American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-05-10

there is Power to which even they arc amenable is
that Power, ut whose feet even monachs crouch, aud
whose trophies the fallen datem-e s:vered cilaih,
and the broken sceptre. That oppressors already
trembe at what they have done doubt. See
not that but the immediate authors Of the aggression,
can be found 10 yndcae it No, not tongue but their
own, lsps word in its defence and from their lips,
the bitter oboquy which cannot be rcprcssed is mixed with
mean Establishments and sooth those whom they
have injured Let us only be firm and unshaken but mode
rate, and have nothing TO fear There is OF JUS
ce in every mans breast and shall not be without adj
voca,es in the hearts of the constituents of these very
Let not he eore as long possibly avoid it, lde
tfy the beobe of the lower countless with wronguoers
The leaders, who have been implicitly followed but by
few, are anticipating their overthrow. They know
full well, that yrans only fearedtat they
loved-and that in their downfall they are more detesed
and despsed by the pampered agents they have employed
than by even the victims of their injustice.
Was il to strike this blow upon us! Have not
the poor and the rich suffered, with u.s. well with them
What has ghtened the pressure of the times upon
than upon them DO the products Of farms find better
markets than those of theirs Point not to item of
sessment proof of its fairness towards us, that stands
damnng evidence of the untness of the employed
and of the utter uncertainty of general correct valuation
The wrong done not of conjec,ure it is
ofunversa notorey perfectly known in the other parts
Of the State, here. idle it is than idle, is
adding the grossest insult the most fragrant injustice, to
talk of an assessment, fair rule Of valuation Of
property here just before fell from so to rs per cent in
valueand in the other countless after had attained 10 its
lowest depressonin price With respect to this NATTER and
the character of the done and the motives and nuen
ces which led it, there is difficulty in coming at the
truth. The difficulty is in determining how individual ma
gnity and injustice, covered with the mantle OF the State
how egazed fraud and OPPRESSION to be encountered
We advocates of rebelon preachers of
treason We repeat and we soemny aver, we wish not
tsnge hair of tax gahererto be touched Let violence
towards their PERSONS be either threatened contempa
ted Ii they from another part OF the State, let them
see in the countenances of every and among
the sovereign contempt aud feel for the
immediate authors of this aggression upon our rghtsths
fraud against property If the gaeres of this tribute
live among u.s. let them continue 10 feel through life, that
the people of their county regard them only as oo
sVreches, whose society toreTer to be summed All
THE POLLS-AT THE POLLS, LET US BE SEEN
AND BE FELT. 1t there alone are feared and is
there may make ourselves respected. We have not
complained that brethren the other counties held
the hand of fellowship their opponents We applauded
the beality with which their pledges of sincerity
gwen. Wehoped the time had arrived, when the torch oil
civil discord would be finally extinguished. But is
endeavored be made blaze furousy than
cherish the hope that this atrocous aggression will
be rowned upon by the constituents OF its authors Let
us indulge any angry feelings towards the people those
parts of the State. They notey cannot be identified
with wrongdoers. The members OF Assembly who
have committed themselves to the guidance of their nfuria
ted leaders, will retace their steps They will withdraw
themselves from an influence which only them
with shame and involve their whole party utter run.--
There gentlemen-inelligent, upright, liberal, and
honorable among the federaists below, whose cou-
se If followed will redeem the forfeited honor OF tier
party unless they should become if they not so al
ready, objects of persecution to those whom nouSht will
content, but wadng knee deep In the vile and crooked
paths which Stunned by all but the bndest zeaos and
The grovellng parsans 1t would afford us the tru-
est pleasure the noble example set by the Boso
mans followed in Delaware. This misudged this wretch
ed attempt upon well calculated, 1t not cum
nngly devised proong the reign of party. We pant
for no victory that will involve adversarles in shame
and confusion. We not disposed to be otherwise than
kind and respectful 10 what good among them and We
say So even at this moment, while smarng under
fragrant injustice that their party has ever been
guilty OF towards Ii is not unfortunately, the only ev
dence of the bitter spirit of which have been the OBJ
ect Alas how intensely nolerant have been the
feeling winch is INDUCED, at the expense of friends
as well foes in this county, Their friends here have
done them no harm; why have they not orborne, upon
their account, if not upon ours Is it that they are willing
impose upon of their brethren here Oh
three of ours can be cheated at the same time'
We about taking leave of this subject but we can
not without asking, why is beloved and lameated Rod
lney nsuted in his grave by codblooded sarcasm, on the
u unhappy occurrence with captain Bidde! And why Is
that veneraed patriots respectable LADY, and rec refer
red to- any other than with that kind and consdeate
respect and haowed feeling, peculiarly due to female
virtue in the deepest a1icon mourning the loss OF al
dolzed husband and of father adored by his children
II there her in state, equally beioVct
II when alive, aud whose memory equally dear to thu
democratic party Hazln. His grave, too has BEEF
violated and the finger OF soon pointed at his orphan CHI
dren. Gentemen shall apply to you the term--wha
you hold sacred Do you spare neither the living no
the dead-neher age sex 1t you will not let us res
in peace gravesnor spare our wives and our CHI
dren when gone turn not your ruthless swords up
on yourselves Lei part-no doubt in your estimation
S the valuable partof the human family escape. fo
say we drafted those shocking resolutions which are
brand with immortal nfamy You forgot to tell us ina
you accepted them from the pen that drafted them and the
voted them with acclamaton Our avorte naval hero
our honest yeoman of the plough, Aaers himself that
the deep and cunning disguise OF the hand now SO dead
armed against u.s. we shall recognize it to be the
same which actually offered them to the acceptance OF tn
General Assembly. What to think OF him whoi
the journals of the House of Representatives record as tn
mover of these resolutions when we him holdn
, them up for universal contempt Until lately we had b.
n eved thar opponents part of the current OF publ
feeling upon that occasion, had flowed as pure an una
filed as our own We we're deceived The mists that the
hung it, have been given the winds, and we pc
ceve it to have been like themselves, sulen-dark