American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-07-31

doughty combatanss had fought their Delly fuFi,
and :" retired with all the honors OF war troin the
bloody field of battle"
What became Of the door pe.ller, know not, for
nv fears we're too busy for my curiosity, and
mounted my horse and rode off while the combat
ants were graphing and painting as 1t they were
struggling with deaths own self; and had rode
ten miles before observed that my horses tail
: - THE wANDERER.
The Press-It must be painful to every friend
Of the Press and Country, and disgusting to every
chaste mind. to behold the entire want Of decency
| and self respect which many editors Of newspa-
pers exhibit in their political and party chickering's
Every day seems to break down some Of the bar
riers Of truth and proprety, and the denuncatinns
of political opponents become more and more reck-
less and rancorOus. Female character is attacked
the domestic sanctuary violated epithets too gross
to be applied to condemned criminal, are bandi-
ed from one editor to another, and applied to the
great and good men OF the country. And. aston
shing It is, such newspapers are not only toler-
ated throughout the country, but apparently most
sought after and patroni2ed. and by respectable
people too so almost to warrant the belief tna
there is in the human mind either natural or
habitual relish for scandal and scurrity, and that
editors find their account in ministcring to it,
Base peryerson Of one Of the great blessings of
tree government The liberty Of the Press! Ii
IS not the liberty, II is the RIGHTEOUSNESS of the
press and unless some bounds be set to it By the
powerful force Of public opinion the only safe cor
rectire) the time will come il il has not already.
when good men will fear to enter into public life,
where the sure reward of a.l their services, howev
er virtuous and patriotic, is caumny and detrac
ton, not OF themselves only, but even OF their fam
lilies.
1t would be no wonder that men should be vile
enough to resort 10 such means to destroy the char
acter OF their opponents enemies, If they had no
i'll effects 10 fear but it appears to u.s. that il the
opinion OF the better part Of the worl and their own
sell respect are insufficient to restrain them, re-
gard for their interest which must eventually suffer
by their loss Of the public confidence. should. Ev-
cry indecency Of which the press is guilty, must
diminish that confidence; indeed, il has already
been denounced as deprayed and unmincpled
even in both Houses of Congress and the dali,
remark of those who read the newspapers, does no,
call in question the justice Of the dcnunciation
II newspapers have any effect at all upon sotie-
| ty, (which cannot be dorbted) their conductors
have much 70 answer for. If they cannot reform
the public morals, they need not corrupt them: Il
they cannot eradicate the love Of scandal and de.
traction from the minds Of their readers, thew can
at least refuse 10 minister to il.
Fayetteville Observer.
a verT numerous meeting OF the citizens Of
Madison County, Kentucky, took place at the Court
House in Richmond, on Monday the ed ,ay Of Ju
y, tor the purpose Of inviting Henry Clay to par
| take of dinner.
The following Is an extract from Mr.. Cay's re-
| ply to the invitation.
Although canno. but feel tina, YOU have made
too high an estimate Of my public services. con.
cur entirely with you in your views of the dangers
which threaten the subvcrsion Of those measures of
national policy,to which have zealously detca-
tea my best exertlons All who opposed to
| the American System-al n!!o are opposed To In
ternal Improvements, are now united with Others
IN the endeavor to defeat the election of the me-
sent Chief Magistrate, and to elevate another in.
divrdua. Should they succeed. (of which | am
happy however, TO believe there is no occasion for
apprehenson,) there cannot be n doubt TINT the
! most powerful element in this association would af.
4 forwards prevail in the conduct Of public affairs
or That IT would become the nucleus Of a new on
position TO the very person whom it had consribu-
tea to elect. Against such nuuspcious results.
the best security is the intelligence, ean,sour and
virtue OF the people. A reliance upon this ,ecur;
y mas been the great maxim Of my public life. /
nave never heretofore been deceived in IT, And
! ain extremely glad to be authorized to assure
you, mat daily Developments of public sentiment
lust'iy the confident anticipation, that the truth of
the maxim Will be again confirmed
he New bedford Mercury has good story Of
TWO trends who attended public dinner. NJ fold
u. the excellent toast he intended to rive: but n
contryed to be called first. and gave Ms. only
toast, and then Ind him referred to for
when ne Knew he was man of only one i,ie, and
ne had stolen that There's sftps.;uo