American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-09-30


| !, :. understood that general Payntcr's friends
u .na.ayoring, by threats, to arrest the circua-
his and other matters which oppose fatal
s.noles to the successful progress of his cause
I'M The public.
~. chartered libertne, to be free the wind Of
non - and is the gag law to be put in force up
~, Are we to be nsulted by such contemp-
|ps puppy as Harher--a notorious liar and Gslum
wy Is our town to be branded with inlamy
| ,. we to be told that none OF us here, who were
,,Is If the general government, were willing to
,+cpae in a necessary measure Tor the defence
WV, own native town--of our own families, and
4, own property? And are we to be further out
| nd By having paraded before us, crowned with
NJ, and lauded to the skies, for patriotism, libc-
/ ay and valor, the only man IN Sussex who turn
his back upon the enemy and Bed ingloriously
| an the field? And are those who are now en-
I.rorng 10 elevate this man to the Office Of Com
,oder in Chief ofthe State, TO be allowed to stamp
tSmy upon Us, en- masse, for refusal to perform
|, most sacred duties; and in the same moment
threaten us with the terrors OF their judiciary, it
|, touch laurel upon the brow OF their hero!
that judiciary take care OF itself, and compound
\ lis own immunity from attack.
And are real honesty and heroic intrepidlty to
| M the palm to the basest calumny and the most
|Lrsding cowardice? 1.-THE vassa'age ofour party
"a be perpetuated, why are we insuted by having
|th a candidate offered TO US? Why was not
|vueral RidgeLy given to US? We differ from him
Doiics but il we had been beaten, we should
!, \, had gehtleman--a man Of honor--a man OF
eyoDal courage and man of Talents, 10 have ruled
er u.s. lie never would have turned his back
non an enemy, or a friend. AS things go, the
re road 10 promotion in Delaware, is to betray
|mr friends, and run from your enemies. Good
Isavens how the party has fallen! how the State
Degraded. LEWES.
rye must be allowed to remark that the charge
| Mr.. Harker does fairly warrant the inference
hal the people Of Lewes have drawn. "The bond
has executed there-it was offered to number oil
he friends of the administration, who refused to
Csnit" From this statement it is to be inferred
bat those who drew up the bond and signed IT
ERE anxious for the participation OF the friends Of
he general government in this measure. II they
E:e, how came they to pass by those of them who
Eee citizens OF Lewes? If they did not pass then,
|y, they we're applied to and refused The honest
ruth is, that not single person who was friend
b the administration of the general government
|ytr was applied to. We have this fact from the mos
questionable authority. 1t was the intention o.
Mr. Harker, there can be no doubt, to degrade the
|eopIe OF Lewes: and we should have wondered had
Eey not been incensed by the outrage committed
ppon them. II was Mr.. Harker's further inten'
|oO to dress up civic crown for his favorite he
b. at the expense Of the honor OF the people OF Lee
Ees and Of the friends of the general government
though the state. If we are right in our premises
md the story Of Bucephalus is correct, Harder de-
rnes to lose his cars, and the general his epau'