New-York daily tribune., 1856-04-22

-, IL nnest conversation too. feH o""'3-
,.sr,. but not for me- For you must understand
according to the customs OF our country inc
Saehems are Of the poorest cfhs people. In wofa'
and 70 be serious have spent three years OF liei
.ucb torment and vexation that nothing in life can
ever make amends for it"
This sketch ia Of as much interest in New-lofA
a. in New jersey, as it is valuable contnouhonp
our general history.
The same is true Of the sketch OF Burnet, Ber'
naId, and Franklin, and, in fact OF all the Uovef-
nors. As a specimen of Mr. Whiteheads art and
industry, we will quote considerable portion oil
his sketch OF
GOVERNOR BURNET.
William Misunderstanding hi- Christian name from
William Prince of Orange, who stood sponsor Tor hit,
in baptsrn-was ready and sagacious, man OF gVou
understanding and cultivated mind. An education
:, cured updeT the supervision Of his father the eee
hraied Gilbert BurDet, Bishop OF Sahsoury, anu OH
I.aac Newton had been improved by trayehng; anu
advantages, resulting from happy comIlna.Gn ..
,tudiousness and afabiity had given him knowedge
of men and books which enabled him IN a reinsrkaoie
degree to assmilate himself TO those among ne was
thrown. And yet, from his own account, ms Iaehts
seem N have remained undeveloped 10 30 late Pc
rod that he was nearly twenty years of before hi,
father perez ived any promise OF ms attahlng 70 %
tincton. Books were his deIsht-ns inoel n'ei!
with him cherishe purpose, leading to the reception
of more than rebuke from the relative chargeu
with the purchase OF new works. Tor MS ire
onent and extensive orders, amounting IN some
ears 70 one hundred pounds sterlnga that, as he
had become greatly involved soon after be len In
gland by the explosion OF the South Sa soneme, "ss
greatly disproportone1 20 his income, which,
ent Of his salary in the Province, was only about zoV
ner appurn Drafts in consequence were az nrst
freely made upon his brothers, rather 10 the annoy
ance. A., coo- ,b.
nossessop in a high degree, of those frank and open
manners and pleasing qualities which seldom fan TO se-
cure the regard of associates. lie was tnc hgu, vi
men ofserse and learning" says the historian iiu.cn
irson ar ia presented having nothing OF the mo-
roseness of a scholar but gay and condescending al
fecting no pOnp, visiting every family OF reputation,
ard d. voting himself with unresra ed converse WIN
| ladies' by whom he was much admired Some VI
Hunters crayest cOrrespUndents' IN the Province
wrote TO him that they did not know how the fathers
and husbands would like the new Governor, Dut they
were sure the wives and daughters did 80 ruticenty'
And HIS brother Gilbert wrote: know your temper
| to he so much inclined to familiarity, that wish II
| NAV rot be turned TO your disadvantage
| Governcr Buinet received bis appointment Apn -
17so sailed fiom Portsmouth about Goth Of July zy,
ard assumed the Government of Newfork on t5e - III
of September. few days after he visited ,,on
sew and went through the usual forms OF pro- '" '
| at Perth Amboy and Burlington. .,h ,ha Load.
Tbe acousinnnce of Governor Hunter Win the leau-
inc men Of NewJersey from his ,onGer counccuon ION
with the Province bad been more inilae 'han an .nos
| of reyio Governors: ana tDe
him and Burnet in England, pnor 70 the iat'e e
baIkatiop for his Government, was decidedly
eoeous az il enabled him to ente' society "Ith so1
| "a l;;aI relations of the individuals composing III
| and \ woud seem that the impressions thus denver
were sufficiently favorable to lead nun " 0H E o To-,
TO more frequent and longer visits 10 New.oei! ,S
had been the custom of previous EAecu.vsS' an WI "s
| that view he purcl ased the house when mas oeeh
| mentioned as Hunters residence III AnDoy bufnet
tastes and sentiments, however, upon many suI.0' I
differed widely from those OF his pfeaeUGtsso a"u III.
not therefore, surprising that some OF hun'e wu'in
.st friends were never taken particularly nto iaVof
Hunter although churchman, was eAtreney hpera' ",
in BIZ views and not disposed to make relgY%us % 7 p
reIts in auy measure the test Of friendship Out bu
nets "eccentrical genus" be was 80 nnoa
crate that he could find among some OF huner m W
those whom he thought proper TO desgna.e 40 90 90
cobites disposed him to repose coDndence NOR POI
ticularly in those who generally agreed WIN hi'l Il"
doctrine. ,na ,,ove,nor with the Assem-.
bly which he found in existence was rather calculated
to impair the favorable impression which bis character
and good sense had made upon the people of New.
Jersey for dissatisfied with the extent of the support
accorded to the Government, he dissolved the House
measure which appears to have been contrary to the
wishes of the Lords of Trade, and to have excited
some apprehensions among his friends in England.
Had the Governor regarded policy more than inteli-
gent, independent action, he would probably have
r, a,oned they did for him, and before yenturng
upon any decidedly hostile steps have established him
stf firmly in the affections of the representatives
flowed from the pursued, and the tenor OF bis
communication to the Assembly on their conven'
ing in the Spring Of 1921, calculated to remove
any unpleasant feelings which may have been excited
directing atttn tniop, it did, less to his emolu.
ments than to those holding subordinate stations.
must commend to YOU was his language mot 70
think of me go much Of the inferior officers of this
Government, who want yoar care more and whose
salaries have hitherto amounted 10 very email share
| of the public expense" The session thus happily
commenced ended barmoniously, and the Governor
seems thereafter to have secured fair share Of the
confidence of the Assembly. Some of the members of
| bis Council, however, ranged in opposition, and
one of them, George Wllocks of Amboy, suspend
ed by him in the Spring of 1922 he being, the Gov
ernor informed the Board at the head Of caba of in
| triguers! The Governors addresses and communica-
tns to the Assembly were generally brief and explicit,
evincing tie Disqualification which his correspondents
| censure hn-tO be always sin hurry" not giving
them, in consequence, they thought, sufficient in
| formation respecting his affairs.
| Ii is evident that the Governors friends not
over confident in h being able to conduct himself
as to insure stability TO his government, aud confirm
him SELF by wse administration, in the good opinion
| Of the people Considerable advice was given from
time to time about attention to business, the cuva-
ton of business habits of regularity and precision.
Even bis confidence in the propriey Of his
uree was a source Of uneasness TO them. "You seem
never to think sodly and sobery," wrote his brother
Gilbert, and to lay everything together but to be
guided by fancy and imagination, which you change
every day, as appears by your letters for you forget
wlaI you say, and 20 altering your way of thinking,
often fatty contradict yourself" And yet we learn
from another that be frequently made use of
the saying, Let mind small matters, for great
ten will make mind them" which could scarcely
have been popular with regardless Of method
and rule as his English friends woud lead us to sup
pose him to have been. This is no. the place for the
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