Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-01-22

Happiness 10 know that eUw citizens enlightened
vtuous and patriotic, and though their rights may be as
sailed and their Liberties invaded, they will not long delay
the re'ibu,ion due to their ag6ressos These are they
who constitute The pride, the glory the STREE g the safe
" of the state.
.Not high reared bat,lemens, laboIed mound.
Proud wallis moated gate
Nor cities large With spires and turrets crow ned,
Nor bays, nor broad arm'd Eoris
Where, laughing at the storm, rich nayies ride;
Nor stars, nor spangled courts
Where low ambitious watts perfume to pride
No: MEN. high minded men,
Men zpho their DUTIES kno1r 6uf knoo their nIGuTa,
.4nd knor,ing, DARE .adintpa them.
much commend the style of the address, and
would recommend it to The attention of all public writer's
the great question which agi'aes our country 1t IS
free from calumny and all that scurrlty and opprobrum
which often disgrace the productions of the day and
tend rather to njure than advance the cause they are
brought to support. The justice Of the encomums be-
slowed upon Gen. jackson be denied, by bis
opponents and the upon the present admnlsia
tion, are lothed in firm but decent language.
If any political advantage Le gained by nsrepresen
taton disposed leave for the exclusive benefit
Of our opponents -ours that only wants to be
understood to be admired and embraced it needs
commentator but what its intrinsic virtue gives il and
matter Of course dsdans 10 maintain sefby destroy
ing the reputation Of individuals Shen silence itself
would lead such result We are led to these obserya-
os from having frequently heard Of the presentation of
a commission ~ jor Of horse, 10 J,lm Wbank, Esq.
st the Of the late session of Legss
ure, and the inference drawn from that circumstance
which the facts OF the case do not warrant.
Mr. Whbank commissioned Captain Of Cavalry, s9'h
March, 1897 he tho oldest Captain Captain Law
commission bearing date 9Th May, 1897: these were the
only Cspans. There much solic,ule the part n
the friends # Sir. that the Executive should promot
him. and there Major Of horse attached to Che
Third gadc, ami Mr.. w being the Oldest Captain, the
lsoyeranr could no other than commission him Ma,r
(see Militia Law, of 1897, c. Sec 81 Accordingly
Majors commission issued on the 18th day of De-
cember, and placed in The hands Of gentleman of Dover
at that time send to Mr. w, and the Executive surp
sed this done; bui as it neglected. the handing
TO him as it wss done, was merely accidental
We invite the attention Of ALL into whose hands our pa
ser may come TO the letter which publish this Gay "n
r. X. Call 10 Gen Green If there be any WHO need fur
her evidence of the fslity of the statements which have
gone the rounds Of the administration prints in regard t.
he taking off of Mr. Erress ears think this letter af
orls H. aud conclusive too TO all the points charged
aetlged 1t will be remembs ed that Gen. Jackson
a,ed 10 have been his way to the Senate Chamber al
tended by all his aids for the purpose of cutting off thu
ears of Mr. Eppes and that he met in the lobby b.
Com Decatur who alone averted this horrible catastrophe
and by threat only secured to Mr. Eppes the priv
ege of wearing his ears but put 70 flight this terrible
ray Of Military Chieftains" Now we have always bee
at loss to determine why this achievement shoM hav
been reserved the solitary poshumous honor of Deca
ur and have wondered that much fear should have bee
expressed by certain class Of persons, about the mta
arlor Of Cen Jacksonwhen according to their showing
he with all his aids at his back, was diverted from re
termined warlike purpose, by single threat from singh
individual It appears however that these occurrence
existed but in the imagination of the inventors Of t
caumny.