The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-03-27

lhe Supreme COutt OF this State has hnal
ly disposed OF the points in controversy
about the partition Of the McDonogh estate,
The divisio" of the property betwse" the
cities Of Baltimore and New Orleans 10
confirmed. subject to some equitable
charges. to carry into effect part Of the
intentions Of the tssts,or. All litigation
which obs,ruc,s tho alienation OF property
by the authorities Of tho two cities ia At an
end, aud they enter into fol. possession.
with power to administer 1t 10 the best ad>
vxn,sge, At their own discretion.
The last tribunal Of law has thus COM
will. II has ,eslsd finally ~ utterly i'm.
practicable the crotchcts on which this ec>
centric old man brooded for 40 many years.
Tor tho SAX. OF which he lived n solitary
aud seli-denying life. Stunned society and
repul.ed domestic affections. sp~ring for
himself only mesgts support. and adding
hose 10 house. and acre to acre, anlii his
possessions iivnled in extent those Of many
foreign principslity, while his own houses
hold and himself were ~ p,uchi"gly sup.
Piled W. thos. Of the poorest OF his hundred
tenants. Through long life OF this sort
Of ungfacious tod, which. repe''ng others.
made him repolsvs to ,hs masses Of those
among whom hs dw.lt, ~ II he were not
of them, his brain worked necessarily with
the slugls thought Of wis, great things he
WAS to do after him in binding up this huge
estate TO a process, Of increase Tor gsrcrs.
ton after generation, accomplishing grand
plans for public charity and public educa.
ton. which would make his name famous
AND bessed
Immersed in these visions, which abr
sorbet his imagination and ruled his lie,
he allowed nothing Tor the wss'efuln.ss
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. which invariably
attend the execution Of public trusts oi &C
cumulstiug funds. gave no weight to the
manttoIsi interests which would sp,i"g up
to combat and dei-s, his schemes, snd
closed hie eyes asnms the obstacles which
the Jealous policy sud scrslnIzinR laws OF
the country would oppose to the vast con,
,r,vanc.s for accommodating wealth which
he WAS d.vi.ing with so much Intense labor.
H.. died in tn. faith that ~ bad consoli>
dated his name and his fortune forever.
His schemes have been repuda.ed by the
common sense Of the community as against
public paliey, visionary, and imprsciicsble.
and now tie estate, diminished By litigation,
the cost. of double management the want
OF pruden, improvement. BY waste and nat
ural decay, IL divided ac'ong the lega'ees,
and viii now pass into the hands OF ""'
titude OF private owners. The "cOohngh
will is substantially n nullity aud "a" We
Donogh estate will b. soon dispersed
Such is the evil OF another attempt by I.
man OF great weslth 10 tie up an esta'e
beyond alienation. and erect great estab-
lishm.nis. to lie administered upon invs.
risbe rules laid down IN q dead name viii.
It has rarely succeeded, except compsrs-
lively on very small scale. II ever per-
i.ctly, aud dearest 10 success only when 1t
WAS the smallest ~ value, and offered least
provocatious to contest or ieWet sllnre>
mpnt. tn coveiousne.s. il W., nat such
ha. been the end OF this experiment, Tor =
it had been permitted to 20 into operation,
ss intended. /, must have been cumhrous
machine. sure w work lnetfect ually Tor the
good objects intended. aud mischievoosly
to the general interests. with the certainty
OF final failure. It is y lesson. too, which
nigh, be proiitably studied by men OF large
means and benevolent dispositions, who de-
Sire out Of their abundance, to devote
sums. large or small, to the uses Of chart,
or religion. How much better !, would be
to be the executor Of ones own wishes. and
TO provide surely in life for the application