American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-06-06
FOR THE Waterman.


r q. informs the Editor Of the Waterman, tina
has laid aside his pen becao,c he believes the con
is fully settled so far as Il can be, previous
III Red Lion Meeting. -But even were there
\, en- unrouiyocal an expression OF pubic senti
.o, az 10 both argument and fact as Z. ~ believe:
! orowp out Of the Newspaper discussion. yet the
af.ncc of C. D's positions is so ably made by many
.Serlul writer's, as TO render any aid OF his wholly
[,n.ccssary, The people will Judge, and let them
1 nj N the result, before lending themselves to a
r'ion Of uoprineipled narrow minded men, who are
hcaosbIe Of supplying the vacancy they wish to
{Fsate BY driving from the republican ranks every
,n whose talents, influence or energy puts to the
Insh their own ignorance and insuihciency. One
ard al parting to yourself, Mr.. Editor and it is 10
Lrcommend to you course of more imparliality,
Snlss, YOU have selected your friends, and are re-
E,yed to sink or swim with them. You have on one
H. suppressed entirely communications of merely
snortiye kind because the cit, it any bore rather
| ardly upon the Pencader junto. You have mutila-
Ia pieces bearing The authors name. because facts
Iore hardly upon the same men. This was all not
4 be complained Of if you had pursued the same
+ourse as to the communications OF the opposite
&uers That you have not is evident your motive
! your own. In your very last number Gin Paro-
N Of serious charge, the Parody intended for hu-
hor, but 10 fact The coarse ehuson OF onprlncipled
haignty) your paper is made the vehicle of a
|l,ndrr which almost every individual now knows
kas got up the bitterness OF personal hatred and
koIica revenge, circulated in the silence of con-
cous fasehood, revealed by accident, and retuted,
refuted, as its unsuspecting vic
In was informed OF it. The author OF The SANDER
! welcome to his own feeings-those Of an assassin
eecied 10 the act of stabbing in the back. What
have written relates only to political character, and
! ct | have the means and the knowledge of facts,
hch if could condescend to enter the arena Of
ersonal strife in an anonymous guise would blan' h
tany cheek Of those whom you permit TO SANDER
will, men who despise them aud their impotent
halce.
lnlhe foregoing piece the editor is charged by
D with partiatity. and of'suppressing entirely
communications of sportive kind, sc.
We think C. D. will not be borne out 10 his first
fharge, in the mind Of any one who will take the
RrOuble Of examining the columns Of the Watchman
fhch furnish sufficient evidence that the writer's on
kAch side have been permitted to avail themselves
! 1.-THE liberty ofthe press in its fullest extent. We
I'D indeed, from the best Of motives, IN one instance,
klppte" some very irritating and rough expressions
Rnd 10 another, softened down few harsh words,
1nd in doing this we were unfortunate enough TO
i've offence.
10 reply to the charge Of entirely suppressing
ROmmuncaions Of sporiive kind, only few words
Y way Of explanation are necessary. When those
communications were received they we're laid by
Nh the intention not to publish them at all, as at
pat time we did no, recollect that any thing OF the
! nd had been published on either side but on
EafchIng we found in the Waterman of the I'd ult
communication under the signature Of Curis, Of a
pOrIVe kind--we then selected one from among
oss on the other side Of the question and published
'n'he Waterman Of the 10Th ult.--,hus impartial.
Placing each party on equal ground asi regarded
Ose Kind Of communications. Such, at any rate
sI'our Intentions.