American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-08-04
Volume v.
TO JONATHAN ROBERTS, ESQ.

seems, at this jubcture SO closely blended Wit. q
: political elevation of General ANDREW lACl
: ooN. that watchiui and vigorous Efforts TO promo
the latter, must receive the aid and appreciation
5 all sincerely attached 70 the former.
Our government is based upon the peoples vii
IL this. foundation be removed, or it, as in Enron
It be disregarded, the structure OF our civil librl
Ties must tall, OF be ultimately ovrribrown. Tn
less we are willing 10 change system to sink G
Inc condition whence we are but just emancipa,Ed
and to entail upon our descendants all the deg raJa
tlon and wtetchedDess from which our ancestors
at the hazard Of life and fortune, rescued them
selves and US: We should vigiabtly and learle ssh
enforce our rights against the encroaohments d
power and the subtle arts of ambition.
Until the period made memorable by the cleo
ton OF the present President of the Upled States
the principles Of the Revolution of '76 especially
reference to the duty Of public agents and the SOW
ere'sn,y OF the peoples will, had been sacredly
pursued and most happily exemphfed. On tha
occasion, however, they were openly violated ano
their violation accompanied by indications oil cor,
ruptioD truly appropriate to the event, and well
calculated to alarm our patriotism. Although tie
election was by the provisions of the constitution
righttuliy within the power of the House oil Repre-
sentaiiyes. who could expect that the pespe would
be spurned by their delegatcsf Who could ex
pect that The public servant would unblnshncly
deny his mastcrF Who anticipated that lie re.
preventative, Known, existing other character
should defy, repel, and insult his constituents /
Aud who, IN the land Of WAsnrMGToN and JNF-
FERsoS while the first yet fresh in immortal
ny, and the second still mortal, could expect to 5nd
political promotion to follow upon political il fidelity.
aud the peoples Offices showered upon him whc
betrayed and Knocked The people?
II Will be remembered that in The House of Re-
personalities the Presidential election is conducted
nv ri =
ahead Of his competitors the return of the cleo
lora ballots there received bot eigh. votes that
the representatives Of Kentucky gave their State
vote to Mr.. Adams, in favor OF whom not single
man OF their constituents had, by suffrage declared
himself that the representatives of Illinois. un.
mindful Of public pledge, acted ia the same raap
net: that the representative from Missouri followed
10 this wake even after the repeated and prot acted
struggles of a conscious sense OF duty and ,hst
Louisiana, whose soil had been redeemed, ard whose
malIons had been shielded by the transcendent
heroism of JACKSON from he barbarous pursuit
OF beauty and booty" abused by two OF her re-
representatives., turned upon her preser,er, and
against The will Of her citizens, pierced him with
the fang of unparalleled ingratitude. Nor can we
forget, that the master spirit by the power of whose
mysteriousiy exerted. these effects so
opposite to republicanism, were produced was him.
self instantly rewarded with The Office OF Secretary
OF State, long an obec, oil his ambition.
Such examples warn US to be wary in time un.
less speedily and emphacally condemned, they will
rpen into precedents, and afford conspicuous apollo
giles Tor future misconduct. 1t merits remark tina,
Mr.. .ddams, elated perhaps TO indiscretion by his
triumph over the people, in his very FIRST message
to Congress. insnuates that our representatives
should mol be "pa.isd By the will OF heir constt-
uents :" in other words that they should disregard
that will however CLEARLY ascertained, when incon
sistent with their own personal views or opinions.
Such the inevitable tendency as it constituted the
ground work of the principles upon which his
election accomplished.
In the fall of this year, shall be allied upon TO
select Members OF Congress: and they whom we
select Will continue to act as such until after the
choice of another Chief Magistrate. |, is within
the range of possible contingencies, that hey may
elect the President for the ensuing four years Is II
not then our duty. to exert more than common cir
eumspection F--Does not the recent experience 10
which have adverted, strongly urge Us to coh6de
this trust to those only by whom our will cannot
be disobeyed msrepre scented? Although it be
true. hat the existing aspect OF public opinion
promises am easy and decisive triumph TO the peo-
ple's candidate, can we oppose too much pfecaution
to the management and patronage oil intriguing
politicians? Ought we not, at once, to make sure
of the distant future, by resoutely restricting our
sufrages, for Congressional stations, TO those who
are ayowedIy and firmly attached to the principles
for which contends!
The town meeting of republicans in the city and
county OF Philadelphia whence this committee Of
superintendent and vigilance emanated, deemed the
subject to which your attention is now drawn wor-
thy Of distinct and strong remark Ii was leading
object in their early movement and they hoped by
energetic measures to give successful circulation
10 their sense of its importance. Our fellow cli-
zens considering the Presidential election 10 be
do reflect that lis fate may depend upon
what they are this moment doing. Their dexlsr-
Gus ad.ersares with honey on their lips, but poison
at their hearts, would u them into apathy preach-
ing the beauty oftrauquity, and FOLLY OF premature