American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-08-15

concerns Of that State. WE will present iha ~
facts in their due order. ''s''
Fact No. 1--we understand that Mr. W.,
life, in powerful address in the market bon.a ~
Monday last observed, that the people were Ill, y
ted TO Il for defamation and stump eio1uonco I
that too many retirf speeches had been naI r. O'
adrdnce-the Treasury being az he had n,e5.,' !,
last year, actually inSOtreut! Such is inds-1r'
fact We have it from an unquesiopahlr son,,.
that there is not even paper dollar s The Trga,n,
but on the contrary, the Treasurer has oysraraw5
from the Bank Of the Common ealth, t,ceptu.tlr,.
thousand nine hundred and n;netq six dollars s.r,r
teen cents. Sow go.
Fact No. 2.--ln neighboring county ae,,.
like the following we are informed, lately bscsa'
matter oirecord. A poor man was sued on a n".
Tor IL dollars, credited on the back, BY 6 ds.,, y
ceivrd. There was no proof that the 6 doh,sv..
paid IN paper, and the magistrate said he was bor,
to consider six dollars, six dollars and as paorr w..
worth two-for one, the amount Of the note apr..,
ed TO have been paid, and accordingly gave iudo,
Inent tor costs against the plaintiff.
Fact No. 3.-lf a man refuse 10 pay his hand
judgment can be obtained against him for m, h.,
only, and thus he clears fifty per cent BY beingmj
II he prefer not paying even one half Of his juslMh
~ Commonwealth paper, he can repIevy woy ar,
and at the expiration Of TWO years. he NAV s,rAh,
creditor to seek wild lands-provided, The M,
Legislators hold the scales OF justice two wears sDr,
Fact No 4-The 9ppraisameat Law.-IGI
IS also patt OF the "systen" but where il come !
IN we do not exactly know. The whole is hoxsy
SO dove tailed that the system would moi be compe
without il The poor debtor can give his hou,
worth ten thousand dollars to The relief commis,el
nerS, TO be appraised in their cstimation-h MI
probably be valued at l6 thousand, as il is to D,
the mechanics six thousand dollars for buildirp
and finding materials. Tbs claim ofthe mechanr
beirg Tor sis, the Judgment of court is three thou
sand. The house must sell for 10 thousand, ttbe,
iourIhs the valuation) or il cannot be sold Thu
seating system" here operates inYersely Itrpdu
the demand oil the poor mechanics one half bu'
Advances the value ofthe rich debtors house uhe
1t IS to be sold. We cannot imagine now such !
law as this can be viewed in any o,:.er light lan n
a huiSdhce--to abate which we hope all honest me
chsnics will unite on The first Monday Of Aususl
Fact No. 5-We hear every day industrious, in /
teIligent, worthy people, say, Commonwealth mo
bad as it's is better than nOne Good hard none
circula,es in every country in the world, where
no laws to prevent it and even where there are sue
laws the value Of the medium is based upon hn
money Every body knows, for example, that III !
the hard money in Kentucky, that causes the ciTcu
latlon OF Commonwealth money. The marks
price OF rags, changes and fluctuates from day
day, because more or less hard money can BE- bad
different times for the same nominal amount
rags. Exchange is now 100 per ct. advance,
therefore requires TWO hundred dollars Of Comm0l
wealth TO buy one hundred good money.
his ought surely to warn Legislators not to al
Tempt more, than they have the means Of accom-
pll'hng. Here are Two distinct currenciys ON
authorized by the state, and the other BY all III
civilized world. .NarIt the consequences!
Trial Of Captain ErGns. The National Int
lgencer, contains an official account Of the trial
Oapt. Samuel Evans by the Naval Court MARTA
assembled on board the United States ship Wash
ng, at the Navy Yard, (Brooklyn,) on the lOh
une last Seventeen specifications OF the chGg
u Misconduct in the situation OF commandanl
he Navy Yard, were offered against him, the gene
al amount OF which was, his having used Or per-
nitted TO be used, for his own benefit, public pro-
lerty, and the time OF several men 10 The publ
erVIce. he specifications were each, in them
ewes, slight, as 10 the absolute magnitude OIL 70
Hence charged; but in the aggregate inyolvn
eeply, the honor, both OF Capt. Evans, and oIh
ervice. The Court alter deliberate and imPaf
al investigation, considered that the matters whlc
hey found proven, Contained in four Of the scSI
cen specifcations,) constrained them to proncuNf
i'm guilty Of misconduct, but proceedes 10 So
hat it was due to Capt, Evans to declare it as the
pinion, that he had been subjected to the charge O
y any cupidty or criminal motive, but from 70
due care and circumspecton. They lfers0
him to be reprimanded by the secr'll
the navy, and admonshed TO be more cautious
ne blending of his private concerns with those
nc public. The reprimand Of the Secretary
lie Navy more fully declares the cxonerstOO
apt E. from every unworthy motive, and exp
lily states, that be is not to he considered as ha''
one any act which ought TO mpeach his honor
ltegrty as an officer. We heartily congraa'p
apt f.. and all friends Of the Navy on this Ps'
lg termination Of this afair.---.N. /. Stptc.a'E
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