Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-08-29

log comparison, and lCliciting purchases
at reduced prices. Bling wellacquainted
with the gentlemen, think that ! can
now see one of them, without a smile on
his countepance, comparing one piece Of
his own cloth with aDther, grayeiy con.
tending 10 favor Of THAT be had to sell
and which he knew was the best, and
calmly listening to tie numerous objec-
tions urged against BIZ opinions, about the
hneness, texture, durability Of color, and
the like--all said TO be superior in those
goods which had pas through the hands
Of the English agent How long this hon
orable deception, 10 make folly au instru-
ment Of good, was placticed, We DO not
know. We have been told, however,
that il never was detected but, in short
time such a character was established for
the Messrs. napea.s cloths, tina. no ne
cessity existed for resorting to it. They
could dispose Of all they could make--the
people knowing that they were American
goods, aud purchasing them because they
were better and cheaper than the import
led.
Last winter we Indignantly noticed the
Eec;F: Of !e.:.e. s.sm The clerk Of the
house Of representatives. Of the United
States, written on paper stamped and
marked with The royal crown Of England !;
and were told, in explanation, that the
clerk had only few loose sheets of such
paper in his office, one Of which happened
to be directed to US. We have mol had
any reason yet to doubt the latter state.
ment, bat soon after it was published, a
friend 10 the senate sent as a sheet Of pa
per usually laid on the desks of its mem.
bers, dgnifed with the same emblem of
royalty, at which we were again mortified.
The paper was Of very fine quality
better, perhaps. than four fiflbs of the
members Of congress ever used, perhaps
ever sam, before their arrival at Wash.
enough for the tightest dandy
to write note to his goddess upon. We
deposited the note among our queer things,
intending to bring 1t forth when occasion
suited, and to deprecate the matter as il
deserved. But. we are just told, and we
learn it with much pride and pleasure,
that our wise senators are cheaied-neatly
and made a laughing stock OF,
like the Philadelphia tailors Our best
paper makers have vainly solicited the
honour Of supplying congress \ their pro.
posals could not be accepted !; English
paper only was good enough for that ex-
aited body--and so English paper was
for ;--but We have now most
lumbly to apologize TO Mr.. Dougherty,
nod all else who might be aggrieved BY
,ur former remarks, 10 expressing our
that this paper, if supposed to
;ome from England, must come from
district so called, but with the important
sord NEW" placed before i,--beine
made by honest & fnIlbred yankees" our
friends and brothers. long
lie to them for Il, / like the fun we'll;
Jet shall protest against it. as formerly
pledged myself, by repeating the. decIa-
alton, that none Of the members Of con-
.ress shall receive the REGlsrRR OF me.
{ their secretary or clerk writes for it on
,aper stamped with a crown. !" Let il
AXE any other shape but tha,.p and the
,rder shall be obeyed--a cedfsh or hoe
;ake--a yoke Of oxen or. race horse
any thing but regal crown. We do not
know who it is that has the contract to
supply the paper. and, certainly, are
without the shadow Of wish to iniure
him on account Of this matter !; but rather
thank him for his patriotic management :
yet we do not believe that even the senate,
hitherto satisfied with the paper and price
Of it, will suffer their mortified feelings to
carry them so far as to insult the majesty
OF the people by acting upon it--they will
most likely be ashamed Of what they have
done, and correct the procedure"
sf
Among those were the Gilpins, on the Bran
DIVINE, whose establishment for the manufacture
OF paper, we suppose must have cost between
three and four hundred thousand dollars, and il
said to be without superior in the world though
several other Of our paper makers manufacture
goods equal to theirs, and have for several year.
made paper which with the same advantage Of age
before using, would compare with any furnished
from England, and at rs per cent. less price thar
i can be sold at, in that country. Paper is
dear article in England. though exceedingly chesI
10 France, Germany, Italy, &c.
FROM LATE LONDON PAPERS.
HOUSE OF LORDS,
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