The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-11-11
TEE WILNIIMGTOMIAN
DELAWARE REGISTER.
Thursday November 18th, 1924.


On Monday last the Senate and House of
Representatives of this state met at Dover,
Tor the purpose of choosing Electors of Presi-
dent and Vice. President of the United States
Jesse Green was chosen Speaker Of the Sen
ate, and Samuel NJ. Harrington, Clerk and
Joshua Burton, Speaker of the House, and
Caleb s. Layton, Clerk. Both Houses then
went into an election, when it appeared that
two Electors were chosen in favor of Mr.
Crawford, and one in favor Of Mr.. Adams
The Legislature has ajourncd to meet on the
first Monday in january.
The tide Of emigration in our black popu-
lation is flowing rapidly towards Hayti.
Since the invitation given by President Boy
cr for these people to come out, more than
five thousand have sailed for st. Domingo.
Every induccmcnt is held out and every en-
couiagemcnt given them to accept this prof
fcrcd asylum, where their rights and liber-
ties will not be invaded, at least by those
whose color is opposite their own. A few
days since, vessel with full compliment
sailed from Philadelphia; and on Sunday
last, the brig Robert Read, Capt. Haskell,
sailed for Aux Cages, with an equal number.
While we rejoice in the happy effects the
liberality of the President of Hayti is cslcu-
lated to produce, we must regret that they
are the best of these people who are leaving
our country.-NVas it the idle vagabond and
prowling thief, those that will not work until
driven toit by starvation, instead Of the or
derly and industrious, whose lives are mark
ed with traits Of usefulness, we might indeed
be glad; but we regret it is the reverse.
However, the more that SO, the stronger
will be the induccmcnt for al to follow, and
VIC may hope the time is not far distant,
when cur wharves and corners will become
al" " desolate places" and instead Of millions
and thousands these people will be reduced
TO hundreds and hfties.
The following passage Of one of Burke S
speeches in 1881 against the taxation of A.
merlCa, made strong impression when it
was delivered The figure Of Shcarmg the
zYoifi is applicable to the present designs Of
Spain upon her former American colonies.
"We had right to tax America, and as
we had right, VIC must do it. We must
risk every thing, forfeit every thing, think
of no consequences, take no consideration in
to view but our right; consult 10 ability, noi
measure our right with our power, but must
have our right. Oh miserable and infat,l-
ated minister miserable and undone coun-
try not to know that right signifies nothing
without might, that the claim without the
power of enforcing it was nugatory and idle
in the copyhold of rival States; or of i'm
mcnse bodies of people. Oh says silly
man full of his prcrogative of dominion over
a few beasts of the field, there is excellent
wool on the back of a wolf, and therefore he
must be shcared. What shear wolf
Yes. But will he complye have you consid-
cred the trouble how will you get the wool
Oh have considered nothing, and ! will
consider nothing but my right. A VOLTS
an animal that has wool; all animals that
have wool are to be shornc and therefore
will shear the wolf This was just the kint
of reason urged by the Minister, and this the
counsel he had given"
The Editor Of the n. York Evening Pos
relates an incident by which man may be-
come an involuntary pick-pocket, while a
the same time, and by the same act, he pick:
the pocket OF another man. We give tht
anecdote in his own words:
"Thc following curious occurrence hap
pened a few DAYS ago in this city:-A gen
tlcman from the country, stopped at bar
bels shop to have his hair cut and to b'
shaved. Having taken off his coat, he lait
, it on chair. Immediately after, another
, gentleman also from the country, entered tt
be shaved, and he likewise took off his Goa
: and laid it down. The last person was shay
5 cd first and departed. When the former
had done, and went to get his coat, it wa
gone: he immediately exclaimed that he was
ruined man, as he had eight or nine hun
dred dollars in his coat pocket. The ap-
prcnticcs and journeymen were despatched
in all directions to find the other gentleman
but to no purpose. At length the barber
proposed examining the pocket OF the re-
manning coat, when in ono Of them was tount
pocket book containing from fourteen tc
/ fifteen hundred dollars. .About an hour af
ter, the proprietor discovering the mistake
came back in state Of perspiraton. whcl
an exchange took place to the satisfaction
of all parties. The first shaved gentleman
had gone from the North river as far as Ca
tharinc market, before he discovered his
! los"
BEAT THIS WHO CAN