Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-04-27

only words, but acts in perfect accordance.
Sir Walter Scott, on the 9th of February, at
public dinner, confessed himself to be the entire
and sole author of the Waverly Novels and thus
this long contested question of the authorship OF
those works is now put to rest
Engineers have either left, or are about leaving
Washington, for the purpose OF prosecuting the ma
tionaI surveys. detachment is ordered to assist
in determining the route for the Baltimore and Ohio
Rail road.
A Philadelphian, discussing Mr.. Cannng's pro-
aject for modification of the British corn laws,
comes to the conclusion, s'fhat the hopes entertain
led by our farmers of having market in Great Bril-
tain for their grains, melted into thin air, like
the baseess fabric Of vision, and that it is the par
amount duty of our government to extend, by all
fair means, the domestic market for the productions
Of our FARMS
The trigate United States, Com. Isaac Hull, arri-
we'd at New-Yorls on the 22d, from the Pacific
Ocean, after absence Of nearly forty months, hay
ing left Hampton Roads the 18th OF January, 1924.
She sailed from Valparaiso on the Gath of January,
and left there the Brnndywne, Com. Jones Vim
tcnnes, Capt. Finch, and schooner Dolphin, Lieut..
Comd't Aulick, bound down the coast
= PAN OF OrrRATIoYs.-It is reasonable to sup
pose that the secret, midnight Caucus, composed of
members of Congress, and held at Washington dur
ing the last session, devised other plans OF operation
Than those to be executed at the seat Of government
"a have merely opposed certain measures: to have
&kl triling subjects the public time, which
&& haXe been devoted to important interestsf
and aered abortive several attempts Of
the ~ do ~ State some scrvice'--
seem nos 6eethcr,l0 have satisfied the patriots
Work must q elQn4 beyond the ten miles square
and that tre1 rs the Dntchman said, when he
prayed the Lord to prevent his drowning. New
presses must be established-0d ones must be pur-
chased, or " improved'' Ia mode de Pan buren,
and meetings must be held, of good men and true,
having nothing at all, at ain this wide world, but
the most dsinterested love Of country at heart Ac-
cordngly, new presses are established--old ones
either actually are, attempted to be bought, OF
g improved"--and meetings, after much labour,
consisting of five, Fifteen twenty five, and even fifty
men, are got up purely for the welfare of the nation
Now, the prime of all these patriotic pro-
ceedings would not for the universe. he suspected
of any selfish personal views. That would be
altogether "killing matter''--and reader " thou
shall not kH.'' Be, therefore, not too inqusitive
Draw not the line Of distinction too strongly, if you
please, between the real interests of the country
and the projects Of those asprants to oftce-st
weary of their present condition, and in such dies
pair lest the eye of the people should not discover
in due season, their merits. their patriotism, an'
their talents. Ask not by what system ofpccy
thew propose to accelerate and augment the welfare
of the country. Doubt not their fitness for superiO
stations when they exhibit such sterling merit
such conscious rectitude--such entire disnteresed
ness--and such ccnsummate abilities in those post
which they now occupy. Give credence to thei
protcstations that their abours are abours of low
for YOU, and for the Republic, which will most as
suredly acquire unbounded prosperity and rcnowr
iG pcradven.ure the People will permit them, j
the "high places which they seek, 10 dispens
such numerous, such varied, and such all-importar
blessings. In short. reader. whoever thou art
think not--act not--for myself: For, in verify
tell thee-tha this would he /" killing matter: All
you know the commando thou shalt not kill
A STRANGE MAN.--It appears that Mr. Miner
Editor Of the " Village Rec I'd, or Chester an
Del ware Frdcralisf,'' differs on the President;
question. from some Of his brethren, qciM srho,
he has long labourcd" We are somewhat astonsl
ed that Mr.. Miner did not send to Wilmington an
get full and entire permission for such course
conduct. He seems to be quite as ofsiropuious
as his brethren in Delaware. who WILL witho,
leave or license prefer Mr.: Adams to Gen. jackson
This malady, in this State, seems so prevalent tn;
our political doctors have given up for gone''
numerous body of our most esteemed fellow cit
zens. Indeed, the extent of this disorder seem
quite alarming, it has not, till lately, become
"a, visiblegs
Tnr IoKE Spo1rp.--I suppose the reader ha
heard the wonderful billartabe story. After gon
the rounds for ayear,t is likely to be laid as usr
less The following letter that subject, from s
Van Rensselaer, to Judge Clark. Representative i
Congress from Kentucky, seems to spoil the Who'll
4 joke
q. 6 i Bv the wav, some Of our readers NAV not reco
lect that Gen. S. Van Rensselaer, voted for Mr.. Adam
when the election for President dpvolved on tn