New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-16


A small unprecedented by enc Of the smalles,
~ de s<snssns-AAs fer several weeks been publishing
ia lie Nov o~es.s ns articles eqsally false foolish
,.assces upCa the character Of the suit Srd the effect
ss,hs alignment in .he sres, Of Gaines Patterson
.~ssasy dsesea Ia the Supreme cOur. a, Washington
IN. Substance u The paragraphs In the Dola Is that
"vc q ns5e.ap sui,--;hst there understanding
s<tre<a risins ana dsfsnisat-a written agreement BY
As Mr.. ssssrss agrees 70 paw al the costs q the suit
a, A. an that % fac from Mrs Gaines being any
rssr sy ss,ains the adgmen, she is several hundred
susrs eat Of poke, by the result" All this is as rcieu-
i..ay a, II Is wicie1y false; and II Is evidently designed
u<r,v 10 serve present sinister purpose. There has
p.vsr been case contested with more sincerity. The
Grounds Ct no case never more diligently carefully
pd tnoropSAy exsmiEt; and the decision is absolute
ps era In rexs % sveTy OF the more than seventy
sss.uasnts To Sc, this beyond controversy 50 far IS
this meridian concerned, reprint from the DAY Boo
IN, allowing correspondents between Mrs GAINES and
Hon JosrTH l. WHITE. Gen. Downs, referred to In the
letter n the United States Senator for louisiana and
1 s-yssy-snseTes,ed defendant In the case:
CIV of Ne.s- Tsrk March n. 1875
N. rhsr 81 ss.sps,er psoshed New Orleans, called lie
l,ss ~. s.rssI t recently 'ecded avor By The
s.E-s.a: CIR o. -: ~, sif. os esep < ne psSur
ss.s Sss. hsFPesea Ia; TIE par;e1a e,s Ise to vas
~ - s Clare. patterson oae-u whb
e: n: q sS SSh %, Sgs,S s sousos s.n @
a. tAe ase-isr q them add Hwere not the farther
., ss. si Ss.- :'S sS my osaa and q
s.a s & ssrsS vi d.Pro.s we PSesy ssS me- 9a
uPon The q The We prom - Charles
s,, ;a b., " Ss a J, meet u. upon he
ynsePss efEsa ssd Js'i.os ADe male tle best ases
essa-s a-he testimony When you were IN Washington n
:. "a. wSel an eani as the her siaw Of my decreased
WIS
and .isI zAas Us statement . you nirodueed % yoa
- s sra Is s 70 ss-Sri c precisely similar to tia,
the sasc, Of and asked him 10 state
s-s< q ny Tos Ha.asaP sf. snd settled nothing ifyou
." ''' ''F'>' MYRA CLARK GAINS
II WIZ, Esq. Counselor at law, Cry ofye~ Yorl.
Ne,o- Ioyt 18th March. ls4s
N, Dss- Your In reply have say
Asi The Of 6ea Downss statement answer
ss .sss estates sss.ms your. b ne RHes Of ,hs eessoa
yesf - eia.s-n,, ne cause had sesn aIe5 through AZ s
sPPeai>d 10 Gen Down. Of honor TO stare
ySsr s<zsi suseer ior would b al al
. yS. s r. G is:rs wa. s - s
&e-S soos ssss and that rae p-aaes ths aeco ts
1-szs-ss y ,sSA sa.s Sastr s:sa Gen Down,
.. -, "a. "a ssss b Isi oo s BE sss ,sS so
rs.srV ~ . sefsrs villa he int sOsa relations which la,
Do~nss remember snd VIII add that
.sssssss e .sGi SsA,s. s.ss ess9 more p, bid
sso-edse Of character and Of OF DE facts
so1r ce-or.t-a gave psree Of credit
Iosr. truly. D. l. WHITE. IL wAllst.
Ar. esa<al G.aes
BY the decision Of the Supreme Court. Mrs Gaines Is
apparently entitled but four-hfths the estate Of Daniel
Clk bat the decision In reality enttAs her to the whole
Of Unaer the cid civil law and codes which were In
sosss IN Lsusans snd In accordance with which the su
Prsns Court Of the United States obliged 10 decide
tazs easel parent could dsinherit lawful child What
Wi and testament the parent might make, the child
or children remained entitled to ths Of the estse
IL under this Law that Mrs Gaines Is declared BY the
Supreme Court the forced heir" Of Daniel Clark. But
Of hs ssatees under the fraudulent viii OF ,sl
have accepted the succession" their claim TO II has
expired. and Mrs. Gaines becomes the inheritor OF
ths entire Possessions Of her father, lying In nine eren,
States and estimated per schedule six years ago. TO he
worth airsy 0r~ psillons Of dollars They will no, OF
q this time amount to less and with all the
By costa, compromises, &C. the actual fortune Mrs
0aisss may safely be set down a, this at more
thaa Us 900.