American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-12-27

goR THE WATERMAN.
Iy-NEw CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE. III

As friend of Mr. Alans' admi alton, and anxious
that his career while it is brilliant soud be promove Of
the lasting happiness of his country, IT with small
degree pleasure that read his late Message Congress
In recognise the profound Statesman, plainly
discern the accomplished scholar Though most of the
topics he introduces have heretofore been touched upon by
his predecessors they have never been put forth such
bold and striking reefand assuredly, have made
such an impression the of readers. The growing
energies of our great country appear to assume new veo1r
under his descriptions and the imagination sensbIy
excited by his vivid of her felicity, that
are sometimes left to conjecture whether he speaks from
fancy from fact.
the consideration of Congress, particularly struck
with The proposals for establishing o6servatory This,
from its novelty, will probably excite some surnrse, and
doubt, opposition from the Ignorant and unthnki"g--bu
what M. Adams SAYS is nevertheless true is a matter
of national reproach us that have erected
before. Under the guidance of learned and scientific
astronomer, it might be productive ut very signal advan
age; and who knows but Country in this new field of
science, might reap aures that would adorn the brow of
the oldest nation in Europe After producing Franklin
and aRtenhouse, ought never to despair-we should
fix no limit The march of mindperhaps at this very
time, there may be some and gifted spirit.
mtc ngloros Newton, who only wants the Opportunity
developing his energies for the benefit of mankind
While this subject cannot omit the occasion of re-
commencing Mr.. Adams and to the country Gentle
man who is peculiarly well qualified for this scientific
ploymen Congress should proper to adopt his
Recommendation. Tie is native of State, which
may in degree impair the force OF my testimony in
his favour. myself Delawarian-but happily the
nedeSta tame rests on 100 DrOau ana SOHO OASIS
he affected bv such consideration For while it has been
The singular good fortune of men, TO obtain eXten
died reputation with little namght to shew for it, it has
becn far otherwise with the individual we shall mention
The public have already been favored not merely with
slender sbectmen of his works. but with sized treatise
after treatise almost endless variety and numbers which
by the wav happy to hear will soon make their ap
pcarancc in quao fo with notes and illustrations under
the imposing patronage of that learned phiologist The Ed
tor of the Helvare fazeHe. Like his able and
bsicd friend he has likewise sought the troubled fields of
controversy and off crowned with trophies and with
spells But it in the regions of anthology that he is most
distinguished Ills very profound and abstruse specna-
tons on the subject of the MIMI have entirely superse
de-, the ingenious essays of Mr. Locke, and have at once
fixed his superiority any meaphysciano the age Be-
sides all this, he is Poet whose hands have, in the Ian
guagc Of Mr. Gray, "wak'd ecstacy the living lyre"-I
and who has long SINCE without the aid OF this Observable
ry visited every nook and in the armament. Byl
this time are surely understood referring to the far
famed MrhronD BARD-than whom, more suitable per
son could not be fond to take up his abode in these
"lghthouses of the skies" To fill with usefulness such
situation, requires mos than capacity to PEEP or
else we should have thou chat his enlightened patron had
much stronger claimsio this post than himself But Mr.
Iarkers PEEps' all aubnar, and we think, that he
would shine more MISSION PANAMA, or at the
HnAp OF THE HOME DEPARTMENT, to which situations We
may hereafter possibly recommend him , Il
A FRIEND TO MERIT |