed 1” “ I think she is about ten years young-- er than you are,” replied the widow. “ She appeared very sm art and talked elo quently, but her nam e I did not learn. She was well dressed and good looking.” “ O, heavens !” exclaimed the troubled maiden, anxiously peering into Jenny’s face. D e a r me ? I see some very striking resemblances ! Y e s, in the forehead, and expression about the mouth 1 O, my soul, what emotions agitate m y bosom ! It seems to me I cannot survive this shock W h a t did the woman say ?” She gave me a hundred dollars, and hoped I would take care of liide J e n n y ,” replied the widow. A hundred dollars !” repeated T a - bitba. “ She has thrust the child upon you because its father htts been so long absent. She believe he has deserted h er. And O, Heavens ! perhaps he xvill n ever n 1 Y e s, y e s ! I- see the expres- _ __ of his handonmn < face in tnis .oirl’s countenance!” W h o se expressi^f,? widow. “ I f y o u k n c ^ l h e and tell me, for the « e an y information.’ 1 see It all 1” exci “ N o w o n d er sh e refokfC, to tell you I 1 w ould not believe ihak^he could have been go d e c e itfu l.” “ W h o ? ” a.nxiously inquired the wid ow, in tones of voice that showed hmv “ Do you suppose he ordered the child sent to m e ?” asked the old lady. “ How could he, when he is absent ?” said Tabitha. “ No, no, I have guessed out the whole thing. H e has been gone so much longer than he said he should, that the m o ther began to think he had for\ saken ^er, and so she brought the. girl to you.” “ B u t, the hundred dollars she gave me !” said the old lady. “ W h y should she be willing to p a r t with h e r own child, when she had the means to support it ? does not Idpk n a t u r a l !” T h e re was now a long j j a u s e i n the con versation, and Miss B p ik e r Was wrapped in d e e p /an d alixious ifieditation. H e r thoughts' went over the whole ground, And she reflected seriously. M rs. W a tson’s siions severely taxed her philosophy, 1 at first she could not answ er them ev en in a m anner satisfactory to herself. A t last she thought she saw a way out of the perplexity. “ Some mothers hkv’nt m u ch rei ..'n demanded^tho . “ I f y o u k n ^ the father, speak 1 m e, for th e w ^ a h refused to give aimed M iss Spiker. sfd to tell you ! I ep w'as her curiosity. “ W h y , M r. Pips, to be sure I’freplied T a b itha. Don’t you see him in the beau ty of the child’s face?” M r, Pips !” repeated the widow, m an ifesting the greatest astonishment, and ga zing into Jenny’s 'face. M r. L’ips ! Gracious h e a v e n s ! W h a t'do you m ean ? M r. Pips I You don’t mean to s a y he is the father of this sw e et JiiUegirl do you?” “ It is all t h e r e !” replied Tabitha, point ing to Jenny’s face, and then burying her face in her hands. ^ “ D e a r m e, exclaim e d the old lady, hug g in g Jenny more closely to her bosom. “ Don’t you see sirikiiig resem b lan ces ?” asked T a b u h a , in a voice stifled by her hands. Jenny is handsome and so is M r. P ips,” replied the widow,sm o o thing back ■ isy curls from the child’s forehead, ling anxiously into her ftCce. . _ J that beautiful forehead !” said Tabitha, looking out from u n d e r iter h ands, ifl)'on’t 1 see U a ll!” “ It seems {o me I do now see some re sem b lance,” replied the widow, examin ing J e n n y ’s forehead, v ery closely through her glasses, and car^fullyj feeling its out- “ T h e exprfsion about h e r mouth too I” faintly said Tabitha. , , . “ I t . i s a beautiful mouth,” responded y tlie w id o w ,'t^p H n 'tr^ an affeetiCffile kist\ upon the child^s lip§, a n d folding, her her bosom. ' ; . ■'F “ O ^ t seem s as if my* heart: the glossy c d ga ‘ xvhich still covered her face, and almost sobbing. “ D it resemble M r. Pips ’? __ ____ jg a rd for their childre n ,” said Tabitha. “ TUey become so m u ch abandoned and lose so much of their self-respect that they care not what they do-” “ Very true,” replied the widow. “ B u t if this woman was so m u ch abandoned that she had no Jove for h e r child, why did she gix'e me the m o n ey ? I should think she would have kept that for her own convenience. Such xvomen general ly hold fast the money that’s\given them .” Miss Spiker was again bewildered, and last about for other reasons, but she could find none very satisfactory. T h a t M r. father o f Jenny-, Pips was the father of Jen n y she had no doubt, a n d Mrs. Watson was strongly im pressed with the same belief. “ A thought strikes me !” continued the good old lady. “ Perhaps the mother be longs to a high family, and has-m o n e y enough.” This opinion gained s trength/ the more sho reflected upon the transaction. She well remembered how earnestly the wo man talked upon the subject of certain crimes, and how m u ch she condemned the laws of society which consigns a wo man to infamy and lets a m an escape, when both have been equally guilty of the sam e indiscretions and immoralities. She told Miss Spiker what tbe woman had .said u p on ilxat subject, and how earnestly she convetse'd. xMIss S p iker, tcou H n o t endure tW thought that h e r beloved P ip s had been connected with a lady who moved in the upper circles, and y e t she feared that such might be tlie fact, for he moved in that rank because his wealth gave him a passport to it. women reflect ine a thousand things in no reality. “ You may be right,” said M i ^ Spiker, after a Jong pause. . “ I don’t think M r. P ips would ever descend very low in search of female society, especiaJl)'^ in his later years.” . T h a old lady did not like the tone and bearingo f T a b itha’s last remark,it seeming to her that it referred to M r. P ips’ connec tion with h e r d aughter. ** ~ sidered herself as beloi higher than the W i claim , by reason of her poverty, but the laitev possessed pride, and esteemed her self quiie as good as she considered the maiden. These prejudices and feelings had always existed between them since M r. P ips had condescended to visit Miss Spiker. As m ight well be supposed, the widow considered -herselt honored in re ceiving s u ch kind attentions from him, and did not like the idea of h is m aking a wife of the tall, s traighi'form e d , p'roud maid. “ I woula have you to know that pov erty is no disgrace,” said the widow. “ T h e re are as good folks among the poor as there among the rich. M y daughter was poor, but she possessed a beautiful form, graceful motions, a good heart and an accomplished m ind. M r. P ips will tell you that now ; for hp will never forget her. A n d , i f he ever m arries, it will be some lady as young, handsome and accom plished as m y iny daughter was. I know his m in d ju relation to these things, for he haslp^fwaysbeen very open and frank with - , . , 4 ------ - he has. g o n e never to return, he m u st have ter which seemed now more questionable written som ething about me in this pack- r. contains' for me, a lock- ps som ething about his path to hqr m arriage.with M r. ter which seemed than ever before. 'Her love was that of a age. Perhaps it” contains for m e, a’ lock- peculiar character,: and mixed with so of hair, and perhap s so m ethin g aboi much earthly m atter that it could bear little g i r l !” more severe crosses and put ujr-w-ith more- (Ob be mifinued.) offences than a younger and purer a ffec' ^----------- tion could.. H a v ing fixed her beart upon this m arriage andJ'ulJy resolved to accom plish it, she could pass over some, things and deem them triffes, which a warm er, purer and less earthly passion might hav< considered m o u n tain g ^ d impassable b a r riers. Dove in a m a i * n of her advanced age and peculiar tem p eram ent is a very different emotion from that fe l t ' b y a younger, more enthusiastic and less cal- mliiling heart. T r u e , M iss Spiker had a very great theory in love affairs, but it dayed more around her head than oj played more around her head than opera- posal led upon h e r heart. It has already been when ; would iibu' in- seen that her affection for M r. Pi] soiiieiuhes be spasmodic and ej tense monientary feeling, but those violeiii spasm s would soon pa.ss off and leave a Kind of earthly dross b e lin tf which had more of cold calculalio^in it than any thing spiritual or p u t e / A fter much deJiberdlion and reflection upon the subject, and turning the m atter over in her mind so that she could see it P ip s V a tlie Hon. J o lm A. D ix tlie Cknal B ill. N ew Y oxk , Sd April, 1851 . DEiR S i r ; —Your favor addressed tom e here was received while I was at my residence in Westchester. Co., and I regret that it did not reach me in lime to enable me to state in detail my opinion in respect to the bill “ to provide for the completion of the Erie Canal Enlargement and the Genesee Valley and ;k River Canals.” I have examined the togetiier with the report o f the committee on Canals and the opinion of. Mr. Spencer, with as much care as'lhe little time at rny dis posal would permit.. My first impression, sen when the proposition was originally made, was. >uld that the creation of a debt by the issue of eex- lificales to be paid out of the surplus revenues of the canals hereafter to accrue, was a debt within the scope ol t* --------- — ' — ' aspect, she thought it advisable shehe wouldould bee willinjilling nd the old lad; er s w b w .to pa little girl npon any condition. “ Y o u ’re so old norv, I\shot and find out wheih- lart with tbe Id norv, I'sh o u ld’nt think Y o u ’re you would wish to h ave the care of a c h iid,” said M iss Spiker. “ N e v er too old to love such a sw'eet creature ..as little J e n n y ,” replied the wid ow. “ Old, forsooth ! I guess I know how to bring u p children belter than some younger people who never had any, nor never, will h a v e .” ■ “ I don’t doubt your charity,” said the m aiden. I only spoke of the trouble it might occasion you. Children are always more or less troublesome. “ I f you had such a girl as Jenny, I reekoa^you w o u ld not think her troubie- «riine,” replied the.old lad}'. “ 1 suppose not,” said Tabitha. “ I will take Jenny off y o u r hands, and take good care of her, and you m ay keep the m o n ey.” ‘•.You .w ill e h ? ” said' the widow’. “ N o t while 1 live, none shall have Jenny, but those who have a belter right to her ihEui I h a v e . Besides, I didn’t tell you I received a sealed package from the wo- ' ned until I’m scheme for rai lhe.se canals and proposes a ng nfoney io enlarge one of to complete two others ; and . the revenues to be derived from them are pledged to the reimbursement o f the money so to be raised, 'i’lie money is to be expended for the improvement ol the public property and with a view lo the augmentation o f its productiveness; and yot i l l s d<yiied that a debt is created, and more t the reveuut-b on which zh •.aUSaks arere charged,harged, the purpose, \the for thehe lendersenders wouldld be ann equitablequitable c ■lUt-b on which zhe ultimate payment titlc a c shoukfprove in-sufficient lor the purpose, \the only remedy for t l wou be a e claim to the benevolence or charity of the Legisl-ature. These vie-.vs strike me as exceedingly nSr- W, and altogether inconsistent with any fair - instruction of those portion.^ of the Consti tution which concern the payment of existing, or the creation ot future debts. 'The certifi cates auihofizeci by the bill u be issued ac knowledge the deposit oi\ given sums and title the depositor to receive the inle ultimately il . enues of the cau-als. Every condition essf tial to the creation of a debt is fulfilled. 'I'ln is a lender, a .sum loaned, and a borrower; and, what is not absolutely essential, a fund belonging to the borrower pledged to the re payment of the loan. The State .stands, in ower, hypothecating the income ;ciSc fund lor the payment of his debt. _itate vvere to receive deposites of mon- “ A j ey in the manner authorized by the first sec- Per- 'tion ol' the bill, and were to issue certificates to the depO'itors payable out o f ai in theTrea-ury -after be come at T a b itha’s curiosity was excited to the T . b i.h a exam ined w ith efrange-em o tions f - E J a V v lehngs. She d iscussed her peculiar op ^111,) a sum o f m< ana feel gs. She discussed her -theory oi Jove w ith alfih e power sessed.\ She Tiad once seen writing, and from felt qualified to judge of it. poS\. (.he lender bis hand- edness pays that circumstance she and mortga She examin-^ there ery conceivable way to’express an o pinion. T h e widow’s eyes were upon her, for She began to believe Mr. Pips m ight have sent the package. “ W h a t do you think?” asked the wid ow, while Tabitha was looking at it, feel ing it, and trying to peep into the inside of it. “ It seems lo me that the hand-writing bears m u ch resemblance lo that of Mr. P ips,” replied Tabitha, pressing tbe pack- belween her thum b and finger, as if would read its contents by that pro- Do you really think, so ?” anxiously inquired the widow. •‘ I do,” replied T a b itha, still feeling the package. “ T h e re’s some great m y stery involved widow,beginning to think break !’! sobbed the excited maiden, view ing the'w h o le, affair ill a different light from that in Which the widow saw it. “ O, C have always pitied M r. P ips ' daughter!” said Mr. since i f e death of my’d a u g h ter!” W a tso^,, “ N e v e r did man love more d ^ p l y and sincerely than be C atherine ! H e has deeply mourned great. Joss, f'oor m an, be hardly knew- w h a t lb d o t ” - Now the old lady felt quite certain that Tom Pips w « i the father of the child so mysieH&uSly with her, and began; ko hunt up excuses and apolbgies for his con duct. 3Sind,good-hearted woman-! S^e loVed J e n n y .the more and really fell as i f she w h e re thp c h jl 4 ’a g raijd jn o % r , nqw that she heJieyed s h f k n e w who h | r w a s! . . ^ :h. “ P itied M r . P i p s ! ” rep e a ted ;T a b it|i- “ P itied h im ! A n d so have I , / B u t ^ e h a s done v ery, v ery w rong w h e n h e k n ^ did\ T h e s e rem a rks of the old lady afforded any thing but pleasure to Tabitha Spiker. T h e y struck to her very heart, and for a his few moments made her feel sick in that region. T h e widow noticed the workings She had touched a very of h e r face, and did n o t at all regret them , Sh e had touched a very sensitive tbe m aiden’e heart, and. im 19’dee p ly, ao hav!^,married me long ago- .Dr r » . WittaoQ, t b i t is a sad, a heavy d a y l o i o 9 J” i ^ “ B ^ h e never loved y o u , Mias S p ik tr ,” ) s in c e r e ly ! H e le long ag o - '• i P h a l 1 1 Spiker t ’ chord in itions w ere [.its vibration s w e quite painful. T h e r e was silence for a long time, and the widow began to comb out little Jenny’s curls and watch them spring back again into their vyonled pla- ces.i T h e girl appeared to be v ery fond of lady, a n d hung round her the old lady, a n d hun g round h e r as a child round its' grandmother. MissBpi-; ker'npticed every movement of Jenn; ble? ennyvand m arked every lineament of h e r lovely face. ThB more sh e gazed upon her and ob-. served the expressions of h e r countenance, tbe more striking resemblance tO Mr^ Pips s h i tbouglu s h e discefq«d< until sho be gan- to wish the child had been left with her, instead of being placed under the never ret care of M rs. W a tson. Although she be-: would be lieved M r. Pips was really the father of in this,” said the widow, M r. Pips had mode .his parts uhko' h ad mode |i 's will and gone to p„|ar vote ow n, if he was nol actually dead. i,a d there is, and if f I were you I o( the Stat anticipating that even t.” ■‘ 0 , 1 w'ouldn’t open it for the worl /•xirl lorlvr 44 T Vl0''tro I m aWilVCiUJCTi I at our last fence to the reqi ras about to lea VO, those especially y band, that if he the lovely girl, yet sht would have be glad tobava the care of ^ r . Perhaps, she thought that if sba. h*4 littfe girl it might 0# th« m w t Qf amqothing the L e t t e r f r o m tR e o n within the scope ol the constitutional pro tion; and nothing contained in the papei lerred m g C( to has cb< pression- That these certificates constitute it seems to me, can den; ) me, can denjq s narrowest verbal distinctioi 2 declared by the T of the Stat! accrue, was a debt institutional prohibi- ed in the papers re- tged or weakened that im- a debt, no ieptin\ upon The'Caiials Constitution tp be “ the lUt o f the surplus rev- man, which is not to be opened until I ’m “\.y authorized by letter. T h e package may contain something very valuable.” If’ (hg jSta » A p a c k a g e !” repeated Tabitha. “ A^ sealed package\! L e t me see it.. Pe r- , , , haos I m ay know the hand writing'-upon to the depo-itors payable out o f any moneys \• i in the Trea-ury alter a limited lime, would i t knows bwt it contanx his ^ 'vvill . merely because Uie flppositora are to be ^ Stranger things have happened in tha- reimborsed Irom tha proceeds or income o f a * :ld 1 ” particular J'und ! The fallacy of Mr,. Spencer’s rgument arises from th^\act of treating the highest pitch, and the old-ladj^went tocher from t h ^ ^ a c t of treating th pledge .of the canal revenut o f the •e to borrow, o ifty phra ind were bond creatii lortgage or rents and profits of a 1 would, according to Mr, Spencer’s r, be no debt, but a mere sale creating dness. Moreover, if, as is conlend- •sale, the very grave question arise-S, whether a sale ot the revenues of the canals is not a virtual sale, for the time be ing, of liia canals themselves, and therefore in conflict with that provision o f tke Constitution which prohibits the Legislature I'rom selling or otherwise disposing ol them. You have, no doubt, observed that it is a commuB mistake in lawyere, whose intellects (if I nsay so express myself\ have been over- .rreax business of States the same technic.aliues^ which govern individual transactions. Partulc- ing strongly, as the argument in favor of the bill does, of this fallacy, it seems to me,’even upon iho narrowe.-.i technical, view of the sub ject, lo have failed in its purpose. It isVell known to the people of the Stale, - (for the circunistances which led to a revision of the Constitution are too recent to ne forgot ten), that the two great objects in view, were to provide for the p-aymeiit o f existing debts and prevent the contraction of new pecuniary lilie.s, without the previous sanction of a lout the prev Both Ihe.si ;e objects were sup- iplished. The debts led for by setting the .canal revenue 10 further debts, e lave been accomplis! State were provided for by setting ipecific portions of U Indeed there is, and i I were you 1 ^ ever know it. No doubt y o u will rec^ve After making provision for these and oilier klifdred objects, the surplus revenues ol itj'and^thV' ____ largement/'and t and Black River Can^fs. Afl be takeiv t.oge&er, and Tpretaiiod; and I p> ^ e s e provisions are io be takeiv t.oge&er, a n d ^ ' to receive a reasonable interp replied the good old lady, “ I have sol e m n l y not to do so, until I have hbbrty, and will keep tpy. promise as sa- Co ..... . ..... „ . . cred as the apple of m y -eye.” ^ Convention wlifch revised if,thaT a proposi- T h e hope of T a b itha wSs instantly fion to anticipate the revenues of the canals crushed, not more by tbe ^^ords of the by pledging^Jhem in fl.e mann^^ hones. wido>v..ban by hex n ,, . n e r . “ T h e r e ’s a m y stery hanging oveT.this gpgeijy enlargement of the Erie Canal or the affair I cannot com p rehend,” said Tabitha, ‘xaore speedy completion of -fte Genesee Val- assum ing a v e r ^ serious aspect and look- ley and' Black Rivef Canals, would have been £ s \ gone fo iv o x T O, heaven. > very momefit ! I shouJtln t be completed at the earliest day 1 if the- package contained pj-^ctipabie consistently with a faithful adhe- be suppi something about me. interview as lie and whik ' re tu rned agai be a J 'Y t whe'iher either o f those works would be bene- w o rdsnow seera-in m y mmd . it gjjd by the measures proposed, ims to m e that 1 can almost near m e contrary apart from all constitutional ;uliar tones, in which he uttered them , Qjpediroents, there is reason to apprehend that gee the expression-of b is countenance and ^ further increase of the pecuniary liabiUlteB feel the w a rm pressure of his hand ! I t of the State, direct ©r indirect, legal or. cqqlta-; interview my band, that if he lion of the public faith and the fuvfiiment •ned again he koped my^ We i . consistently with a faithful adhe- juirements of the Constitution— those especially whiph concern the preserva tion of the public faith and the fuVfilment of obHgations. But I doubt CXCesd-* ring the quesUon in that light alone, ither o f those works would be bene- fiited in the end by the ■M M Y.-J .1 I 1 > 3
