American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-12-07
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bic editor OF the Recorder (what tumble; or is ii
all roncal y proceeds TO say that with respect to its
desire to iDjure u.s. may set heart at rest, as
little concern is felt about that not much time
will be spent to effect such object. BY this it
would seem that it is object. as some little time
may be spared to effect it. We can assure the
Gazette that but for dislike to taking up so much
of our paper with our own affairs should desire
no better yindicaton among candid men than we
could obtain by bringing together all The clumsy
and inconsistent falsehoods and blunders of the
Gazette. Most of them seem begun by sober vii
lalny and ended by drunken madness.
We are reproacbed with the barrenness of our
head, yet in the next paragraph, the Gazette pays
us the compliment, 10 ascribng our editorial matter
TO the labors Of gentlemen OF known talents. To
entite ourself to the benefit of this compliment we
under the necessity of declaring explicitly that
every sentence which has appeared, editorial, in
the Recorder, has been written by us. Among our
acquaintance this assertion would obtain belief
though doubts should have been entertained hereto
fore; which we presume is not the case.
Ii is said that abused the Editor Of the Gazette
in our first number. We beseech him to extract
and publish the passage and for the convenience of
the author send Mr.. Harker copy Of that num-
Der.
Mr.. Harker supposes that 10 put the finishing
stroke to anolher's meanness and servy, it is only
necessary to reduce him to his own leYel.-Hence
ace said to have masters who, unless they force
themselves into notice, cannot disturb the equanimi-
ty OF the Gazette Editors temper. Ha ha ha
the equable temper of the Gazelte!!!
Mr.. Rowland after being insulted by the
weakness end mpudenee, is now bedaubed with the
mean blarney, Of the Gazette and insulted anew by
claim OF friendship from the thing that men call
it's editor.
The Recorder is said to be mushroom paper
got up for the accomplishment of particular OBJ
ject and will in all probability be as transient in its
existence as jamestown weed. If children and
fools will NEEDLE with such things they must expect
TO be pricked with the burrs and sometimes poison
ed with the seeds. We reason Why MIR.
Harker should expect an exemption from9he com
mon lot of these medders. With regard to the
duration of The Recorder. we know some receipts
OF Mr.. Harker's which would ensure long life to
1t. One is to force he paper on every man whol
will not kick the edtor-another to publish de-
llnquent subscriber, every man who will not pay
tWice.
Lastly we are charged with having accused mem
bers OF the legislature with corruption We desire
the author TO produce the proof pocket our in
SUBTLE lies.
The conduct of the Gazette man Gas he is called
by some) reminds OF Snowman who many years
ago brought parcel Of spurious rartes to the town
where we resided, and, among the rest large|
monkey. This animal was placed in conspicuous
stdNon 10 cut CapeFS lot tne UeUeHl Oh
and il at any time, the boys who formed the princi
pal portion of the company, seemed disposed to in
spect TOO closely and crcise his deceptous curiosi
ties, the owner had only to say d" Jacko look ont ~
and wo 20 the chap who was so unlucky as toI
persevere. The well.drled brute was upon him
with all his filth and STENCIL
II is notorious fact, that Mr.. Louis NJ Lane and
his family SAID to exert undue influence over
the conduct Of the Delaware Gazette many do not |
hat he ID he aufhor of n,uch of hrI
matter which appears as editorial in that paper.
One of his friends in Dover, who denies belief to .
this report, acknowledged but the other day, that
he believed his brother DIR. Allen M'Lane does
write many of them
III these reports be true, and the whole conduct
OF the Gazette goes to substantiae them, We must
conclude that the enmty the Gazette eyinces to our
establishment must be in great degree imputed tol
the jealousy of these persons, who were doubtessr
fearful that should bend TO the influence of the
Clayton family between whom and themselves there
has been so long hostility. The declared opposl.
ton to the caucus system and the ausion to the
tariff law, both made in our proposals, tended to IN
crease this distrus. Because did not see tit toI
permit Mr. Harker to preach up unanswered, the
merits OF the tariff, we were denounced as no ledera-
list, and The fede' alsts called on to put down
our cslab'ishment-thus attempting to enlist our
own par against for the expression oil our opln
ions subject which, if party question at ALL
must be considered measure Of our political oP.
ponents-it having been adopted by an admnistra
ton of their choice. Nor we perceive how any
thing that advanced could have tendency TO in
jure Mr. M'I,anes election, for, according TO the
Delaware Gazette, his opponent was equally favor
able to the measure. We will admit, if II be true
that M Cramtord promised Mr.. .N'Lane seat
in the Cabinet IN Of his election that the great
ness of the stake might have caused him to look
with no very friendly countenance on our paper i
But generous nature would have comprehcndedl
with one glance the course he should pursue: Our