American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-04-25
FOR THE AMERICAS wArcuMAN.

Ma WILsoN-In looking over the Waterman Of Friday
last perceive that Ntsor has replied to the dcclamao
piece Of Nox Pnpu of the 9th inst but far only as
indicate idea he had promulgated, which had bcenns
construed, and to show his consistency. There arr
statements that production which remain to be answered
The General Assembly at the late session were gully ofhe
omission of important duty, and their constituents hays
right know where the blame should attach-lo villa
and in what degree, ccnslire ought to be ap
Piled The truth should not be concealed and the only
proper mode of arriving at it, sby sober invests aton and
a candid impartial exposition offacs
One story good it is said, until another is told Fox
Popul has endeavored to fix the whole blame OF the nom
performance by the legislature of the duty adyered to-
three of the democratic members He has accused them
of having been caoled by the Federaiss and Of having
betrayed their Does he really think that these tn
gentlemen fattered into the views and made the
upes Of the cdcralsts That the candidate whom they
of their selection If such be his
Sentiment, il is these three gcntiemen were
predetermined in his favor before they left eir hlcsdes
for Dover And they adhered him. until they they
could not succeed in getting him appointed They We're
willing then TO abandon him. and select oher per
in his stead But they had invincibc antpahes Owe
them at leas to the candidate taken up n caucus held
early period of the session. which they Mid not
and by the proceedings of which they would not be fcer
ed Whether in this they acted cor ecty is trvey one
to form his opinion. But adm their conduct to have
been incorrect, it right in the friends that ntle
mans after finding that it impossible elect him. and
when in consequence thereof he verbally and formally re
lnquished his pretensons-o bring him forward second
time, the resignation of Mr. Rodney being announced
and without the reasonable prospect of single additional
being given him There was, is true, manGuVrt
resorted to- which gave them faint hope of succeed
ing One of the inactable imyirae, il was understood
entertained violent preudces against respectable either
of the Of New Castle, whom they represented Ger
tain of being appointed by the tederass uniting with then
in his favor, except he would support Their candidate. Al
he had lost all prospect of seeing either Of the persons ap
pointed for whom his wishes We're engaged and as h,
disked this gentleman more than the candidate from Pen
caler he consented to vote for the latter, condition (a
he says) that what told him, was a fact Before The
final baIong took place, he was made TO believe that thu
was trick played oft ensnare hun. For he informed
through source which he relied that fedora
vote would be given to the gentleman in consequence
which he resumed his original attitude, and decerel MOS
who attempted decelue HIM. That this nesse prc
tsed on him, and nothing more ould seem more tlia
probable from the balotings. The gentleman mentioned
10 him, indeed nominated, but did not receive s"g
vote Fl ON either democrat or fcderas Now why did
the pencader candidate and his friends, after the 5h 9th
9TH, 9Th, 9th ballong-afer it had become NANTES
that he could not obtain the vote eXpeced,trn to thu
New Castle gentleman nominated by Of themselves
and support him. This would have afforded All opporu
nifty what the federalsts would do for it was not il
the power of the federnists to elect him, any else
without their cooperation. But nohis did suit hei
purpose They had made an improper use OF his name
Ii was intended decoya gull trap, to catch h
refractory, and Gas they though) cretous riumver In
teigent reputable democrats fl ON New Castle, fom Kent
and from Sussex, put in nomination, but not o
them would do. The Representative from PeGcader 7pG
their man, and they would have Other IN his Mace Es
why did they not withhold their consent to adjourn bctor
the appointments were made They formed majority
the House. and could denerresort have had
to that expedlent, to bring the Senate Gn q refusal
to concur dlschargng this mpo tant-ths indispensable
duty. Although either house may adjourn for any time no
exceeding three days, yet the Legislature aljour
without joint resolution for that purpose being PASSED
both houses. Whenever therefore, the Senate will no
admit the members OF the House to joint meeting, t
House may control the proceedings by refusing to adj urn
Had this been adopted, after the last desperate ef
fort nade and failed, TO force the Pencaier candidate
into the federal senate, pa9ey among the leading act
clans would have ensued-a selection been made ant
the coercve circumstances in which the members of boil
Houses would have found themselves placed, must hay
compelled them to make the appointments.
The three gentlemen, at whom the slowly moving I'm
ger discern is in future to be pointed, were willing to sup
port Mr. Hall, and two ofthem would have voted also f,
the citizen nominated from the upper part of NcwCas
county, get whom appointed, several Of the
hgtcned democrats in the had interested themselves
The Pencater men, however, would agree sUbstut
for their corite To him they stuck 10 the last like lcecl