American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-01-27

ron THE WdTCHMdNs
MIR. EDIToR.-Permit me to congratulate Won that voup
laughter loving phz has not been ransmogred into the
stupid stare and adde headed grin of brother Editor
sabien Sammy who has really frightened himself and put
many of his readers into hor7td s7Oeat by the works co
he has published respecting the terrible mobJg we have
tely had in borough But wonderful, notwithstanding
all these Hyas fierce, and chmeras dire have all slept
in sound skin, without disturbance while all these rude
dongs have been going even without knowing any thing
about Them and while our neghbors, with true broery
love, have been sympsthzng in our happy escape-and
publishing to the World, that alas poor Wilmington had
fallen evil times indeed when her argus eyed Collector
had been obliged to keep guard parcel of uS'y
books and papers, and to send of the boats to New
Castle for safe keeping, out of the way of the furious MOB
who were resolved to have given the boat coat of
and feathers only that the said boat had escaped New
Castle weeks borefand having got the Scotch Gift of
second sight, infused through the oak planks, that she,
poor boat TO be thus decorated and this plainly shews
Mr. Editor, what fine thngit is to be able to tock into -
tit, and how nicely Observation-Disclosures have been auJug
ged by these tales of tgerema, and aes of the tongue
of old so who in running away has conjured all
the mps of darkness at his heels and the stables vomiting
flames, which existed only in his disturbed imagna-
ton Now do, Mr.. Editor, do pray for the love Of God,
quiet down all these Alarms and assure kind neghbors
that when do want to learn how to mob, secde 0rte
will send few strapping lazy fellows to find out how
these things were managed at Vauxha and ST. Mary's
Church, in Philadelphia, and that them they may be
ed that Tam Thumb, and Hulothtmbo will be quite nnnes
Wilmngtonians in that mystical arts but re and
haze been in love with roast beef and plumb puddngs
We beg you will lei them know that don't love TO play
bout at broken pates for nothing, but quite peaceby
Inclined and desire this, lest sapien Sammy should
again get to his acks and tell them such contuund
ed fellows that we have set the Chrsiana fire, pur-
posely plague the Collector, lest he should get rich
by the peSSels that have lately arrived om-e
140on,-laden with green cheese! MUM.
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The attention of Congress during the last week
has been chiefly taken up with the resolution au-
thorisng the President to despatch ship of the line
to France, to bring Gen. Lafayette 10 America,
and the resolution to send an Agent or Commits
soner, to Greece. These resolutions have called
forth display of eloquence seldom equaed and
for which we regret that we have not room. Mat
tiers more Immediately interesting have paramount
claims to our columns.
In the House of Representatives on Thursday,
Mr.. Van Buren, offered the following resolution;
which was read and passed to second reading:
Resolved &c. That the following amendment
of the Constitution of the United States be propo.
sed to the Legislatures OF the several states:
Congress shall have power to make roads and
canals /; but all money appropriated for this purpose
shall be apportoned among the several states ac-
cordnp 10 the last enumeration Of their respective
numbers, & applied to the making and repairing Of
roads and canals within the several states as Com
fyress may direct; but any state may consent to the
appropriation by Congress of its quota Of such APP
preparation in making or repairing of roads and
canals without its own limits; such road or
canal shall, however, be made within any state.
without the consent OF the legislature thereof and
III such money shall be so expended under their
ERECTION"
Vice PreSidency.-Gen. SAMUEL SMITH revos
utionary officer, at present Senator from Mary
and and ALBERT GALLATIN, Esq. our late Minis
er to France, are proposed by correspondents of
he National Intelgencer as candidates for the Of.
i &c OF Vice President OF the U. States.
Twenty eight deaths occurred in Phi 'adeIphia,
~ the Natural Small PoG, during the Week end
ng the 18th instant.