American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-12-03
GENERAL JACKSON

| WILL OBTAIN THE VoTE OF DELAWARE!
However strange this assertion, and however un-
expected it may hitherto have been. it is neverthe
less true. We say not this without good, yea, the
VERY BEST authority. 1t is we'll known here who
controls the Delaware Gazette press; sOho are its
editors, and ,oho its censors. That prostuted pa
per has hitherto teemed with the most scurrilous
abuse of the Hero of New Orleans. 1t has always
represented him as monster in vice, whose mi
ques were without parallel. Now mark the
change in its tone since it has become evident that
Mr.. Crawford cannot be elected President. Ii be-
gins to think that General Jackson is not that hate
lul tyran that despser and breaker OF the laws that
paragon in crime, which it has heretofore declared
him to be- and that he will "make much better
President than Mr.. Adams" Had not Mr. Har
ker received orders from one aoho has a good deal
to do aoth the cote Of Delaware, he would no more
dare 10 round in favor of General Jackson, and
make such an assertion, than attempt to hurl the
sun from the armament.
The Portland Statesman of Nov. &c, says-"We
are assured, by good authority, that Mr.. M'Lane,
who holds the yee Of Delaware, prefers MIR. Adam,
next to Mr.. Crawford We can assure the States
man that his good aathority' is as far from the
TRUTH the east is from the west or the character
OF Sammy Harker from that ct an honorable man.
For the truth of our assertion we refer him to the
columns Of the Delaware Gazette, paper which is
never permitted to publish any thing OF political
nature which is at variance with the sentiments OF
Mr.. M'Lane. And, as that paper, ever since the
agitation of the Presidential question, has, with un
firing ZEAL labored to Willy the character of MIR.
Adams, the Editor of the Statesman may rest as
sured that his information this subject is not to be
depended on. When he finds the Custom House,
alias Delaware Gazette, speaking with common
decency Of MIR. Adams, and manfesting tayora.
BILE disposition towards his claims for the Presden-
ICY then, and not till them will he have good au-
thority" for saying that Mr.. M'Lane prefers Mr..
Adams next to Mr.. Crawford.'' And when SUCH
change shall take place in the tone of the Gazette,
The Statesman may place as implicit confidence 10
what it speaks, though he heard it from the lips
of Mr. M'Lane himself.
We have frequently heard people wonder that al
man of Mr. Harker's profession should publish
such obscene and disgraceful print as the Della
ware Gazette. For our part we see no wonder in
lie. We Judge of tree by its fruits. OF Mr.. Har-
ker's profession we know very little, neither do we
feel any disposition to it and it regards
his practice, it has been any thing but creditabe
But why should we expect any thing honorable
from man, if we may be allowed to call him man,
who has, at the bidding of his masters, with more
than savage brutality entered the sacred repository
of the dead, ransacked their graves, and torn them
from their reposeto crafty the internal malice of
hose whose servant he is? Need we be astonished
at any thing such man doesP
We are not likely soon to be favored with another
|" Journal Of Ride" by the errdite Dominic Har-
kerr of green pond memory. Sammy did intend to
be at Dover when the choice of presidential electors
was made, but he smet rat-he heard that there
was a rod in pickle for him, and he remembered
how his seat of honor had Jared on former visit
to that place-and The Dominic, like prudent man.
as he is-stayed at home And we'll was 1t for his
hide, that he did so for we are credbly informed
that gentleman there had his horsewhip in readi-
ness to maxi an application of it to his back, to
chastse him for his nsoent abuse of an individual
whose character is without reproach,