American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-05-30

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every state, as we'll as in our own. 1t har '. s, u
place in Delaware, more than once during ,hs
OF the federal party and upon one former occ.
at least, the legislature broke up, as the lst A.,
without being able 10 make choice II ;snn,u'
tended that this is not an evil but we yrpn,.
say, II is not one OF such magnitude as to oyerwh.,
party with dishonor, when it happens. RI, ta
not an evil to be cured by the lash. p,osr,;,s.'
will not amend it. On the other hand. wac !; W.
traordinaIy that majority should adhere inO,yS,'
land even, if il should be admitted, pertin,c;o",I
to their nomination Was it not natural ,bst 1 u
should do so? II they erred, and perhap, thew AZ
can any good come to the party by endeayorDs ~
oserwhelm with obloquy, them and the capliS,'s
whom they supported Is useful memberor ~"
,ty-one who has been its devoted seryant--.vbor.
toied for it, and toiled for it successfully WIN b'
been returned, for long series of years, reprr4o
tatise oil his county, to the legislature, nov to be 4,
lowed to be considered as an gnoramus--a vain and
itriAing and useless characters If this een,Iem,r :,
thus to be treated with impunty-if he i, IN ts
laughed and scorned out OF his station in the r,r,s
las destitute of talents and integrity ab,,s
beware least they STARE the same fate II would
no dshonor to the State OF Delaware TO be r.n,.
scented by this gentleman, in the Senate of the I'M.
ted Siates-nor by any one of the gentlemen who's.
names have been before the public for this saiou
! There is subject connected with this dsssmo,
which II is difficult TO touch, without exciting fd
ings which ought, on both sides, to be rather soo
ed than further irritated. There has been found i,
the democratic party, spirit liberal enough to gv.
occasional support 10 gentleman in Congress
who belongs to the opposite party. II is not es,y
to entirely justify this nor to reconcile 10
the duty we owe to each other. II is surely, how
ever, in the present state of things, not sin offs,
heinous nature that the party should be rent asun
der on this account. 10 the conduct of this gentle
man at Washington, we find nothing tina, degrsdu
jour state nor is there any thing in it 10 make de-
mocracy ashamed Of herself, because some Of her
sdherents have voted for hira. To frank and gen.
erous spirit there is something thousand times
more revolving in the prosecuting inquisiloHa rage
lot our opponents who war unto death--and even al.
ter death, with their political enemies, than in this
occasional dereliction, by oil friends oour
own candidate. If an upright, able and honorable
discharge of public duty has its highest reward.
not in the extorted, but, in the willingly yielded need
of praise from enemies--what friend of virtue ought
to complainant who SHALL for his own sake, ven.
ture to denounce vengeance on those who have the
Iiberaty 10 bestow it This gentleman must be eve
ny way unworthy OF the favor shewn him, il he does
not from the bolton OF his heart, despise and abOmi
nate the selfish, groveling and demonlac spirit with
which many Of his own party are possessed lsb
fair to make him responsible for the ruthless intOs
rance, and proiligafe trucking of our late Execu'
tive Nay, is it fair to make even the federal party
responsible for those misdoings? All honorable and
high minded men Of that party-snd, disguise il as
we may, there are more than few such among
them-formed but one opinion OF thai short IVed
but disgraceul administration. 1t was well h' the
tree of such beautiful blossoms-o! such delightful
fragrance, was allowed to stand long enough 10
mature its bitter fruits. 1t was we'll that the smooth
laced, smiling philantropist--'he undaunted cham
pion of humanity--the intrepid asserter OF equal
rights-the head of the old school OF new things
should have lived to abandon, like recreanl bis
native town, amidst her perils-and to have a'en
wards, shewn forth 20 the world, in his true senu1s
character, as chief magistrate. With this example
fresh before our eyes-wlth our contempt lot SUN
unworthiness not forgotten-our bosoms still OllA'
ing with indignaton-is it for us to prohI BEesuih
Of the wrongs which have been Gone US, TO sWluS
into the same extremes? Besides, is 1t so cs'a'A
that the goad and the scourge will answer our pw,
pose Let the people vote as they ought to do--'uu
as they ;0iU do--as best pleasures them. Inc p"
ny, in these times, which lays claim 10 their a"'
must act upon fair and liberal principles, or 'nI'
will never prevail. He must be superhcla' "
server of the state OF things in Delaware WIN ~
lieves that the present ascendency can be m'na.
ed without temperate, manly and truly hInel| ,,
policy. We need not shut our eyes upon 'ns "u'D
the great, leading measures of the federal p""
whenlhey were in power, have been adop H, ~.
improved by the government Of the United o" AaJ
and they constitute the rock upon which It Og",
ed. This wise policy-this magoanimous GO as'n
has gained it the affection Of the people anu Is''
red to it the respect and admiration OF the ~ rs
Why then NAV il he asked. should iederais's
prosecuted? The federalists are not persecu'su'
They have, or at least certain violent chara''.
mong them have, become prosecutors them's'''
They mock at and reviIe their adyersares 10, au'g
ing all that good and praise worthy 10 NV ,b,r
icy OF their predecessors. Instead oil twl''ne .i,
with this, they ought TO have honorsd ano I. ,r,
the good sense and nianliness of such co ,y
They seem to have forgotten the errors @n n.' IN
" nil,d not. the srlQrs. anain. lall INTO. @nN