The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-06-01
Eur TIE LYlLmingtonian.


h low personal ribaldry. In his comnunica-
cations. he selects no individual on whom to
cmnty the "val of his wrath; but he oc-
cunies the broad base of generalization-he
pudeavors to correct the errors of one by ad-
yi,ing the whole, and he commends their ac-
,ons Individually, by approbating their con-
duct generally Far different he, who, to
crafty personal enmity, or satiate thirst
tor retaliation of private injuries sustained,
-"stalks, and stamps, and stares, and acrites
h With all the prettness OF felgned alarm
And anger, insignGcaatiy .ferce;"--
Obtrudng himself upon the public attention
through the medium of our Journals, max
inc them the vehicle whereby he sheds his
pestiferous influence on all surrounding OBJ
iects, dispensing libel here, Intentional
ly trespassing upon the tenderest SEN
sation in another place, and rendering some
one an object of contempt for a tezo,
or of commiseration for the many. But
inclinations of this description are en-
tirely foreign to my object; write to grat-
ify no personal malice, to redress no private
grievances, only to eradicate pice, and plant
good; to pass the scythc impartially over
the "rich soil' now aTordng support to the
"rankest weeds" to level and convert them
to the nourishment Of plants more congeni
al with the intrinsic value Of the garden
| that yields them.
Il There is, perhaps, no vice of greater mag
- H. .T ran ,n1I; In
! heakng disresheeyniiy Of hersons during
4 their absence; its effects are of the most del
eterious character, it prejudices without an
interview, it generates disposition to avoid
an acquaintance, preventing, frequently, the
possibility of scrutinizing the merits and de-
merits, and giving an unbiased decision on
the individual so stgmatized. This prac-
tce is dastardly, because the reputation of
an absentee is attacked without the oppor-
tunity of defending himself.
The evils arising from "tea table slang"
although it may not appear formidableto to the
parties engaged leaves prejudice upon their
minds less easily deterged than that "spot"
which the haluciinated imagination Of Lady
Macbeth had conceived to exist on her spot
less hand. For who Of my readers will sit
attentive auditors to a conversation regarding
persons without imbibng the substance OF
opinions and sentiments, the shadow of which
was only presented to you' upon this "hear-
say evidence" of certain supposed facts as
foundation, your fanciful imagination e.
rects multitudes of ideas as incongruous
and ungenerous as the basement is unjust.
81 think you will not gain much by becom-
ing acquainted, nor lose much by remaining
unacquainted," is remark as customary, a:
it is prcjudicial to the welfare of the persor
spoken of. 1t is at least intended to convey
something, and from its tenor we would no
suppose warm commendaton concealed
under an apparent indifference, that will sud
denly and gloriously break forth with daz
2ling effulgence producing result as effec
tual and satisfactory as it was unexpected
No, far from it; the intention was to chill
the social intercourse which otherwise
might have been elected, to abolish the in
'erest which might have been permanent!
established, and thus interrupt the wise gen
sral order Of creation, by intercepting har
Aony and good will.
These are. and will continue to be the con
sequences OF remarks Of this genera You a
dopt either one side or the other, to assen
10 the accusation or ylndicate the accused
Tor the mind will not remain inactive, it i
ever engaged in good or evil, and we ar
prone to evil as the sparks fly upwards
at least certainly we revel in one or the othe
IN a ratio proportionate to the manner an
quantity in which they are arranged befor
us;-a train of fcontemplations are frequentl
excited altogether unworthy the source freH
whence they spring, and to them there is n
femedy,no antidote to expel the poison; whe
shce inhaled it must be permitted quietly t
'ester and send forth its foul exhalation.
ehgendering the happiness of all the unfortu
nate subjects of such unjustifable stric
lures.
VINO steals my purse steals trash, 'tis something
,r nothing;
was mine, tits his, and has been the slave
thousands.
n us ne, who flches from nv rood name