American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-06-23
FRIDAY, lime %, 1926.


battle OF Butker Ill.," is duly appreciated. There are
many blemses in the ode. which do not feel ourselves
competent correct and have concluded to lay il aside
~ e present If among the old scraps" of which he
srS&ka he has any anecdotes of the revolution, which
would hc and interesting TO our readers, he would
oblige us by furnishing copies of them.
The Borough Council yesterday made the following ap.
continents.
Regulator Of Heights and .lasues-TnoMAs C. ALHrcns
inspector Of Flo,v-ANDnEw TAYLOR.
Gnager--IonS tiEDGFs.
Clerk ii The Observation-Disclosures BAssETT
Clerk ofthe Councit-JoNAs p. FAIRLAMB
.neas,rer Of Bark and Weigher Of HtgWILLlAN Woop-
Superintendent efMe Uater Horks-JAMEs IocAS.
Supervisor efkhc Sreets-JonN I1RoNs, senr.
BaiG8-1HoMAs DELL.
Our countrymen have on recent occasions rem
dered themselves censurable for their misspplied
charitv and we observe that in some places in the
U. States, it has been proposed to raise subscription
for the relief of the suffering manufacturers of Eng
land. The proposition no doubt originated from be.
eyolen motives, but we trust it will not be carried
into execution. 1t would indeed be charitable over
much TO send our money to assist people dwelling
b country possessed Of more wealth than any
ohe' in the world, and having within itself every
requisite means TO relieve the distresses Of the suf
fering part of its population. Let England help
England. Let her proud and pampered mobiles, and
her " right reverend fathers in God,' give back from
their OVERLOOKING Golfers but small portion OF the
rents and tithes which have been extored from the
sufferers ard the hungry will be satisfied with bread
and their distresses aeviaed without our assistance
A writer in the New York National Advocate make
some excellent remarks this subject. from which
we make few extracts. In reply to writer in the
same paper who recommends ga subscription
throughout all the cities of the United States, for the
relief Of the poor of England he says
s. think the relief of the poor of England should
be left to the rich Of England who revel in the pro
ducts and spoils of their labor-who by one chan.
mel or another suck them dry from day TO day, from
year to year, and from generation TO generations
The government Of England, the nobility of England
and the bishops and dgni6ed clergy of England
have ample means in their power, if they will only
retrench hundredh of their Injuries, their "trip
perry and extravaganza, 10 remove all this distress
and forever prevent its recurrence.
Let them look at home, and let as look at home
Even we shall find ample demands for our surplus
charity under our own eyes. Or if we are inclined
TO relieve the disresses Of those distance let us
extend our sympathies to the struggling, starving
Greeks"
"The idea of C STAINING" the pampered satraps
of England, by our charity, is, ] fear, altogether
fallacious. Should we send them bread, ten 10 one
they will squEt at us through quizzng glass, and
wonder at Jonathan's g Yankee notions" Let me
no, be accused Of dscouraging the divine impulses
of charity. l only wish to discriminate; and since
all human calamties cannot be relieved, TO limi,
gifts to those who have the strongest claims
Only few months have elapsed since large drafts
were made upon our charity, for the relief of the
inhabitants of the Province of New. Brunswick
suffering from the effects of fires. Similar fires
ragged in N. Hampshire and Maine, and similar los.
ses were sustained: But there was no subscription
for their relief. Our charity as MIR Burke has it
/" was paralytic on that side.' Sour Brethren oil
Maine and New Hampshire, were left to cure their
own blisters, and starve amid the ashes oil their
homely dwellings, for aught we cared.''
The prayers Of all the good people in the Borough
are requested in behalf oil Corporal Harker that the
poor fellow may be restored to the use of what little
portion of reason and calmness OF temper he once
possessed, and which his late disappointment and
exposure have entirely deprived him of.
Corporal Harker's hypocritcal and lame apology
in his Gazette of Tuesday has rendered him still
more contemplate in the eyes of community who
understand the moving springs OF the Corporal's
proceedings in regard TO the late Borough election
In consequence Of the increased price of Grair
and Hay, the Draymen of Philadelphia have advan
ced the charge for hauling, from Is to So cents pei