American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-09-24

FOR THE wATcHMAN.
TO THE VOTERS OF DELAWARE.

| writer IN the Delaware Gazette of the l7,b ms,
over the signature of Civs, after prating consider
aole TINS about small politicians, and wisely telling
us That the time Tor such has gone by-afer inform
US mat Governors correspondent sometimes with
the President, AID many other things equally strange
and rare IN all OF which he proves nothin, 50 Dlan
y, as That ne is no politician at all and thai he writes
with trembling hand and an empty head uuprac.
Used as he says (and which can readily beleye) in
I'"e mysteries OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 10 draw
lsome envious comparisons between the Dreseot ran.
dldates for the office of Governor. He deals largely
IN bold and uniounded assertions-tel, us tina, JUDGE
Booth is gentleman every way qualified for the Of
hce' aho' that his opponent who has once been our
lgoVerhor IS totally untitled for that station This
IhPoent ,hait, selected from the culver of frutless
Opposition TO truth ard LEI fly from the relaxed bow
l"i party prejudice will doubtless fall far short Of lis
invldlous ain. Yet as he has ventured to make com.
parsons, the writer OF this article who is well ac
quanled with both the candidates, and OF the grounds
leach OF the M have wherein 10 found their Drrten.
SONS TO the Office, (although nothing was farther
on MS ihtehsiohs before the PRONUNCIATION oil CMS
aseho"ds') VIII take the liberty of doing the same.
lie IS not prompted by party motives, and let who
WIN De ee' ted ne has nothing to fear from the ma.
leVoe"ce OF one nor any thing to hope from the
favor oil the other
wen known to nearly every voter in the state,
mat Judge Booth has long time since had his ul
sn"re OF onlss, and that he has drawn from the pub.
nc eoHers fortune OF many thousand dollars J.
rroN' carry youth to extreme age, the demon Of
party has heaped upon him without measure off,
ces Oh honor and profit, not from any extraordinary
merit OF capacity that he has ever eynced but pure.
~ on account OF his having ever been leading de.
tnagogue he Office that he now holds in the opn.
ION OF many persons well qualified for Judging Of the
requisites necessary to fit man for the impartial
o'spensalon oil justice in that capacity, he ought to
'aVe resigned many years ago have heard many
persons and among them several Gentlemen Of the
oar, oil the same political persuasion as himself
accuse him OF being partial TO whatever side ola
cause his son or his son il law was en,nloveJ on
And would lay il down as a sound maxin tha, a
partial judee will never make an impartial (;over-
nor independent Of his Partially to his own ami
~ "mch Out few believe will seriously deny he \
mas already arrived at that stage of life when second
cniiahood and bodily infirmitles, should admonsh
nun 10 fetlFe iron the perpexing duties OF govern
i.'eh'' 20 spend the balance of his DAYS in calm re-
o'ene,'' on the income OF fortane which partial
puohe nave heaped upon him But such is the un-
o"u"ued ambition OF the man, that it appears that
e 10 YET planning schemes of future greatness and
a"''y ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, at time when he should 4
" "'''s ms VIII, or putting up oraisons TO me
po"eis apo'e 10 humble suppca ron that they would
a"oo'n vac pain 'hro' which he must shortly make
ms eN't or OF praise to the benign dispenser Of oil
But,
ahe tree OF deepest root is found
Least wiling still to quit the ground.
Asa proof of his foolish partially, and as decisive
. :. OF ms nndouhted dneage Twill endeavO
"a In