The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register. (Wilmington, Del.) 1824-1825, 1825-01-06

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i ~ nol;tical power-While rulers are res
w. rs;ble agents, they can never long abuse
!o ar authority, or eunmndful oftheirtrust.
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III ~, rhe,ubim and flaming sword" which
.to .r the way the Tree Of Liberty.
. The memory Of KoscIusKo End STEu-
- prIAsK1 and DE kALB- illustrious
~, Of our ilustrions Guest.
4 Y,!e PeAn6lcS ct SasM .america and
lrjr0-Institutcd by our example, may
th rs participate in our success.
4 Grrers--Mav the gIorics Of antiquity
!. retindled amidst her desolatc groves and
, u affairs, and Athens and Sparta be
patn.rhea into life with fresh associations OF
enlendor and renown.
Il Itsapaa-Her virtues are at once the
highest reward and best security for our own.
After the regular toasts had been drank,
Mr.. OAKLAND, The President OF the sen
49, rose and gave the following toast
every generous and gallant defender
n, nation's rights meet with the MODEST
~ ,n',rl that'ean be received by man---a n1-
.,,sadnraton, gratitude, and affection.
af,er which Mr. Clay gave tho fallowng-
"(;en. BoiIvAR, the Washington Of South
AMERICA, and the Republic Of Colombia"
i s expected that General Lafayette will
I'LL Harrisburg in Pennsylvania, about the
middle of February--hc has been invited to.
Me Capitol By the Governor, Which invita-
ton lie has accepted.
nv official Documents laid before Congress, i
annears that the whole number ofthc militia Of
tba United States as enrolled, amounts to 1853,
787 men The u. States now support 1904
evolutionary pensioners, the amount OF whose
nensions Is i, S37,31G; there arc also 3,736 on
the invalid pension lis, whose pensions amount
n 1903. 900. Among the Indian tribes5} schools
have been established, which enroll thc names Of
9l} pupils
on SUNDAY last the Prisoners confined in the
penitan,ary At philadelphia, attempted 70 make
their escape from the yard b. means Of q rope
l1ller, 10 the end OF which hooks were attached,
BIZ which they hooked it to tha wooden cover
mgof the wall In the evening before they were
licked up, they commenced dccanping; but
fortunately, before many of them had had time to
saQf the fresh breeze, they were discoYed from
the outside By citizen, who, giving the alarm Of
tire soon collected crowd, and the remaining
prisoners were prevented from escaping. But
few succeeded in making their cscapc-thcsc
were all again taken.
Acooured man, by the name Of Hicks, who
lived near West Chester, Penn. on Christmas
night was sitting near window nursing his
child, when some person raised the window, put
stone under it, and shot him in the back of the
head.-IIe Immediately expired. Several per
sons suspected Of having hand in this murder,
have been arrested and confined in prison.
Ono Of the buildings at the Nitro Hall Powder
works, between five and six miles from Phadel-
pha, on the west side of the Schuylkill, was
blown up on Saturday last. No lives were lost,
the workmen fortunately having left the building
few minutes before the accident occurred.
On Saturday morning last, n shallop, which had
anchored Off Timber creek, about five miles from
Philadelphia, in the storm, filled with water, and
Bcnjamin Williams, capt. and Elisha Odcraft
! persisted on the occasion.
The following is given as a correct statement
OF signatures to the different petitions on behalf
OF Mr.. Fannlcroy
h Signatures to the General Petition, 1925
I Friends Position, 233
Petition, on the ground that Forgery
ought not tobe punished with death
-intwolays, 1,449
4 Total, 13,625
4 These were presented to the King III Council
4 previously to their deliberations.
Captain Smith, arrived at Boston, &C. days
\ rom Cronstadt informs, that the Emperor
4 nag issued an order for the departure OF all
Il iorelgn Missionaries from the Russian En-
4 pre-; and that mary Of them, with THEN
4 families had arrived at Cronstatlt, and were
embarking for England.
:, ne yearly Meeting of friends in North
earollna has come to the determination tc
p atha all the coloured persons under its care
y the Haytien Republic. They are i'll all
llout 700, being persons whose unconditional
emancipation is not permitted by the laws
u W North Carolina, and who have for many
u sars been held in trust by the Society.