American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-03-10
From the Hinchester Republican.

From the Hinchestef Republican.
Mr.. Giles, in the Richmond Inquirer, is pour,a
out his venom upon MIR. Adams. There are ~
terms too disrespectfu for his pen or the column.
of that paper. Il is matter of doubt whether ,b
absurd course is more complimentary 10 the lsad
or the heart OF the writer. The sympathy Of n.
virtuous is touched by the wreck of mind and n,
inconsistency of principle displayed in these onr.,
liminary remarks. That Mr.. G.. has yibrs,sd
from the republican orbit--hss long since madv
shot from his sphere"-the voice of the state d.,
informed him in language not to be misunderstood
| A place in the Senate Of the United States, ba.
been exchanged by the mandate of the people for
the retirement oi his Wigwam.' Who would
suppose that the man who is now dipping his men
in poison, would have once spoken thus Of Mr.
Adams?
From Mr.. Giles Speech on the Embargo.
This cruel attack [by Mr.. Pickering1 has i'm.
posed upon me an indispensable obligation to defend
This absent gentleman Mr.. Adams !; and it ha,
been principally this circumstance, which has dry
en- again, most reluctantly into this debate Sir
| can attest, and now do attest with great pleasure
the disinterestedness and purity OF The motives
which dictated that gentleman's Mr. Adams late
political conduct. As to its wisdom, that is matte,
of opinion, and now in course OF experiment but
as to his exemption from all views of personal pro
motion, or aggrandizement, here asser, that iaet
upon my oicn knorledge and upon my oTn respoa,
sibiHty, as far as can be warranted by the most ey.
plicit and unequiyocal assurances from The gentle.
man himself siren too under circumstances, uhieb
render their sincerity anquestonabie. II gives me
great pleasure to defend this absent gentleman, no.
only account OF his innocence of those reproach.
es, but on account OF his merits, his vii tues and
his talents, which in my Judgment, place him so
high ground, not TO induce wish on his part
TO shrink from any comparison with either Of The
five worthless OF Massachusetts Of whom we have
been informed by the gentleman, Mr.. Pickering.
The conference of the Methodist EpiseoDaI
Church, for he Virginia district, closed its session
at Portsmouth on the 23d ultimo. Between Go and
!; 20 Preachers were present. Bishops JieEtndrs
and .Soule, presided Among the subjects which
occupied the attention Of the conference, was
proposition to establish, within its own bounds and
on some eligible site, COLLEGE for the insliuc.
ton of youth, in those branches oi scientific learn,
ing commonly apperiaining to- University. The
Rev HpSekiah q. Leigh, George W. Charlton,
James Smith, Thomas Cr0acder, John Early, vii.
liam Clarke, G. T.. Dessosrdu, DR.. join 6.
Pegram, Rev Robert a. .1rmistead and Ethelbpt
Drohp, are appointed Committee to draft con,
stituton, and circulate proposals for The erection Of
suitable buildings, by subscriptions 10 he solicited
from those disposed to paionse such an under
) taking.
Delaacnre City'-We learn that new city
has recently been handsomely laid ou, at the mouth
OF the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, which
called g Deiairare City, A post Office is about
to be established ihere--it is within six miles Of
Newcastle, eleven from Wilmington, about two from
Port PENN and opposite Fort Delaware. The
streets run at right angles, and many Of the lots
have met ready sale at Philadelphia. II is thought
that il will soon become an important commeical
depot, and some establishments are already in ope.
ration and others are in contemplation.---Bat Pat,
Ractng.-At the close Of the Races which lately took
place the Charleston S. G. Course, there very
swift running for the Handicap Purse the result OF which
is stated in the papers, as follows
Col Spann's Bertrand, 9 IL
MIR. Dayenpors Aratus, 3
Mr.. Harrison's Creeping Kate, 3 drawn.
The first and second heats were run in exactly the
tines minutes and 474 seconds; the third heat in 5
minutes IS seconds, and the fourth heat in minutes 81
Sc conds-naking the total Of l2 miles couIsng in 9
minutes and "a seconds beating the ground, covered BY
the celebrated Eclipse and Henry ace, Long Island By
&c 6secondsexceedng any thing before known onte
Washington course, aud challenging the history Of the tl
in any country, for superior fceness and bottom.
SuPefannuated Judges.--The impropreiy Of ex
treme age and nfrmity remaining ON the seat o.
Judgment, is one which, few years ago. pressed
itself very forciby upon the notice of any one cor.
yersant with Westminster Hail. In Ireland they
have Lord Norbury, who seems I'd have lost every
faculty but that of making bad puns and in Scotland
there is Lord Hermand, who as Glasgow papern'
= r. A. ~ latatn