American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-03-16
A Dsla4yare Farmer in cur next.

Let rs them from their lemtsevJes
This the language of Governeur Morris celebra
ed occaon when speaking of the people Of the United
States. The Holy Alliance when it declared that all
firm should emaate fr0n The throne, did not utter more
despotc sentiment than This New York Senator. 1t
such language this and the habua contempt it dis
played for the popular will and popular rights that
ed the ruin of the federal party in this country hut
did the federal party or the Holy Alliance exhibit more
profound contempt for the voice and rights of the people
than the friends of Mr. Crawford in the Senate of New
York have lately evinced in regard the choice of prcs
dental electors The people of that great and patriotic
State, previous to the late election expressed their wish
with extraordinary unanmity that the chOse of electors,
heretofore made by the Legislature, should be restored
the people, whom by the constitution Of the United
States and according to the soundest democratic principles
it rghully belongs The House Of Representatives, in
compliance with the wishes of their constituents passed
bill for that purpose by VOC Of 10 to s. After this clear
ing by their immediate representatives. who would
have supposed that there could have been found any
hardy enough refuse request Just in itself, swollen
by ga little brisf athOrity tell the people nag. But
it s-Mr. Noah, the advocate Of Mr. Crawford in New
York. says the people not 10 be trusted and committee
Of the Senate has, in effect, said the The commit
whom the bill referred, has reported, that ii is
ine1pedetG permit the people choose The Presidential cleo
- Expedency Since when was it that this stale,
this Machivean pretext resored TO by Democratic
Legislature, to cheat the people of their rights Never
until nownever until selfconsttuted body had UNDER
taken at Washington, to dictate to free people upon the
most momentous Of all political questions and while
preaching democracy in its most violent strains, directing
its agents every where to rampe upon the peoples rights.
In New York and Georgia. the only States in the UnOnD
except the federal State of Delaware where the people
do choose electors Mr. Crawords friends oppose the
peoples wishes. In both these States attempts have been
made to the people their usurped rights. and in
both have they been opposed by radicalsm is curious
observe the of the New York holy alliance,
The only plausible pretext assigned by the New York
Committee for spurning the peoples Wishes is the cir,
of certain amendments to the constitution be-
ing pending in Congress upon his subject and che,
proprety of waiting until those amendments disposed
Of Well, these amendments called up the 9Th inst
in Congress, and motion made postpone them indfi-
nitey but Mr. Martin Van Buren another .New Y3rg,
Senator, feeling anxious that if this motion carried his
friends in the New York Senate, would longer have any
ground to stand upon in their opposition the peonc
strenosy opposed the notion Such is radical democracy
Notice to peRSionerS.--We are requested to state
for the information of the Pensioners of the United
States, that, as Congress has made the necessary
appropriation, funds for paying them in readi-
ness. All, therefore, who on the pension list,
may now apply to the respective Agents in the
States where they reside, for their semi annual s-
ponds. Nat. Intel.
DR.. Geo. T, Klingle of the Northern Liberties,
announces the death of lad aged IA years, from
inhaling either. 1t is hoped his fate will prove a
warning to others. He suffered excruciatng pain
from Monday the lst, Saturday the 9th, on which
day he died. I'm. Sent.