American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-05-13
FOR THE WATERMAN.


Messrs EplToR.-As Messieurs Green & Ro
I;p,u. insist iha. our half of the ,chole state Ia,
(which II seems those two gentlemen contrved IL
have put upon us,) was called tor by the people, ant
uas a measure absolutely necessary to do equal jus
IRE through the statewouldi not be we'll Tor them
N draw lots ,chich shall be taken up for our mex
governor? Or. what will be still better, suppose one
shnuld be taken up Tor governor and the other for
commemorative to congress and there will then be
fair opportunity OF ascertanng the sense OF the
n.ople Of the whole state, with respect to this tax.
That ,hey and their friends, and we and ours, may
have every possible fair chance, let some handsome
hank paper be procured for tickets for the three
counes and be stamped with the best likeness that
can be had, of these two statesmen. II would not
n-,hans be amiss, on this cason, put in requi
,ion the talents of that eminent young Inner who
is nav all the talk IN Philadelphia. 1t costs him no
ronbe al all to strike of complete likeness. He
vii do il in the hundfeith part OF the time It took
hen 10 fix haf OF the bu den OF the state upon US
IL hit, the cha, acter, too exactly lie does not
merely give YOU the outline, as IN common prohles
va are 10, obliged, as in looking at Larnt,r's por
traits to ,urn to learned and ingenious written com
mentari.s on physognomy, TO understand the pen
til OF the a,tst. You will see at single glance Of
lie ev, the deserted maId-the helpless orphan
he weeping widow or the broken hearted mother
The reckless boy and the ruthless man Think you
MOI that he can as readily, give us the willy poil'i
Ran the unfeeling collector OF an unjust tax-or
Inc more imposing character oil an Ignorant and
ch,.4trical fnanceI He can beat, no touch, The
BRUSH painters who, in the early part OF the me
m,rahIe reign Of George the Sd, could devise no
hstte way OF bringing into the PUBIC eye the ear
Of Butte ina secret favore, who, happily Tor US and
for mankind. had such all powerful Influence with
ham,
d huge hi b heeled boot, with large spur tasen
ed IN il, with enormously long ro"es.
This surprising young genius 1t ne IL desiTe to
40 So can ht off the portraits somewha, m the mode
formerly in vogue, OF representing, on pitchers aao
mugs, Courtship and .Matrim0ny. That there may
be rnre fair play, let Cou'tship be on the tickets
that 90 helnw--and those we keep Tor cur county
II upnose ought to have .uatrtmong uppermost
Their. will, at course, have the broad laugh-the
ler,.ns eys, and. strong an expression as may ne
desired, OF the pleasure of having taken as IN. On
ours. these two gentlemen may be made TO appear
like severed statue OF ,janaS--with back to back
az il resolved to stand by one another 10 Inc tast
each With key and a rod the one to unlock our
Arung b,Ses, and the other to scoe IN upon u, y
W. make any pnlher about 1t. ne pieasah. up
which on those sent below may be drawn back :,
| | ,shser-on ours may be p' essed up puieo cow
aid pucsered out with scorn and deiision aho .tis
smooth and triumphant braw OF theirs, may, ON ours
hr l5rt.d 6ercey together, shooting up into ths
dqp,es. ed forehead those radiating burrows which
like The sreaks of the Aurora Boreals, shai' tel
Tie wrath 10 come Some simple lolks, possibly
below may have the curiosity 10 look at the portraits
both ways, and may not like the hgures' when oloV
hot and cold with the same breath but inc o'he'
may be kept straight by being told that none ou
democrats turn things up side down-that all hones
ederaiss, from generation TO generation' take 'h.s
as they find ,hem for better or tor worse ;--or II
is limited that raw head and bloody bones may calc'
lhem-or that they may have a bao crop, ms
is good market CT vice versa-or lha' inc wing
will come down upon them and cut up their 'eathe
beds and rob their wives and children any oil thes
lhings will answer and We may be assured that he'
Their the tickets any thing else VIII DC lurne
upside down. until the votes in the boz and incl
assembymen get to Dover
am not absolutely certain that some OF our o."
voters may not hang astern, REMEMBERING pc,
chance, the sagacious advice when feco'h''ie"u
The most scrupulous observance OF the stf'ces' ~
likeness to every one, without exception; even
the holding The uht before certain parsonage
Tor such il would be we'll TO begin, betimes, 10 &c
custom themselves TO warm and warmer oishes
that when, hereafter, things wax hotter anu ho'te
with them, they may be able o stand II. " ma
De- II would do no barm--oy way oil putting o"e w
and queer notion against anoher-to re minu ,he'.
That those who invite themselves 10 sup sNheY
Know with whom, must not make any grea' ~
about il, if they find themselves upon snch an o.
CASTOR, under the necessity oi submitting 70 d ~
Of gond manners which no coinplished guest
That table allows himself 10 overlook
1t what have suggested should meet WIN gen
= fal appreciation, will cheertuly subscribe 70,
deal more then my share 81 the tax TOWARDS y
a a CITIZEN.