Delaware gazette and American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1837, 1830-11-05

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hail the meeting Of the present assembly
that the rights and privileges Of all VII,
lhaye claws and beaks are about to b.
better understood. do not speak fol
myself. My fate makes me the associ
ate Of man. and the favourite of ladies
| am fed with dainties, and observe al
that passes in dining and drawing.rooms
For myself ! have little reason to com
Iplain. l speak as patriot-why should
tnat II birds have the PRIVILEGES Of mar.
lrots Is II mot gross paft,niity, TINT we
alone should have gilt cages ?"
The speaker ceased, amid tremendous
Applause.
The crow spoke next. Il agree with
the parrot" said he, Sin blaming nature;
but ! disagree with him as to his mode Of
charging her with injustice. The evil
lies deeper. There ought to be no gilt
cages, no fine plumage, no sweet voices
among US. Why is one kind Of birds to
be exhalted over another and yet this
will ever be the case, while these vain
and useless distinctions remain in force
Why am to serve the farmer, by clear.
ing his fields of grubs and worms, and be
considered low lived bird only because
| am useful : while the nightingale must
lbe admired becaus she-sings Why
does not man write poetry about me n
What is the nightingale but bird like
myself ; is not she"-
Here he was called to order; and a
beautiful dove spoke next. al do not
complain" said she, 81 of what the pre-
|ceding orators have complained. My
regret is that distinction does not make
amends for conscious weakness. What
signify my delicate plumage, and tender
note, while want the eagles wing and
hawks eyer"
Here the owl attempted TO speak but
was prevented by maybe. " My case"
said the chatterer is harder sill. My
lplumage is beautiful but no one will own
lii talk, but no one will listen to me. 1
am prosecuted bird--an envied ge-
Here the magpie was interrupted by
a sparrow. "Why am | 10 be shot for
a dumping any more than the red.
breast ?"
Sand why," said the lark. " fam to
be roasted, any more than the nightin-
lgale ;"
" Why are we to be preyed upon by
kites and hawks :" cried all the birds in
a chorus.
+" Let US REBEL" said the tomtits.
] Let us be kites Il hawks ourselves
said the jenny wrens.
I" Let us leave man TO pick up his own
catterpillers," said the sparrows : d" the
world will come to an end without u.s."
" 1t will I! 1t will 70 screamed all the
little birds.
At this point Of the dream and debat,
:. Karoun fancied he thus addressed I'll,
/. congress of birds F" With the exception
, of the eagle and owl, who, to do them
Justice, are sensible well behaved bipcls
you are a set oi insolcnt, foolish, half
witted creatures, not worthy Of wearing
feathers. Listen new to reason, ant
since birds cannot blush, hide your head,
, under your wings for shame. In thu
. first place, MIR. Parrot, if every bird il
4. to live in gilt cage and hang up in ;
drawing room, pray where is man to live
himselfs
In the second place, | ask MIR. Grow
whether he clears the farmers fields q
worms, from love to the farmer, or III,
desire Of a good meal ?
Thirdly, il any of YOU. after reason
able enjoyment of life, object to beins
killed to feed men, why, ask, may no
the grubs and llies also object to being
killed to feed your
Fourthly, il you were all of one kind
] all eagles, or all kites--woud there
not be ten times more fighting among
you, than there now is And what de
mand must you live upon ?
/ Filthy, If you object to dying alto
Igether, and yet treble your numbers
every year, how is the world TO hold you
all. And as for you sparrOws, chafi-
Inches, larks, wrens, &c. who is it that
lsteals mans corn, eats his cherries, and
Ipicks his peas Little mischlevious var
Iiets as you are your lives are forfeited
l6fty times before they are taken
Lastly, 1 entreat you all, from the
Ieagle down 10 the tomtit, to look away
iron your own individual interest to the
Interest of that world OF which you form
$50 small a portion. l do assure you. il
lis infinitely better on the whole, that you
should differ from each other just as you
Ido-that some should be strong, some
weak, some beautiful, some ugly some
wear fine coats, some plain ones. Now
IbegOne every one Of you-and instead