American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-09-09
Ea1ract If a letter ttom Kent 10 he Editor. 0,,a d..

f>N"'"t " "te"eF Prom hehE 10 me Editor dated 2ir a
"Ihe success Of the Democratic ticket in this con,
considered as certain any political contnrenr. +,
majority will be at least 900 Things have talcn ~
icoursethe burying has gone by't-he ,lay Of fle
powers oyer-'he sceptre has departed from The hand,
thnsc who, in this county at eas', proS,ted tcr
iBotten power to the lowest persecution, 10 The ncp
purposes of private hate and nalignty Every l.S !
laughs here at the promising speculalions Of the pr
Mr. ilarker, built upon what he considers The la5,
state Of things in Kent county. He had better conf,e
Expectations to the politics of the union, il which, lie max
lso profound display, for he knows nothing of fine roT
lot Delaware. The harmony sub'sting brtweentl Dn
lcrac party in this county, and that portion Of our czr
lwho, disguised at the persecution and imbeciiy o "A
Federal leaders, have nobly asserted their right Tin
and act for themselves, is more firmly established ia
ever At the county meeting, seveny-six ndcpcrde |
voters assembled and by the decision and unarfni,y
their proceedings silcnced all doubts as 10 the state ofn
ties in Kent County. They met on the same DAY Vii
the Republicans, and through the medium Of comm.re
both meetings united in plan Of conduct for The ebsr
campaign. 1t the largest meeting of Inlcpeld.
VOTERS that has assembled here, circumstance wl
combined with the spirit which actuaed it. conp'ete
explains the harmono''s state Of things upon which the G.
zette has 50 klwlringiy congratulated It's readers.
The Editor of that paper has lately inquircd-wat Il
meant by Mlbend.nt Poer This is certainly an int
esting question, seeing that these Independent Voters
have some how conrived to disturb the serenity ola uu
who have long ruled the State like political cracks, and
lost the power they abused because they could moi f|
form him what is meant ~ Ldcbeatim Io.er. An III
dependent Voter is man, and not glte. lie is mar
who has witnessed system Of the most malignant pr
Sefpton and nnreenting persecution exercised in hsj
county by the leaders Of the Federal party towards hOs
whose spirit above their circumstances, and prompted
them to doubt their political nfalbllity lie Isl maltc
VINO, amidst all the high sounding preenslon' Of Tue l
ruling party that in managing the OF u.
state, they have shewn themselves grossly nbecle rs'
row minded and regardless OF the interests Oh the pe0pt
lie had been taught ,liEk the FcdcalisS possessed
The talnS Of the country but his ripper la; sea2
him that in This State, their policy has been entirely asst
tlie OF the enlarged and liberal views by which The a&7
of their sister States have been conducted and their l.
peri,y advanced and that their whole system la, leen
that OF huckstefng statesmen and beer house POLITICIANS
They ask what public improvement, what Ehe'tl e1eI
prize has been fustcred by the funds OF this State VINE
the Federal party reigned What roads, whl, cana
what public institutions have they established or cn
ragged What have they done with the public morey
but hoard it up with The asSiluy Of mser, in i&ohc
bank, which has lately cut off the resources of the STATE
by emitting TO make dividend. They sec Their sser
states under different SYSTEM rapidly increasing N
wealth and population, while we are Standing still nboih
They see other States amelorating their criminal cOle
and improving them by the light Of experience wne ours
IS forgotten III the momentHOEs concern Of makS
Ing laws, Dig laws and shccb laws They see the Su
now, with nearly 600 OO] dollars invested in single ak
destitute Of revenue, and without any means OF supporting
the ordinary expenses of the government These aW!
other things which they have seen are the fruits % fe
governmcnt-and they row see additionally, iaNHW U'
for every hdebenGeRt raise his voice against Ss
tenn which disgraces the state and impOvershes The eO
pie Mr. Harker may now know that an Independent ! "T
perfectly understands what he is about fhe wishes to e
more upon the subject let him wait ill the first TUESDAY
October, when he will have opportunity OF Elo"uS
hat what think we say, and what We say, we mean
no.
meeting was held at Dover on THURSDAY la't, Wrea
was numerousy attended, and in every part of the county,
The people are alert, full Of spirits, and saagune ~ Hr
NLa d. II
&c found wanng-that local differences will ase u
mar the fair prospects which present theNScFfs~
securing the ascentlancv of principles t'Shu
he State. If she does her duty, we have nothing toif~'