The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-10-21

DATES OF hmEHlIas
We have seen that the ilustrious discoveries
of America were enterprizing natives of dts
fingxished Itcky--of Genoa, Of Tuscany and
of Venice.
The sentiments on the nor.hcrp section OF
this continent, which were within the limits OF
our present dominions, or may be considered
as near enough TO have influenced our charac
ter, were made under the auspices Of various
European powers, and were orr ~inally compo-,
sea Of their citizens and subject. IN the course
of our growth through infancy and youth to
our present manhood, migration to America
has taken much wider range. We have
seen, we have felt the influence of the minds,
the hearts, the manners, and the habits of man
from every civilized society, and every church.
Let us calmly revise shc facts, which relate to
our settlements and TO our constant accessions
OF people from abroad 'ts.e
The establishment Of stations for settlement
and commerce vas commenced by the French
in the provinces Of Canada and Acadia or Nova
Scotia in 1905 and GIL. The discovery of
Louisiana in f541, was followed at later peri
DDS by considerable French mgrations. These
two colonial establishments Of France became
incorporated with fhe American states of our
late empire by the treaty of Paris in 763. Ma
ny oEihe Acadians were transferred by England
into our provinces. At the peace Of 1898,
Canadians came into our country as permentel
citizens, and Americans passed over sett nato
infhe two Canadas. The French revocation Of
their edict of Nantes had scattered the follow
cts of Cdtuin, under the name OF Hugunots
over the face of our country. The names of
lay, Boudnot and Laurens, clearly descended
from that stock; will be found on the short list
Of our Presidents of Congress in the first ten
If I'm hiqtnrvy eEha
OF Jay, GaiIiard, Bowdoin, de Lancey and
Urhers, are on the list OF the governors in the
fines of the provinces and Of the common
wealihs. They appear often as members Of
our legislatures, and as ministers and officers
o. various religious societies and guardians of
our seminaries OF learning in many of the
states. AS the French have always rejected
the preference of the eldest son in the dispose
hon OF intestate property, as these French
sought this country 10 preserrc tie yights Of con-
sc'cncc. as they introduced number of vaua-
BE books, and their modes Of business, educa-
lion and worship it cannot be supposed that
the. lave not contributed to form the actual
character Of the existing American people. in
tbs 'e'"cion of all things, which interfere with
the nights o. conscience, in the rejection of the
riggs Of pnnlogeHiture, and in the rejection
o. ar comlncrCe IN the human species, the de-
scsn Nn:a c. the French in united America
how 'nanttsted the general characteristics OF
OUT Tree uat'on.
~ swedish an DANISH blended settlements
w'.a our present doninions we're early and
considerable for that time. They purchased
OF the indians all tlse country, on both sides Of
The Delaware, calling it The Nru Szedrlaud
S''ror. and made settlements on both shores
OF that river and Of its extensive bay They
sca'ered themselves on the various streams
watch the Delaware receives. The states of
New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware, con-
tain number of Swedish churches, with min.
listers derived from that Of episcopacy, at this
day. They are very similar to the other mem.
berS OF the Lutheran church in these states
The ground Plat Of the city and'liberties of Phi
ladeiphie were Compromised in part, with The
Swedish settlers by William Penn. The an
Gent town Of New. Castle on Delaware wa
founded by the Swedes more than fifty wear
before the grant OF Pennsylvania and was thei
called St"chholm. The Christiana creek, in tn
county OF Newcastle, was called after tn
queen Of Sweden. The settlements of that ma
ticn on the waters of the Delaware, at the tim
ahat the Dutch acquired them, were create
than any other colony of the Swedish nation
Except indeed the purchased island of Sair
Bartholomew, 1t is not remembered that the
lshment. The civil law which prevailed
Sweden and the principles Of which were higl
ly influential in Denmark, did not favor h
idea Of any right from primogenture, the Or,
Valling spirit OF the American law of descent
Having no sugar colsnies at the time of the
= sctt'emehs adjacent to the Delaware II
Swedes and Danes had little information
practice in the slave trade, and have contrib,
49, ted probably to facilitate the early and know
opposition 10 that trade, which arosc in II
middle states.
The enterprise, the wealth, the frccdor
the sobliety and the religion Of the Dutch re
der th1lr e Wy and prosperous settlements
this part OF America particularly worthy
consideration Their forts and tnerts extend
from the western bank OF Connecticut riy,
and the city Of Albany to tloar kiln or lew
town, nsar the southern cape of De aware la
they had acquired the town of Newcastle
SIockholm, from the iweces, and called
New Amsterdam. Their settlers had extend
AfnELy