American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-03-24

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The expenses for the Poor of Chester County,
Penn. for the year 1925, amounted to S5 753 75t
The whole number supported was. in the Poor
House, 80 males IS females Aided out of the
House, "A males; SO females. The average ex
pense Of each pauper was S22 II. The Directors
have given notice that they will nei pay Doctors
bill. for attending paupers out Of the poor house,
for more than one two visits, and that in extreme
cases only unless by special direction from the
Board, or some OF them, or their steward for lin
lied period. Ii more Is necessary, they must be
brought into the poor house, and placed under The
Oh the regular attending physician. They
have also given notice that they will only allow five
dollars and fifty cents for funeral expenses of adults
out oil the house, that is three dollars for coffin
and hauling the grave, dollar for digging the
grave, and one dollar and fifty cents for winding
sheet and other necessary things the party may
choose to get and for small persons. in proper
lion to their size and age.
During the storm on Monday afternoon last
a house in Garden street, just above Csowhill ST.,
Philadelphia, struck BY lightning, aud consider.
ably injured Two men who were in the house were
knocked down, and one OF them was struck so vio-
lently as to be deprived Of his reason for some
time. The house of Mr.. John jennings on High
street, wesi of Tenth was also struck; but the
damage done was triiing, and none Of the IamiIy
were injured.
The Hnancial report Of the Committee appointed
&c settle with the Treasurer OF Newcastle County,
showing the tran ansac,ions OF the Treasury Depart
ment oi the County for the last year. will be found
on our first page.
ON the same page will also be found an interest
ing article under the head OF" Church and State"
At the last session of the New York Legislature
Ill IT.
solicitation u the clergy and others, to procure the
passage OF law to prevent the steam and canal
boats running on Sunday; and petitions were in
circulation few months since, to be presented at
the present session Of the Legislature of that State,
praying that portion of the profits derived from
tolls taken Oh the Canals during Sundays might be
devoted to that he petitioners called religious pur
poses. We hope the good people not only of New
YORK. but Of every other State in tic Union, will
oppose with the spiri, Of treemen, every attempt
hat is made to bring about any thing like union
Of Church and State. True Religion needs not the
arm OF the law protect her in this free country
The fate OF the bill spoken OF in the article to which
We have called The attention Of readers, is graft
lying to the friends oi civil and religious liberty,
and we heartily unite with them in praying that
every similar effort may meet with like end of
the provisions Of the bill are ignorant but this
We kDow--that in no case ought the ciril taw to
give ecclesiastical tn bundls the power to compel the
attendance of witnesses. Palsed be the hard that
Is lifted up in defence of any measure calculated to
cutail the rights of man.
We know that in some places it Is detrimental
to mans pecunary interest to be SO bold end in
dependent as to express an opinion different from
that delivered from pulpits. This consideration
shall not, however, deter US from speaking the
ruth, and like faithful Wa,chman giving the peo-
pie warning OF every attempt that is made to in
nse the rights purchased by the blood and trca.
su:e Of their forefathers
For Religion and her real Ministers, we entertain
that respect which they have right to claim from
| every member OF society but we, with many 9th
r's, have to lament that there is in country an
increasing disposition on the part oil some men, to
orm an alliance of Church and State. Such
lnon would produce consequences intellectually in
furious and oppressive, and against it we deem it
'lr duty, good citizens and lovers OF liberty to
EeFy aloud.
II was with reluctance that we introduced the
printer ot the weekly paper with the stolen title.
our readers, and trust they will pardon US tor
| mus occupying portion of columns which
| nigh, be better filled. The SAID printer has been
Equity of action towards US, which never could
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| man possessing the least os honor regard
| Or his reputation Our object in noticing him al
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at' merely to inform our correspondents OF what q
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