American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-05-28

Several of our brother editors are endeavoring to-
inform the public what Goblet now is IN politics.
and what ne is doing. The Post sale few evenings
SINCE that this " singular man OF singular abilities
and Of no less singular want oil principle, has CIV
en- up the Gridiron and commenced paper called
the Statesman" SC. The American OF Wednesday
says-H The Gridiron as it has been aptly called
was not written by Goblet, but against him: and
was intended, by exposing his Inconsistencies and
contradictions in quotations from his own works, to
place him hguratIyey on seat OF torment which
he is literally entitled by the abuse of his faculties to-
the yest and worst purposes" The Philadelphia
Democratic Press of "Wednesday evening says" He
has ceased to bro ministers ON the Gridfron and IS
now, in the columns of the Statesman, laudlng the
marquis of Londonderry --"Oh for tongue to
curse the Slave
Now neither OF the above accounts are strictly cor
rect. Goblet issued proposals for publishing the
Gridiron, and intended it kind OF parliamentary
paper !; but the satirica work which was lmmedi
atey issued against him under that title, oil which
the American speaks, roasted him SO severely that
he dessted in that project and is now engaged IN
the Statesman, but not in favor of the marquis OF
Londonderry as the Democratic Press supposes.--
The Statesman is and ever has been 10 the opposi-
ton. 1t row belongs in property TO the celebrated
Thomas Hardy, who was tried along with Horne
Tooke, about the beginning OF the French revou'
ton and the editorial articles, understand are
from the pen Of captain Perry, Radical who also
made some figure al that interesting epoch.
W X. Spectator.
We do not remember to have seen remarks in
any quarter, upon the late session OF Congress
which have much point in them, mixed with
good deal Of truth, the following; Wat Intel.
From the Nezu York Commercial advertiser
The first session of the 18th Congress, has at
length been brought to close, after having contin-
usd one hundred and hity-six days, The session
has beeiTa stormy one. More resolutions have been
introduced, calling upon the President and Heads
of Departments for information, than have been In
troduced at any four previous sessions. Indeed.
calls of this kind followed each other as that IT
was impossible to comply with the whole; and alter
the poor clerks had worked themselves down till you
could count their ribs the street. one member
proposed to reduce their salaries, and another IN
troduced string OF resolutions to compel them TO
work more than tzventy four hours in day. In ad-
ditlon to these resol uons there have been numer'
Gus propositions many reports, and great deal oil
talking. But so little business has been completed,
that some people are wicked enough to hint that the
following anecdote related in Bacon's collection Of
apophthegms, is not very inappllcable. : Mr Pop
ham, afterwards Lord Chief Justice Popham, was
Speaker of the House OF Commons, when 1t
one day to Queen Elizabeth, she said to him, NOW,
MIR. Speaker what hath passed in the Commons
House 2" He answered, : fit please your Majesty,
seven weeks"
A strong attempt has been making by many ed
itors for months past to render the present Con-
gress odious in the eyes of the naton. But we do
not feel disposed TO be general in our censures; nor
do we blame that body for what they have done with
the exception Of the rejection OF the Bankrupt BIN.
That was an unfortunate vote for the naton but
sill we can get along without bankrupt law, as
well as we have done. In our view, more danger
is to be usually apprehended from 100 much legisla
ton, than 100 lille. Both our national and state
legislatures have always been in the habit OF legis-
ting too much and in this particular we hope to see
reform. The principal complaints which we
have to urge against the late session are-ts unne
cessary length, occasioned by too many long anc
useless speeches; the cross-hrng at the Heads o.
Departments, in consequence Of their being cand
dates for The Presidency and the dsgracetu squabbls
about their own pay.