Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-03-11
ron THE DELAWARE PATRIOT.

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have read with some revival OF old reco'iec.
,;ons the communication of One Of the People. !
resided in Philadel pha at that period, ana wen
'renember-and shall remember as long a. : nse'
i tbe unhappy state Of society in that city, In the
re,un Of terror. 1 was induced, being then young
man TO on one of the new raised volunteer corps,
abav;ng seen the tyranny exercised under the awe
8of an organized military corps. recoliect very
, standing at the corner of 9th street and market
I'M that city, was no. then volunteer. but stood
sto look at NJ Pherson's Blues; they were very
Sfne body of young men, and were composed OF "hat
was called the best tamilies-God help Us, u there
ARE any Of them living now, they cannot out ac-
kno,ye,ge the GOOD fortune thatfolowed the change
81 notics but as was saying when the Blues had
3n,s,ed by. some Of the leading men as they were
called friends Of the administration, renamed at
Athe corner; and without intending or desiring to
hear their conversation could not help hearing them
exult in the power that corps gave them over the
sDnmocrats Tor at that time no Wort, was SO much
ascouted and held up to o1ium as tha. OF Eemccra-
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3;n the,r holiday clothes, clean shirts and neck
lcIo,hs. and w,hal very comedy young men, came
ifrnm the westward along the north side OF Market
dstreet. don't know that ever saw more gay
IT, harmless set Of well looking young men.
A IT was III that time Of spring when the Hover
8calIea from It's simitude, the snow ball was IN
hloom and those gay young fellows had placed
Annch Of flowers 10 their hats, and possibly in their
&reasts too but they totally free from Inebrie-
%y and though cheerfuy walked along harrnle ssly-
la lat old man whose name forget exclaimed ''here
homes parcel of dame Democrats"-" aye" said
mother !. this kind of fellows should be taken cafe
apf" What business have they with those cock
aides in their hats ?' said third-the young fe-
flows then reached the corner OF sixth, and those
4eadiur people stond exactly in their way; the
soun. fellows strove to get round; but man with
LARGE cane in his hand, think he was Squire,
sn surley tone demanded why they wore those
cockades-what the answer was | know not, but a
crowd collected, and think it was eight or nine
hf them were committed to prison. waikeu 10
the prison door, to them 80 ms and was near
beign trapt myself for daring to look al them' as
fhe leading people told me. L..
There was some agitation in consequence, but
!. The Mayor was requested to call out the biues'
pnd Of peaceable temper, thought hest to 90
home on further reflection joined one OF the new
corps, that composed the republican Legion, as
many others besides me did, Tor 1t appeared to be
Bic only situation in which one could be secure.
There was no accusation OF those young men
they we're not disordery in any respect; and II IS
customary in many parts Of the old country; Swls
ferland Germany. France. and England togo INTO
the country in the springtlme and return as those
| Soung men did-but this was only one act OF out.
| Faye If many, Of which may give you some more
pit my leisure.
A VOLUNTEER IN THE
Reign Of Terror.
Christiana, March 10. 1928.