American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-06-03

mas, whom Mr.. Geo: Read, Jr. had declared vouio
be firm and decided democrat, when he got up the
opposition ticket, suck by Mr.. Read, and when
Mr.. Cochran was deputed by the majority OF the
democratic members of the legislature to give up
DR.. Back whom they had selected, il Mr. Du Pont
and his two associates would drop Mr.. Read, no.
was the reply from Mr. Du Pont. They had been
sent to vote for Mr. Read by their constituents, and
they would vote 1nIy for him-and that il any Other
but taWyer was appointed senator, the state would
be disgraced. TO this, the majority neither could
nor would subscribe, and their preponderancy was
destroyed by these three members, and thus ended
the last act of this farce Of deceit, by which the peo-
pie were cheated OF their birthrgh and exposed to
the drrision of their enemies.
These are the facts hat have taken place. Let
us now see how far the certificates which have been
published, have bearing on them, and whether
these facts do not completely confirm the truth OF
these certificates. think they do, most fully and
most completely.
1t has been certified by Mr.. Hopkins, that Mr..
Du Pont declared he held the keys OF the State, and
boasngy declared that no senators shoud be cho-
sen but such as suited his vielcs. This certificate
has been endeavored to be discrediied, by saying
that MIR. Du Pont could only mean he had the cast
ing vote but, compare this certificate with MIR
Du Points answer to Mr.. Cochrane, who was depu-
ted by the majority to offer as sacrifice the al
tegrity Of the democratic party and what is the i'm
port Of lis language r--precisey the same as MIR.
Hopkins's certificate, but only in guarded form
and caution--lCe acre sent here to cote for Mr..
Read, By our constituents, and a0iU uote for no
one etSe-and that II any other bit Il Mtcyer ,Oas
dppointed senator, The state lcoud be disgraced.
This, according to my idea Of language, fully con-
firms Mr.. Hopkins's certificates.
MIR. Du Pont, also says the minority we're sent by
their constituents to vote for Mr.. Read--but how,
and where this is proued is left to the imagination
TO dIrtne on the contrary, the people, by delega
gazing fifteen members out of eighteen, who were
opposed to him most clearly and most unequirocas-
" declared that they sent hem, not to vote for MIR.
Read, but against hm as the whole fifteen were
united in determined opposition to his nomination.
Mr.. Du Pont likewise stated to DIR. John Adams,
as he cer6es, that Seal Chandler and Nvin, we've
elected 10 put down Red Lion meetings and a0miha-
tiOns but hOO is this sheen TO be the fact? The
case is directly the reverse, if are Judge from
the peOple'S o'0p actions, tor they have uniformly
supported the proceedings at the Red Lion I; but il
Mr. Du Pont had said that such was the intention
OF Mr.. Geo: Read, If. when he formed ticket os
tenshiy for one purpose that is, TO deceive the peo
pie, but IN realty to promote the election of NJ
Lewis McLane into the senate, and 10 aggrandize
his family Their by, ina would have been readily ac-
because Mr.. Reads attempt to cor
rapt Mr.. John Harlan, folly proves this to have
been the real intention, and no other.
The foregoing concurrent circumstances in my
mind will, and as | conceive, do most udubilabv|
establish, that the democrats we're 10 he made the
ladder, by which M. Lewis McI4ane was 10 have
been elevated into the Senate of the U. S. through
the sinister conduct Of Mr. Geo Read, IT., and b
the mutual understanding that subsis,ed between
them and that 1t was planned and understood, lha,
Mr., Geo Read, jr should receive the support of
the federasts and be forced upon the democratic
majority in defiance of all their circumstances and
that 1t they would not agree to this, the democraic
majority should be destroyed. This accordingly ha,
happened, and the democrats have now to pass
judgment on this uEprncipIed conduct, and shew
the sense they entertain of it.
The family, had success attended their plans ,
would have possessed the relationship Of the port
OF Wilmington--the deputy coeclorship, with the
ostlces OF weigher, measurer, sc. attached thereto
and held by the same person, member of congress-
ana two senators In the senate Of the u S. and the
ofilce OF district attorney of the United Safes.
small crumbs oil comfort to be picked from the body
polite. And this is the disinterested family who
had never sought Office for the purposes OF emolu-
ment or the qualification OF ambitious views.
II may not, but it ought TO be generally known
that power thus concentrated would he dangerous
weapon, in republic, in any family, for it is kROtOn
auu unuerstood' that al ashnSton, when the whole
jePutation OF state Join either in recommending an
appointment to office, or the removal of those in
office, the president generally attends 10 the recon-
mendalon. This family would have had this pow
er, and the features OF their public conduct fully
evnce they would not have been sparng of using ii,
either n the mode OF patronage, tine way of ven
geance. Perhaps lew words, reviewing that pub
Tic conduct may be useful and pertinent to the pre-
sent question, in putting the people on their guard,
both now and hereafter, against wolves in Sleeps
clothing. EXAMINER.
For the .anlerican Watchman.
SULLY-No. VII.
The Pencader party having received an accession
of three mamDers, by the last caucus now presented