The commonwealth. (Wilmington, Del.) 1858-18??, 1859-03-12

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sometimes for week before 'hey suseeeueu' -
is quite a common ihlng 10 poe up anu 'o"'' ''s
creek whcn the tide is low a 10" "eohT" r',a
salor died suddenly "a coroner inquest was 'e'u
and the verdict was Dcnih rom hea,' "'-'''s'
Il was said his heart was injured ny 'hc a,ouous
labor Of polling up and down lhe croek. nave
long been ware that oil this drnnHefV 10 nasiea'
ton might be avoided by an economical expenu'
iure Of money. Il has long been contemplated py
our citizens, hut for wanl oil nnanimy
has been procrastinaled from time TO .iine' nave
been convinced that i my Vows could Dc caf''.o
out with regard to this @posensai Of the GIs'n
that STEAMBOATS, could come wi,hin "'',o u
Smyrna yes, nearer, within hafa mile oil 'hs
limits OF the town. The farmer would command
a better price for his produce-his landed es'a,e
would increase in value-ihe Landing woalu
soen become a town. and smyrna city, 10
accomplish these ends, drewup the following
petition
To the Honorable Legislature Of Delaware, now
in session at uover.-Your petitioners most re-
specially solicit the small amount of twenty-five
Thousand ,iollars, to he appropriated towards the
inprssement Of the navigation Of Duck Greek, IN
cu.iing u canal through aNo mnn's Friend" and
removing the shoals at ROthwell's Landing, ana
other distractions which impede the passage "i
] vessels that are every day trading from smyrna
TO Philadelphia, New York and Boston.
The words of Benton arc very appropriate Jnsl
Z at this pont . Snlilnry and alone put inns Dai
!, 10 motion" / headed the petition myself ana
y obtaiued the signatures Of one hundred and my
e as near as / can recolecL The weather being
J. iaclon ent and the wslknE bad, gave one OF my
il printed petitions 10 Capta Augustus Scout, Il
circulate at smyrna Landing knew the inhab
itnnts there were exceedingly anxious for the pc
ton TO succeed. and only waited an opportunity
m 10 sign il. had talked with many oil them, som'
p- of whom callcd..t any hoppe iron time 10 time Y
T. look NJ thosrs'f e. ~ yE......l Mas ihuugh
II. that every man al The tAfs1 =, y sign tn
It. petition il they hadasSi andinr ..=-.sing SO :
IN Captain sconi returned TO NC list not exceeding
is thirtytb,es namcs, il my memory serves m
ut right Some one of my family, without m
Sc knayledge. sealed them altogether, thus placin
IL. .he names Of the Lanang population under III
IT. one hundred and thiry-scven names that la
,n obtained and then, under that again, some twely
ar r-orc thut procured at the Railroad Depo
o' near Sr,vrna. Mr. Isaac Short, one of the legl
an luors saw the chart and petition several time
aus while under progress, 40 whom | gave both
'ss charge under promise that he was TO lei me kno
hs the duv when the petition would be brought b
'nS fore The House, that | might be present at Y
inc time. Judge of my surprise when saw it a
AK nounced in the Peninsulr News that the petite
lhe of Augustns Scout and others presented, as
ara inn the amount of S25 900 for the improvement
ere Duck Creek and my name not mentioned.
m viii Just say here tapt no sr'on is more DISCUS,
Have !, vas wholly uuthoushi of and unaesr
81" hv rim IN bnve bnt mari The honor appropriat
p pu himself which has been assigned him. II
axe .dsr.,and hin ,he laurels Won by another