Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-04-11

understand correspondence has taken place with a
legal gentleman negotiate FORTS suppression. The
work of Miss Harriet Wilson is not more faithful and
graphic in its delaeatons Of the personal characters
and habits of distinguished public men than this prom
be- with the mutual ealousies and rvalres Of the
parties, and the original manner in which they were
all successfully duped by female intriguaate, bold
accomplished, handsome and irresistible.
The period in which the transactions alluded to oc-
Cured, comprises the years 1884, 1885, 1886, and
1887, and speculatsns in Texas lands was the oslen-
slble object; the scene was IN this city, IN Courandt
street, Pearl street, and Wall street; the individuals,
as we said before, influential public characters,
some of whom have made noise in the world, and
are likely TO make still greater eclat when these
tonshlng records brought 10 public notice. The
originator OF the mischief as usual, woman with
dark and rolling orbs flashing with intellect and the
greatness of the conceptions with which her mind is
teemng, yet soft, mild, gentle, soothing, and wltchng
as the most retiring and bashfsl maiden, when II
suited her views, she had purpose 10 attain by It,
Her form had all the softsess OF her sex,
Her features all the sweetness Of the devil,
When he put on the ehsruo 10 perplex. al.
The sun hlnselfwas scarce more tree from specks
Than she from aught at which the eye could cavil-
bnt the best exempcation of the power of her charms
is afforded by the resstless sway she exercised over
all who came within her influence, or whom she
judged useful in aiding her desgns
She is ated to be naive of the interior Of this
state and to be the daughter Of a gentleman who
was formerly member of Congress. The first per-
son Of note whose acquaintance she made was the
late Aaron Burr and she soon became an apt pupil IN
the school Of morality and philosophy of which that
sage and veteran sopRist was the promulgator. Ex
pedency sanctiied every thing, and the accomplish
ment OF the end justified the means. While connect
ed with this gentleman our heroine had an oppOrtu-
nifty of seeing the ways of the world on large scale
and became acquainted with many of those restless
and daring spirits who find the world 100 narrow tor
their AMBITION and spurn at the restraints of the So
cial system code of law and ethics invented by
weak minds intmIdate and govern fools and dupes.
With the head Of this she resided fer some years
n jersey city as the presiding Saltana OF the semi
lsrem in which DIR. Aaroa Burr was IN the habit Of
,oaciHg himself; and when that eminent person udg
I'd her sufficiently tutored for his VIEWS ne sent her to
Texas, which country was then beginning TO attract
sidcI able attention by tho beldaeoe and novelty
Of the circumstances attendant upon Us settlement.
Here she was at once introduced INTO the society |
Of as daring Of adventurers as the world ever
saw eollectednto one spot ready like wolves 10 rend
each other, unless they had common enemy against
whom concentrate the energy OF Their hostility;
and here she negotiated and caJoed played upon the
passions of one patriot, and excited lea0uses be-
tween others that she gained the object Of cenen-
ton as a disnterested person, and no Ill will was ex-
cited by her obtaining what they would have COM
mitted murder to have kept from one another. BY
this means she possessed large grants OF land, and
got them pased through the proper Offices with mar
velousy little trouble expense, as she had an ever
ready and never failing friend in her personal charms,
which were constantly brought into play TO urge on
the recusant and datory by their surrendry, and 10
reward the compliant for the facilities they Afforded
When she was the mistress Of millions of acres the
next object TO make them convertible into cash,
and New York was to be the new theatre OF action.
BY this time the mighty master who had fashioned
her mind, and taught her the wisdom of this world,
had gone 10 his appointed place may heaven be mer
cful his soul that she was left 10 the resources
Of her own wit and genius. She did not repine much
the loss, the intercourse between her and her
guide, philosopher and friend" could not have been
very agreeable TO woman in The flower and vgor OF
youth whose very walk showed the swelling emo
tons Of her soul while the fresh, and glowing redun-
dancy of her charms proved that she was chef d.
cure of the plastic hand OF nature IN moulding the
perfection of female grace and beauty. To be con-
demned TO be the play thingof the mpoten fancies Of
an octogenanan would be as annoying as degrading
TO such beng and the release from such thraldom
could not but be gratifying.
The CO. operation of the public press was the ma
chinery on which she relied as essential instrument
in recommending her Texan lands and TO obtain this
she put play the same arts by which she captvated
the hearts, and threw dust in the eyes Of the keen
SPECTATORS on the southern frontier. chivalrc edl
tor in Wall street was caught in the net of the mo-
dern Daah, and one Of the affidavts by young
LADY deposes the off hand and truly rent, rdi rici
sort of manner with which the hsro made love. A
general, not editor, was induced TO take some of
her stock, and 10 recommend by his example and
to which the naval chvalry OF Texas was invited and
he was moreover prompted to further her views from
regard to their common preceptor, the gallant We
nerable, although somewhat vicious chevaler Burr,
whose juvenile friend he had been at event.
full period in the fortunes of the former. Another edi
tor was completely seduced by the fasclnaons Of the
Syren, and gave himself up heart, soul, and body 10
the bland converse and wtchng smile Of this Calypso
of Manhattan Island, this Marion DE Lerme Of The
western world. He went so far as to have her por.
trait painted in particular costume and attitude and
sat by her side while his own swarthy features were
introduced upon the canvas, as newell, though unin-
tenuonal parody on beauty and the beast
Such are some Of the incidents we gathered from
hasty and eursory glance at this singular manuscript;
but we are glad 10 say that we are promised two or
three chapters before the public Of the book, with
which to enrich our columns in advance. The sensa-
ton that must be created will be prodlgous and no re-
velaton 0; secret history will excite comment
and laughter. The parties are all prominently before
the public, and have rendered themselves sufficiently
remarkable in other AFFAIRS that being the laughing
| stock OF the public will be no new sensation and
SEINE Of them, we doubt not, will glory IN their
shame. The chevalier editor Of Wall street rather
winces at present. and tries hard to suppress It, he
cuts rather awkward figure in a scene Witnessed and
| deposed to by young lady who was in a closet while
certain transactions earned on--which transac-
tons are mlnutey described The sofa scene, in the
famous novel Of Louvet Is an exempsr of the one in
| question.
| We bid our readers prepare their minds for the
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