American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-06-10
DINNER TO GEN. HULL.

ticing the Dinner to William Hull late Brigader
General in the U. States Army because we hoped
there was in this community sufficient good sense
to have withheld any respectable portion OF our c.
tizens, from partic paling in SO mprudent and un
Unsuitable measure. But the dinner having taken
place. and been ushered before the public with the
usual accompaniment of an address, reply and
toas,s, we are compelled TO express, in sorrow not
in anger, our honest convictions Of its great impro.
priey.
We never should have volunteered to say aupht
10 aggravate the anguish of General Hull's own re-
nections, had not he his friends thus mprudently
obtruded him on the public gaze. Had he remain
ed in the quiet obscurty, to which public opinion,
had, as we think, Justly sentenced him, we could
have continued TO respect his good services in the
revolution, and to pity his weakness at Detroit.
But when we see him blazoned in the newspapers
with The honor OF a public dinner,-an honor which
has with very few exceptions been paid to the brave
and chvalrous, TO those whose deeds have brighten
ed their countrys fame when this honoris given TO
one whose weakness has covered nation with dis.
grace, every sentiment Of duty and patriotism i'm
osls us to express our honest, but decided dsappro
baton Of procedure, which if .membered at all,
will be remembered only TO the reproach of our
city.
| Nor are we peculiar in these sentiments We
believe them be those OF large majority of our
fellow
| that there will be throughout the Union q very gem
eral disapproba,on Of this i'll advised dinner.o
| Boston Patriot
| The New York American makes the following
remarks OH the dinner which has been given 10
General Hull They were ELECTED by paragraph
/ in the Providence American, approbalory OF il.
"We are, We confess shocked TO think that an
individual condemned to death, after fair and i'm
/ partial trial, by OF his brother officers for
lin our judgmen,) most criminal and dsgraceful
surrender OF an important military post and saved
from death only by the prerogative OF the executive
i've are, we repeat, shocked, that such an ndlvd-
ual lar forget What IS due to his own condi-
ton, and to the general sentiments OF mankind on
such occasions, as to accept public dinner.
i II is not our wish God forbid that il should be
to add one single pahg 10 those that must wiring
with bitterness the heart of General Hull, when he
reflects on what he might have done, and on what
he did. We do not desire 10 re-open wounds thai
.ltlme may have cicarlzed but we cannot look ST.
lently on, when we see the need oil honorable action
II the testimonials 10 heroic WORTH 10 generous patri
otism to fearless and unquestionable yalor, lavish
ed on a --, we win not give our thought q
name.
Ii is in public opinion, and in public opinion only
that in our country, gallant and devoted patriotism
can hope for lis reward 1t is therefore to rob The
emulation Of living aspirants for renown, thus 10 be-
stow on psrtoned consict-(we use the opprobri
Gus term with regret but the occasion calls Tor IT.
the honors that belong 10 unblemished fame, and
daring enterprise.
4 s1he roll OF the army is not to be longer dshon-
ored, by having upon il the name Of Brigader Cen
4 eral William Hull Such was the language of the
general order which accompanied the PRONUNCIATION
Of the proceedings Of the Court Martial, OF which
he sentence was death--a sentence approved by the
Il President, but of which the execution was remit
= ted.
And this is the man now selected as the object OF
a public dinner''
Newspapers are corth preserving Who does
not like to look into file of old newspapers! The
older they are, the greater interest is excited by
their perusaI. A file Of newspapers for hall a cen
fury is Of Itself good history Of the period. Il
would also be good library, and would sell fol
ii enough than the original cost to pay for al
the trouble Of binding and preserving. Looking
!, into file OF old papers printed in this country j
wonderfully calculated to remind US OF It's rapid ant
unparalleled growth.
4 The above remarks were suggested by looking
into file which happened TO have, printed II
: the year 1896. We found that at that time tn
tract of country composing the counties
I Montgomery, Otsego, part of Delaware, Herkimer
Chenango Madison. Oneida, Oswego, Jefferson
Lewis, and St. Lawrence, only sent one member t
Congress. They now send seven.
i We found TOO, the first advertisement for stag
ifrnu, Ola Enrt (no,y TJtica IN Geneva