American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1822, 1822-02-19
81 pr'ythee Sammy do not make me mad"

81 prythee Sammy do not make me mad'
"The readers of the" Delaware Gazette, must
odoubtless be amazingly edited with the learned
lucubrations Of the erudite gentleman" (the Editor,
who has not sufficient discernment to detect pla
giary, or righteousness enough to admit his error,
when it is pointed out by another person. This
sapient editor has taken umbrage at what was in
tended as friendly hint and desire that the plagi-
artist might be exposed :--as he has thrown down
the gauntlet we take it up, and set his wit and his
pen at defiance.
"Come on Macduff,
"And damnd be he, who first crys hold-cnough"
We cannot refrain from expressing our sense or
gratitude TO the :" erudte gentleman" for his fears
that the readers Of the Waterman" will not =" be
amused or instructed" To calm he gen,Iemans
/ inquietude, we would inform him that we have the
i ability and dishostion to amuse and instruct. AS
regards "Sheechts' we shall use our own will and
pleasure to publish or reject.
N "If am traduccdby tongues which neither know
My faculties, nor feelings, yet will be
= The chronicles Of my doing,--let me say
IT'S but the fate Of place, and the rough brake
4 That virtue must gothrolgh We must not stint
Our necessary actions in the fear
q To cope malicious censurers which
81 As ravenous fishes do vessel follow
n That is trimmed"
Y The editor of the " Delaware Gazette' has taken
considerable offence at the observations relative to
n sheech-making which we preixed to our notice of
n Mr. Thomass speech. They sentiments,
and we think ourselves justified in giving them to
our readers. If the editor Of the Gazette thinks
proper to publish speeches in ertenSo, will not
quarrel with him for doing and all the privilege
we claim, is that Of acting as shall appear to us ad
a yiseable. We have, in common with many Other
q journalists, raised voice against the system
= which has become SO much in vogue sin so doing
conceived ourselves acting in the line of our du
n ty If the editor alluded to thinks proper to
81 let his candied tongue lick absurd pomp
# And crook the pregnant hinges OF his knee
M Where thrift may follow fawning."
~ we do not; it is our desire and we consider it ou
~ duty to give our readers much information as W.
4 possibly can, in a given space. To sccomplsh th
III we endeavor to seperate the wheat from the chat
M to give them birds eye view Of passing events
M and in short to present them with the essence 0
s# things. Even this not the case, we can assur
this sapient Editor, that his judgment should neve
IA be our guide.
# "Man know myself" is a maxim we would ad
wise that gentleman never to lose sight Of bear
ing it in mind may be of essential advantage to him
&and be the means of restraining his SUPPOSED vi
Here we will pause ;-what we have said, has bee
extorted by illibera attack, the author of which
we pity, and we pardon.
M We have given copous of the barbartes con
omitted by the Greeks, when victory had crowned the
efforts with success their Turkish oppressors The
savage propensity for revenge every other
rideraon and the bare idea of the torrents of bloc
which will be shed in mutual retaliation is shocking hi
mainly The customs of civilized warfare which soften
asperities in degree, appear to be unknown the ru
less Greeks and the lee alois is their only rule of acto