American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-03-26
F0R TIE WATcRMiY.


Ma EDrToR, It'll one ofthe greatest blessings with which
our country is favored that permitted freely
anime, through the medium of the press the pref nsons
IF candidates for office, and discuss the relative QUAIL
ties Of each and it is matter of establishment that
who scarcely known beyond the precincts of their
Ipossessonsmen of whom we have never heard but little,
land that little of repute should forward from their
obscury and wish to palm themselves on the public
deserving little Of the " loayes and fishes"
Now, when such is the case, as any ono may it
lis by referring the Wilmington papers, it becomes
matter of that they should be KNOWN order that
the people should Judge who is most deserving and best
calculated for the faithful performance Of the duties which
may devove upon them. There is among the cand-
dates, high professor of the religion of the meek and
owy JESUS, whose unChrstanke and barbarous conduct
towards older candidate calls loudly for the united
preston of dapprobaton from the voters of New Castle
County This man IS zeal for popularity has led him to
such great lengths that he entirely to have forgotten
the command, thou shalt bear false witness against
THY neghbor" This who is soliciting the suf-
frages Of his fellow citizens without single claim upon
their generosity, has aery heaped upon old man who
shared the burden and heat of that day which tried
mems SOULS series of abuse few of which need but be
known, to draw forth the ineed contempt of the cOmmu
nifty, and place him in that situation where after he
should remain.
The old gentleman alluded the tenant of this Judas
who has lately become the possessor of the house, and
still later been deprived of it, though permitted to receive
the till the 25th of March inst The rents, for which
receipts be shown, have been heretofore legally paid
another person. although the property considered
las belonging this wouldbelandord yet notwithstanding
all this he has for time past, prousey lavished his
slanders upon the old man OF seventy i'll order to
defeat his election He has said that he paid cent
of rent when he produce receipts prove the
contrary. 1t is but few months since this has be-
come possessed of the right demand and receive the
rents and overbearng and ungenerous has he been
that after getting part paid down. he got landlords
warrant for about twice the amount due, and Con-
stable at O'Clock at night when the old
home to seize his effects Oh shame, where is thy
blush" What but must feel his nature wounded at
1.-THE recital of such transactionswhat Christian but must
Idisapproye
This Pharsaic maker of long prayers and singer of
psalms, in defiance Of every principle of Christianity has
tried to traduce the character of old against whose
integrity and honesty not single charge be sustained
and what he could not effect in this he has endeavor
ed to do otherwise by exercising his little brief author
ly over his respectable though unfortunate can
inform this candidate that the gentleman he has shame
fully abused, has friends who would never see him the
tenant of loathsome JAIL especially crafty the malice
of tenacious landlord or the petty ambition of greedy
Office hunter
When such grovelng is resored to for the pur
pose of defeating the election of worthy and honest
man, feel incensed and ought forward the
day of the election in the majesty of strength"
and express dsa ppobaton and contempt Of such con-
duct, by voting for deserving revolutionary character
PENCADER.
March is, 1894.