The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-20

CADwALIADER GOLDEN. DY MATTHEW PRATT.
ments and Congresses were quite unnecessary
imrcdiments to good government As he held
office under royal favor for the greater part Of
the eighteenth century. he at least. was no
sufferer for his opinions. though the history OF
the period tells us that in the hot days OF tho
Stamp Act excitement ho ran no small
personal risk in his honest cndeavor
to enforce tho instructions Of the Kings
Ministers. Dut New York was. as yet.
loyal city. and her merchants. salts
fed with the result Of their non-mrortation
agreement. which. for the time brought Great
Britain to her senses. bore no malice against
the j cniNed Old gentleman with whom they
had ,iirrrcG: and tho President Of the Cham
be- John Cruaer. who as Mayor of the city
and thN head Of the corporation demanded
nrl received iron: Golden the ntamiss at tho
fort. then Ia" Government lipusc. was the very
man 10 petition from him charter TO the
thi,nto". which hn srariGusy granted. In
rrIurn 'ot his favor and 60 ,cotnmem orats tho
trad of'"e LIEUTENANT G"yernor Tho GOOD
limnrr in Town.; a. the Lesords G Gmtaih'ly
Philadelphia. vino studied the AIT Of portrait
ln,ntlrS VITA benjamin West in London and
returning to America in i6S pursued his lro-
ics,in;, in lhlniephtn and occasionally in
New York. 30 li.tio was art encouraged NJ
w lsE.I,d tEa' ne was, was connected n, t. PANT
trait no was ru.d tn" sum Of 81 pounds. and
that not pound ste!lls.. WHICH were unknown
Thad:h rather stiff in pose and hard in ex-
preston OF ure. til" pctura Is fair spaci-
men Of early American art. The .ld gentle"
man is hahitr'l IN II long. STRAIT ht-cut coat
OF crimson velvet. Knee hrec%hcs OF the same
color and material, whi;e siik stIgkngs AMI
shoes with broad gold buckles. lie wears Il
touching his, shouIIrrs: a close white crnvn,
and lace RULES on the siroyes: Ills let hand
Is in his breaches IOrkel. nj. right rests on u
table on which lies, tho charter Which lie has
The annual buuuuct Of tine Chamber on the
year Of the granting Of the charter, was very
grand affair Al, tho rrinciral G"rernment
ant-Gcvcrnor Golden. then uS.otten in sole
Charge Of tie proyinro--and the officers q his
DAYS tLesr festivities. now lamou- were held in
May on the Regular anniversary 81 the lnSt!-
S1 sa as the .xSnHn. e TnGh YG
which drew up through the Narrows and the
has induced the chAnEe by the Chamber of is
annual f-stirily from the sprin. t. the autumn.
self an s'e eu' to Of tho vicisstldrs Of ew
f nI history The revolt which began at Ley,
tic solony. and intsirunted the meetings Of
the Chamber for u hnmler Of years When
the, were resumed it wa, at the Ion: room Of
bors loyal 70 the Crown who had remained in
the city gathered ut the REQUEST OF the mill
.a eSYsnr the I4 @ N tdas mu aasH
panied its owners ia ,h.!r removal is not
known. but at the Close oi the war, il
family. In 17.l Mr. IaIwnIlnler COL.
den. the son Of the coioninl lieutenant
governor. offered it to It's r!=htIui plourIetors
although there Is perhaps. question whether
considering that they had themselves declared
their Old charter Of George III. as void he
cause of the misuser ana non.user OF the
same" the body raincorporatel BY the state
Qf New York In 1854 could have maintl ned
Its title to possession. In May. 1893. II
was placed In the meeting room OF the Nler,
chants Coffee House., which stood on tho
southwest corner OF Water and Wall streets
on what the elder of tho passing generation
remember MS the site OF the JOVnc. Of ,o'a-
merce BUILDING. On the removal @! ,ha ham
Der OF Common to the Tont!na Coffee House
on the opposite cross angle o. the same streets
the picture wont with II.