American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-05-14

Mr. HarSer has stated thai in tie proceedings at the
ae mee's, heid prefe$'edy to port the Tariff Bill be-
1ore me Iehae o. he umed States but in reality boil
ster up the waning popularity Of The Representative in
Congress from the Sate who with the other branch of The
f0ms az Newcastle have been endeaYoiing thrust w
H. Crawford down the threats of the peone &c the card
date they sh0ad support for the Fresidencyhat the
friends OF Mr. Adams had prscised intrigue aid manare-
ment in the steps they pursued on the occasion If such
was the fact, why did not Mr. Harker publish their rro
ccedngs, for the information of The people in that ease
he people would have been able have Judged accurate
Fly and correctly from the face of the proceedings them
selves, Oha manag cement and hd intrigue Mr. Adams'
friends had resored to, instead of being conened if con-
tented they can be- with the bare word of this trostufed
hreng ct tie Custom Hse Jnf0, that he for his part had
been personally Sed by the request publish the reso
lutons OF the meeting And good lack. aday Sammy
iarke the redoubtabe Sammy Harker the mere echo and
ears Pas OF the family, felt his high and INDEPENDENT mind
wounded, and his great respectaby put in ieopardy by
the naughty doings CT his fellow toWnsmen wnen not Ole
of thenwere worthy ho lis shoe strings because they
torsooth would not, like himself make themselves The
tools by which his employers continue to make the
people tie instruments Of their donneerng and ambitious
Views.
And what was the management and intrigue pracised by
Mr. Adams friends? Why merely resoring to the people
themselves, the fountain of all power here, and inviting
Federaists and Democrats, without distinction Of party to
express their own fair and unbiased opinion the presi
Dental question, by subscribing their book in
favor Of that candidate for whom they felt the greatest r
decton, instead of being led by the nose as MIR Harker
would kindly have them, by keeping them if possible in
utter ignorance of this free and nos, impartial mode
Of recording their votes
Here is the whole head and front of their offending
Here is the intrigue and management, which has called
forth all the IRE and aaahenqs of this redOubtable cham
pon of the prsvidged ordersthe high GrsOcraeyof Della
ware, whose rW to be law, and whose mandates we're
TO be obeyed By their willing slsvesbut the good sense
the manly spirit of the people has dsspeted these day
dreams Of power, and w. H. Crawford and his satellites
will have TO bend before the diffusion Of public opnion
which by the votes already given have shewn Mr.. Adams
tends ten TO one over those of the Custom House
didate
If every stare in the Union to adopt this clear and
nambiguous mode of asceraning the zvR Of the people,
should hear more of the necessity of Caucus Of
their servants at Washington, kindly doing this for
them. In three four months, the genuine sentiments
of the People might be known from Maine Georgia
Whether Mr.. Adams Gen. jackson, shall prove be the
favore candidate in this State, Mr. Adams friends have
shewn themselves the supporters Of the rights of genuine
open SUFFRAGE and have dashed the Charge Of intrigue AMI
management III the face Of their opponents the supporter
Of w. Ii CraN ford heir motto is"No Caucus FORE
stall ne Of public opinion, but let the people themselves
elect The Presden, as was int nded by the constitution