Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-12-26
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Credit Att public meeting, few nights since, gentle
remarked that the grand character of cpsaon was Gre
dit In stae entirely savage The sad] one article of
sumption exchanged for another but progressively
from this condition. he assumed as common medium
shells on "copper" silver god TILL being arrived at the de-
gree from the babarous, mutual confidence APP
peared and gave birth credit 1t this that every great
nation owed its power."-Bost Pat
Oil Stone This valuable stone, Of quality superior to the
Turkish oil stone, has been discovered in Hooking County,
Ohio.
Erie Canal The quantity Of flour brought down this canal
from Sep Dec 1925 stated at 70 900 bbs less than
in the period l927and Of wheat 100 600 bushels
The subteaneous road tunnel under the Thames, not
the first of the kind There under the Eupraes, at
Bayon calculated be 1925 feet long, 10 Wde and II nigh
made of brick work, The Thames tunnel would be only 1900
feet
Half Hog The New Haven Herald says" thief went
into the market that city where number Of pokers had been
left night last week. and cutting one OF them IN two TOOK
the hinder part and carried off 1t has been suggested that
the rogue could have been Jacksonte as they generally
| go the whole ho2.
"7uR trees from little acorns gro1pTwo three years
ago. Al dinner party in Washington, Mr. Y. VINO had been
4 sngushed member OF Congress, sPortlvely Claimed
he homer of having been the immediate OF the late
war with Great Britain The assertion however, was de-
med by one Of universal Yankee nation who was pres
en, who maintained that the declaration OF war was the
conseouence Of little Rnode-lsiand pigs having broken
Into genlenans garden some where near Providence. Inc
pp perpe,aea sumo damage, and lawsuit was the con-
sequence The late eminent Mr. Bucriil was engaged
lie case and by some means gave offence to the owner OF
the pig who was subsequently chosen to the Legislature
Mr. Burril was candidate for the Senate OF ne ohi'eh
st.teBu, lost his election by single yoethe owner
The pig though of the politics, voting against nm
The declaration of war passed the Senate by majority OF
one vote only Mr.. Burr's competitor voting Tor II where
as Mr. Birrl himself would have voted against ~ ana
thus the war would have been prevented Thus was 'he
n.y. and not Mr. G who produced the declaration OF war
soon after The dinner table occurrence, the story OF The Pig
appearedn the newspapers me editor o. We Ie
American has revived and improved II, by tracng hs
election of General Jackson to the pig aforesaid lnsomuch
as If It had not been the war brought apou' oy 'e PB
Gen. jackson would not have conquered az sew.or e
and consequently would have been thought OF as fe
l1rnt o. The United States. What great results from INT
tie causes spring !" ~ T. co'"me'e'a'.
robbee, letter to the Duke of TJelington 81 offered my
scf 10 the King his Prime Ministers dd It perfect SER,
and sincerity: wished not the toll God KnoWs-and
would not accept of titles public money! he were 10 ten
der them to me wished most anxiolsiy to save my country
from ruin and disgrace the country IS a. u t o beeomn
manner and conveyed it through the only channe mad al my
command He rejected my otter, and ne chose 70 e
0 ldestines of the nation 10 you
A. meeting Of the friends of General Jackson in Nashville
and its vicinity the Gath u it was resolved, ta asau.t
ofloo gums should be fired the ensuing Wednesday IN non
: Or of his election that the citizens Of Nashville should be re-
uuested to illuminate, and that dinner ana p shouo Nc
r en- to Gen. Jackson when most convenient 10 MN
Tho Teachers Society Of Troy N Y in order to save ex
nonsc in school books have agreed to use only the following
books in their schools; Jones' spelling book the American ~
stncor English Reader, Goodichs history OF ,ne oheu
u So lack Jallyard the Testament, Adams Smith and Far
& ,;th,natic Cummings small edition Morses ane
e Woodbdges Geography Cardeiis and Murray gahhas
I 90 s;mn,;fed by Fisk or Brown Walkers Dictionary.
IT cbh,re has been produced on The Farm OF Mr.. Shu
p brick near Charleston .. " ne'e
DR. lcumtetence.
70 ,9,,e s,rar.-The York, Upper Canada paper men
10 lions the receipt of some sugar rehneo ~ o w., M
maple sugar of Canada 1t is spoken o a. 1qt ~
g lof The refined sugar imported ior sae III Na' o"
y when is superior to our own.
hacore the Legislature
e : fr new Banks and it IS intended TO peseht on
lie ~ The legislature of York; for BANK IN the cry " :
vrL with capital Of IS 600 900; to be called tne o,.o
nd ~ Win bonus of $4,000 to the helrs OF N"ne,i
m ,rsnn and similar bonus to the heirs OF hope' r"to
ci ,,.- ,s,v6obers-.T The enterprise fthe propret"
sc &C ,h ondon Journals is astonishing, ana the eAPes
tha incur to obtain the priority OF ihteMgehce Is SUN
ON times immense The London S,aaara h nm xnre
en- t;on of the news of the fall OF Faina by an eApe
in =, m n.rin which was conveyed from the coh.nsn'
40 T land by vessel specially hired TOR tne
,I FL n,nnaton of the capital OF England is sumcenu
NC iNe a,a Iheralv the exlendtu lures thus male al
ar tb;s country offers the same aV"htaSes. we s'.
he doubtless witness similar ana even instead IL maxim
presents ~ nf tbe nroprietors OF newspaper, would
. e eie win him we have had some httie eAPerleh'
! in tb, matter. We cannot colne, ~ 80 ssson NJ
,nnn If the extra expence winch, IN slse seaao,
il iooo w 80 ,ore than once inuced us to incur,
fer GU ~ with the publication OF unweldy or Patcual
use Interest ne debates in Congress m a Fly ,el
' .;sfs the consequences we have suffered seFefs
vas emtetPpi , NJ Debates which " enielprlse iidi
tho ~ ~ to Begin and go with has notwtstandng q
ea US liberal Subscription the se Of "n
M ~ ~ several thousand dollars out OF pocket Ana
n'- left us several I nmp to the conclusions that enterprl
h have prey ocated with sailors and cotton factors
ISL may dangerous companion for printers and pubs
ai ers.--Nat. Intel
About 900 islands have been by tine nsvs
Ok Nantucket in the South seas and southern rac
his tors " h ore not laid down any map or CHART eth
ute 1ce r,ne or America. Many of those Islanders,
aasn white man till they saw our tellowc"@ehs
Nantucket.
The Hon Robert Y ayne has been reeeete n,os at
j.; Congress- from South Carolina, without oPpos'No
1ta .or .. :" Sesrs from the 4th OF March next
his to se''e ' 'e''