American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-12-17

we can set their hearts at ease upon that mir, -,
believe, and we say it seriously, If we car ~ we
tied, that the thought has never entered into ~
or into that OF any of his friends. No man =; neau'
state more earnestly wishes, than Mr. .Stout - ."e
upon the Bench, regularly bred Lawyers az H.
standing and Character. We free however n
for ourselves that we are good deal inclined 10 ~
Iquire, with the chancellor, show long is il snc -
notion went abroad, that Lawyers are alone 6,,sd s
sit as Judges in our courtss' We are, morso,." W
perfectly willing 10 admit that we have seen a,o,
Jour associate Judges degree of intelligence .n5
legal talent, OF iupartaity and independence wb;oS
ioroids us to assume it undenable axiom ~.
none but Lawyers fitted to sit or preside un"
the Bench. uPon
We cannot close ths article without saviD, .
word or two OF the independents of Kent, becaooa
we are persuaded that 1t is not merely personal hos.
utility to Mr. iStDaf, but deadly hatred NJ ,ha..
lgentlemen which has occasioned the pourinr ~,
the phals OF wrath upon his head. We are sC'
quainted Thoroughly, with the character Of ,hss.
people and II there be body of gentlemen in ,b,s
state whom we should be proud TO be preferred by
and 10 belong TO- as Brother, it is theirs. MI
stout need not be assacd their Leader. Thev
acknowledge no Leader. They, like all other mn.
right and independent freemen, are neither to i.
led nor driven. Their devotion is not to Mr. Stout.
nor was 1t TO Mr.. CLdyt0n-nor will it be to anv
'ha"' II 10 10 THEFT country, and to honest Drinci-
pies that they are devoted. They are not oSc.
hunters themselves, altho' it cannot be denied tha,
they sometimes rather proyokingly, cross the patb
OF those that are OF this class. They are enemi4.
OF all sorts OF violence and persecution and if anv
thing could more endear Mr.. Stout to them, i |,
his being marked out for vengeance on their ar.
count. 10 the votes Of the Independents one og
our gentlemen in Congress, owes his election; and
his unsuccessful opponent has had the yenerosi,y
and magnanlmiy not to complain of the Eberaitv
which was INDUCED at his expense. The associate
OF that gentleman had his friends, likewise. in The
ranks oil bis opponents, both at the late and former
election. We are among those who do not hest
tate to say, they think we'll of both those gentle
men and we are, too, among those who do not al.
low themselves to believe that virtue and talents are
alone to be found in some iavorite section g. the
state or are to be looked for exclusively in onp
party only. Ii this be fault which REQUIRES amend
ment, We are now receiving bitter lessons to teach
us better things IN ijture. IT there ever was a
time suited for the indulgence of liberal and mag
unanimous policy, it is the present. Even Mr.. Hsr.
ker himself looks with complacency on the men
and the affairs at Washington. He approaches The
great ones there with cap in hand, and is already
holding up the train OF one Of the candidates Tor
the Presidency but if any body else feels disposed
to be Just and civil, he grows most dscourteously
Like many other smiling, smirking, smooth faced.
company gentlemen, he is vastly clever abroad bu,
prodiglously cross and Grabbed at home.