Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-07-04
For the Delaware Journal.
Messrs. Printers:

Messrs. Printers:
Allow me through your useful paper, to
enquire how it is, that the Ordinance rel
alive to Dogs, is suffered to slumber so
soundly after brief existence of one year
Last season the Mayor and Council with
their officers entered into the business of
reform in this department with much spir-
it; but like most modern reformers, they
have left things worse for their reforming.
1t appears to me that for one dog destroy
ed last year, two have taken its place, like
the frogs in Egypt, they cover the land
insomuch that strangers coming among us
to reside, find them almost the only Hoy
to happy life in our goodly city. There
lis Gel tain part of our city, which the ma
tives call Dog torn. As things are at pre-
sent, this name would not be Inappropriate
to the whole city, and to try the thing,
propose that hereafter Wilmington be call
ed Dog city, provided the hogs do not dis
pute the title, for certainly there never
was poor little place beset with hogs and
dogs equal to this. A few dogs may be of
use, if SO their owners will pay the tax on
such, but nine tenths of them are perfect
nuisance and as such ought to be removed.
One can scarce go into the streets in any
part and look round without seeing doz-
en- dogs and half as many hogs tearing up
the dust, wallewing i'll the cutters, or driv
ing after each other to the great annoyance
of persons walking along, and frequently
in situations which we forbear to mention.
In case one of those should be bitten by a
mad animal (the season for which is now
Iapproaching) who coul'l calculate the dcs-
tructon of life which might cnsue, or who
would envy the feelings of those whose bu
siness is to prevent tour past escapes is
no security for the future. Besides, as
good sound sleep is among our great bless
ings, how painful then just after you are
pleasantly embraced in the arms of Nor
! pheus to be aroused by the believing of I
, score or two of dogs under your chambe
i or adjacent, which you are at first very
$ likely to take for universal cry OF tire
, which puts you in such a state OF excite
ment as to drive away sleep for an hour
two if the dogs were quiet, this they sci
= dom are however until 2 or 8 in the morn
$ ing, when these canine gentry retire
J. rest. | hope the committees of arrange
Il ment together with the police, may so al
: range the dogs previous W the Nisio " ~
$ President, to prevent their annoying nm
Sc provided he lodges with us) for IT they q
10 not, | venture to predict the DocToR WI
,r never pay us another visit.
My object in this notice is not to fin
fault without cause, but to beg OF our re-
> pectable Police to make another vigorol
: effort to rid the city of what is general
= esteemed great and growing nuisanc
y Our police have lately shown a laudab
< zeal in regulating the gold,fnders OF Il
or city---for one would rather have their a
nd noyance moderately every night, than t
he dreadful believing Of dogs under my chal
is Der window. In Short, | do hope the poll
to will grant relief in the premises, and as
nd duty bound, the good citizens Will
en- doubt remember them with grateful hear
.. every morning when they awake after
IN good nights sleep.
tn MnRpHEIIS.