The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-16
Trinity Church matters-singuIar Brochure

very singular pampnlet, bearing Tue utie,, he
Loving Epistle Of the People Of the State OF New
York to their Dear Sister Trinity OF New York
City," has recently been published, and has Just
fallen into our hands The Loving Epistle" under
avoid making tew extracts from it, for the lnsruc-
ton of our readers. If any thing equally curious
shall appear on the other side Of the question, we
will do as much TOR that .'a.pait COD ae. .a.
This singularly written production thus begins IN
Its address to Dear Sister Trinity -
"You have been pet sister ever sInce OBTAINED
our freedom We believed every word you said, and
are aptto bestow sisters who are tavortss with the
rich and powerful. We have done more for you, and
let you have your own way IN our Hal! OF Legislation
more than any other Of your sisters throughout our
State But now the time is come, dear Trinity, when
our respective rights Of property in certain crown
lands Of father George the Third in our good city
New a0n S en- we pride On good
After giving sketch Of the progress and acquisi-
tons of the Church, in the earliest periods OF New
York history, il thus proceeds. = D..s ssu-
Nos ssls:n win grant q s s the land w.si o. YSrr
s1stchsr in the year. to grant you lease
seven years Of the Kings Farm for next to nothing
four years enjoyment Of it. Whersupon your old uncle
King William became outrageous annulled the lease,
shouid ser grant any part Of the Kings
Farm Kings Garden this Island, for longer term
not to be defeated in your purpose Quiet psrssvernS
creature, that you . Yon made your cousin Lord
G Els Yo Of S ibis
100 to Dec i70s The farm spread along the river
than two mes and now Of moro value than all Alba
ny But you not content with this, you next
contrvedto whssds your cousin Lord Cornbxry Of
the Quesns Gar den being that broad piece between
Rector street and Garden street. and from Broavay to
the North river snd not content with taking yourself
all his right Of enjoying the farm and garden which
vince in succession you coveted somsiAns more, and
with consummate art and management contrived to get
what you pretended were letters patent Of Queen Ann
i a yOuiu abr0.
lutte fee all the right title and interest," Of ali tho COVER
nors and Of the crown in those fair lands sagaciously
foreseeng what would be their value by the time you
ss. Wv what was that WHICH you carefully
nsvsk produced as grant in fee till 50 lately obliged to
do s6shs very month Of February, 1885, by order Of
thos: letters patent with the .sa Of Ike
but never signed by Governor Cornbury did he put
.w Il. s.
authorized to do 50 by your good aunt Queen Anne
Seeing dear Trinity for we speak more 10 grief than
anger how your sacred thirst for the poet has IT,
seems to have put strange spirit in you, We forthwith
your ambiguous contrivings in early days and
are able to tell you how you obtained that unsigned,
sooa LoEd
Cornbury whose prodgal licentousness you pampered
purpose Of substituting yoursefin the governors rights
Of possession in the Kings Farm and Garden by choo
ss.s and dignity Of ONCE By the Poor IOrd
Cornbury was rst made to repeal the act of iah May
1909 made By your uncle King williams express direo
es and this repeal contrived only for tho purpose
Of your getting grant OF the farm and garden in fee
lands attempted to be made thought of un
der the repeating act For time you failed in this and
poor Lord Conbury did that worthy parsonage let you
have the lingering OF the seal Of the province You pre-
you, own letters patent Tor the sea. Of that very
msnt, poor Lord Cornburys fears The Queen
had recently rebuked him, and threatened him. smith
says, for taking gra6cations' from her people, and
could not persuade him to set the seal to that parch
msnt himself no. nor his signature He was afraid the
signed It. His signature is not there, although the
parchment writing closes with saying that the seal Of
You Understood all this in the time Of it, quite we'll
A. We do now. You never presumed. dear Trinity, to
Of IL fee the GARDEN q u ~.
time Of the Governors nor made any deed grant Of
sails til after their time ceased when you iad your
plans to humbug and defraud Us. your loving brothers
nc s'an % ss
done at pleasure. and Why NOT How Lord John Love
lace the Governor who succeeded Corpbury just after
Cornbury rspssllng act q oa was nsrs nudity and
should be Of he would have lsered your
s;s Trinity had ct ha e ss
csssion garden and the farm upon that pretended
grant. He would have displayed to you his handsome
wise serpsnt you didn't try it You kept quietly
and snugy in possesson under permission Of the sue
ceasive Governors till Ptovincs ceased to exist and
then rights that is say, all the land
that had belonged 10 our father George ILL., and never
Ii '%sss
As soon .s We acknowledged your existence cor.
| Deeds in your own poc.et a. your spending money
Upon this ordered enquiry into your right OF pos
port on the Sin Of February 1885, stating, Is We
that the farm and garden were ours and advising
to be taken BY ssents to our initiate s,onah
ment you came there and set up your remembrance
against our enquirng into our own rights in our own
hsiLof legsaiion. This you denounced in good round
boxed our ear. in good EARNEST Nevertheless as you,
dear Trinity had been favorite with the rich and the
great during the war Of the revolution. and our high
minded brothers not able to solve your mysteries
and make clear title for themselves and were unwii
o aS
| Der, o. say, and slept 4.~..@ ~,
Al! TIA. deceit should take such heavenly shapes.
you were half Of legislation, and while We sat
aspiring step Of yours turned looking round upon ALL
and walked away triumphant and glorious But strange
c.sisd msdssd Of yours and that lease Of ins William
Of D02 and better understanding Of the from those
sustained Il that time though unknown to us No ispss
OF time nor length Of possession has changed or could
chsnss them YGn are now our .snsn, for pears a. gu.
which We visiters. No acts Of legislation done by
M in ignorance Of our rights, however bearing upon
these relations, rghs Of property Of possesson,
or Of suit can in law equity impair them"
| The "Epistle" thus closes its long stain.
"You comprise within yourself mutisrous relations Of
peculiar and uncommon interest. Now il you wero TO
surrender the property that bsloi To- Others and o
fund all you have realized out Of il strictly and justly
you would dvndls into the simple relations Of pastor
and parish, but would sill have all the lands west
Of your csmety, down to the river worth at least enc
million o. dollars 10 the possession Of wealth enor-
nous. and not vast, you dare not lot its
amount be secretly nvested that It's influence
acts with the fearful power Of Robins combinations; Il II
this which makes you stand alone 10 ell Chrisendom,
perpetual The power fiegisstiou TO
shpten your existence, reduce possessions
control Your sctionl H. you pretend your h6sd iA he
simple Absolute, without all thst you
claim to hold as your an income Of one mil
jtpftumt mAn1Rsd ~ tho ~ psfs6nS VINO hold the
keys 6Ner IN theft h6S Vlst IA o. sEc2uds whom
they win where the liat Of this fsful naesnes il
the SbS Who yt1l stay ~ sctisn Aesesessf, ~ mol