American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-08-27
For the american WatcLman.
TO "THE PUBLIC"


inst with The design Of exciting popular prejudice
against worthy and enterprising CITIZEN who has
lately emgrated to this country and selected Will
mingtoD the place of his residence and the thea.
tire of his usefulness.
SIT is with no small degree of regret that per-
ceive" in those who ought to be interested in the
future prosperity OF our BoRoUeH, a disposition,
which, if generally excited. must check our pro-
gress in the useful arts and blast our fair prospect
/ OF soon becoming one Of the most distinguished
manufacturing towns in the United States!
1 Situate within twenty seven miles Of one of the
Igreaest Commercial Cities on this side of the At.
lantic, the hope of it ever becoming distinguished
as mercantile town, must be illusory To MANU-
IFAcTURING EsTABLIsHMENTs-to the spirit and
enterprise of those who the ral0 and while
RAW, the worthless material, into valuable fabrics
limportant articles of merchandise we must look
for that pre-emnence which our local advantages
give US right to expect, and which, at distant
,lperlod, we may surely hope to attain. Only root
out these sources of employment and wealth, and
/ WILMINGroN. instead of becoming distinguished
among our sister Towns as the active, enterprsing,
and prosperous metropolis of the State of Della
lacare, will sink by ideness into poverty, by morbid
Inactivity into nsign6cance, and like some stagnant
Ipoo will be pointed at by the intelligent
weller, the abode of oathsome creatures the in
fictitious haunt of moral disease and physical wretch
'ledness.
Il But have too much confidence in the discern
ment and good sense of my fellow citizens to in
ldulge for moment the idea that they can be so
easily blinded to their truest and best interests in
political point OF view, to unite with this Wri-
ter to drive from our precincts such men as those
who are the objects of his attack. When "THE
JPuBLIc" are put in possession of the facts con-
nected with this case, l cannot doubt they will
frown on every attempt to discourage Establish
ment which is not only calculated to draw and cir
lculate some thousands of Dollars annually within
our borders, but to furnish manufactures with
articles of the utmost importance, at thirds the
-lprice we must pay for them in foreign market!
Il will now state soma of the facts alluded to, and
leave "THE PuBLIc' to decide whether it be ex-
Ipedent to discourage the enterprise of the person
so distinctly pon,ed at by the writer in the Gazette
THAT it is impossible to mistake his object.
This individual, who has resided amongst US a.
bout three years, and who has been distinguished in
1.-THE circle of his familiar friends, for his amiable
manners. his intelligence and integrity, has lately
united himself in partnership with scientific and
practical chemist, native of his own country -
Their object is to make (beside the common pro-
Iductions OF soap and candle mandatory SODA
and PALM SOAP, articles essential to the success
and prosperity OF American Manufactures THE
latter mostmportant object to the manufacturer o
Isuperfne Wooden Cloths.
4 i ney Intend 10 locate their eStaOlSntnent on
Lot between Market and King Streets, and bounded
on the southwest by Wood Street. The Buildin.
gIs to stand back from the street about forty feet
one hundred feet from "the principal promenade o
those in quest of health or pleasure" and equally
distant from every building, with the exception
perhaps, of one story frame tenement. thinl
it is not too much to say, there is not spot in Mar
&c ket Street. below the Kennet-road, where it cou
h be located with less probability Of offending 9TH
alPUBLIc."
ID But it may be said, why locate it on Market St
lie at all Would not one of the back streets do a
nj well To this question would answer why woul
not back street do well for any other business
e. Publicity we know is important to success in an
1T business, more especially 10 new Establishment
&C And can see no reason why our neighbors shout
be driven from what they deem eligible situato
rdlby the imaginary fears of some Of their neighbor
* That soap and candle mandatory as it is CON
D. monty conducted in this country is nuisance, WI
i'll readily be acknowledged. Many OF the poorer kin
on of people in this towns testify that they hay
Ibeen and continue to be seriously annoyed by tn
I'D "stinkng fumes and vapours" OF such Establish
lments. But let us suppose that such manufactor
e. lmay be so conducted create offence 10 til
IL most delicate passenger. What then Why the
e. all the outcry and alarm invented by the pr0Spe
tue sufferer in the "Gazette," may have no GOO
re- cause THAT a mandatory of this kind may
di. so conducted, the writer of this address thinks
he has ample evidence | have passed by the EST
nat blishment of James Ray, in this Borough, tho
he sand times, and never perceived any thing offe
he Isive in his concern Now if this manuacto
he never gave offence, why should any other of sim
liar nature In Philadelphia, between Front al
ng Second streets in Market street, and fronting on
in street, are two three Manufactures OF soap al
candles In the most populous and wealthy pal
of that city they are numerous! So it is in Bait
more ! and so presume it is in other large citi