American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-09-10

course or perhaps went greater lengths to accom-
plish his purpose in gaining favorite point. AS to
Blockhead's remark upon the ignorance OF the chair
man, would observe that all who know Mr.. Fari.
know him TO be an intelligent, enterprisng and use
fu member OF society, and perhaps in point of wisdom
or knowledge would leave Blockhead himself on the
back ground
Blockhead states that Mr.. Faris left the chair ir
paroxysm Of rage and irritation. If this was the
case, he (the chairman) had great prudence in mo-
discovering his feelings to the court, for will ven
ture to assert that there visible signs of rage
to be seen about him, but in appearance acted witt
as much calmness as any other member In fact
believe that both sides equally in fault as tc
causes OF insult and irritation.
Blockhead concludes by observing, shurry of bu
slness had prevented him from doing Justice to the
facts as they existed, and which had been SO dis
colored and suppressed in all preceding statements
Was 1t really so great undertaking to relate few
occurrences in the Levy Court as to take up Sc
much time that this statement could not be mad,
out before now, and especially when Gas he states
The proceedings were SO discolored? The truth is
in all the statements that have yet appeared, tn,
principal facts are admitted, but the differences drawn
from the premises widely different.
am an advocate for the support of bridges a
county expenses, and will now drop few ideas oil
that subject The written opinion OF Lewis M Lane
Esq as to the powers of the Levy Court to build ant
repair bridges, has been before the public in which
clearly stated that all roads of the width forty
feet regularly laid out by order Of court are to b,
consider ed Kings high ways or state roads Blu
independent of this the Levy Court has delegated II
them the power OF making appropriations Tor an,
purpose that may rebound to the general benefit o
the county as may be seen by reference to the frs
volume Delaware Laws, page go
Equity and the general pood are stronp aroun, an
In favour OF supporting bridges at the expense of thu
county. by reference to the Assessment lists
VIII De seen that the upper or bridge hundreds pa,
! a large proportion of the county tax. 1t is wei
known that the principal part of the commerce O
this county is done in Wilmington; that the uppe
hundreds are much cut up by roads leading from
the adjoining states to that place, and that manutac
turing establishments are scattered this sectlo
oil the county. Now as facility Accommodation
the very stamina OF commerce aud manufacture,
the more they are encouraged by quickening thei
operations the more will they increase, adding yalu
4 to real estate and increasing the population, whic
will both have tendency to lessen the taxes nd
vldually. But deprive commerce and manufacture
lot good roads and bridges you IN effect crippl
land destroy them. In public concerns men are to
apt to be guided by very limited views, and in orde
Ito few cents fol- individuals, the welfare AM
lgood OF the community are lost sight Of. | woul
ask what is the cause of New-York increasing S
last in wealth and population Is it not owing in
great degree to her liberal appropriations for tn
support of roads and bridges /? do contend that tn
Levy Court In withholding useful and necessar
supplies is in fact retarding the prosperity OF tn
county and restraining the march OF industry tina
has commenced among US. The lower hundred
being composed principally of agrculturalsts ca
never become very populnus. The reverse is tn
case with the upper hundreds. We see tho
dense population springing up among them whic
fought by every lawful means to be encouraged a
their situations susceptible Of large additions
this kind
l There is an inconsistency, a sel6shness in tn
Court Withholding appropriations OF this kind, whic
4 If persisted in may have in the end the most direfi
effects One hundred says will support no bridge
but those in their own limits another, will main
tain none but my own poor A third may say W
have no crimes committed in our hundred and W
Twill pay the Grand and Petit Jurors and expenses
court fo those only that occur in our urisdit
ltion and fourth may go on to say, we have n
5 Coroners inquests in our hundreds, therefore "
will pay part OF those expenses. and so on ad II
lfnitum How much better would 1t be to advoca
liberal principles and bury local jeaousies and pre-
judices in oblivion, and let the general good of ii
county be the ruling principle. P. Q.
Il PRICES CURRENT, Baltimore, Sept. 6.
- Red wheat IS to 81 White do % 20 | 25 {: VIII
cts Flour from the wagons 81 to so: Wharf do 25,
days Shad so so: Herrings Is to rs Beef Ne
mess per Dbl 10 to 10 25 Baltimore prime do to rs Har
10 to 10 mddng to cts Cotton, West Inda perlb
cordng quality, Is to 25 New Orleans prime 16
cts Georgia. upland, do ID to i6 cents.
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