Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-05-31

it is cherished battling of democracy,
and has drawn after it some mistaken
worshippers. These like added moths
have left the bright sun Of Federal
ism. to flutter in the paltry beams Of
democratic ignis fatuus. Their NUM-
Der is however small, and their inn
portance less. They do not count
among them one individual, eminent
for talents, or distinguished for integ-
,rity. 1t Is pretended to be sure that
our Lieutenant Governor, some MEM
bers of the council, and some other
men Of note are Of their party. but
this is a trick to give themselves
responsibility, at the expeDce of truth,
These eminent men are toleratiolists.
but they are such t0lcratiOnists. a,
we're the Waleotts, the Trumbulls,
Ellsworth, Griswold, Goodrich. and
Smith, and such as are the federaiists
of the present day ;--they are feder-
alists, and the busy brush Of demo-
cracy though it may, paint them ever
so often, will always produce a Carl
eature lift paints them otherwise.
The democratic t0leratiOpisfs, who
,.avo cote over from. t"~leraIisni---aad
thor. are a rev sHcn.-ar. ~ a. .sss'
ferent race. They are men. who be-
ing governed by superlatiye selfish
ness. can be always bought by that
cause which bids highest for their
mcniaI services. They will ever be
found where their interest lies. To
spsak figuratively OF them, they are
those birds of carrion, which darken
the atmosphere Of every political field.
watching for that which men despise.
At another day, when the seasons
change and profit invites them in a.
mother direction, We shall see them
on the wing Tor another country, aud
mother cause.--(COn. Mir.
E1trdct of letter from q gentleman
Kingston, U. C. 10 the Editor Of The
.qlb. ID. .ldr. dated 9Th May, 1917.
"The act laying; or rather, au-
thorising the governor i'll eounv,i 10
lav. an additional tonnage duty on A.
mericah veSsrls. anti additional i,nposs
duties on American in,''u"" and
manufactures, being limited to the
end of the last session Of the Provin-
cial Legislature, and not being contirl-
uetl, has expired. So that there il
now no impOst on American manu-
features and proiuce generally, i'm
ported into this Province. There is,
however, the furmer duty on salt and
sd per ID. on Tobacco. The duties
which have been suffered to expire,
may be received at The next session.
The question for continuing them was
not acted upon. suddenly, on account
of certain offensive revolutions pas
sed by the House. Its expected that
apotler session will take place before
next winter.
American flour and other produce
isnow admissible at Montreal, through
this Province, or in British boats
and American beats may now be
drought in and sold here, without du-
Ity on them, as American manuiac-
lures"
| Zebulon Rock7cay, Of Lyme calls
on his creditors in the following good
|humoured style:
" Wants. Perhaps there is no
word better understood than Want,
for :" all persons have their wants."
Some want a new Governor in Con-
necticut; some want to continue the
old one some want petty offices (if
they cannot get better,) some want
such to be disappointed some want
wives, and some want to ge,i rid Of
them some want one thing and some
want another. For my own part 1
want my pay of those who owe me /;
the reason is my creditors want their
lpay of me, and ! want to pay them,
1.-THE lawyers want business and they
/, may want for q" e indebted
to me viii 'nts by
the iirs' hey do
mot sett. think
they W.
Twill CO.
with