American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-11-16

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An infinite deal o. nonsense has been uttered il
eeraa opposition papers concerning the Pte.i.
ident's neat 0as. fiten al baltimore, al the dinner
i Of tie Cincinnati, W. mean that Of the EBoSY
and TorAz=as emb4ens Il CUM md Erit. Let tie
galnsaycis bray a. long I'D loud they can,
We stand ready to defend the patriotism, dignity.
and classical elegance Of the sentiment ID question.
Whatever the little ni1beis may say 10 New York.
o. our more silly ones bore, we stand ready 10
maintain. not only the iGstncss and humanity Of
the principle Of i, but the correctness Of tie ty.
plcA designation, abusive pietule Or standardization
Of the IDEAS. We know that tie sentiment will
stand the test Of the closest criticism, and set rid
lcule at defiance and We challenge the whole
drove to the contest.
Let us glance at the occasion which gave birth
70 it, and IFS circuntstaltiats The President had
been invited By some Of the principal American
Officers, most active the memorable invasion Of
baltimore by a large land and naval force conduct
ed by the British General Ross, the incendary, Of
lega2ed frebrand vito burnt the superb capitol,
navy yard, and national Library and records at the
city Of Washington; and hao approached the rich
CITY Of BALTtMoRE to plumber and destroy it also
The President had been shewn the harbor, and
the forts that 50 bravely rcpused the British men
of-war and the spot where Ross lantei the course
OF the ehemy's march, tie position Of our own
troops-the battle ground, aud the place where
the English General. in his E0on.car Of war, met
the reward Of his rashness, from Topaz directed
rifle in the hands Of an obscure militia man =
which fatal shot with wonder be il spoken y put
an end a once 70 the invasion, by dsconcerting
the Whole plan, kniWn /. would seem only to the
conmandei-in chef, nccaeionng the assailing ar
ny suddenly t. retrace tl.eir steps, and crowd in
haste to Ae'r Inns and freely alter to quit the
coast dt MARYLAND forever
i was talo i Altogether most striking event
IN military history; rftIisr mure extraordinary
than the prclipIfatr t.4ht u his Royal lIighness
the Duke o. YDtk .itA IL coast Of Holland, and
the several III Tits II ti.e Z. .tsl il their attempts
on the coast Of France. lha incident was truly
marvellous % our eyes, hat sin.te bullet should
instantly nccaa4n thp to1Ga aetinquishment of for
inldabe tntrtr'-, against rich city. the discon-
certion Of well appplpted army, conducted, as
some believed, BY at,c officers We in New Eng
land viewed It, a. doubtless did the President,
singular event from thc hands of merciful Pnov
inENck, WHO thus saved the lives Of thousands as
well as the city. and all is wealth, by the sacrl-
lice Of the life OF ONE man! Is there another in
stance on record where the death OF an individual
effectuated 50 much or gave occasion for so
mach rational Joy, thanksgiving and national con
gratuiatiun u there be, let the brayng and bark
ing tribes, the reyilers of tile President point il
ltor,--the Posi- with his thick skull cap,-the man
who is tor reducing thing to his own ideas
= that standard Of ht;leness, mint Of falsity
=" An hut the iamented victim was a RRlr1sH
Gpnerdi.--a YOUNG british Geprnl.-of most
respectable character and family in England.'-
SPIRITS Of the New York prison Ships! Ghost Of
ilAINs, and OF HUBBY come FORTH in all youii
biack marked asonies of sutlocaton, and stare
these wtetches in the face these creeping things,
N whom the lack ot strength is made up in ven
ON ;--miscreants proving about our dwellings,
and skuiking the darkness Of NIGHT to attack the
honest and the honorable, should the needed re-
pose Of wcarIcI nature ever put them, for mo
ineht, oil their guard.
But, to return the derideii emb ems. more
natural, more humane, more christian like SEN
timcnt could not have arisen in the breast of pat
rlotism aud philanthropy, than that which tended
to celebrate the preservation Vi Thousands from
death. wnunGs, and captivity by the sacrifice Of on
y ONE 9Dicer unless the ari,tocratcaily tlnged ed
tor Of certain paper actually considers the life of
a british General Of more value than the lives 4
limbs and liberty of a thousand "rea coats" on one
side, and as many Americans un the other.