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Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-17

CAlrair.--yti 10 SAID tua Inc Editor CT the Maryandei
stands pledged "defend .sii Eis " every positive as
serton which is made in that paper And yet in his pa
per Of the llh, he has the following language 1--WE e
the assertion that Maryland will give votes for the
Admins alion!" Is this of those assertions which
is to be defended with his life If his days num-
bered his nearly and his epitah already written
"Died Abner, as he fool dieth |"
Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-17
JACKSON MEETING,

rEvFlE friends Of General jackson requested to NEE:
IL at the State House in puver Saturday the 18th of
July at ten O'Clock in the morning. general attendance
particularly requ sted much business OF Importance
viii be transacted and all the preliminary arrangements of
the party be made This call from the upon them
setres. Their rights and liberties sake; nothing
preserve them hnt untrng vigilance pracised upc.
the principles OF public virtue. Let them look to T.
Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-17

The last number of the Journal is unusually interesting
and makes much greater display Of talent and zeal in the
cause Of the coalition than il is wont do! Why Be-
does not contain line of editorial matter, nor
single communication! Why have Moses and his coadju-
tors ceased their personal exertions in the cause Have
they abandoned it, desperate and hopeless; has that
"Godess youth, Hal" Forgotten that the Del Journal
is yet in the land of The living!
Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-17
PE.N.N.HNsSHEP.

A FREE, neat and eX edtiols iunnirg hand will be
"a taught at the Academy upon system which cannot
fai to produce il few Lessons, most shng improve
nent Of hand. The viii consist lf IL lessons
offer as each pupil may rlense 10 attend until the ii Of
July two lessons per day. fouys-5 4. NJ and p. NJ
Every scholar will be taught to rake good pen
Terms in alvatce 81 so for the course-each pupil pre-
vid.ng his or her own stationary.
A. MACLAURIN.
June II. ID
Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-17
Jackson Meeting at Christiana.

The Friends If Jackson and reform of Chrsana Hun
dred requested to meet at the House OF Alexander
Porter in Wilmington on Thursday evening the 18Th ms
at O'Clock preciseyon business of importance to the
general good
Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-17
Jrne u
NEW BOOKS.

rUsT RECEIVED, and for sale at j. ScorT's Book and
ID Hat Store, No 80, Market street,
Heber's Travels in Iniia, vols. yc
Irying's Lie Of Columbus 8 DO. do.
Religious Dscou,ses by f.aynsn.
ST. Valentines Day. by the author Of Waveriy, &c
WILMINGTON, June 35, 1929
Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-17
JACKSON MEETING.

r meeting of the friends Of General Jackson in Neg.
cast County, will be held at the house OF Nathaniel WOLFE
in Chris.iana on Saturday, the 2lss Of June next, 10
o'clock A. NJ adopt preparatory TO The next
general election. May %.
Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-17
TURKISH AFFAIRS.


BY tle latest dates from Constantinople, the
Sultan is as resolute ever. A European agent
had requested the Refs Ehendi to explain the Hat.
ti-Scherif Of December 90, in sense less ofenr
siye to Russia, but received FOR answer that the
language Of the Porte in that Manifesto was moth
ing but the truth, and that any c.her language
would be derosatory 70 is dignity. This is PLAIN
speaking, after the threatening approach Of the
Russian lesions to the Turkish frontier. The
Sultan is represented as immoyeabe in his resolu
ton, although the grandees of his empire
some " hat alarmed al the aspect OF Affairs. 1t is
SAID tha. the Pachas now at Constantnople had
pettloned the Sultan to avoid war if possible but
he and his Generals were preparing for battle, and
would not listen to them.
An article dated Paris. May says, that the
Campainn is opcned-that the Russian army was
to cross tie pruth on the 27th April: that the op-
erations were to commence with the siege of Brat
la,c AMI fsaie'z 1t is also stated, that Nicholas
was to issue proclamation, and at the same time
ta address letter % the Grand Nizier, contain
ing his uitimatn't.
The Gaeete de ,4pgs5ourgi gives tie following
speech Of the Refs Eiiendi to the French Consul
I" .Noao the Russian policy is unveiled, instead of
one war, she announces tro the first for her OWE
particular interest, the second for the pretended
pacscaiion Of Greece. Things must needs come
to this point, TO open the eyes OF the European
powers"
FRANCE.
The Count de Seze, the first President Of the
Cont OF Cessation. who has just died Of linger-
ing maladv,) is spoken Of in warm terms by the
Paris Journals. He was the advocate Of Louis 16,
aud distinguished himself in the defence Of thar
unfortunate monarch.
Gen. La Fayet;e is announced as President OF
the first Bureau de Chambrc.
y.
Corn is reported to be very in Florida that il
the Guantity equally distributed, it would be consumed
in less than rnnh In Montgomern, Ala, Meal ISL so
per b,,shel II is also said tina in the Ir,an nation lately,
traveller have paid at the OF 50 ceuts quart for
for their holses.
Fas. Sailing The brig Ere, Capt. Abbott, which
rived ,hs morning from Bordeaux only rhrteen days
! from Iatd 10 dlud I'aR. Gazette.
Alien aud Stdadn Ears We desrous Of procuring
from earn rerson hn ile I'd by fines ard Imprisonment
during he operation of teee laws particular of
their respective cascstle words Uttered published
The amount Of tie fntsand extent of the mprsonr1en Mt
with other facts of interest may be to the advar
taEe OF such pe,sas ard will he Of interest reyivng
the acts of the Old Federal Admirs ration. Republican
papers will do iayor, by repubshing this notice
i Noah.
Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-17
VIRGINIA STATE LOTTERY;

For The benefit of the Dismal Swamp Canal Company.
r,feeuth Class--'I be drawn al Richmond, Va, q.
TlllRSD AY, the 18th of JUNE, 1928.
YATES 6. M'INTYRE, -Nlndgers.
Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-17
From the ". z. Morning Courier, June 1a.

FROM EUROpE.--1he Ship Pallas, Captaa
Broua, arrived yesterday from Havre. having sal,
led 10th May. Our Paris and Havre papers are
from the Sd to 9th inclusive, from which we have
translated the following summary Of their cor
tents.
Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-17

% OF fiaerng nat,re acceptable lo his readers
than unpaaiable truths.
Again will give him chance here is another sign
from the South; which he WILL Of course insert in con-
spcuous place, in his number We have been inform.
gina, some time since, he stopped country TAVERN and
while his horses feeding, engaged in conversation
with the landlord. to whom he was unknown After some
general observations on political events and prospects, the
Premier enqured-" X hat do the people in your neigh
borhood think of the present administration The an
swer was"I don't know exactly what they think Of the
administration but if you Adams and Clay all
think them two Of the greatest knaves in the country"
--osas~~
The citizens of this Borough were treated on
Friday last with neat and splendid military pa
rade. Capt GlLLrs with his corps Of Jackson
.frtilerisfs, from Philadelphia, paid US visit, and
was received BY our volunteer companies under
the command Of Captains Porter and MoCLuNc,
from the steam boat, at the wharf below the
Church, IN military Style These three coE,pa-
MES, elegantly equipped and well commanded,
went through the various evolutions of martial
discipline with facility truly creditabe to the
different corps. Captain GlLLIs is a most gen
tlcmanly man and an experienced officer ;-having
served under Bouapalte in his European CAM
pagns, he displays truly the gallant air Of SOL
dier, with the accomplished knowledge of yete-
ran. We hope that the offer of Delaware hoepi-
ta.ity as we'll pleasing to our visitors as their
eent'tmaItly department and soidierly conduct
was 70 us.
Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-17

The .'iretih@.-,fhe great Adams meeting, at
which a dose If medicine was to be compounded
fol pursns' this county Of its Jacksontlsh char
acter,' wa, held at Hare's Corner, on Saturday
last, as we have heard, from two gentlemen who
attended il. They mustered about 200 strong.
What formidable consultation OF doctors was this;
! and # the dose prepared contains an equal num-
Der OF ingredients. how serious-how fatal may be
ITS effects Ye luckless Jackson wi ghta; who may
have such prescription to swallow, had best be
on your guard and keep good look out for squalls.
Tile meeting wa. addressed, as we have heard,
BY our representative, who exposed "the raacaliy
ard corrupt conduct of the Jackson members OF
Congress, in endeavorng to make some retrench
ment in our annual expenses and not having Jar
Wis hung, for insulting sprig Of nobility.
And also by Mr. Milligan, who, we are told
gave the g old Tennessee Farmer real bloming
ap; aud rung the changes most eloquently and
nanfay. on the danger to he apprehended from
bloody military chieftains
We have not heard, positively whether any OF
bnns collins we're exhibited on the occasion; nor
whether Moses carried over with him, his long gun
nut, II the gun was not OH the ground, we shall
pretty certainly hear its tremendous report some
ame to day. What great reason we have orgrat
Nude, as we'll as for rejoicing, that this said CUR
is never loaded with any thing more dangerous t
'acxscn than-blank cartridges
II o'yn fran The Soufhp-We did the Journal nJustict
saying as above, that il contained not single commu
eaon. It has one. entitled sign from the south sta
"s mat on board some Norfolk Steam Boat, wherea yo
~a taken, there 40 so for Adams and for Jack
'ai Auspcious omen! Surely you cannot fall when yo
's'e SO many all powerful signs in your favor
as Moses is lover of Signs. invited his attention I
'erai contained in the last number Of the Patriot bu
seems judging from his conduct, 10 eonsidsr false sgr
Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-17

And lei his very breath, when thon obsersss, him,
Dlow ttF Thy capi y aiss las MOS. zicioHs siran,
9n5 cat u srcc@eM!
crch Is emphatically the scr,e course pursued
bv the coalition editors generally and BY great
MANY Of the Adams party, towards their political
dol the present Secretary Of state.
,,i. expression, !" Wonld rather lose my head
nm n,Y eiection" when he was running against
eir. Pore, Of Kentucky, displayed only "a noble
vsrmth Of heart, patriotic and laudabe energy,
md zeal,s etc-and his famous Baltimore speech.
IN which lie says that he would rather see our land
), visited with War, Pestlence aud Famine"
. than fail in carrying HIS point," affords the
most ndisputable proof OF his 6 love OF country
pure an,l decided national feeling" etc. The ma
eician may call spirits from the 'vasty deep bnt
fortunately for The American people, they uiH not
iromq at histiading
Il Suppose Jackson had said lie would rather see
YOUR happy land laid waste BY the rayages Of war :
|lteya,ate.l by the wide spreading and destructive
|resence, and reduced to squa!lii wretctedness
ant! the most abject misery BY famine, than to tail
in being elected President; what would be thought
Il what would not be said Of him : /" g the UNCOVER
nablc, hot headed, abandoned, prOfane, impous
military chieftain - and yet in the mighty Sec
retary" this is all right; this, his 9 most ricious
.train.o is called e.rceiynt.r'
lnr. Ueistt7-An Adams paper says that every intel
Fgen man, who visited Washington, (urng the winter
;nae first place enGnred, which Mr. Webser" Did this
hnsng desire proceed om that deep and profound ven
eaion which many Of the Adams party, 70 kneel
with Eastern dola,ry, before the Golke man" or was
only from feeling Of curiosity g behold " the able de-
fender Of the Hartford Convenonl"
Perhaps Moses can guess We also told that this
wonderful man, only rises nFon great uccasonsi"-as
fer nstance when il Is proposed u lngress 70 lay few
cs. per gallon additional dly ,aat;sies' This article
being in great demand among his cos tuenis; who man
ufscGre il into the ylles Of liquors, New IL sand ku,
with VII eli ,hcy innndate the country from Canada 10 h'
Gull If Mcxco and occasion immense and Indeed meal
eGaale evil seems demand d him very paitcna
degree Il attention, and TO be treated web kind Of tath
ey rgat1.
His Conduct in relation to the present 'iartf was an
tiHg ese than pure, patriotic and natonal' Dad dhe no'
IN ,h most plain aud uncqnivoca Manner show that til
cplI kind If tariff he was 10 favor Of such a
could tiy prove sectional local in Is beneficial eff -,
as sqal enrch p4rt Of the Union. at the expense
all Tie rcs,t
Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-17
.---nIIinrc thy knee,

Hinge thy knee,
And ie, his very lrentt, when taon obsersss MN,
rIow or INV cap; y ,.iss 1lS ricioHs sira.n,
mi ctit a errei.anti r.
Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-17

Indignantly upon tie 1swng Of mtto aena.c
t,e marion Or the Union from ancthtf2 sAStiNo TON
Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-17

Fas, Sailing The brig Ere. Capt. Abbott which
rived ,his morning from Bordeaux, only rhreen Gds
from land 10 tlaa. IaH. Gazette.
Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-17
SCHEME.

Whole Tickets only M-sEares N pFoP0F1on'
For sale in variety Of numbers, at the .4a
Prize Selling Office, No %. Market 81, WilEingsos'
Robertson x Little
yuna 18Th.
Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-17

Corn is reported to be very in Florida. that
the cuantity Was equally distributed, would be
in less than Ulnn,h. In Mon,gomern Ala, Meal ISL
per b,she Il also said tia in the Indmn nation late
traveller have paid the OF 50 quart for co
for their horses.
Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-10-21
From the Anne Sentinel.
WAREIIOUSINC SYSTEM AND GOVERNMENT

10 le Honorable the Senate aud House Of Reresetayea
M Unaed States, an Congress assembled Tie .fnv iut Of
he Phidadeipaa Chamber u Commerce,
RlsrEorfuLLY SH.wErH-
inat youi meinorial'Sts being impressed with
the oeslei, that great benefit would result To- the
government, ana TO the community. by Il change in
the mode OF coilectln. the duties on imports. be-
eave respectfully. to suggest to your consideration
'nat suitable ware houses Ue provid.db, the govern
meht Ia which Imputed merchandise ma, De de
posted under charge of the revenue officers, aud
lnal .ie duties he payable IN cash when such ner.
eh1ha'se is taken out lo hume CONSUMPTION.
Dy such system, under liberal provisions, your
Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-10-21

i
The Investigation that la, reccEuy heen set on
foot relative Il tie effect OF the auction system,
in the city OF Arw York. is producing COMIC
ton throughout the cpuntr that the mode OF trans
acting business complained Of. is MT only ruinpus
TO the talr dealer, and direct means ct placing
ou, own merchants at the metcN u foreigners bat
injurious to the public, by III fact. fpo,lns upoI.
them u, tlcles of inferior value. al greater price
than they M int, IN average transactions. be pur-
chased tor OF responsloe men. without mourning
the risks that always attend tue GayIn. goods
under the sort Of gambling excitement produced in
an auction room.
Without something like uniformity in prices Il
IS impossible for the manuiac,a. cr U furnish his
article, for the dealers, through whose hands they
pass to purchase them Tor other dealers, or Ion
suiners. Occasional speculation may be made to
en.ch one two individuals, but the result OF tnat
same transaction may be iuinnus to branch oi
business wnlch is materially Affected by tins
p'iclous Auctuatlon. and the spccu attn IN whose
hands the goods !all, even below tAeli fair level
must OF cou sc suf.r severe loss.
We have heard It stated by an intelligent mcr-
chant who has Transacted an extensive business IN
New York. that different lots OF the same article
] have been sold tor him on the same day in differ
eht auction rooms III the city, where the account
Of sales would a variation OF more than fit,
per cent. IN the prices obtained BY the several auc
| toheers. Fluctuations are often seen IN all auc-
/ tlon room, within ten minutes, as great as this.
/ The rivalry between houses OF imMcnsc capital,
where tnet are 50 numerous, and cagai tor bu
] siness as New York, must tend to increase tai
evil to an alarming extent, and III fact we should
be led to infer from the statements made upon hi,
subject, that buying at auction rooms Mas become a
mere matter OF chance, but little more certain in
its results. than Du, my tickets in a lottery.
4 The popular error The opponents OF tins mono
policing system have must 10 stru. sie with, is tnal
.reat bargains are to be made az auctions. Al
occasional luck, hit, like the occasioual drawln-
OF prize, is thought great deal mnre Of than
the repeated bad barsrins that made and blank,
that turned out Facts have been shown tina,
must have lendcnc, 10 put the public to think
Ing as 10 tie real benefits, In the long run. tnc,
derive from irresponsible and promlscuous auc
tlons.
Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-10-21
AUCTIONS.


from the Ne" YORK Y. Advocate.
Mr.. Editor-The anctinneers have stated to the
public, that Custom House frauds are unknown.
and that they (the aucuons) have had au ufuence
IN depressing them
III any additional evidence is wanting TO prove
not only the possibility of decei.ns the sagacitv OF
our appraisers, uut that the custom, defraud
ed. take the following winch should It he nece,sar,
| hereby pledge myself to prove by the certificates
OF some Of the most respectable merchants of Pear
street.
A merchant of Pearl street went to a CONNER
cial house of high responsibility, to bu, certain
description Of go"'-. The invoice or rather an
n'o'ce was produced. but the merchant himself
was absent, il 50 happened that the clerk selected
the urong one, OF one b, which the goods were en-
tered at the Custom IIouse-and in which the ar
ticles were charged at half price. Thus an arti.
Gle winch cost zoos. was he e entered at COS. and
50 on IN the same proportion. Ny friend bought
several at them at fair advance, and hurried
home, Intending, it his partner approved, TO 90
back and take the remainder. On doug so, he
found that lis commission FRIEND had discover
Ell the error, and not only would not sell him any
more, but refused to deliver those which his clerk
had sold, alleging openly that the young man " had
! sold them on the rrong Inroue'' The merchant
endeavourcd TO rcasun with him on the mproprety
Of the Transaction but he found his logic and hi.
: morality both thrown away So. he would do no
) thing IN the premises aud he (the buycr) mi hi
n adopt any course he pleased" Nay he even work
+ ed himself into rage with my friend, for DARN.
Il to suppose that he would DC guilty Of dshonola
u BILE act
is His own reading Of the excuse was, that the man
y u'actufer mad charged them at Gust, aud he had
as is well known, sold them here at the orIlnar,
advance upon one hundred PER cent more than tina
n Gust really, ms Is stiang at snat aud swal
i. lowing camel. Ny friend eng man oi as mucl
lnobtrusise modest, as sterling wulth, decline,
pursuing an affair that might 1nng him before tn
public. and afterwards found, that our said all
praisers had passed of these very cases as cor
;, rectls Charged and of course they could not (.
y, back, Tor that would be to acknowledge their fall
!, bility.-.E 1. ". .4dr.
u IsspnDrCn
Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-10-21


s - lone al: the merchant affirmed It was
true. and named the house who had sold, ahd the
nurchaser VINO had bough them. Inc !naho'ac-
,nror went Immediately to his commission ihef'
chant to asceI tain the truth Of the story, oeterh'u
I'd TO withdraw his business, II ms orders nao oefh
,;sobcyrd Here it was also denied, when the
onction, er was at length resUrted to, from whose
tent it appeared that they were Engttsh 40
mestics and had been put up expressly 10 ueceise
BUYERS, and to give them currency III tne oou'h-
ern America, where goods from this market were
desirable. MOI only was the style initiated, even
to the little imperttctons Of putting up which stu
is sometimes found in ntrincIcaly good Articles I;
-but the name of the manulacOry was stamped
in broad letter, each piece, anu mistake nut
the very box bale made to INITIATE the Original.
Should the English manufacturer assume the name
or mari Of any other house in England, such II
felony would be punished, but there IS no harm III
attempting to cheat brother Janathan tie has $"
long submitted to these things from Mr buii' ans
with great good nature provided nm way Tor sell
np III, surplus stock and old trash by auction. to
the rum Of American m.,r chauts that John thinks
thr patlence and .uilblity Of his Cousins alike I'M
purturole We thini; not however. and believe
that the next session Of Congress wil 50 decide.
Mere it not for auctions, we DO mt believe thai an
importer could be found Of sullcicnt han dho"l, To
import any article fraudalentty marLed with the
name Of a we'll known and respectable manuiac-
turer. He would be presently detected, anu held
rp to scorn Dut as the manifesto Ul the Ne"
York merchants saws, they can be instantly sold
n y publc sale and the mantle oi oblivion covers
the whole as it is well known part OF every
auctoncer's business to conceal the name Of those
who employ him" With such competition ouI
manufacturers may labor long in vain, TO build VI
a reputation and character for good fabrics. II
goods made to initiate them aud vi an inferior
quality may be brought in. perhaps entered at The
custom house, as they frequently are I'VE speak al
vi,edly) at 10 to 90 per cent less than the Ameti
can importer enters the article, then 1t is II
vain that American industry and enterprise sho"lt
enter the runous competition. The very improve
ments 10 science have been made subservient t
this dread power, and the facility with which sieai
boats have enabled merchants to Introduce auc
ton goods have lost many an enterprislnS mer
chant 10 Providence and Boston, and probably u
the cities south Of the great auction mart Its ~
Auence is 50 rapidly extending, that they has'
deemed it pruden% while they yet POSSESSED
strens th and means, to take and choose their place
ia that city. and not wait until they should b
sucked into It's vortex, winch like the Norwegian
whirlpool, is constantly drawing into its ho,rld 90
som, not only snips, but men and which cohinu
ally exhibit, the wrecks ut former prosperity.
PAW TCCkET.