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The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-08-09

Of Monday until in theievening, when, az
ter many challenges for cause and few
peremptory ones, jury was finally empan
nelled. The most interesting particulars
! OF the days proceedings, are contained 10
the following paragraphs Of the CONNER
clal
"Elsie d. Whipple was then placed at
the bar, and the clerk commenced draw
] ing a jury. She was attended by some re-
latlons, and one otthem, DrV ksnsing, who
has never left her in court a mument. bue
has manifested the greatest tenderness
and solicitude for her throughout, took 4
seat by her side. She was requested to
rise. cnd have her veil raised, that she
might" look upon the nror," and the Juror
upon the prisoner. This is the first op-
portunity have had Of seeing feature Of
| her face. But il was too much flushed. and
disfgured by weeping, for me TO Judge of
its general expression, or trace the lines Of
beauty, which are said to have been there.
Her appearance was interesting. and there
was much sympathy for her wretched sit.
uaton apparent throughout the crowd"
Mrs. Whipple wept nearly or quite the
whole day. Strang who at first took bis
seat at the bar, was taken some twenty
feet back, where he pulled offhis coat, and
sat the day out without emotion Of any sort,
except on one trivial occasion. A juror
who was extremely stupid, was asked If he
had formed any Hypothetical" opinion up
on the case. Now il had always been
made apparent from answers TO previous
questions, ha, BE- ,0uld as vel usye cJsy>
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-12-11

NE 41gNe lave received tie Report of the Secre-
ar u the Navy, which accompanied the Presidents Mes
sage i interesting paper and highly credtabe TO
Me-. sorThAnn As il would be to impossible for
% publish at ~, length, this Report and the
other State Papers furnished at this Of the year,
must content ourselves BY presenting our readers with
abstract Of their most important contents.
Mr.. Southland reports that the vessels in commission l.
ring the pas: year. have been employed in the manner cx-
hbted in the last annual report The officers have per.
formed their duties 10 the satisfaction Of the Department
The sqadrons have been free usual from disease and
nothing has occurred board the ships 10 call for particu
lar notice.
Essential vlcehas been rendered to our com
merce and our political relations, by the squadron
IN the Mediterranean, under the command Of Com
modore Rodgers. Although tile war il The Ar
chlpeago continues, with an increasing relaxation
OF discipline and control over the vessels of one
OF the contending parties, and difficulties have ex-
isted between one Or more OF the Baibary States
and some Of the powers Of Europe, yet the pres
ence and activity OF our vessels Of war, under the
skIltul direction of the Commander, have protect
ed our numerous merchant vessels and our grow.
my commerce from serious interruption. The
force should not be diminished. and no change Is
designed BY the Department. except ia the vessels.
The squadron vii this year consist ii the Della
ware, java, Lexington, Warren and Porpoise, and
VIII be Commanded by Capt Crane.
No piraces have been committed ia the West
indies. The prudent and active application Of
our small force, has accomplished al. that was an.
lc'pated iiom i. Captain Ridsely continues ii,
command the,e.
The causes which induced tile Government ia
order the squadron to the COASTS Of Brazil and
iuenos Ayres stll esist The tyane has return.
ed, and relief Tor the Macedonian must be sent
in the coGl sc of the next slmmpr. hut the fnrce
will nut be diminished Some Of our merchant
vessels on that coast, have been captured and 9th
erwise interrupted, Tor real pretended violation,
OF blockades, and Of the laws Of the country. A
part Of them have been released upon the appica-
ton and remonstrances OF our naval officers whose
zeal, industry and skill, have been commcndable
Captain Biddle continues IN command there.
number Of seameu have been found in 4
state OF distress on that station and some in Other
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-12-11
From The National IntplIigencer.
UNIVERSAL. f.MANCIPATIOT-No


The Importance 10 ;e Union Of the security Of
lie peace. happiness. and prosperity. of our cit-
zens. and the promotion of 9. the wealth, power.
and resnu,ses.' Of the nation, is deeply felt, and
distinctly aoknow edged, BY every man OF sound
head and pi,e heart. Whatever measures. there
fore. have even remote tendency TO destroy or
imnair it, must be regarded with disanprnbation.
and a. FAR as possible, connteracted II any Tor
tgn nations are ira!ous Of our prosperity. and de-
.irnis af let4r.lng our advancement. they must
re;alce at and. if any opportunity offer, encour-
age. whatever affords gllm:fering hope OF such
4 lis.!,ti aus result as IA separation of the Union.
There are twu subjects which have this tenden
~, aud which deserve the most serious reflection
u the public. The first is. the unceasing efforts
ut many Of ntsr citizens to lnculcatr the doctrine
Ut the necessy and proprlety ct the UNIVERSAL
emancipation of slaves in this country. The other
is the threats Of resistance to the tariff, and those
suic,enti, plain Of separation in the event Of its
being extended. which have of late appeared in
some Ut the (et me say. intemperate) resolutions
which have been adopted in one Or two OF the
Southern States.
For the present shall confne myself to a calm
discussion Of the first 70 which request the sober
consideration Of my fellow citizens. On the Sc
cond may, at future, but not distant day, otter
..ane observations.
That slavery TO any extent is an evil--that 10
the extent in which it exist, in this country il is
great and alarming one and that it Is snbect OF
reproach in the eyes Of the people OF the old world,
is not, believe. denied BY any rational citizen.
whetier Shareholder or abnlitonist. But that
those who thus ieproash US not aware Of the
immense difficulty Of removing the evil, is equally
clear.
will mt for moment. allow myself to be-
lie>e, that those who have enrolled themselves as
advocates for universal emancipation are actuated
by any other than benevolent motives. But while
! checrtulv admit their motives 80 be benevolent,
cannot help believing that some OF their efforts,
particularly those Of the most enthusiastic Of them,
have nernicious tendency. 1t would argue
slender knowledge Of history, and OF the human
heart, to infer sinister motives from measures Of
disastrous tendency. Some Of the most rulnou.
measures recorded IN the historic page, have cna
mated ffen persons acting consclenously, but
from erroneous impressions With the motives Of
the parties IN the present case we have no con-
ctrn. Our business is with the probable result Oh
their Efforts IN the event Of their success.
~ order q PRESENT the subject fully before the
pnblic, il is proper to take into consideration the
number. at the date Of Tie last census, OF the I'M
fortunate beings IN whose case We are called upon
70 interfere and tie number Of white citizens in
the slavc-ho!A!ns states.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-12-11

ThH-, il appears that, in 1890 the slaves coin
ptl-ed more than one third Of the total population
o The Southern States: tat, III the great State Of
Virginia they were two-tiths 0i tie mhoe: and
that IN South Carolina. they were more numerous
than the whites. There is reason TO believe that
the population Is at least rs great now as al that
period. In some Of the states tie increase Of lie
slaves 5 much greater than the whites. liz south
Carolina. in 1sJ1, there we're 5O,lO4 more whites
than slaves: whereas, IN ls.0, as stated above.
there were 81 .O25 more 81 the latter than of the
former. In North Carolina, III 1850, there were
aSS.20l whites, ard 1O0,5.2 slaves, being but lit
lie more than ne-thifd; whereas, in 1920, there
we're Of the former 200, and Of the latter POS.
OI7, nearly one haf. In Georgia. in 1900, there
we're l0l 1868 whites, and 5000 slaves, not much
mure than one halls but in 1920, 1885, $50 whites
and da,5J6 slaves, nearly five sixths.
IN thls state nt affairs, we find that there are
many q our citizens who deceive themselves into
the Je.ict, that II Is possible, not merely with safety
70 the master and slave, but with great benefit to
the latter. to emanci pate the mass Of slaves at
preselt probably l,75O,00O souls, wholly unpre-
pared by previous habits Tor freedom, or for PROV
ding for their own support Few alterations Of
the human mind have been more extraordinary.
Let US examine by what means universal eman-
cipaton can be supposed practicable by its most
ardent Trends. There appear but four
|. BY the humanity and lIberality of the owners.
who. converted by tile Jealous Efforts Of the abo.
litonists, are to be struck with remorse at hollin.
their fellow beinss il slavery, and are therefore to
iiberate them spontaneously.
@ BY the coercion Of the non slave ,holdin.
States
Q. That the Government Of the United States
determined that slavery shall be baniahed from the
band, and at the same time disposed not to violate
private property, shall liherate the slaves, and
compensate the owners.
4. Finally. that the Slaves shall torcibly cmancl
pate themselves.
Let each be considered in its turn.
!. Voluntary and general emancipation. pre-
sumo there can scarcely be found man so yea
ious and enthusiastic - this case as to believe that
the slave owners generally, any very great num-
Der Of them. bred up they are in the strong con
yictnn .. The right 10 hold slaves, (the correctness
or incoieetl.t,s of which we are not called upon
70 investigate, and dependent almost altogether
spen them for most of the comforts and COVE.
nenees Of life, sill voluntarily renounce the
possession. and reduce themselves to cornparati. {
penury. such ar event may, il is true. take place
when the millennium arrives Eat rot till then. And
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-12-11

ne Administration must be put down u,5as.
as pure as tie angels
Motto OF Jackson's saFfofs,,
The Presidents message has been ,ecc,,aa +.
as was expected, is written IN an ragal. III
chaste style such as becomcs an able ,a,a<, ~4,
anu dnts cfeait % our country. 1t piese,ts ~.
a condition ui unparalleled prosperity al hnn,
and harmony "'ll foreign nations. 1t pre>,n,.
our finances IN prespetnus condition. and H.
to The cXth9u!shinent oi our national dem 4,
few years. 1t presents TO US treaties If ,r;cal
ship aud commerce negotiated with fnpian =.
tons within the last year all tending ia rrs. -,
our trade and prosperity, and draw closer NJ.
bonds oil friendship, with the cords If mutua ~
terest and intercourse. II presents the result, q
The labnrs OF our active engineers, in MARKING ~,
some part OF the foundation Of on I. Amcvc,.
system by examining routes for canals, railway.
&c. 1t recommends the attention Of Cupo,psa,a
those importan: subjects heretofore presented
among which stands nanufac lures, and partcular
" that of wooens. Athongh it IS as able sta.
paper Of its kind as perhaps was ever presented
to the people Of the United States, there i n,
doubt but fault will lie found with it by those Nh,
have pledged themselves to "put down the admin.
istrationo right or wrongs" " though as pure a.
the Angels As the President has not direrll,
said a great deal about manufactures. the "Comhi.
nation III IHe manufacturing states VIII say Mr.
Adams is opposed TO them, and in those State,
opposed to manufactures they will say ils sien.
indicates some deep design But to All lnudea,r,
rejecting minds, il will show the wisdom aid mod
Grafton Of MIR. Adams, who (thnnah finn SUI.
porter OF the 9 American Systcm,'') dues not with
70 add laggot TO tie fire that is ahead, raoine
in different sections Of our country on that All in.
portrait subject; and there is doub, but the inter
ests OF manufacturers agricutur~ts. and all those
interested in this great system Of national welfare,
wi! be letter scared By bis silence, than il he lad
urged the measure in his me ssagc Many mem.
beers Of Congress from manufacturing districts wifi
no doubt advocate the $ stem, who perhaps would
have opposed il had the President styon.l, recon.
mended it such unfortunately IS tie spiiit d lie
times.
he ability and economy 18th which the govern.
meiit has been administered BY our present chief
magistrate. will no doubt induce a rejecting wu-
pie % continue Jim another term; g. it is morally
certain We can gain nothing by change, and from
the disposition ard general character Of lis eon.
Petltur. avllily fear We may lose m1ch.
The aa5,rify Of The People ,,ust be the gamers
Or losers ~ the game that is now PLAYING 'lAey
are the aiblters; let them look well 10 their own
business aid all will be safe. l,ul if they permit
themselves to be Imposed on by Combination
OF "pollical gamblers aud demagosur>, they
may repent III sorrow when it is too late To apply
the proper remedy.
One of Tie feoFls
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-12-11
FOR InE WATERMAN.

.HeSsrs. Fditors-l have learned With pleasure
That at the meeting on Saturday Temperance %.
ctty was formed for W Wilmington and its scihy.
Il has been peculiarly gratifying to me to under
stand, that this society recognises the truth oil the
danger and deatrnctlyencss of sIlilltuoGs liquors
am, adopts as q fundamental principle tufa! asst.
hence from the use Of these liquors and the eNsu-
Sion OF t.cm from their houses. Every man, who
feels an interest in the well being at the coG,nuni.
y must desire the prosperity OF tins society, and
ought to elve il his cnuntenancc.
have been astonished to hear some object 10 tie
exclusion Of spiituous liquors flom their houses
Uhat maars TIE temperate incorporate wv hat
they Geem the prudent keeping Of ardent spirits ~
their houses. But this does not make all lntempe-
late. Irre-bat il makes mahy intemreiae'
that the rest may we'll trenble, and t,iciee ~
regulation, that rtrsutcs this danger.
The great Object If this society il 70 point oot
tbc dangers and remove the allurpmen's 10 Intern
peraacc. Does any one believe, that The tppfis
houses are the only occasions Of ntempe ance:
Here incompetence ends, but it begins il temperate
houses. Two OF the most destructive instances q
lntcmperancc which ever knew, arose Iron tue
use OF splr'aous Liquors rs medicine. Mill paiis
out one OF. the most fruitful sources ni lntrmpet
ancc. Letting children become familiar With sinf
ituous liquors. not with the taste-wh the sisNg
them let itbe understood, that you consider ar
dent spirits 50 valuable, that sou cannot consent %
regulation to exclude them from your house
and II your children love what you esteem 50 va
liable, tic consequence. you must allow, viii DC
natnr one; and will tell you, it is not an ~
frequent one.
let me urge people to consider their social ~
tics. Arc they not as members Of the community
bound to make some sacrifices for the coNm"A
goul
The Temperance Society, understand, WI
meet at Henry Hselb's Schoot Nouse, ne.H ''afAr-
doy nffraooa a three o'clock. ! hope that 10
numbers "il! be greatly increased. II A.io'ss y.
occasion 70 every one 10 do sooN, which he sioU'
well consider he!,ie lie ncgiccts i. =.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-12-11

1hechanicaL or .aftifrial Lepetes This nstru
ment has been invented by Mr.. Salandiele, AMI
acts as an equivalent TO ieechcs. Its advantage,
consist in extracting the precise quantity Of Blood
that IS wanted to be taken from the patient: IN
withdrawing the fluid with every lesil able degree
of despatch and senteness in not causing taat
repugnancc which naturally attends the Application
OF disgusting insects or worms in not causing any
injury; and finally, in being practicable in every
station, climate, situation and country This IN.
strument IS manufactured at Paris by tic En.;neer
Dnmouez. --Msdical Repertoire
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-12-11
FOR THE wArcHMAN.

"Ihe Administration must be put down ...
as pure as the angels y
Delaware journal., 1827-09-28
OPINION OF CONGRESS !!

The Providence (R. ~ Journal. after summary
view OF the variety olitems which make up the sum
of General Jacksons uniness for the office OF Presl-
dent, recalls to our memory the following clrcum-
stance which will not be without its effect upon all
minds open to correct impression. We extract II
from the Journal in the terms in which we have found
it. Comment of ours would be superHouus
"After the termination OF the Seminole war. the
conduct of General jackson was ma lie the subject
Of Investigation in the House OF Representatives
and the Senate of the United States Our late dis
tineuished Senator the Hon. James Burrel, was OF
the committee from the Senate. The committee re-
ported, .that they conceive General Jackson to haze
disregarded the posiue orders Of the Waf depart
,nert the Consultation and the Laacs." and "that
he has taken upon himself not only the erercase Of
those popers delegmedto Congress but those enpress-
Ia reserved to the State, in the appointment OF the
etfcers of the militia. 1t will be remembered that
this report was made by honorable and hgh.nlnded
Senator's at a time when no excitement existed a.
gainst the General when he was not before the peo
ole as candidate for any office, when the though
of the Presidency had never even entered his she'll
when encircled by the halo Of military glory, ant
where all the feelings, the prejudlces, and the pas
sions Of the mass of our population were enlisted
his favor. The report was not madesa IRON part.
views or sectional feelings, but from sense OF duty
} With regard TO the conduct of General Jacksontn tn
committee SAYS, were this nation subject to IN
cN of military dospot, and were there no co,ista
tional barriers to the inordinate exercise OF ml ar
ambitions more than this could scarcely hare deen ca
2 pected"
Delaware journal., 1827-09-28
CHRISTlANA HUNDRED.

At a respectable meeting of the Citizens of Chris
tiana hundred, friendly to the administration, CON
vened pursuant to public notice at the Buck Inn, on
Wednesday the 26th September,
| JOHN McMINN was called to the chair, and
William Dunnan was appointed Secretary.
| 1t was then upon motion,
| Unanimously Rcsolued That this meeting most
cordially approve of the nomination Of Kensey
| Johns Junr. Esquire, as candidate for the House
of Representatives ofthe United States, and of the
county ticket formed at Clarks corner on the 18th
inst and that we will use all fair and honorable
means to promote the success of the same at the
general election on Tuesday next.
Resolved, That the following persons be appoln-
ted to nominate committee Of vigilance, VIZ: Da-
vid Stdham, James Campbell, Isaac Finn, William
Boyd Robert Pierce, Junr. and Thomas Walters,--
BY whom the following names were reported, and
adopted by the meeting as committee, whose du-
ty it shall be to all due diligence and vigilance
10 bring out the friends of the Administration in this
hundred, on Tuesday next, viz:
David Slidham, William Houston, John A. Ban.
ming, john Haddock, John Siddall VIM. Martin,
James Sidda. James t1addocl1, John McMnn, Thos
Walters, William Rivers, John W alters, James
Campbell, Isaac Finn, George lodson, John Std
ham, William Little, William Boyd, John Logan.
Henry Heald Major William Armstrong, Captain
John Neal, Robert Armstrong, John Armstrong, r.
I. du Pont, Eli sinnex, Peter Williams, John Camp
bell, William Dunnan, Thomas Lyman, Thomas
LYMAN, iunr. Joseph Lyman, Robert P. Robinson,
Jacob Rothwell Ephraim F. Stoops, William Bar
Der, Aaron Justis, George Nebecker, Robert
Pearce. William Houston, junr. William Baldwin,
Peter Hendrckson. Alfred du Pont. Ashton Rich
ardson John Richardson, John Way, Moses Brad
ford, Alexander Gray, Isaac Shallcross, Robert
Crosby, Joseph Richardson, Samuel Richardson
Benjamin HolIingsworth, Jesse Clair, Jacob Pusey
John Holland James McGarvey, Thomas Stanly
Alexander Orr, John G. Phillips, VIM. Stephens
Joseph T. Baily, Henry I4atimer, George McCul-
Tough, Arthur Smith, +. Jeandel, Robert Miller
Henry Cavender, Caleb Kirk, John Rogers, George
Nc cCuough, junr Robert Topham and Peter Hen
erickson, junr.
Resolved, That these proceedings be signed by
the Chairman and Secretary, and published IN the
American Watchnan, the Delaware Journal ant
the Wmingtonian.
Resolved That this meeting now adjourn
4 JOHN McMlNN, Chairman.
VIM. DUNNAN, Sec'y.
Delaware journal., 1827-09-28
For the Deia,care Journal.
Mr.. Bradford,

Mr.. Bradford,
We are IA considerable class of persons who have
been uniformly friends of Jackson's election from
principle, who have just discovered, that our new
allies, the Senator's States Attorney, sc. SC. &c.
who have lately joined our ranks and who ought to
be satisfied with moderate share of weight and in
huence in the various arrangements, necessary to
insure success 10 our cause have actually monopo-
lzed the whole concern, and now dictate to US, what
we shall do, with as much confidence as though we
we're their vassas. as individual, have been
an admrer ofGeneral Jackson from the first, and
feel extremely anxious to see him occupy the Pres
dental chair, in which desire know great number
of my fellow citizens in this County cordial and
when the contest shall be alone between Jackson and
Adams, will sacrifice every minor interest to secure
the election of the General but we are not willing
on the present occasion, TO make the sacrifice that is
required of us, and give up the men prefer, SOLE
" to exalt character to the office of Represents
tive to Congress, who to say nothing Of his want o
qualifications and popularity, has been paimed upon
us solely thro management. As already stated, We
are very willing to have the Reads, M Lanes, Ridge
leys sc. sc. &c. as allies, but cannot consent tt
purchase their aid at the expense OF our own indie
peudence. Why has there been SO much shufllng
in fixing on for Congress, when 1t is now pret
ty generally known that Bayar,l was to be the MAJ
from the first? Why did Black and Read refuse II
be taken up, when strongly solicited by their friend
to do so--and why were MIR. Whlteley's feeling
sported with, by being placed on the Ticket?
!; answer-Black and Read were behind the curtains
: they knew all the arrangements--they knew tina
I; whoever was taken up, except Bayard, Was sham
Delaware journal., 1827-09-28
DELAWARE JOURNAL.
Nyt..;.At. ym1.A.i',sr,ai.sscN u \ g i
EviAav, SepteMber 2S, Ao21.

Come out from among thean.-Eyery day the eyes
81 some well meaning Jacksonians are opening tol
the true character of the present contest. We'll,
said mun--after he had read il small pamphlet Of
adozen pagcs--s'l have been jackson man, but
am now no longer.''
But this is not solitary instance. There are many.
many instances, in the county OF Newcastle, OF
men who really now convinced that the country
bto gain nothing by the change. '"hey do not ex-
rect any better national policy--but have the
most serious fears that it will be totally different,
were Jackson to succeed. They admire the mill
Mry prowcss Of the General, as they and all men
ought. But they now see that only a few men, and
not the country is to be benefited by a change.
They understand, at length, that the name OF
Jackson is used by many individuals simply to sup
ply their own want of popularity. They see IN the
front ranks in Delaware, not Jackson's original
frends--but new comers-men who denounced the
General-and now support him. because they INA
agne it will be support to themselves
These anl other things are operating upon tht
minds Of two or three hundred citizens Of this coun
ty and every day adds to the number OF those wh'
are taking a more rational view of our public al
fairs. We have always known, and always sad
nothing but time and more knowledge was wantlll
to produce the most salutary changes. The grea
mass of the people on the Opposition side IN tn
State, mean well, and have no personal object
in view. They want only more light, and cand'
view OF the matter, anl hundreds would still be az
ded 10 our numbers.