Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-12-31


executive exertiDns. Ii the rase were
as well faanlcd AS rumer told. he for
one was ready TO volunteer his arm I'M
|defen"e Of Mr.. Meade, aud breast the
storm. nnrrarins consequences. For.
said he. while have the honor Of "A
seat in this house. no law!ess despot
shall lay an angry finger on tello"
citiZpa nf mine. without the hazard OF
bringing that finger to the block.
llr was one Of Those he said, WIN
was willing 10 beiirve that We ought
not at this time uselessly to cmbroil
ourselves with any foreign power /;
and he WAS Thoroughly satisfied that
| il is our Er,t and wisest policy to lins-
band our resources, our ulen, and our
means. TO meet the coming conflict
with the only nation that can str,keus
upon the land or an the watrr-ti.e
ani, pation that ran send us Hanni-
bal, or whom We shall revisit with a
Scipio--ihat nation who has already
sacked our infant Rome, and whose
proud Carthage we shall one day hum
bic in the dust. and sweep with the
hesnm Of rctyibutiyc dcsOIation. But,
saiti he, there are no present circnIn
stances, or looked for events. that
ought Ia incline us TO harden our ears,
that We may not hear the calls Of a
suffering fellow citizen. impsoriug our
protection. Scion, think il was,
upon being asked. " What '"rm OF
government is hes, I" rrplh d. "I'hal
form in whi,h the sms|'est insult
If rcd to the meancst citizen j.
considered an injury TO the whole
community" Could better maxim
i,e adopted in a government like oars
Is there any thing which 50 exact,
accords with the principles Of oui
Ieonstitntion: This, il is true, is but
4 single instance Of individual Op.
preston hut the outrage doue TO the
lpersonal rights Of the victim; the in.
fraction Of national law and the al!
front. the insult offered to our gov
/ .rnn,cnt, is exactly the same as ii hall
a million had been ii.carcerated foi
he held that our systeM Of govern
ment is the true poetic chain. wI,irl
links US together as band OF brother.
i --anI
T.. IT t'rnm that chain Il single link yoi
j strike.
:. Zen, ar Ten thousand break tn,
chain alike"
We are houui Sir, said Mr.. r. un
Ter our constitution, to protect ID,
life. liberty and property ofeyery cit
zen oi our c0usiry. But where ma,
;,p that protection ? Or rather. where
shall his rIgit to ,laim il cease? l.
, It ronlincd to the limits Of the union
Tor does il not extend 10 the remo,es
! |rrgion Of the globe whi,h is yisi.ct
I,s our people : May the citizen
10 aim il against the savages Of tn
y, ,,,'rn wiids. .,nd is he nat eutiilet
.l,o il, Among the still more !awles'
lriiiei't"ius Of "a deras iug, reI,siing !
{, Iyuned monarchy F.? IL il in this iau'
nj liberty that the cItizen need eai
for pr lection here IL roun'.. as j
= Nrre, unhid'.rn. 90 rncomps, him -
o bout: but w'.en opyression falls u;,n'
p irn is II fore ign al, Ahh"ns s'ran
e -.,rs, f.ient.!r-s and unprotected. Iii
: duplicating yoiee should nn' hp i.rar,
y =. vain inr every thing nhi |. is "i'
i igssnry in tie serial ''nnpart, orion
4 osn,hr il humanity. calls for and com
y .aanHs you, protection, IS he stoo'
T. u;.oa tie SIS red soil that gave iit'
., III III. iyNa Of us said Mr.. T.. il to
It clnnision Of Mr. Meade. vino vol
/, not ssh This euqn,r of This House -
e " !irii ar us VIII refuse il Fer 81
o IaoD1T Oh my country h,pe therr
aol one.
r The motion of Mr.. r.. was agree
:. 60 without opposition OF further dc
, lf'stc.
From The Mex Haren Register.
y MIR. !iarhcr.----you may EFeui
~ brneii many Of Your readers an.i 90
ii will at least crafty All Old Man. T.
II 'nsrrlins the following.
II PUBLIC .A'OTITF.
3 Farmers save yaur Fodder. it wi
=. he wanted another yer An aye
.. man in ncig',horing town gives yo
ii Ills important advice from motives 1
!, tmcre bearyalence. For | am pnrsuH
a ded 10 my own mind from what hav
;, read. from what lave heard, IN