The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-03-09
THE CASE OF MRS. GAINES.

~ 'dvOI tHau ever.
d. THE CASE OF MRS. GAINES.
y Tbs Supreme Cour, of the United State
has nj tn,ih decided 10 favor Of the CLAIM
. of Mrs. General Gaines to large posse.
. sIons IN the State OF Lpu,slsns, beiony,n,
p 10 her late father, D,n,rl Clark. Tn,
% case has gone through Ill The minur courts
; for the last tsrive yssfs, With nppos,tio,
u and success, until !, has reached the high
est tribunal Of the country, whore jas,lc.
hiss been finally rendered.
The case altogether is foil Of romance
Daniel CIs'k vas one Of the early settler.
nf New Orleans oil the time We pu'chssed
LOUISIANA. and was possessed Of large tract.
Of land and property in he city end State.
lie sss also an active polnician, and a nsu
Of enlarged We've and considerable talent.
tie had two daughters. no Ne bsliese he
early sent North for the benefit Of their
fducsiIon; and being taken suddenly Ill, he
died befofe having lia.e to make his a..
engagements as to the disposal OF his pro
perry. 1t IS presumed he LETT . will /; but
immediately On he death his papers aud
property were taken possession Of by two
Of his ffiends, calling themselves executors;
and as he had no other white persons with
hun ~hen he died, all testimony as to his
declarations ~ete confined to these two,
Who went on 20 arrange the estate and dis.
Pose Of the property. Ms. Games wss
taken into the family Of Cot. Davis, of
Phdadephia, aud brough, up by him as he
own daughter. Col DAVIS was the friend
Of the New Orleans executors, and we pre-
.umr they furnished the mesus Of the young
iady's education End support, with the IN.
de- standing that she vas 10 know no other
tsthef and ~e we'll remember M,ra Dave,
a .prgh,Iy little girl, gong 10 Mis-. Bpz.
ley school IN that city.
When arrived at the age Of somanhood,
ID va, she msrfI.d VIZ. Whitney, y son Of
Gen. Whitney OF Birshampton, N. Y;
AID thru. by some m-sus winch Ne do no,
INV recoli~c,. discovered tina, rhe ~ns the !
d,ught-s of d ,niel Cis,k. Herself and |
husband proceeded to New O,esns. and
called on the rx"cuio's OF her sfTsifs. 7
they secuted the idea Of her being the
daughter ard httess OF Daniel Cis,k, and (
she commenced a suit for the recovery OF +
her psolesty. For some pu b 'ics,ion IN the
'apers chrcing the executors with fraud,
hey threw NJ. Whitney INTO prison, where
~ died of !el'o~ fever. leaving the oung
vide. alone smong powerful opp. n-n,s, 10
seek ,siice ahe re she could nbt.in II.
Wuh lndomitsbls perseverance, ho~ev.
r., hunted resources, and few friends, .he
"ar',ed On The SUIT, pleading her own cause,
.no proceeding from eourl to court, and oh.
decl.ions III he, favor. Gen. Gain~s
ft,uck 9th her sondrrtut energy OF char.
setter. and s!nirtng her fns talents, maj.
red her, aud deter aimed himself, on he,
behalf, 10 carry on the SUIT. until at length
i has been decided IN her favor, and With.
lu' dnub' jisi,. She had been defrauded
# her ttgh,s, and almost suy other woman
. ould have sunk under tho prtpiex,ns d,,.
fculues and eaibarrassnenis Of such
suit.
The property, consisting Of plantations.
and lots Ia and ursr the city Of Near @.
leans, IL nn~ worth miIlions, aud ctmsnt
suits all no d"ub, pre.s heavily on its pre-.
s-nt holders bu, NJ, Games is a Oman
nli heart, aud will so compromise the
claims AS TO make he loss fall lightly on the
sufferers. aud siill leave her pr,ncely for
tune. Al y hn are the .r,euds OF the o,
l'han aud of JIsucr, will rel nee IN the is.
eue nf this caee aud II the execJtot are
alive, we envy them MT their feelings on
hearing OF this decision. 1t shonld be q
lesson TO those entrusted with lhr settlement
Of es,ates, 10 &C, justly in the discharge OF
their dutes.-N ouh's Times.