American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-05-09
FOR TIE WArcHMAN.


Bin. ED1roR,-When | laid before my fellow
liens, the certificate from Mr.. Hopkins, with
pect 10 the declaration Of Mr.. Victor Du Point,
he held the kegs q the State, and that no SEND
Is Stoald be appointed to Congress, aniess they
Pald persons suited to his uieWs, it must be sp
enl to all OF you'll was DESTROYS OF afiording you,
air criterion, to test my views and my purposes,
RlGh were the public good, and the public benefit
Pne neither " extenuated, nor ought set down in
Pllce"-bn have given you pro9f that stated the
Ill., and the truth only. and | shall continue to
rsae this course in my future remarks.
writer under the signature of !SuLty has stated
Pt II there was not so much ,cickedneSS in my re-
Frks, they would be really too silly to notice, of
fellow citizens you ore the Judges, but | may
permitted 10 remark, that his own piece is con-
Nsd tissue OF mere GerJiage, without a single fact
'eit upon rerba 1t roceS Ell preterea nihil, would
a'aclerze 1t we'll for 1t is mere t0Ords and sounds,
rept that It states one absolute untruth, that IS,
Cns'ace''zes the majority of your representatives
lactaOh, and the three members, who left their
tire sides Tor Dover, predetermined that no
Ni candidate than the one, these three had select
should be appointed Senator to Congress, he
U.S. up, as having stood firm in defence oil the hon
o. Their party and the State.
"hat Is faction fellow citizens, is it not small
lmOer OF men, who divide or separate from the
aoTry OF the party to whom they nominaly be-
Nv OF with whom they have usually acted, and set
UP opposite and conflicting pretensions, to those
1'"a'ned by the majority, they either endeavor to
s'' 'he views OF the majority by obslinately ad-
lug 70 'heir own opinions, or with this obstnacy
III lo'n Intrigue, and adding their numbers to an
1po'"e party, they by turning traitors TO their
r." el'her defeat their own party. or try TO force
EN- into ther'views.
MS exactly characterizes the minority of three
Sour representatives. There were eighteen De-
ocFac members in the Legislature, fifteen ofthem
'eo IN agreeing to vote for candidate, whom
icy selected after lnat,e dsberation, but the three
~ "a 10 abide by the sentiments of the maj0rit1
J9'epa, and Joined the journalists to force ,hci'
l"'a'la'e on The majority amongst whom there
Pe''ect 0hdhllntp. ! would ask you fellow
" g VINO composed the faction the mJority oi
" .r who by intrigue and corruption sought
a'''Hce' and fraud, to elect man Who if he had
,n brought openly and fairly before you, for your
49, you would have rejected with scorn and dis
'n'S IS simply the question fellow citizens, but
NJ WIN md this will be attempted to be concealed
wy CLOUD OF sophlstry and deceit. Men and not
~1uIes' Will De held up before you to distract and
| VS. your attention, as has been done already by
"'her ou'iy. The majority Of your represen-
r4. s' WI De called facious, and domneering, il
m y, mood wink you, if possible. But remern-
CHOW citizens, the crisis that is approaching
'Ses no snort space; it will shew whether you
" 70 conquered BY .jrqad by intrigue and corrup-
NV a'u whether after struggle of twenty years,
'a'e overcome your enemies by the force Of