American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-05-19
From the Yirginian.


From the Yirginian.
Many Of the opposition prints" make themselves
quite merry with the words, " By .authority' whie n
bead the laws of The United States in the journals
selected by government to give them publicity
We cannot accoun, for the dspleasure so frequently
evinced by the ami administration to these words
certainly destitute Of every thing like corrupt
meaning, in any other way, than by supposing that
they are 10th the little pittancr OF Bl00
per annum. pass from the public treasury into the
pockets Of any but the ortt0dor who, Of course,
confined to themselves. Or, perhaps, judging by
their own feelings, they think tina, this immense
is efectual check upon an honest expression
OF opinion! God forgive such unchariablencss
Even the Richmond Enquirer has not dsdained to
SIMPLIFY this little weapon Of little souls. Has it
forgotten that its columns once made display of
the same odious words, "By Authority,
too, it was a supporter of the men in power, and
consequently open to the same importation OF dishon
esy which il now literally circulates against
others! Then, indeed the publication Of the laws
was more lucrative than it now is: Tor then, the
acts of private nature published and paid for;
while now none but those OF public character arc
inserted Every Journal which aspires to the char
acer of deccncy and honesty, ought heDceforh TO
abandon the use OF an epithet which certainly in
vaidates its claim to The one. and as certainly ex
cites suspicious injurious 10 the othcr.
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCEETY.-The annual
meeting of the American Bible Society held
last week in New York. From the annual report
it appears that the society have printed at heir de
posi,ory, during the 10Th year, % $50 English b
blcs, 5000 French, and 1000 Spanish bibles, making
in the whole 94.250--4 ~ $50 English, and 1000
French New Testaments, making in the whole
4675O-which, together maSe 8 900 Bibles and
Testaments printed in the 10th year and in the zen
Years since the formation nj The .oeiety, OF bibles
and ,estaments $4,000 There have been issued
during the past year. 67. "a Bibles and Testaments
and in the ten years 440,047. There have been
issued gratuitously during the past year, 1851
Bibles aud Testamens, OF the value OF 8l0.54l 88.
The net receipts into The treasury for The past
n rear amounted TO 85l,3se "a. The receipts for
\ the 9Th year were "a 1873 08, making gain of re
ceip,s in the 10th over the 9th, of $50 Sc. Among
the issues in the 10th year, were 1886 Spanish BIZ
bles and testaments. In the course OF the 10Th
year, 81 new auxiliary societies have been recogn
aed, making in the whole that have been recognized
4 since the formation OF the society, 500.
The tenth anniversary Of the New York Sunday
School Union was celebrated on Tuesday afternoon
j at Castle Garden. The number OF scholars pres
q emit male and female, was between and 5000, and
Il ed TO have been from 10 TO $4,000.
N Mr.. Hume in some observations, on the immense
Il sums demanded in the House Of Commons for En-.
a glish ambassadors and Consuls, upwards Of half a
million Of pounds sterling, said, that the expenses
Of the English Embassy to Paris, this year amounted
4 to 3Oo0ol, equal to 81S3a33 SO The whole
diplomatic establishment of the U. States did not,
q said Mr.. H., cost that country large sum as
\ our single Ambassador at Paris did this country >
u The fixed salary of the ambassador from England
to France is stated to be 120o0t and the contingent
ces for the current year upwards OF 1000 pounds
n We also learn that the Ambassador a, Vienna has
a an annual salary Of $4,000 pounds and the Ambas
& sador to St. Petersburgh l4,50o pounds, equal to
& IS ,555 dollars SIS cents.
n In the same debate Mr. Hume took exception to
n the expensive dresses of the Household Drummers
d and Trumpetters of the Crown, and said that the
cost Of one the Drummcr's jackets was IA pounds
a equal to 8320 80. Well might Milton say, that
the trappings Of Monarchy, would support he
Apublic. DEM Press.
8 The duke of Montmorency, fell down dead while at
"a church in Paris the Oath March, His funeral was
Y celebrated with great pomp. The number OF private
4 carriage, in the train, exceeded 900.