American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-08-19
From the MAJ. MtelligsTr.
TO THE EDITORS.

| gentlemen: am sorry 10 observe, by your papdI
this morning, that the Postmaster General has al
len into the error suggested by paragraph 10 cnI
| oil the Baltimore papers few days ago. which,
say the least of IT, was very ridiculous in lis COM
lplaints, If not mischievous 10 the community.
II is one CT the greatest evils OF the moral polio
lo this country, that men are scarcely ever regal
Il ed in society as they really deserve to be-lh1
knaves, and even criminals, are not only Tolerate
but caressed, because they have once been able,
assuming pretensions to honesty, 10 acquire con
hdence whic has enabled them to overthrow inoH
mass of ruin, hundreds and perhaps thousands
widows and orphans, whose obscuriy has pgeysnc
their complaints and cries from reaching any Oihd
ear than that which is always open 10 them.
| 1t would seem, as it, among our many admiral
and successful experiments in government, we IA
adopted one which has been hitherto exploded
all Jurists-lhe system OF rewards instead oil Pun'
ment. Hat,er myself that there is no person
the community who has more just sense Of
merit oil the guard and The valuable service TOl1
he rendered to the public, in his vigorous delsn
of the mail near Baltimore, than had But VI
reward him Tor III Did he do more than his dO
land what would he have deserved il ne had col
less than he did, Is he not paid Tor that very du
and is II not the only duty for which he receives
wages? Could he have done less than he did, WI
out subjecting himself to ignominy and mefl'H
punishment Is there, after all, any better reS'
for rewarding him than any other soldier 10 y
ranks, for standing the fire of an enemys Dsl'
me, gentleman, do not mean TO derogate from
character or merit of the individual, but to PlO'
against the example Of bribing men to their guy
which will do serious injury to the morals Of
people, without any OF the good effects 1t wa
.1a1t l,o.,. I IN cat
the mail guards are properly selected having TeGa
to their character for integrity, frmness, aao NV
pidity, the mails will be well protected without
other reward than the wages they receive 10.
seryice,.and that one scruplr OF consti uohal
rage will weigh more in such an emergency ~
many pounds oil gold. But, however this may
rely Upon il, the condition Of that society mus
unsound, which requires exiravsganI applause
undue rewards 10 stimulate to the Performance
ordinary duties and which punishes roOoe'l
thelt with the state prison or the tread MILL W"
breaches OF trust, the meanesi kind oil thet' S''
garded with indifference or paated auo Pl''s''
ALEXANDRIA, d. {. AUG. 6.-Ellsh Chc"a'
Constable, in which capacity he has served LOT ao
70 years IN this town, got into scuiile' on VIZ
last, with negro wench, while endeavoflhs Wv
train her furniture, who gave him suta ~
blow, upon the head, with large stick, as 10 "
ture his skull, and TO cause his death III ="
MINUTES. We understand that the woman rs''''
with much force, when Chenault broke s"U
cane over her shoulders-she closed WIN ni,''
got the sword--sezed stick and gave hi.
fatal blow. A coroner's inquest was heid ~
body OF {. and the following verdict bionsn'
tna he came to his death by violent DioM W
The back Of The head, inflicted by Betsey " n.''
alias Bstsey chnquepn, with piece ottim's