Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-04-25
From the .Nsu FORK Enquirer.

Dai'y Papers.-- Daring the time Of tile sci ipt,
,here rage Tor stock -,obblng and we nave had
some recent Bubbles, which burnt our fingers-hut
the present rage Jeems to be for new daily Jour
mails, Of enlarglng old Cnes until the arms ache in
holding Them We have now the Gazette. Mer-
camille, Daily Advertiser, journal Of Commerce.
Confer National Advocate. and last, not least, the
unobtIusi,e Enquirer. Seven morning papers.
ana IN day or two we are to have the Telegraph,
by Mr.. John Mumford. The first question We
ask, when we hear Of a new paper, is, rW sou
coG.e mt for Jackson? The answer generally is.
no---not that they love Caesar less, but they love
Rome more. They all aim ct Mercantile support
all for love. and little iol the bottle fine
Courier. an excellent mercantile paper, is Jack
enough at bottom, but they must look out
for the main chance; and they now and then
give the old General lift--they are about en-.
iargine, after the blanket fashion. We common
eed on the new Trlegraph John wont YOU 90 for
Jacks"nT No. said he, must stick to rum pun
cheons, nlscosado sugar, tar ami treacle-Thls
We 90.
Now the only question is, have we mercantile
ald and reading patronage 70 support these new
journals: We hope -. but think not. A slicr.
II i true. NAV We ak from our venerable friend
NJ Lang & Go !; an her slice from our old and
quiet colleague lit e Mr. Butler: small Slice from
the D4llt; a few cfum J, from tie Courier. journal
OF tmmerce and Advocates: but all these slices and
crumbs DO not make whole loaf. Then the mode Of
getting Up these papers. is not exactly the tling:--
" "ht you take my new paper, sir ~ F." WHY /
take forr papers already sir, cannot afford more :
- i there no one YOU can give up ~ q ] take
Lang and Noah. Coleman and the Pink = one look
after trade. the other the nation: the next mana
grs the auff, and the ia,t good society = cant
srae either, sir.''--" Wont YOU lei me send the
pager TO Won fer a month on trial =, !" I'd rath.
er not. sir. And 50 ends the catechi.in. We
imagine only that these things take pace; for II
sheFe %cre new readers we should then REQUIRE
ne" papers It Is very true. that every wear folks
marry; taoY Keep house aud III course thew want
4 newspaper. ihe husband SAYS very ahcctionate
70 his wife, . My dear ora nv love" o., N,
ducky," az The case may be. "what ncwsnaue,
Shalt we take " on, Noah's Enquirer. by al
means" says she. 50 this small a9lir is tranquil
" ended.
These new papers, therefore. % not insslc us
out, "a eyeiy bodv seems TO be booking out for III,
main charce. il ma, BE- we'll enough to reconmen,
ourselves ~ ADVERTISING patrons. which we modest
~ 80 thas imprilnis-- We circulate more dali
papeFs fah any other establishment in the CITY
In politics sc belong 20 the Old republican party
IN religion. 70 the old Jerusalem party. We preach
and wf practice what preach. aud that's rattle
aovt! nov days. y e have all the arrivals kee,
arec"rd Of foreign and domestic news glance d
IN 't-hons aud theatre; review new book DC
cS-,'all, dress up Light breakfast table meianst
s"' AZ care OF our friend Charles King If al
these l-ms 30 not give Us claim 10 advertiser
patronage then there is nc virtue in the presen
'inistrat0A.
Der truth, a. this rage for establishing ne,
a. NAV spread IKE the small pox, leaving IL
II our p'ekets, il may be we'll to say 70 al
trcts that The undertaking is difficult, delicate
nainiu, abolious, and not often profitable
ed"urnil Of Commerce, for example. al cleaar
9e' ave" and Il religions paper, too--costs til
nprlet" -ten dottars for each subscriber. and the
i've hp' ten from all wfp pas without promising
esd "ha' they give away tor tac benefit OF I'll
Aurch.--lt miscellaneous readers woad stand l