American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-07-20
Middletown, July IL, 1897.
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Very respectfully,
w. b. COCHRAN

FELLOW CITIzEns--i have many things to say to you
which deem necessary in justification Of myself bat while
the time has almost IL has not altogether, arrived that
should address you, as it 10 my wish and intention do
no distant period.
Suffice il that should say the present. that there has
been time that m, character if am not grossly mistaken
stood as fair and popular with you almost any Other
man the county has producedi but by legcrdeman
or causes working Their unhappy eec ele from
top 10 bottom, but will be remembered, the wheel but
half way round, and while il is admitted that much es.
ser to sc, down than to Chamber up, have silec it and
she must go her round and land where first btgan
But, fellow CT liens, tha difficult task require Your
aid and cheering countenances You form your sOcie-
lies for The suppression Of vice and immortality but
much more pleasing and profitable task the bos ed
down ard to the veil that the astre Of
the Mankind act (and renr candor will admit ID to
much, and alas TOO generally not unlike wha, hea
methodist minister down the country tell his congrega-
TONI you down country meihodisls IKE ;he up
Try cae, says he, the rich farmers TIE country keep
large numbers Of cattle and when gets his head s in
the fence the rest fall on him aad gore him death" Such
hy principle, that hey not satisfied in get
ting man down Nothing short Of keer < him there
honor unsued integrity and greet sensbiy falls, his
own estimation, by error intentional, for no cf
character intentionally injured hinselfhe becomes
jealous OF cuuntenance, and too often Is
neos Construction on them. lie thtks he of ked upon
with contempt by every one and far mistaken IN, self
nave met with your tops andies have looked III on
me with the ruefl aspect Of the devil If they would
,ay stand off am better than thou Those ould not
have thought worth treading over; but hose could
case
.ha' ought to know better, which has the most appalling
effects Such characters my fellow citizens stand in need
Of your attention. They claim your pity, and cheering
Influence raise them of Their deep de Cir
which would be unnecessary mention erc
have thrown nearly IDLE for almost three years.
with large family 70 support which from the Multiplied
nlsiorines have since experienced, together Nth the
loss ct my property unfeelngy taken from b. per
which made the coming from that quarter a, un
natural as i was cruel and unjust. has materially reduced
my circumstances and makes it indispensahy necessary
that should early hnd employ. that may, BY applca ion
and verng industry an honorable subsistence
for myself and such Of my family who stand in Of
my aid True, have property in the western part Of
Pennsylvania (Which would gladly exchange for property
ere of consie rabe value, but my finances slen
der 10 carry there to do any Thing there and
find impossible. far 10 obtain money on loan pro-
perry al that distance. Believe my fellow citizens.
will receive my grateful thanks for any aid you may be pleas
ed to give in fnng situation that will enable &C.
comrlsh this most desirable object.andf shall be pleased
tyr ceive addresses TO the Post Office at Newport Del frem
any Of you The subject Isha ubjectta any employ
that is not OF too aborous nature, though there sew
eral emploYmens that should prefer bly, family ereat-
Ter will be small and trust aud believe r,y uprghness
my dealings and intercourse with my ftloa man. viii be
admitted has been honest and honorable, and my integrity
never disputed. Agriculture and the manufacturing 1T
grain into flour, consider myself practically xpereced
would accept birth in the latter and any pen,len AN
whose attention drawn in wioe in part from
farm and wishing find person to labor and take
charge upon him, would find me willing to engage in tie
former or would engage ina clerksip, stand store,
&c.; but wish it understood that confne IN, self to
these: will accept ct the present Of any employ,
as all industry honorable where tire motive hon
est subsistence therefore cordially nv rot to be
backward (posage paid) IN addressing any subject
of employ On the subject of compensatory not any thing
necessary to be said shall not insist particular
stlpulation but only wish what my merits entle
But, fellow citizens there other subject that mach
nearer interests Nv name from other ut va
rous motives causes has been repeated than
any other this county has produced. and feel
the most dstant disposition that the name of J Il T. slai
sink and be lost in oblivion told on the 4th instant
by one esteem than life but with all the tenderness
human nature susceptible Of that "cvey person who
knows you believes that you will abuse ynn-
self by taking freely Of nebratng hquorsto which
replied, o you must have mbbed, 10 The AMI
lest injury of yourself and me, the opinion" Now
never knew habtua drnker; and any parnxvsn-
may heretofore hav. experienced proceeded much
rom anger and just Indignation vt the unneried and
he temporal injuries that have never ceased TO be heape
ipon since arrived ut manh0ud than from liquor
See DIR Rcketson the passions of tie mind i.cket-
on on health, page lS4) That some Of you my fellow
izens, WHO particularly acquainted Nth me,
re strangers TO the causes that worked certain eftc,s
hould have doubts this subject does surprise mt
ut that the person alluded to should be influence
dept this erroneous opinion, astonsies me. New 10 s
final stop to this to the great regret of my enemies ai
ratification of my friendstor present and eternal
eacetor the sake of my children bit ado7e al and mpre
Ian an for the sake of her who made me her
hat may not be clargeabe the OF any nnlai.
iness that in the of ents may tail her future
st-you will allow to throw IN my solemn pra,es,
gains those representations BY declaring they shall nev.
r prove facts.
..yce in its high career shall stand appalled,
And Needless rambling impulse learn think"
therefore call upon you, fellow cizes ~ witness
lat have ceased and shall forever cease 10 par,ake o
~ thing containing tile quai,y power Of irbaoii.
ought have said moTe, hut torbear the presyt.
E:ih due respeet,
am, SC. Your frisfd,
JOHN H. PHILLIPS.
Newport, Del, July l6. 1897 Ftp
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