American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-05-21

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Of the questions involved in these appointments, and
re.nominating colonel Towson and colonel Gadsdenl
for confirmation to their respective appointments
This message was referred to the military commit
tee by whom report was made on the 10Th ultlmo,
recommending that these nominations be not agreed
TO- On the 29th the question was taken in the senate
on agreeing to these nominations and decided in the
negative by 25 votes to AZ.
This whole affair is one of more than ordinary
in,erest.-yNat. Intel.
We yield to the earnest request Of most parti
cular and respected friend at Westinghouse request
dictated by the most honorable motives, " in the
cause of humanity,-and lay the following article
before our readers. Yet may we not ask, why two
high and distinguished men in this country, the
particular friends of the parties, should not bury
every other consideration, and preserve such ctl'
zens for the benefit Of their country !-Rirh Eng
Extract from Washington, May S.
GAS the adjournment Of congress approaches, the
impending meeting between col. Cumming and Mr..
McDufiie, becomes mole and more a subject OF
conversation and of deep interest 1t is known that
they are to meet 10 the thirty five Hays yet 1t
would be in vain to bind them to keep the peace in
every particular state unless the power also existed
10 issue wrts OF ne eaeat against them They are
both capital shot," as the phrase Is; and Will ooth
in all probability, fall.
The country has not yet recovered from the deep
loss OF Mason adorned with every civic wreath
nf a Decatur, the glory OF the ocean, whom the Sc
MUS of feudality has wrenched from our bleeding
bosoms. Two other victims are already bound for
the same horrid altar Cumming, who so lately bled
| in the righteous cause Of his country, the man OF
honor, OF genius, of fancy and OF literature ; but
who, in these rich possessions, is not the supe
ror Of his antagonist McDufie. Fortune smiled
/ III b,,,,,a nth. - hut
which, like that of Chatterton, could not be stitled
4 in obscury--like Franklin he has already cast be-
hind him every difficulty that stood in the way o.
splendid public utility.
"The same year and the same neighborhood gave
birth to these young men. Perhaps the same grave
is destined to receive their bloody remains. How
deeply is it to be regretted that it cannot be lett to
the future historian of the country to trace out some
forty years more of their patriotic services and tr
umphs !"
HONOR TO ruE BRAvE.-Some months since
we gave description of the elegant sword present
i ed to commodore M'Donough by the crew OF the
Guerrero, which was imported from England -
This morning we had the pleasure OF examining
at Tire custom house, two swords of domestic mana-
tactue, which in the opinion Of good Judges are
decidedly superior in point OF workmanship, rlch
ness and elegance, TO the one aforementioned.
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Starr, Middletown Connecticut, by the order OF tn
state OF Tennessee at the expense OF nine hundred
dollars each One of them is Tor general jackson
and the other for General Gaines. They are exact
y similar in all respects except the inscription, an
resemble the one manufactured by the same gen
teman and presented by congress to colonel John
son Of Kentucky.
The blades are damask, curved in the sabre iorn
thirty two inches in length and richly embossed
~. al. r. ~, IL. IF he m
ted States-on the inside, a plate surrounded b
wreaths, on which is elegantly engraved the follow
ing inscription THIS S7uord presented by the Sta
Of Tennessee, 10 Major General .4ndrezy Jackson, c
meritorious services performed in The Late ma
with Great Britain 20 The other inscrptio
is precisely the. same ;-excepting that 1t con
tans the name of Major General Edmund 4. Game
u The head of the ht is an American Eagle, with
collar of thunderbolts around its neck and holdn
In its beak an oaken wreath The guard, bunc
Of scons bound together, as emblematc ofhe unlo
Of the States surmounted with bust OF Ceres
The thumb pieces on each side of the guard, al
formed of luspread Eagles, holding in their talo
wreaths composed of emblems usually borne by Y
res, the whole of the ornaments being OF FURNISH,
gold On the outside of the scabbard, the clasps
u which the rings are attached, are formed by co
lection Of the embems of agriculture, surround
by oaken wreaths. Between the two bands are C,
lections Of all the implements of war. Below t
second band is portrait of Minerva, surround
with appropriate embems-next above, the inia
Hercules vanquishiug the lion-then Fame bear
The palm in one hand and in the other trump
from which is suspended portrait OF warrior"
The whole is of massy gold, in bold relief viii
was FIRST cast, and afterwards finished in very S
perior style.
These swords will remain not only the memoI
ais OF the gallantry and fame of our warriors, but
ii Dert IN be
brought by the genius and skill of our countryne
they are put up in elegant cases of birds eye m
pie, the growth of our own forests and are now
Their way 20 Washington, where Mr.. Starr will {