Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-10-30

The nemiua2ions OF Mr.. Philip Hone and MIR. Min
thorne Tonpkiss, By their respective parties, ~
candidates ~ the oce Of State Senator, bring up
some curious questions affecting the general well
being Of society, its manners, morals, its improve
ment, its corruption, and various other points For
man who is the leader Of particular political par
~, or the representative Of particular set of poi-
cal principles, is also the represe of par-
cular set principles in society generally morals and
and ought to be upheld ropposed according
as those principles which he represents are beneficial
or pernicous to the vel being and happiness of So
cety in general. We shall therefore proceed to an
ayse the conduct, character pretensions, principles
of these two candidates dispassionately and calmly
HHILIP HoNE.-Ths gentleman has several very
good, and several very bad qualities; and tie only
way TO judge between them and to ascertain their
relative prepoAderance, is to go over his whole
history. In tracing his career, we deem It de-
desirable to 90 back TO his truly estima-
ole father, an honest, enterprisng old Dutch
man, named John HUM. who came to this country
in the year Of our Lord, don't know when. Almost
the earliest recoections Of Mr.. John HUM are that
he kept q highly respectable and somewhat fashion
able and wei frequented three cent pie bakery, ST.
tuated in Ann street, just on the spot where the
CINE house, of Fire Company No 4 now stands.
sons the eldest named John (deceased), and the
other Philip, the present candidate for Senator
the State Of New York.
This clever honest, industrious, hard ing man.
John HUM, continued for several years success
fully make pies and TO sell them for three cents
each, by the aid Of his two boys At this bakery
many of the young boys about town, who cid
boys about town, used TO assemble and play Al
pitch and toss up for three cent pie. Young Phil
Hone, then well made, good looking, active lad
used to mix up dough, and mix up in the game of
pitch and toss for pies, so that he doubly inter-
esed in the whole business and doubtless had his per
centage of one pie on every dozen thus disposed by
way of premium to enable him asionally to buy
new pair of breeches So far good
The old gentleman brought up his boys remarkably
well, the sequel will prove; in the Of time
he made sufficient out Of his pies To set up his
John in little three cent thread and needle store
in " iam street; whilst Phil went occasionally TO
three cent school to learn grammar and good Eng
lish, or played with ragged breeched boy, named
Daniel E. Tylee, in the fields and meadows, then TO
be found where the Park and Stoppani's baths
situated. Dan and Phil were inseparabe CON-
panions; they had many amiable points Of resemb-
lance they both could beat all other boys at bitch
and toss for three cent pie; they both could jump
a rail fence well, and chase the girls through the
green meadows, like grey hounds seeming game and
they both had ragged breeches. All this, however,
rebounds highly In their credits the who begins
life with ragged breeches, and ends ii in silk ones
il he comes by them homes ly, and they SNUG
gled, deserves great credit for the same; and Phil
Hone has now a marble palace with Ionic columns,
in the most fashionable part OF Broadway, whilst
Daniel +. Tylee is the owner of the property ON
which he chas ed the pretty Dutch girls in rag
ged breeches All this therefore, rebounds highly
to MIR. Homes credit, and also to Mr.. Tylee's.
The first operation in the regular way of business,
erchandize and trade Of the worthy old Datchmans
sons, then, the three cent thread and needle
store in William street, commenced by young John
HUM. He was brought up by his father TO be active
and industrious, and his business increasing, he
stopt young Phil from chasing pretty Dutch girls in
ged brooches through the fields, and took HIM
into the store to reel off bobbins and roll up tape
Being both quick, active, oblging, Industrious and
good looking, they had abundance OF custom; all the
handsome young women Of the neighborhood traded
with them; they made money fast, and soon found il
necessary TO alter and enlarge their store. About
this time too they began to alter without enlarging
their name; they first struck out the last :" h'' and
substituted an Sc" reading thus :-"Hune;' and
finally they dismissed the "u" and substituted an
:" % in its place, making the name used Of
Hone;" was the alteration at all inapplicabe,
for they seem have sharpencd all that they came
in contact with. This was their first departure
from the good old examples Of their worthy father,
who, about this time, without ever changing his
name, left this troublesome world for higher and
much better one. Old John, now in heaven, still
spells his name HUM
Some time after this, the two brothers took a
large store "down town." got license, and COM
menced the auction business, under the finn Of
" John Hone & Co." In this they prospered amaz-
ingly; Mr.. John Hone was very popular among the
and lobbers and finally became one
Of the most amiable aud accomplished business men
of the day. He made large fortune, retired from
business, was blessed in this life, and was finally
gathered to his fathers 10 be blessed in the life which
is to come. Phil Hone continued the business until
he also made a fortune OF half million, when he
also retired to enjoy the otium dgnitate in his
latter days.
All these moemvents of Mr. Philip Homes up to
this time, including the innocent chasing Of young
girls in ragged breeches and the tossing up for pies
were highly crediable tohimself and his instructors
But now comes the dark side Of the picture. He
had left of business than he aspired to be
leader Of ton, and distingue in fashionable life.
lilo made the tour Of Europe to acquire caste and
celebrity; became a collector Of and a connosseur
in paintings, established the Hone club to give an
exclusive mode to a certain set Of foolish fellows
with more pretensions 10 polite life than they had
brains in their Uranium bullion in their bree ches
pockets; gave magnificent parties, at which the az
tendants always gave themselves magniGcently ri
diculous airs. turned up his at the honest, in
dustrious class Of citizens whence he emanated.
kicked down the ladder by which he in the
scale of society, moved into palace with four Ionic
columns, abandoned and despsed his old poor, but
honest associates, became the chief taker Of trash
al all big dinners and house warnings, became the
pzrvenu paironiser Of every thing that foolish
and fashionable; until, from the ragged.brecches
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