American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-10-03

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Mn EnfroRt is amusing to hear the Gazette publicly
blasting that We shall be served, this election, Paddy
served the flessians. This is really oupaddyng Paddy
who had too much good sense TO acknowledge his nuncr
cal nfcriory TO the poor stupid and brutal lessans
until he had he hmorously observed. 6 surrounded
them" The plain, right down meaning Of what Mr.. Iar
Ser says is thst We fully sensible of the superior
force Of those with whom have to contend we must
therefore, buster and make much fuss we can thai
hey may believe we stronger than unfortunately,
are and thus, them into giving up" But who ever,
before, heard staggering fellow the very act Of ntm-
datcn, acknowledge himself bully 1t was well known
through this state, without open acknowledgment, that
the edealsts sensible Of their inerorty Of numbers
and that none Of the most intelligent among hem ex.
Ipcct any thing else but defeat and discontinue Oar op-
ponens confess, among themselves that their is es
peate and hear continually Of their making these adj
missions. How do we hear these things II we were like
INTO the corporal, who boasts that he not the common
hanGman but the common whiPpcr ofthe party should
not be able to Keep the secret 1t u.s. however, secret
al all The opposite side does not mean 10 make secret
Ut IT. nut hanc, ant nntqudm was their cry at the last
election 1t their was not desperate, would they BIZ
guilty OF the folly Of resortng to such goa1ng expctens
% force their mem We hGe 8le7n no 9payteys anu
erbect none - Not exactly So good folks yo,r
own people have been dealt with, BY those who have
ruled over them, unfairly Than Il has hccn our
lot to be served Is not your party scIencd with
many Of the whom you have appointed to rule over
III You hear the astounding call from all quarters for
change OF your officers Your wretched msrue has been
found fault with, more by your side than by ours
What "popuar gale that your apostates as you term
them, set their sails catch Your principal men fall of
from you although some, know, you whip back again
into the ranks and others who have not vet left Won are
compelled to yield the precedency knavcs or fool
Now that the power has fallen into oar hands YOU may fat
ter yourselves that we shall tread in your footsteps You'll
reckon here without your host We have not done AZ
yet and your example will but warning for MS
VINO fellow you and besides, if may be excused III
tie more latin, we say " iqnarn mali" &c we shall
have been taught il is TO be hoped BY our own suerin
to feel for those of Others We appeal eaessly 10 on
own conduct since have been in power if our admins
aon OF the government has not beentrce from all bitter
ness Nay III our endeavor TO prove ourselves incapable
OIL serving Others as we have been served ourselves we
have nearly swung into the opposite extreme We are not
amt Cdb6S to whirl every body from Office that don't
think as we do, and to fill them with own kin We
make 10 secret OF our respect and for rood and
able men, whether they belong this or that party aud
we do not merely talk OF these matters-we do not mako
noonshne OF them as Mr. Harker and company do but
we reduce ten to prlctce. We love see honesty and
let them spring up where they NAV IL orr
Interest," and, we trust desire 50 to act as to secure
% ourselves the good opinion of the gentlemen among our
opponents We know what intolerance and proscrinton
what jacobinsmyes, iacobinsm is doing in the onno
lie party We look confidently for auxilaries from anono
her ranks when the sad msrule which there prevailing
mail nave brought home to every honest and honorabe
nan, the M conviction that il is his bounen duty TO
nut from among them. Again ask why are our advert
ares supporters so fast falling off from them why nre
ans among them the most furious dscord why do The
people call for change And why has the much abused
lamc Of WAsnSGToS lost its charml Why does anDthcr
ven known, but secret 70acivOrd fail arouse and M
lame! Why does the democrat cease IN sounJ CO
lowbly as it wont do The time of rn,y Lendl
nd dSo2dg hines is passed by Even children laugh at
heSe things now You have been in power what have
ou done Yon were for moment in power the oher a
ay--what did you then do Power came BY the act ofl
Providence into your hands, for but short season and
Mr. Hars were on our side, he would say YOU took fol
nc vom again. No We do say SOFT was YOUR GOV
rnor only, who took it. 1t was he alone who made
very honest mans check in his party, burn with
name. why are these things dNe cit upon Ii is TO Il
bge Mr. Hrker, who thinks, the time Of an election Id
"a e5en Eng after a. that plain dealing indispensable
'hether erceincS and "honorG5S like it or like Il ~
Of Mr. Aarker speaks out his mind most freely, or. ra
ef he speaks what is not in his mind he speaks ont
That rs in his heart Which delights defame all That i
God and respectable. .Qunt [ae5 say amen 70 ja Id
DON'T complain now Of reprsals and say that thou art an
lnocent man and that it is hard make the innocent :
iteF tor the gully No !no!--no such thing lie de.
ghs 70 torture Innocence we only punish the guilty
hou hast been governor once; and if thy ayorite cand
ate elected thou wilt be governor again or to speak
1ore precisely correct thou wilt be one of the
nat will govern him :thyselfthy long tried, faithful
blower and discpeand him. though last not least
mo has all his life despised you both most hearlyand e
'hom each of YOU, in return, cordially hate Most
opetul trio Y n
FOR THE WATeHMAN. =.