Delaware Democrat. (Wilmington, Del.) 1857-1858, 1857-10-10

PInl,DrlrinA, Oct. 8, 1857.
Tie fiass md acknowledgements
Bans, in, STANDARDIZATION Fare--a
hna''ug !-fsr Caps-fhgh prices--A San
dqy, and diners matters reisting thereto, and
% cther things in porticular-Molly Mcguire,
&c, Sc.
As you have posted your readers up with the
history of the panic, and its consequences, VIC
VIII not speak of il here, but simply observe that
il is but second edition OF tbs crisis of 1887
o. The cause, bank extension and contraction-the
first lending men into difficulty by embarrassing
!. them with money, and the second running them
hyss suddenly Withdrawing III! The iact is a
plain one, and is perhaps more fully illustrated in
the old saying - Place beggar on horseback
and he ,oiH ride 10 The depiin
lo the devil they, have gone--pcacc to their
smoky ashes.!
The Pennsylvania Bank in this city, is per-
haPs at this time the weakest, from the tact that
1T has tcrak president, and and imbccie cashier
mon who are just about ft for their positions
as the Devil is for parson They have loaned
money TO siavcrs, brokers' relations and friends
and lscircc created suspicion in regard to its SOL
vcncy that 10 highly detrimental to its prospects
ofweathcring the storm. II is said tina, money
Is the root of ey-wc IRE of al opinion that il il
: the.esil itself and that il is the offspring of hypo
critics and sinners We have sad imc Of il
hers, but the people bear il maniuy and cheer
fully. ....'',...l s-..''.
The Agricultural Fair WIS never better attend
ed. Crowds assembled on its grounds daily, and
yet after all, what H. We saw nothing
there but what is to be found in every Agricultu
raj Store in city, and on the rich farms o
!. iennsylyan.a, pcluware and Maryland 1t is tru,
VIC witnessed drunken iighls--gambling
r1eng-rum drinking--heard loud swearing an,
cafstng-saw one or two wrctched horse races,
row sorfy nnmnls-a number of the ladies' Of tn
pare full costume 1t is true, there were SOM
pretty things here under tent, that had nothinl
TO do with Agriculture, such as pianos, pictures
scenery, machines, SC. And then VIC had an ad
dress delivered on the las, day Of the exhibition
By a gentleman who admitted that he knew no
thing Of the subject on which he was 10 speak
practically, and as il proved quite as little thcore
''cally. Had we no Fathers, educ itcd Farmers l.
deliver this, tho annual adircssl Arc they so il
f'norani, that not one from the many thousand
: who till the ground. that not one could be loun,
suhcienty vcrsed in its mysteries and the Eng
li~h language to do il justicc' Let the next yea
answer this question.
N. B,-BAd oysters, worse brandy, wrcchc,
coffee, and waiercd milk, were abundant. This
sndsed a great country, aud this Fair, All inmens
humbug.--Fefb. sap.
Speaking OF hard times, cxlrayagance, run
bankruptcy, and all sorts OF ruin.--wreck Of mat
Ter and crush OF iirns--we notice in the windo,
OF q fur house on Chestnut street, two nanlillli
one having ticket on il marked 81 800 !! an
nnotiler $1,000 Who Is the next custoucr'.-
Walk no 10 the captains office and settle. Whe
jimmy Lind was in this country, we made an
aud published the following:
Jenny Lind. the celebrated vocalist, and oil
ju'ty entitled 10 the appcllliion of the "Swcdis
Nightingale" during her visit to this counir,
iiadc, in conjunction with tho abb. mlnagclDel
of BITnum, 81 100000,
Now, lei US see how long il would take nun
aber ofourinos useful, respectable and cnliglhei
ed citizens al least, swell enough la their sphere
to make ~, realize, labor, aud earn such a
amount;