American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-09-26
FOR THE wATcHMdx.

FoR THE WdTcHhdN.
Mn. WiLsoN-A friend of mine has uut IN,
hands liarker's paper of the Doth August. in wt;.
observe that the candidates for the Coye,oo,s'"
hce at the ensuing election, have entered m",'.u
into request that their friends will no, puvsu.
cause calculated TO injure the feelings If ' sn.
which agreement highly approve Of. Bm' ,'
am very sorry to see so little regard paid to ibvG
Editor OF the Delaware Gazette, who mm.i,, -"
under the agreement aforesaid Commence, aH ',
tack, not upon Mr.. Hazard, private cbar,r,,. H.
cause he knows that is invuInerablc. bu, nnoa ~
political Character Of him and his friends With
tack, from beginning to end, is founded in III, n,'
sest talsehood. We are not disposed 10 d,,o.s
the services of Col. Paynter, or to End GnI, :;
his patriotism in any degree, as we are ofhe oniD
that he done all in his power to put Speedy and,
honorable termination 10 the late war; bul At n
same time we cannot permit such false Dublic.,;,
as that in the Delaware Gazette to pass unuo,ica
From that publication the inference nalurav ,ri,
that Col. PayDter was the most useful officer on
conspicuous character in the defence Of Lewis
ring the late war which inference truth and ms,i
will by no means permit US to allow. He nrob,b
stood in that respect on level with some of II
numerous other militia officers who we've then
that place. However, for true history and amin
partial account of the transactions al Lewes durm
the late war, we will take the liberty 81 relelipp n
citizens, and especially the voters Of Delaware
local history oil the events which took place lh,
as given in the American Waterman in the mon
OF January, February or March, Of the wear ISL
which history has never been contratllcied inm
manner whatever, and is entirely free from wr
prejudice and was written when no election va, A
pending, and appears to have no other object in Vi,
than that OF recording and handing down to Do.t
~, events just as they happened, which history
desire you, sir, TO have republisbed in your u:,r
paper as speedily as possible in order that know
ledge Of facts may be dfIused through our state an
that honor may be rendered to whom honor is due
AS II respects the merits and services Of Co
Paynter generally we do not hesitate to say, with
out fear OF contradiction, that he is paid, and mo-
than paid Tor all the services which he ever r,ndc
ed to the citizens Of this state especially for all b
military services al Lewes during the late war
we know that the commissioners appointed, Vi
Barrett, Black and Dngle, to liquidate and set
the claims Of persons for services, &c rendeTeddt
ring the last war, made an allowance Of seserahuN
dred dollars for the pay OF the field officers WI
were at Lewis during the first alarm, viz. Ge
Fisher, Gen Green, Col Samuel b. Davis, Co
KeIshaw, Col. Paynter, Col. Hill, Col Wspt
Col. Long and others; which money the commi
soners directed or requested Col. paynter 10
vide among his brother officers giving to each SUI
portion thereof as he thought justly and fatl
due. Whether Col. Paynler did not like 10 TAX
upon himself the responsibility Of such division
or whether he found j; more cOreaipM to cHr
PIRATE the uhole to his 0un Use we know not !
his much we know, that we have been iformc
from the very best authority, that it has not M
trided IN the manner intended By the commission
rs. We hope the sarient Mr.. darker will n's'
igate this business and give US true acrounl res
pecling ii. DEFENDER OF LEWES'
We cannot comply with this request, VIC Do nofPa
css file Of the Watchman Of that date