Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-05-11
ntistellaneous.
From the New York Merchants Ledger.
HISTORY OF THE CASE OF
MRS. MXRA CLARK GAINES
ron THE RECOVERY OF HER FATHERS EsrA-
CONCLUDED.

ron THE RECOVERY OF HER FATHERS ESTATE.
[coNcLUDED
After Daniel Clark had been for some time at
the North, separated from her by what was then
to the minds of men much greater distance
than now, Ref and CheU, being still in full pos
session of his highest confidence and esteem,
contrved, through various inventions and wicked
calumnies, to Impress him with suspicious of her
purity and fidelity to him. He was man of the
world. He had long been accustomed to that
independence and liberty belonging to the I'M
married man of great wealth and high position.
The ardor of that extraordinary and devoted pas.
sion with which he had been inspired for beau
tiiul and charming girl, in those circumstances
OF peculiar and almost unparalleled misfortune
had probably somewhat abated and he ,nau
have felt, at times, that he had more injured his
own prospects than benefited her by thus bind
ing himself to her for life. In his station, with
his unusual gifts and accomplishments, his repu-
tation and wealth, he must have been the object
of many attentions from distinguished families
with marriageble daughters, who were awake to
the advantages of an alliance with gentleman
SO endowed and so eminently able to give hon
or, wealth. and high position to ANYBODY who
might be privileged to become his wife. While
thus courted and tempted, far from the object o!
his affections, he was suddenly assaed by rep
reservations from his confidential friends, Reite
and CheD, and others, that Zulime was unfaith.
ful to him, and had grossly betrayed his conf
dence, and dshonored him. 1t was afterwards
proved, beyond doubt, that her conduct was
wholly irreproachable, and that there was moth
ing in her department to excite even suspicion
against her; but to the cool and deliberate in
genuity of Relte and Chelo, nothing was impos
sbe IN their scheme to ALLEVIATE Daniel Clark
from his wife, to prevent the public recognition
OF his marriage, and the establishment of the le-
gitimacy of his daughter. So artfully was the
calumnious plot contrived, that Daniel Clark was,
for time, completely deceived. In transport
OF Jealous rage, he was induced to wrong the I'M
fortunate and innocent Zuime by belief of the
ISLANDERS concocted by his pretended friends
and he resolved to abandon her forever, as who'll
ly unworthy of that generous, pure and devoted
love, which had prompted him to rescue her from
the peculiar distress in which he had first found
her, by honoring her with the highest pledges of
sympathy aud affection that man could give to
woman. Believing her false and infamous, he
felt that it was impossible for him to dishonor
himself by gratuitously avowing himself the hus-
band OF such woman-the victim of u foolish
passion, by which he had been beguiled into
situation so contemplate and revolting-he re-
solved that his hasty and unfortunate private
marriage should forever remain secret though
us Legality would prevent him from contracting
another while she lived. He consequently al
once ceased TO communicate with her. and en-.
deavored to forget her in the attractions of the
brilliant society in Washington and Baltimore,
10 winch he was considered an ornament and an
honor.
The unhappy Zulime, who had been living at
New Orleans in retirement, visited only by the
false friends of Daniel Clark, and their families
suddenly took alarm at the total cessation of ali
communication from her absent husband His
silence was wholly ineXplcable to her; and, of
course, the false friends around her did not assist
her to conjecture its cause but on the contra
ny, IN furtherance OF theii deep and pitlless de.
sign, labored to aggravate her distress by sug.
gesting to her the most cruel doubts of his DIS
position to do her justice, and establish her legal
rights 1t was insnuated to her that, from sati.
ETY. or iickeness, he might have transferred his
affections to another, and was intending to de-
sert her Ills neglect TO make public avowa
OF MS marriage now assumed q most alarming
aspect and her confidence in his fidelity and
justice being shaken, the most terrible suspicious
arose IN her mind that she was destined TO be
again betrayed as before, and rendered douby
unfortunate the most ill fated Of all innocent
women that ever lived. Incited by the demoniac
plotters who surrounded her. she wrote in the
most mpassioned grief and fear, TO her husband.
beseeching MN to put an end immediately to her
horrid doubts, by publicly declaring their mar
rage, and securing authentic legal proofs of il.
To this letter which was received by him when
In the midst OF his most jealous rage and scorn
against her, she obtained no answers and her
agony at this apparent confirmation of her pre-.
ylous dreadful suspicious, became insupportable
The plotters still goaded her by new evidences
OF his Purposed injustice to her, and of his vrtu-
al abandonment of her TO public suspicion, and
hDal hshonor and iniamy,
The alarm and distress created by these in
slduous villains, finally wrought in the mind OF
Zuine purpose to break through all suspense
and delay, by instantly going from New Orleans
10 Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, or New
York. To ascertain from her husband directly the
cause ofhls silence and his intentions in regard To
her, that she might know the worst at once, and
be prepared tor her destiny. She left New Or
leans accordingly, and hurried TO the north
Not being able to meet him at Washington, she
went to Philadelphia. She there fell into the
hands Of Re!fes agents and associates in villainy
who studiously aggravated her alarms, and con
tributed essentially to the consummation of he
irretrioyable ruin.