Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-09-30
From the Village Recorder.

From The Village Recorder.
Neither party is exclusively right.
Each has rendered services; each llas
been justly charseable with errors.
But the mau Of either party whu
charges the other indiscriminately
with want Of wisdom. honor or pat.
riotism, is libeIltr to his rusn,ry.
wherever liberty prevails, it is the
designating character OF a freeman,
that he may form his own opinion OF
putlic men and public measures; and
that he may freely express them.
These rights exercised with due re-
spect for the rights Of others--Dain-
tanned with firmness. but with temper,
contribute essentially to the public
.'calti,.--Polit.cal discussions are "a
ihe body polite. what the circulation
OF the fluids is to the natural body
A necessary action which remiltc,-
leads to putrefaction too murh ex-
cited. produces inflammation, fever aud
,!clerium.
Let US then treat Of politi~s--le,
us speak Of public men and measure .
with Ill the irankness and in.lepen.
dence Of republicans. Ii in error
,disprove each others positions /; hui
tor honor and deceney's sake let II.
rise in our discussions superior TO thu
"aat 4, Us OF pnrty.--Lesye til,
terms governor Stroug's bu'wsrk, -
.'biue lights" aus the Essex Juuio.'
TO the ignorant and the vulgar who's.
understandings are too Opaque TO n.
ecivcr emit the light OF reason.
The stceralisis aware of their cor.
rectncss have generally head Oh.
harges made or insinuated agHins,
them Of being arristocrats, hostile /,
liberty. and rejoicing in their coun.
'ry's mis;ortunes, will, silent indigna
lion--scnsihie that those who made
them knew their utter grounilessuess.
But least oac honest man should be
'decri,ed.a Moment cannot be mispenl
in shelving their futili.y.
Who are the ieticralists ? Are they
strangers here Z What is their pri-
va,e character What stake have
they 10 the commemorative 4? How d.
they perform their political and sociai
duties AS husbands and fa.hrrs-as
men OF business. transacting the vari
Gus concerns Of professional, n,erean.
tile or agricultural life--ss arbitra.
tors and jrrcrs +; ir their conduct in
relation to edumtion, to the promo
;ioa Of morals and religion to The
institution Of charitable societies for
tle relief Of the sick and indigent; il
obedience to the laws: as the patrons
of literature and the arts, and in de-
'otcd rxertiuns TO wha,ever may en-
tighten aud aGorn ami consequent,
give strength to thr nation and cleyat,
its cllararter without an arrogant as
sumption OF superiority. but standing
an ,lo proud eu'inence of conscious
ertitude, they demand comparison
with rkeir accusers They invite the
seyerest scrutiny!
Fellow citizens Of The democratic
party---to tie asslighfcncd and libcr.
va appeal. Can you justify the write,
who would en,icavor to awaken nj
iipsr feelings OF party raneor whic.
i"r years have SO un'iappily interrupt
~; The harmony of soriatc intercourse
scparated Iricnd from friend, * neigh.
cor from neighbur I Can the motive
be good ?-does the public veal re-
squire it ?-tbat the angry and malie
nant passions should bs appealed TO-
and the wound 80 kindly healing si,uuld
he Torn open a'resh
We have adSerted 10 the conduct o,
ltderaIists in private life: Permit as
pursuing the train OF our last week.
!, ssay. to notice their uoye recent
public conduct.
Since the federal constitution was
forned, the country has been involved
in repeated contests. The war hoop
was early heard upon the frontier,
Docs any one enquire who gained the
splendid victory at Miami, and put MI
end u a barbarous war? We may an
,swer. 1t was the pride Of Cuestrr--
lie was Unyne-lt WAS FEDERALrsT.
When the barbarians Of Airisc rob.
he'd our ships aud ens'aved our siti.
zeas. who carried the terror Of the
American name TO the Mediterranean,
BUNDLED the proud spirit Of the pun
dercps and liberated our seamen : A
gallant band Of FEDERALIsTs.
When France. arrogant in her
strength, and Overlearing in her pros