American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-09-23
For TIE WA7cHMAN.

The assumption of the Delaware Gazette, that
all differences" between the ultra, and independ-
emf, tederasts in Kent county are &c compromised"
is entirely erroneous.
Nothing can be farther from the truth, than the
supposition that any considerable number of the
f" independent federaliss," now called " independ-
ent voters have returned to the ranks of the army
of tie faith.
1t appears to be the object of the Gazetltes, to-
impress the public with an opinion that the memoir
able treaty OF last September between The county
committee Of the ultra lederalsts, and four or FIVE
|" independent federalists' has worked wonders :;
but the truth of the case Isl that treaty was conclu-
ded under woful misconception of the views and
feelings of the " Independents" generally. 1t was
supposed they had followed out OF the ranks of their
party, respectable gentleman, who had left it with
view to avenge personal insult; and that as they
were running after him for the mere purpose Of
fawning at the feet OF a master who would pat and
caress them, il was only necessary for him 10 whis
tie, and all would be straight again.
Such, no doubt, were the sage calculations upon
which three or four (or perhaps half dozen) in
dependent ederalists rery 1nodeStLy stipulated away
the votes of their whole party. But I" alas poor
Yorick,'' the consequences OF that treaty were as
Intellectual to the junto was intended to strength
en-, as its terms were unsatisfactory to a great ma
jority OF the g Independents" So prone are we to
oyerlate our own Importance.
The election, which soon followed, sufficiently
proved that the :" Independents" we're not quite
such dependent politicians as had been imagined.
BY the united strength Of the democratic and
independent VOTERS the cause Of the people COM
pletely prevailed, while the compromise which had
given ise to such mighty expectations, achieved
nothing but the confusion of those who had effect
ed it.
And yet with these facts staring them full in the
face, the Gazettemen not ashamed roundly to
assert that all their differences in Kent are heat
ed'' 1t would be particularly kind in them to make
known by what sort Of logic they come at this con
cluson: for either they or the Kent people must
be wouy deceived in this matter. 1t is there
Thought that the very circumstance of the going
over of these comprOmiSerS 10 the ultias has done
much for the cause ofthe " independents" That
their most efectua means of Strengthening any
party is to leave it. Nor does this position, like the
logic of the Gazette, rest upon assertion W 'ou'
pronf Let those who doubt it look at the polls o.
Murderki hundred (until last fall the strong hold
the very backbone Of high toned federslism,) and
assign better reason for the astonishing change
in the politics of this hundred il they can.
| This is the hundred in which mos! Of these gen
tlemen reside and of course the place where the
influence would be most senslbly felt.
| 1t is nevertheless true that SO long as they re
NAMED with the Independents, the Blue lights
las they then called them) brought TO the polls al
overwhelming majority and the first time that re
publicanism ever succeeded in Murderkill was a
the election Immediately following this wonde
working compromise.
! These are facts--let them speak for themselves