American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-12-12
The happy condition of the American people, a,

developed in the opening OF the Presidents Mes
sage, is such as to demand the most feryent iribut,
OF gratitude to that benefcent Being, who has seal,
tered his blessings throughout land with pro
fusion that has not been shown to any other nation
And the picture which Mr.. Adams draws of our
felicity, is not sketch Of fancy intended OF oalcua
ted to deceive. No-thc people know it, they feel
it, to be true. For this knowledge they are ndebt
ed to that liberal principle of republican govern.
ment which opens the sources of knowledge to all
classe. of the community over Which it exercises
authority, and which considers it indispensable TO
The happiness and prosperity Of the governed, and
TO the firmness and perpetuity OF the government,
that those who are ruled should be acquainted with
all the actions and plans of their rulers. No wish
is cherished no effort is made to withhold this in
formation from the people and it is among
the greatest privileges which we enjoy. aud Of
which ave proud to say The great mass of our
population avail themselves, that every citizen Of
the United States may make himself acquainted
with all the foreign and domestic relations of the
government under which he has the happiness TO
live 1t is fact which speaks volumes IN praise Of
Tree government, and which is highly honorable
to the people of this country, that their knowledge
in this respect is incomparaby greater than is pos
ssssed by the inhabitants OF any other portion Of
the globe. When a foreigner enters the dwellings,
OF our yeomanry, or the workshops OF our mechsn
les, or the stores OF our merchants he finds these
respective classes Of our population, displaying
knowledge Of and taking an interest in, the affairs
of government, and an acquaintance with the char
acters and movements OF our politicians and states
men, which strikes him with asonishmect. Nor
is his wonder lessened by the freedom with which
they speak all these topics, and he is compelled
10 acknowledge that these privileges are peculiar
10 The Unitcd States OF America.
The exhibition of the Optical Fire which has been dis
played The Town Hall during the last week. will be con.
,nued few evenings longer. The proprietor brings re
concentrations from the respectable sources, stating
that the exhibition is amisng ID instructive, and that the
exhibitor worthy Of the public patronage having been
unfortunate, aud having family for The support Of which,
consequence of bodily affection, he has been compelled
10 resort to this means.
Poor Corporal lIarker Of the Delaware Gazette appears
Dc ermned TO render himsei ridcuous by his swapping
and snarwg at the Administration. However, in this he
only acting up TO his promises for we recoilect very well
thai when the Of MIR. AdamSs election reached this
place, the Corporal sta ding before the Post Office,
ard he nielge with rrg To all The little mans
golden prospects OF honor and wealth, wica We believe
he had vanity enough 10 suppose would have fallen to his
ot had Mr. Crawford been elected, than he could
bear with camuess, and he foundcred about ike ifs
Just fr m the water, and the following words issued from
heart bursting 4 it'll rage and disappointment 1--WE Ill
keep him on hot Goals for fnhr years " Laughable indeed
that such unknown and harmless ihdi, d'lal as Samre
iIarke should talk Of roasting President Of the United
atcs
Some Of the Jackson editors, who, in their zeal for their
avoe, set truth at defiance, recently asserted in the
as huasng terms that the venerable CAnRoLL voted for
MI Weems for Congress, because the later would sup
po General Jackson for tie presidency, and ancled that
ms circumstance which, however, tuins out TO have been
~ tAtrnon, wuud the election OF the General
The following paragraph from the Washington Journal q