The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-01-17
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WILMINGToN, Jan. 9.
COMMUNICATION.

We have just learned that James Cald-
well opposite to Philadelphia, in Jersey, who
purchased so largely of Merinos, at the sales
in Philadelphia, this fall, had ~ of the best
blooded destroyed by dogs few nights past,
valued, we estimate, at 500 dollars per head
This surely affords a lesson sufficiently inn
pressive to our law makers and as our lc-
gislature is now in session, and several APP
plications have already been made to that
body for law to guard this kind of unpro-
tected property with bu, little effect perhaps
a Column OF the Watchman cannot be appro
priated to better purpose than humpy so-
hciting their attention to such an irreparablc
loss. In one solitary night have devas-
tation committed by a worthless race of aui-
mails, to the amount Of 10000 dolls. calls
for the serious attention of every rejecting
mind
we see in the conduct pursued towards
Mr.. .dstor of New York, what illustrates the
power of bank as political engine /; and it
comes apropos.
Mr.. Astar was never an active politician,
and was considered as of the federal party
until the violeoce oil the mea assures of 1897, in
duced him aud other sober moral men to ex
press dislike OF the excuses of those days
AS was the fashion ofthose days, Mev marx
ed him but as it has been the good fortune
OF many men to be SO marked, as il restrain
ed them from trading on excessive credit ::
Mr.. Astor traded securely and prospered.--
But he has had the integrity to say that the
orders in council are oppressive, that the at.
tack IN the Cnesapeak e required atonement
and he has even insinuated that it is dis
grace to submit to the impressment of our
citizens they being not generally like the
seamen OF other Countries, but usually sober
o., rr,tr
industry and with families. When Mr..
Jackson insulted the government Of the U
States, and all the directors of the u. States
Bank at New York, to show their contempt
for our own government, and their devotion
TO the country which holds $4,000 shares of
the u. States Bank stock. they all waited on
Mr. Jackson; not content with degrading
themselves while they supposed they were
disgracing the government under which thew
live, they were offended at those who did not
go and disgrace themselves in the same wav
they threatened to cut down the discounts
OF those persons who were not ready to wor-
ship an insolent minion of George III. but
Mr. Astor who cared nothing for them or
their discounts, did not wait on Mr.. Jackson !;
for he loved the honor his country too much
so to debase it to any other.
The same motive which actuated Mr.. AS
tor NOT TO 7oan On Mr.. Jackson, induced him
when general Armstrong arrived, TO zuait on
that gentleman, because he considered that
general Armstrong had done honor to his
station and his country. For this very rea-
son the directors ofthe United States Bank
at New York, did not wait on general Arm
strong they hate any man who exalts the
American character at home or abroad, and
hated Mr. Astor for being off contrary dis
position. As he was above their power as
to money affairs, and could not so trust him.
they wished to make AN instrument of Mr.
AstOr. to crush the Mechanics Bank, at
New York but he Scorned to be the instru
ment OF any such injustice ; though he endea =
vored to make the drawing of his GUN mo
ney lodged in the u. States Bank as easy to
them as possible, he would not open an ac-
count where he had not dealt before to OBJ
hge them or to be their agent in mischief :;
such obstinate men as Mr.. Aston can never
be agreeable to such people--and besides he
had not visited Jackson, and he had visited
Armstrong.
But there was another circumstance in
which the cIoven foot of the Bank of Eng.
land is exhibited very conspicuousy. from
under the tapestry OF the (branch) u States
Bank. 1t may be recoliected, though it has
not made much ecldt, that n Company was
tcriaed at New York to make a settlement
on Columbia river, and the shore of the Pa.
cihc Ocean, carrying into action the project
Of Mr.. Jefferson for opening a vast commerce
by this rout aud the Missouri. MIR. Aston
it seems was very active in this great eoter-
prize would it be believed, that advice was
sent to Halifax and thu British ships of war
were stationed TO intercept the ships while
leaving New York; M. AS or was too much
beloved to have such. premedi ated villainy
successful, and his captains con,rived to e.
lude the British cruizers. Whether M.
Astor ever spoke Of this Villaiuy or not. we