American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-03-04

FOR THE Wh7cHMhN.
TUE CENSUS. There was an idea respecting the
centre of population, which was, in a large compa
nv of gentlemen, communicated. in very grave
4 and serious manner to president Washington, which
made the old man, in his life, almost split his
sides with laughing. There is now another new
\ idea broached by Mr.. Robinson, the subject Of
nopua,ion, which is abou, as singular and tarccal
as the one brought under he eye of the old gene
RAIL- Thisidea is contained in solemn resolution
moved BY that gentleman and voted for by all OF his
followers in the House OF Representatives. II pro
posed in the estimation of the population OF the dit
iereot countless that women. neither single mar
ried, nor aliens, nor poor men who pay no taxes,
nor negroes, nor muattoes (he classes them alto
pelher) should be considered, as contributing any
thing to the population OF the state OF Delaware
but that the population should be judged of by the
votes at the last Governors election. How wise We
4 are every day becoming? The first Of our states
men swore himself in to perform the duties OF a
senator of the United Sates instead OF the Senate
4 Of the state of Delaware then gravely and SOL
emily decided that fifteen was majority OF thirty.
81 What refined statclans we be when, in matter OF
nopulation we have learned to do without women
Y and children-poor people and negroes and mulat
~ toes.
n Looking again at Mr.. Robinsons resolution, we
N find do him in ustice; he does not refer to the
a applaud the modesty that refraned from relying
upon the Governors election for any thing decent
u or honorable He knew, besides, it would not have
been right, on his principles, to have made the
#Governor's election standard of representative
&popuationlor it is well known that at that election
Iii women and children, and aliens. and other"
#peope of colour did not vote, the federal poor PEG
Hple Of the other counties, who did not pay taxes
land who were not the lists, but by hocus pocus
|#dld actually vote, almost TO man.
"A The genleman's own words are " females, Aliens
5Aminors, slaves and all other"--(mark, Master
|1Brooke, that little dark complexioned word other
r." people of colour" females, aliens, minors
Asves and all other persons OF colour" We have
done him, and really unintentionally, injustice again
The does not speak about poor people who do not
E3pay taxes, among his other people OF colour. Re
@|8amembering what happened at the said Governors
Objectionable thought it not prudent to say any thing
about delinquents-so they had the honor OF not
Hbeing included among the other people OF colour.
III" Mark that too, Master Brooke"
n VIVA, world of expense would this new mode OF
Waking the census save to the people Of the United
what pity, too, is it that the scheme was
Eno printed in the paper Mr.. Harker sent on to the
#presdent and Speaker of the House of Representa-
#tves, with the wooden nutmegs and goldfish
But, in sober truth, matter, like this, is not to
#be laughed at. How deporable is the condition oil
N the State Of Delaware, when two thirds OF her re
representatives subscribe to such principle, and
81 bindly follow leader Who exhibits them and him.
M self in so ridiculous and contemplate point Of
n vew-who cant draft resolution upon moment
a Gus question, without such laughable blunder in
N style and such hideous bunder in principle. The
Ri very principle which is ioisted into this resolution,
* and which sneaks there as if it were ashamed OF
''se, be made, every election, to vary the re.
representation. When Newcastle is asieep-and we
are obliged to say she is very apt to be so, at i'm
# poran elections, she might be still further shorn OF
her strength, and instead of having seven represen
N talyes, she might think herself happy it she go,
y three or four. And when, in Sussex, the storm
rages, and the brandy barrels set out among the
ELECTORS and uther' people OF colour and the bells
ae ringing and tolling, and the people are buzza-
ing on the court house tops, and files OF armed men
are shooting at poor democrats houses, at midnight
&-why when these things going on, Sussex shall
come out and set herself down, as entitled, at the
very least to half the power in the State
In the year l8 s, this county had assigned Tor II:
proportion of the state tax nearly two thirds. Their
there was bouncing and kicking here enough-de
mocrats, federaliss, women, children, Aliens slaves
and all " Others people OF colour exclaimed agains
1t, and it was given up. Now they come upon u:
and ask " not for two. thirds, but tor only one halt
@ his puts US in mind OF an anecdote, which one o.
3our representatives had, years ago, .old him
|Aat Dover. There was ia thar county, some forty
E#or h!y years back, troublesome fellow OF Hcrcu
8lean strength, who was called Bully Bob and Fear
Thought. When he met any one, against whom he
had spite he would accost him after this fashion
II" Neighbor, am very sorry to tell you that your
house has just been burnt down. and your wife ant
\ children have all persisted in the flames' After
ehoying, for while the poor mans horror and dis
ress, come, come, neighbor," he would say,"i is
not quite so bad as that neither.' Then pulling
out large jack leg knife, keen as rszor--" fee
mat he would say, " is it sharp enough do 20,
mink :" For what -" Why, will tell you the
honest truth at once-I have taken dreadful oath
"hchl must keep dare no, break i,-ior if do