Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-08-13
rot the Delaware Republican.
" Correct il yot, aud change thy rash inteat;
noble mind disdains not TO repent"

noble mind disdains not to repent"
Mr. Error II promised on my return that
Would notice the grandiloquous speech OF Frank
iheent a. the farcial mating which took places az
nI wy Hall ,on Saturday evening, the LIST inst but
" ne hassince come out in communication In the
Delaware Journal teemius with as nanny misrepIe'
senaaehs as bis famous address will briefly notice
new Oh the tg6olperS which It contains. Frank
uleshaIi 10 make himself appear as benevolent and
onHrllnele parsonage, and that he has betrended |
me on several occasions As to tho origin Of tho
ARRAY which took place IN tue early part OF tho |
evening 10 tue City Hall, deem IL necessary. to
1sa'e tu'C was engaged In conversation with MT.
ieson GOAL merchant of this city fronting the DOOR
when our attention was directed to the wetern por-
LOU OF Tue Hall by loud tnlking and the eloubtable
!, ana evidently lahoring under great excitement
~ soon a. he recognized me he called to mo l ap
Ptohened to within short distance when he ex-
claimed that the communication in tho Republican |
eVer he signature CT tiny papor eonta ned glazing
ialsehoods and that the various articles referred to
moie written BY him AS soon as he made the above
drew the manuscripts from my side |
POCKET and exhibited them in the presence Of the |
gsanders as an evidence of the truth Of the charges
inuleS himself unexpectedly placed in an unenvia-
and dilemma, by the proof he immediN
alely changed the subject and commenced TRADE
oil abuse saying tina: be had given me his note to
saFe my property from being snld. Knowing this
10 ne an ntronious fLlsehood Immediately pro-
n 10 MIN wiful LIAR Nav for the facts in
TINS particular case Augustine Mailly, ESQ pur
chased my interest in tho Blue Hens Chicken, pay.
Ing me at the me money and notes. After a time
lncent qaarreled with him and MNilly withdrew,
nha ~ Gider 10 effect an arrangement consentedto
.ae exchange Of notes, taxing Vincent instead oil
Mailly, Mt the urgent request Of the former WIN.
MuCauliey pressed me Tor a claim some time alter
marls ana IN order to pay it handed to Constable
naWklnS Nincents note for 500 which he tried to
uispose To various persons having money, but The
man being considered insolyont and without credit
no one could DO Induced to buy it, although u was
Smere9 OF almost any price However, benjamin
ohandler was induced 10 take it with my endorse
ment Tor little over half tho sum About three
years afterwards 7 wished to obtain a loan OF Mr.,
Chandler Of $3.50. lie said he would comply with
my request IL some arrangement was made In REGARD
10 the payment OF fincents note; that Nlnceht nnu
caused MIN much trouble, paying him frome o'e 70
t"7 dollars at time, aud that the greater portion
enained unpaid. then cail,d on Vincent anu
made known to him The complaint Of Mr. o., mud
stated 10 him that tho nOn-puyment oil me no'e
prevented my obtaining a loan without including
IL In judgment bond Vincent replied that he
was very poor, but would soon pay the whole ana
advised me to have IL done that there would ne no
rsk consented to Mr.. @. proposition, but VINO AZ
the time promised to give me written instrument
certifying to the fact Of the amount Of the note oe
ing included in tho bond, and soon as it was oos
lected from Vincent he would give me credit, AZ,
ter the execution Of tho bond Mr. Chandler iaueu
TO give mo the acknowledgment fihe TRANSACTION "a
writing but always admitted the fact, when ne ulu
ABOUT Two years ago in the presence OF Messis'
Thomas Allen, Stephen Boldly and Capt, Jonh
Shuster, gentlemen of charao tor and respectaolly
the former ut the time requesting me to Wrl.e pue
the substance Of Mr. Chandler's remarks ana toat
they would append their signatures to IL, WhIcn
they did Since the iecease Of Mr., O. l nave en-
deavored to obtain tho credit, and the paper con-
tanning the names of the above gentlemen is now III
the possession of Daniel r. Wolfe Esq, who en
rloycd as my attorney ats the late session OF the
Court ineent informed me that be paid inc h1te'
III ne did he was over five years in doing Ill %
longed to me in consideration Of the disposition OF
my Interest in the Oihea of tho o. Chicken III
order TO favor Vincent 1 consented to release MT,
Matley, who would have promptly paid the hVte
and saved me loss and trouble, So much tor his
statement about befriending me, and giving me MS
note to prevent my property from being sold
His statement about his influence and support
given to me when was elected to the office OF As
SCISSOR and Collector Of the Fourth Ward is altogeth-
er aifoneous He never had any influence, and at
no time sASld command five votes, but IN oraer to
prove the untruthfulne7s of his assertions, nave
only to state that he was in Philadelphia On the
day Of the election, and consequently did not vote,
met him few days after the ele'tion, whom he
assigned as reason for not voting, that ne nad no
money to pay his taxes. Let him produce the re-
ceipt given to him by Asher b. Logan. 1t will bear
me out in my assertion. As to his declaration about
my failing to give security, mover asked but one
gentleman, and be instantly consented. That gen
tleman was Mr. James Webb. He stated his will
lingness to do so to Dr. william Fields also, but
had come to the determination to resign and did
not trouble myself about it. Since then made APP
plicntien for Clerk Of the Market, and had re-
ceiyed the caucus nomination tho same gentleman
with Mr. Washington Mason and others were in
readiness to go my security. l need only refer to
Geo. W. Vernon, Esq, for the truth OF The above
I deem it necessary to briefly notice the origin
of the " Chicken" az the would be-candidate for
Mayor has touched upon private matters, and ass
| gave true and unanswerable reply 10 his tire.
some and egOtiscal address, shall in this instance
give true account of this most delicate subject In
the year lS45, Frank Vincent was running about
fha inf unnhla In obtain alaadv pnnulDvment,
and being an inferior workman he could not retain
a situation for my length Of time. When he was
nm apprentice in the ofee of the Delaware Gaz cite
John Newton Ilrker. frequently tod him he
would never make printer and upon more than
one occasion gave h i'm to understand that he had
better leave and direct bis attention to some other
pursuit-Lhat he could never obtain livelihood as
n GOmpositor. The printers OF Wilmington will bear
me out in this respect. he having been what is de-
nominated by the trade "a rat" working for less
than the usual rate Of wages He had been very
anxious to start newspaper in Wilmington, and
one time applied TO Hon. John NJ Clayton, who in.
stanly refused him a loan of money. He had no
friends, who would assist him, and as was at this
time on intimate terms with William McCaulley,
Vincent one day followed me to his Uffoe aud OBJ
tnined an introduction and afterwards became a
regular visitor there From his cut and figure Mr..
MeCanlley spotted" him MS one calculated TO do
diytv work and would answer his purpose. The
latter who often visited me at my farm, preached
tho matter in reference tn starting newspaper in
Wilmington. and stated that Vincent would like me
to accent him MS a partner. told him about bis
incompetency as a workman, and that he would he
Of little ai vantage to me- However vincent called
m me and remarked that he could raise S1OO IRON
William McCnulley, and IL 1 would advance that
amount IL would he sufficient to warrant the under.
takipg. After little reflection, l consented, and
sold my farm In July, with the stock, utensils crops
| &C., AVID commenced tour through New CastIe
county with my horse and vehicle, taking Vincent
! with me- After having obtained about 5PO subscri
| bpTs ] proposed buying the materials, Ne ana
! issue tho paper, to which Vincentconsented lto'u
| him would be ready with my share OF The money
| as soon as he obtained his He replied that he
would he pleased if would call on certain dny al
| the office Of william McCRulley and hate an inter
view. did Ms requested. | soon found that MI
McCaulley would not loan him copper, and that
would be the only responsible party in tho CON
| Germ. L confronted Mr.. McCaulley and Vincent
about the unfairness of my advancing all the money
as vincent's capital had At this time dimin'
ished to the enormous sum II SGD, and to his beoo
ing an euual in the business wouli under no Ger
cumstance consent to the proposition and left II
two or three DAYS afterwards Vincent out to The
farm blowing and sweating, and with tears 10 his
eyes exclaimed ''0h hell, Dell II you dnnt COM
nence am ruined will lose the money spent IN
getting subscribers Ipited the poor fellow nnd told
him he might have the list Of subscribers by giving
me tile amount of money expended to say nothing
of the time. and that he might possibly make ar
ranpements with some Of the offices in Wilmington
ior fhe purchase of the list Instead Of arpeasng-
! IL had different cffeet-be beloved like cali
told him he should not have made false represen,t'
tions---he had deceived me by holding out the liea
that William McCaulcy would advance him SO0O
liz then remarked that MsCaulley did hold out the
idea, but If woud start The Chicken, in two
: months bis Uncle residing at Boonton Falls, N !
hut who proved to he his Father would advance inc
r snm and he would become an equal partner con
) sented 10 this arrangement. William McCaulley
, and Jobn Rice endorsed my note for $500 m the
Bank Of Delaware, which rot discounted, and il
return for their endorsement l gave JudEmen
| MI. faF III.
Ri"c ms collateral security, on which the latter re
ceiysd The money previous to the note in Bank be
coming due Thus / will be seen it was my money n
scJ The materials and lift had not been for mi
non"g tho NChcken' would have never been hatch
: Ell and the extraordinary would-be candidate TO