American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-09-28


we have 10 guard against is the Of spurious tick
ats. Our Republican fellow citizens will we trust
boron the alert to detect and expose any tricks of
this kind. The Red Lion ticket is printed in our
paper-every man can make himself acquainted with
it.
A new paper, called the Dela,oare Recorder, from
which The following is extracted, has Just BEEN COM
menced at Dover, the seat of government of this
State.
although the votes of Delaware, on the Presi-
dental question, have been, the one hand so con-
6deny set down for Mr.. Crawford, by his par-
sans, and on the other, though with less boldness,
claimed for Mr.. Adams, by his friends, yet ii may
be considered somewhat doubtful to whom they
may ultimately be given. The majority Of the peO-
pie of Delaware are, no doubt hostile to the pre-
tensions OF the Caucus Candidate bur, as our po-
pulation is formed oil stuff unlike that of our sis
ter states, much must be feared from clever
management of the pliabte the one hand, and the
matleabte on the other; for both these methods of
management appear to be well understood by the
friends of Mr.. Crawford.
The number of Mr.. Adams's friends, in Kent
County, remain nearly stationary they have al
ways appeared too steady to waver, and the friends
oil the other candidates, even though all come over
TO Mr., Adams would not very pefcepiiby increase
his strength"
Iuinois.--The General Election took place in
this State on the first Monday of August.
The important question of Cohrention or No
Convention for revising the Constitution of the
State, with view, principally, to admitting the
of Slaves into the State. has bee deci-
ded in the Negative by the People.
A Louisiana paper says of the caucus candidate,
'' As 10 MIR. Crawford do not believe there is a
sufficient number of individuals in Louisiana, legal
ly qualified, and willing to vote for him, TO form an
electoral ticket.'
Thomas Point, in the Chesapeake, has been
purchased by government for the purpose of erect
ing light house thereon, and it has proved ON ex-
animation to be most eligible site-lhe base of
the extreme point being thirty three feet perpendc
uar from the surface OF the water, and it is expect
ed the light will be clearly discernlbe upwards of
thirty miles.
BY late law of the Legislature of Ohio, it is
made the duty of the master, at the expiration of
the service of an apprentice, TO furnish him 1.-THE
apprentice) with neao Bible and at least two
suits OF common apparel"
MIssoURI.-The law of the State of Missouri,
laying off the State into three Electoral Districts
fixed no time when the Election should be held.
Governor McNair, to supply the defect, has issued
his Proclamation appointing the first .U0nday "a
DForember for holding the elections.
KENTUCKY LANDS.-The following infor.
nation of the highest importance to nonresident
proprietors of lands in the state of Kentucky, is
contained in letter from Frankfort, the seat of
Government of that state, dated the Cd of this
month, to the editors of the National Intelligent
Ger -
It may not be amiss to inform you that by an
ict OF the last Legislature of Kentucky, all lands
are forfeited to the Commonwealth which are not
aiken possession Of in person, or by tenant before
he LIST of August 1852
The mechanics of Petersburg, Va. have offered
heir services to the committees of Richmond, Nor
folk, sc. appointed to superintend the arrangements
connected with the visit of General LA FAYETTE
at Yorktown, to construct temporary buildings ne
cesssry for the comfortable accommodation Of TO-
300 men upon the plains of York.
MEXICO.- The Mexican congress have recog-
nized ALL the public debts of the Mexican govern
ment, however contracted, or under whatever sys-
lem.
HatterS.-The Borough Of Reading. Penn. with
not quite 1000 taxables, contains &c master matters,
who constantly employ between four and five hun
dred persons, as lourneymen and apprentices, who
annually work up 60, 900 pounds Of wool and make
upwards of 10000 fine and wool hats There
are but Sc master hatterS in the city of Philadel-
pha.
BY the following paragraph in an Ohio paper, it
would seem that the spirit of the turf spreading in
that direction:
The celebrated Kentucky horse WHIP has re-
Gently been purchased by sporting gentleman of
this place, who, we informed is about to take
him TO New York, with an offer to run him against
ECLIPSE, for stake of 10000 dollars. The mo-
ney is raised, and Whip is now practising on the
Franklinton course.''