Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-07-24
Anecdotes OF the late MIR. Marcy.

The PANTALooN INcIDENT-GENERAL WooI.-Ar
anecdote, hitherto unpublished. may serve to illus
trate his pleasan, humor. While he was Governor
OF this State he visiting Newburgh on some
public occasion, and with a party of gentlemen,
Wings and Democrats, at the Orange HOTEL
Good humor was prevailing, and one story suggested
another. The Governor always enjoyed story, and
could tell one with excellent effect. Wing LAWYER
was present, and the Governor recognizing him said
"Ah. yes; I'll tell you good story of Spooner-
The other day he came up to Albany on his wav to
the Wing Convention at Utica, and so he took it in
his way TO call on me to get pardon for a convict
ments and being satisfied that all was right, agreed
to grant the request. SPooner handed me the paper
TO endorse, and wrote, Let pardon be granted
w. L. Marcy when Spooner cried out, Hold, hold,
Governor! that's the wrong papern And sure
enough, it was Wing Speech that he acas going to
make an Utica, abusing me the worst possible way
But had granted pardon in ADVANCE and suppose
he committed the offence afterward"
The story was received with great applause and
Spooner being looked to for response instantly went
on with the following; which for al extempore story
certainly is capital
"Yes, gentlemen, yes, l did, And when the Con-
vention was over, we went TO Niagara Falls and as
we were dragging on by stage over miserable Ger.
duroy roads, bang heads ag inst the top of the
coach and then coming down as if we were to 90
through the bottom, the stage came 10 a dead hall:
the driver dismounted, opened the door an reques.
ted US all TO descend. We did so, surprising that
some accident had occurred. When we were all out,
standing on the ends of the logs of which the road
made, the driver took off his hat and said Gen
| tlemen, always stop here out of respect TO the
Governor this is the Identical spot here Marcy tore
has pantaloonsn -
The story heard with great Notification, in
which no one joned more heartily than the Governor
himself.
The pantaloon incident deserves to be recorded in
every history of this great man. He was sent out
to hold special sessions of court to try the anti
Masonic parties, charged with murder. He was 10
! receive salary and his expenses. With that nice
regard for details that belonged TO his sterling char
acter, he kept minute account of all his expendi-
lures, and handed in the list Oh his RETURN without
thinking it necessary or proper to revise and strike
out those items OF private nature which other men,
less scrupuOus in greater matters, might have care.
fully suppressed. There stood the taiors charge for
mending. The political foes of the Judge, when he
came to be candidate for Governor, found it, and pa.
raded it before the world in the newspapers; ard
making an ef6gy of Mr.. Marcy, suspended it in the
streets OF A bany, with great patch on the Rspta
looms, and the tailor's charge on the top of thatT
story is told of him and his friend Gen WOOL
which possesses some interest al the present time
Forty years ago, General W ool was dry goods mer
chant in Troy. Having failed in his business, he
other career and having great faith in the judgment
OF young Marcy, with whom he was intimate, he re-
ferred his difficulty to him. Marcy unhesitatingly
dIssuaded him from studying law. and advised him
to apply for a company in the new leves which were
being made TO prosecute the war. The advice was
followed; and hence, through Mr.. Marcy's counsels
the city of Troy has lost respectable lawyer, and
the country has gained an admirable officer.
Ne1O York Paper.