American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-09-19

lcalprlts, but he parry ina. nas 81 'o"S up"eio
A new party comes into powcr--works
,bs pubc Observation-Disclosures the name OF those
lave fallen, by-word among the people
-. honesty and truth, public and private virtue,
"nsist in violent personal abuse and bitter lnvec-
,nns the same course with their adyersarles =
;o,o the same acknowledgements, themselves
no,,s by their numbers-and, at last, by the
onr continued misrule, forfeit public conf
:. and Weld their places 10 others, who, after a
nlav The same game. Every cool, Intelligent
,.1.rtnc man, must acknowledge thai this is
bich wrought picture of the natural tendency
,;oleni party spirit. In other countries its
,,.ns have been marked with blood and it has
i,blv ended, so far as the history Of the world
.Gra us in the total overthrow OF all civil liberty
mt for our purpose 10 say how many Of the
her. depicted, have already taken place. We
that Tor others 10 determine. For ourselves,
IRE wiling TO concede that none Of them have
nten rlace. We are content that it shall be
.veI. if il is desired, that no selfish and design.
men rule among US and WELD the power OF the
r IN their own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT nor will we
rrel with those who stoutly insist upon it, that
MIR officers are honest, able, and remarkably
rmen-that no favor or corruption fnds its way
MIR cour,s--and that causes are there tried and
,rmined according to their merits. If this is
1,Ny our happy condition, it is such in despite
&D,be natural causes Of directly opposite state
bMgs.
"n ,b,n granted to the stickers for the en-
r,grmen, Of warm party spirit, that those who
Nc are all able, generous, virluous, pious, sober
.mork,blv sober, dsinterestcd men and that
nblic business in the different departments OF
e.. tod
Inn. that we are not likely to fall upon those
times, when cunning and selfish men, warpng
,ry thing TO suit their own private views shall
i in the affairs Of our country-hll Offices with
Il own creatures--bring forward and put down
tIs al their will, just as they are parasites, or
epcnient men--suppose, too, that the time IS
off, when layoritsm and corruption shall decide
b,cs between citizen and citizen, in our Courts oil
Sice--suppose, moreover, that the time is equal
/ far oH when our offices shall be filled with com
pn Grunkards LET all this be granted and what
In: IF really, now there has been found so much
nlercs,edne much sobriety such entire
,mpiion from every thing that is not lair and
{nrsble--& even we say again. should this golden
N. rot likely soon to pass away--stlll we must
excused for asking, upon what principle does ii
Dw thai, if there should be so much honesty with
set, that the other portion OF the people are SC
liked and worhess-- that they are not to DC trusted
! ds . We iviW trust them as reterees-1re 'ctii
Eagtiera orr executors ice ,ciN iRtermdrry 'ciH
tn-rcepire them into the bosom Of our families
lmake brothers and children Of tem-but nee 'cid
\ trust them in pnblic affairs" This is the truth
this is true genuine party spirit-hot as it comes
BIN the aembic, we were going to say, OF the d
nsen There are coarse proverbs, which, IN all
tcs, have been used to teach men moderation IN
io,nerity-and TO save from despair those who are
diversity. n is long tide that nerer turns
bern DIR Kill hare his day. And are we, who
u in free and christian country, 20 govern upon
lie principles Are we to keep one set oil men
ever in power, and not allow others TO be even
tS.whippers May not the children OF the men
10 now rule over US, be placed in the ccndition OF
o,e, whom their fathers, at this time, Keep under
riect: II their sires SOW the wind, may no'
cir children reap the whirlwind = On )" bu
argument is, " their fathers sowed the wind
now their children are reaping the whrlwlnd'
| even so. We will presently say something
! that head but to give full weight TO the ooDec
tn let il be considered as founded in truth
/ Their fathers sinned, and ne 'ciH punish "a
#ilrcn for their traaSgressi0n." Are we RICH
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! ii is are moral and religious people to alloy
emsclves to make this the rule OF their conduct
3erhaps we are answered and told, that some Q
lose who now object to it, formerly acted upon II
\: that, too, even so but when was 1t that ever NV
ftonss made a right? There is, however, som
{lnerence in the two cases. Time has, at las
|Sept away the fathers, and none but the cli'ldre
lfmain. Ard, besides there were, Jew year
fack, wide discrepancies OF opinion between IN
ISO great parties in the United States. Where a
|Tpcal is made to improper prejudices, TO uphol
Ieasdres which are deemed Of vital Importance
e country is true that it is, at BEST but dom
! VI that good may come of it--and is iaui'' 10
|Sdoened only by an unequivocal abandonment
he moment no mperous necessity calls lot II
| I'd which in fact, no necessity, however imperlou
an ever justify--al,ho' it may, perhaps, IN SON
gree excuse it. But what shall we say OF mo-
Pin now, after the march of events has oroug
Nh parties TO the same ground, keep up me
| '6'? recollecions--an endeavor 20 Uphold then
:IVes in power, ON such fell principles! N'
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