American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-03-25
CoMMuNIC ALTON.

81 Mr. WILsoN,-Perhaps you may desplse what
s#as from me, because | am not located, but a
#raveng merchant, and do not bring spices and
Itch studs from the east but only take them, with
HE palmer and humber fabricks of our own country
10 vend, after they are brought here, by others.
mix, however, with the people talk with them In
their own families and, after having passed once,
bip and down the state, can form as good and per-
haps better Judgment of their opinions than even
3heir own members of Assembly 1t would be
well for our law gvers if some Of them would take
j trip with me and hear what the people say. AT
present the talk is all about the new tax. In the
Bounty of New Castle need not tell you that the
people are in perfect fame. 1t burns, now, so
5tercy with them am afraid il wont last A wo'
nan of that county cant ask the price OF apiece OF
Aape, but she wishes it strong enough to hang up
Hhe authors OF the state tax. In Kent or Sussex
N cant stop at house, but the first thing am asked
vs., If is that the people OF New Castle are to
pay all the taxes. and the rest of the people 10 SO
Scot free No. said I, to lady, who put this ques.
on to me, they don't pay the aChote, they pay only
EBne half "Only one half,'' says she--" why con-
|3ound our assemblymen, what have they been about
Do long at Dover. Only one haf-why they pro-
E4nsed John, if he would vote for them, they would
E3make them pay two thirds, at the very least. |
INSISTED that he should make them promise to lay
E&he whole of it upon them. They said that could
|¬ be done oil at once-they must crawl before
|3hey walked.' Well, but my dear madame, would
pot that be rather overriding the matter. "Why
S4hey tell me,' says she, that there is not soul OF
'#hem but what has got coach for their wives and
E#laughers to ride in, while here my good man has
$ohing but gig, for us. o! if they would only
ALLOW me to go to the assembly, I'd work them
~ send the tax gatberer to them every other day
IA least once month regularly, until we could gel
vas many coaches as they have there"
IN AT the next house l was prasing up piece Of
|4tomestic, and saying how cheap it was. "No won
says the good woman of the house, " Tor they
@e me they have got yonder contraption, by which
they turn out whole piece like this, better
than this already stamped quicker than one OF our
men can plant hill OF corn. You are taking all
~ our money away from us, and we shall soon
|8become as poor snakes. Thank God though
IN is all coming back" How madam, says l, in
what way? "Why, they are to pay all the taxes
n Thomas says that he learned at the cross roads
Tyne other day, for all our great men were there .
~ Who are they, says l. "Why there was Squire
~ Robthem- Squire ilipthem-Sguire Potkthem-
Esquire Culhhem-Sguire CumaHhem-and Squire
"a Grlnatttem, and several more squires. Squire
3'foothem said if it had not been for him It woule
never have been brought about-but Squire Gr1nat
eem said he first started it, Bless their sweet souls
Put III tell you what, ant half pleased, to think W.
pave had to pay these taxes so long, when we nigh
pave got rid of them great while ago. Why we
ought to have the money back we have paid, III
make Thomas put them up to it. He knows how
10 manage them. There is five or six voters, if no
nore besides him who will do just as he tells them
and he'll do Just as tell him. It's all right too
air as the day is long-for if you will only give c,t
ne of those, what do We call 'ems that strike of
ne stamped cotton SO fast, III pay the whole ta'
rayself-aye, and the members of the assembly int
me bargain-and the overseers and constables, ant
~, l' I'll keep even the poor house for nothing :
wen but, says l, you out Of all reason. Con
rouhd you,'' says she, letting go her hold upon tn
piece Of domestic, III not have bit Of II. can