American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-04-20

foR THE WATcHMAH.--.N1 A.
In undertaking to refute what considered The
erroneous statements of +" Delaware" my only oh.
iect ives truth. IN the pursuit Of this object have
not INDUCED in any "personalities' or individual
abuse" If" Delaware" choose. to give currency
TO spurious pernicous doctrines and erroneousa a.
symptoms Of fact, though under the speciou guise
OF " ccnciliatlon," it is depending too much upon
public forbesrance 10 suppose, that such course
would not leadto controversy. can truly say that
nave not sought this controversy. For one, was
wiling TO leave the republicans ofths little State to
the dictates OF their own sober discretion, undistur.
bed by any attempt to lecture or admonsh them
lupon the subject OF the Presidential question en-.
tettaned full conviction, that heir unbiased good
sense would enable them to detect the broad cheat
attempted to be practscd upon them and iheil fel.
low citizens of the Union by the proceedings Of tn.
minority caucus at Washington. This course did
not however accord with the views oil Delaware"
lie commenced the controversy by ylndicstion o.
the caucus. He threw down the gauntlet as is
champion, and when 1t was taken up, il was too lae
to preach concilistion. He assails the candidates
Opposed to his favorite men whose talents and pub
lie services rank higher than any Mr.. Crawford can
pretend to by snee,s insInuauons and unjust accu.
satI0ns, and now informs rs, that he did not intend
10y this, "any disrespcct" to these distinguished
gentlemen, bot that il was all for the purpose Of
mode oil Cancellation, and shall therefore turn
as an enigma TO he solved by some of your cunning
correspondents, Mr. Editor, while ! proceed briefly
TO review some OF the concatory statements Of
/" Delaware"
The instances he adduces to support BIS charge
against Mr.. Adams, OF /" aristocratical principles
and an ovcrbearing temper" SAVIOUR something Of the
ludicrous. A rule of etiquette adopted for the
honorable and honest purpose OF enabling him to
devote his undivided attention to the business o. he
nation the controversy with Rusel and others, IN
which he defended himself with splendid ability enc
triumphant success, against sidious and dasard
ly attack upon his well earned f4me an oratlon &c
hvered upon national anniversary. distinguished
alike Tor the beauty Of its composition aud the pat
rlotism OF It's sentiments. these with certain pr
Vafe anecdotes il were ndecorous 70 detail con-
stltute the proofs upon Which l" Delaware relies
10 subsiantale an accusation gravely made sgsin''
MIR. Adams. confess have always regaIdedhe
transactions here stated rejecting honor upon
ne character OF Mr.. Adams, and am now Tor The
hrsi time informed that different impression
entertained OF them. MIR. Russell called Mr. Adams
a bad tempered man but that was pardonabie N
one who was JUST then writing under the smart Of
very severe though we'll deserved castigaion Alns
George The third, too, must have thought Mi. JeF
ierson very i'll tempered man, for writing The dec'
iaratlon Of independence, because be is rather rough
~ treated in some parts OF that memorable stale
paper but we, Americans, have taken ditteieM
view Of the subject.
BY styling MIR. Adams controyersialist, does
" Delaware mean to say, that he is seeker 0,
controversies If SO, do the proofs he has addu'eu
support the charge? Was he The aggressor IN Inc
controversies with Ruesel, Smyrh and FLOYD!
" delaware" ceftanly knows that he was not. nc
Sho"s' That IN these transactions, Mr.. Adams "a'
a'reh 10 the task oil Standardization by the prs
medita'ed treachery Of Russell and the vang lonous
ana clustering attacks OF Smyth and Floyd lhey
were prosiraed by The giant powers Of Mr.. ADAMS
while the nation looked ON and applauded. Mr.
Rnssei consoled himself amid the modification Oh
deteat' by calling Mr.. Adams bad tempered man,
and " Delaware" being as destitute of any rsal
ground of attack as Mr.. Russell was, falls into the
same strain.
We have been told of the calmness of temper,
the GOODNESS ofjudgment, the democratic principles
&c. OF Mr. Crawford, and to give these quaihca'
tons due weight, it was deemed necessary to con,
1rast them with the bad temper of Mr.. Adams anu
The martial violence of General Jackson But nov