American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-05-30
FOR THE Waterman.
A PARODY ON No. III. OF C. d.

A PARODY ON No. Ill. OF C. D.
Gan honest mans the noblest work of God"-CunRAN.
Nothing is more attractive nor in the end more
likely TO win our favorable sufrages than the modes
ty Of true honesty and real merit; VIC willingly pay
the tribute Of our respect and esteem when it is a
voluntary offering TO true talent, uprightness and
worth of character but the same Offering is rem
dered an unwilling tax to the demands of importu-
nate orwardness and thlessDess Yetit happens
not unfrequently from stlesness among the people
or an improper Indifference as to the character and
merits OF public servants that intriguing dema-
gogues iactous and unprucipled candidates often OBJ
tain support and Office, when their obstinate suppor-
tiers would not trust them with their private proper
ty TO the value of shilling These facts are SO
to as they demonstrate the necessity Of vigilance on
true worth Of character the devoted of George
Read heroes Of the type will not have the Imerity
to challenge the ascrpon OF them 10 him. AL
ways hunting after Office, and his own private gain,
his blushing countenaace il Il deserved that epthet
when the public aaze 6tst turned upon its
youthful beauties forty years ago, has long since
lea ned encounter without mantling glow public
laamiration may like practised actor to Withstand
the .fIced public sentiment and encounter the scott
and scorn Of The people
6 He can counte felt the deep tragedian
Speak and took back and pry on every side,
Tremble aud stat At waggng Of straw,
Intending deep -uspirion CHASTITY looks
Are at his service Ike enforced smiles:
And both are ready IT their Offices,
AT any time to grace bis stratsgcms,"
1t is in vain to predicate modesty of a man who
having teen District Attorney for many years gol
to manGuverag to be Judge ofthe United States
District Judge--a JUDI c of the State of Delaware
and ir
Congress and losing all, devised an Order o.
Knighhood--a Legion Of Flying .3rtiHerg at the
head OF which he asked and obtained leave to hgur,
land pretty figure he rut in the eyes OF gaping
multi,ute in time Of grim Uisaged ,cGr l0hen dan
ger luckily acas over and like valiant knight, h,
macy time and oft, led forth--not to battLe--nine
~ nine men IN buchram suits And when the p,
ping times If peace arrived, with vanity he asked an
obtained to be for this Legion Of Elying Artillery
! Grand PaymaSter--and figured before his brave
men--not with an eagle or c0ckGde in his hat, bu
with *tteir eagles in has pocket These thing
need not be particularly adveited to-the people II
their good humor shook their sides with laughter a
the ludcrous masquerade--more serious men AM
many 6yng artillerists noted them in their memo
res as signs Of the man!
| We have no wish to underrate the talents an
character OF George Read, either as civil or miar
man we only wish 10 indicate their real extent tina
Ithey may be confined to their pr per sphere t
move out of the orbit of which, should neither b
granted to the overweaning Partially OF bis few par
tizans--nor his individual appetency for Office
! That be is man of industry in acquiring larg
estate is graned-thst he thinks justly and.reason
we'll, on the subject of finances, and is remarkably
polite in his personal department Wen he has
s,ratagem in yiew--all this is highly to his credi
and we bear aad will always bear willing testimon
to his true merit and character. II We have bee
obliged to ascertain the real extent OF his merits
abilities, lei that gentleman thank the oficousnes
of c. d. Suliy, and his other good nstured friends
they have forced he uely unpleasant task upo
US to vindlcate from the aspersions Of feeble m
nority, the character and motives OF the majority
1.-The democratic members of the Legislature j; wit
: whom we sincerely believe, that to have voted &c
: him for senator would have been disgrace 10 tf
party and derection of their solemn oaths and
their bounden duty to their constituents. E. F.
II = Compact of the sc New Castle Family. p" Attic
9IXn The members of the family shall at no times we
upon their has, either gold gilt eagles but gel many
them in their pockets they can. limo eagles can be sc
I'll dollars will do"
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