American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-10-31
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~ ertins he I'd al The Buck Tavern 10 Chrisliana
Hundred, on Saturday the 30!h o. osptemoes ias''
should have noticed this publication sooner, ooI
was Until now, prevented BY press OF unayoiuao'e
of mi. large md respectable meeting, my name
ha. been most uncers moniousy introduced which
seems 10 render il necessary that should return
these gentlemen my acknowledgements 'of tne no
lice which they have been pleased 10 take OF me
and al the same time, satisfy the public, li ! can,
tha, what they have, upon that occasion pFoiesseo
10 beiere is absolutely false. !, is not however,
nv design to be SO unciyil as to say, that the mem
bers who composed the meeting in question: dad not
Ieliere ,ha, had used all manner Of intrigue 10
Dromote mn o,cn riers Of securing seat IN the
Senate Of the United States-bnt, that m believing
this, they believed what never had the shadow OF
foundation in truth. Nor am disposed TO say
that this meeting any particular member o. ~
was The inventor OF the iaisehood, ainougn they
have certainly done what they could 10 give CUT
ytncy
know that this charge was brought against me
after the unfortunate divisions which terminated the
session OF The Legislature 10 1928. But also
know, that no man had the bofdness 70 put MS
name 10 such an accusation: and u could NOT nave
heen expected that would enter the ilsis against
anonymous newspaper scrbblers, especially 10 an
auemp, 10 prove the negative side OF such sues
lion. did not DO it then, nor shall now al
though the proofs are easy, and positive, 10 show
tha, did not, during The whole progress OF that
memorable session, IN any way, dirtcay, nor indi
rectly express wish, or do an act, that could DC
Justly construed 10 mean desire 70 DC nominated
as Senator al any of the meetings which were then
held BY the Democratic members of the purpose
Of fixing upon suitable characterst 70 I'LL me TWO va
cancies which existed in the Senate OF the United
States. from this State. The Buck gentlemen
have greatly mistaken my views AND wishes ~ re-
la,ion to this matter Of Senaiorship. ! am fully
as sensible they can be, that should not SUIT
such situation and | am stiil more certain, that
such situation Would MT suit me. They may
he efoie, safely quiet the alarm which they seem
70 feel upon this subject. ! do mos honestly as.
sure them, that il no man shall seek the ottice oil
United States Senator With more soiieRude lhan
ever have done or ever will do, whenever such
sppointmen,. are made they must be entirely 6ra-
,uitou..
The charges which were made, al the time allu
ded 10, may, however, constitute part ot those
lhtrigues Of which the Buck meeting think me
gully i SO, the rery fec persons who composed
th4t larre and respectable meeting are welcome TO
enjoy th4t bslief without being further disturbed by
me. | an very sure tha, the public al large are
mucL too JUS, and liberal 10 denounce any indiy
dual or blast az. homes. aud hard earned reputation,
upon charges having neither name nor substance =
the accusers 10 that have never dared to give
lhelr 10 the pubc, nor did they ever venture
mention one single act upon which 70 res! their
charge Of intrigue.
The gentlemen a, the Buek have, TO be sure,
come forward in somewhat less I questionable
shape They say there was urge and respec
table meeting, Sc.--te which the name OF Leil
Springer appears as Chairman. Mr.. Springer
seems, moreover, 10 have been one oil the hive pro.
testing Delegates, who had few DAYS before made
statement Of their proceedings al Red Lion; and
now becomes the organ Of meeting, called, as
they say, for the express purpose OF considering q
representation which he in part, himself had made.
Thi, would seem 70 outrage decnrams quite as
much a. the self Nominations" made al Red Lion,
and which the meeting called upon 10 VI take
into consideration" With this, however, have
no concern, further than 10 show, that when gen
tlemen act with too much haste, or under the nfiu
ence OF passion, or prejudice, they may 60 very un.
reasonable and Inconsistent thlngs-as think the
whole slringo WhereaoeS adop.ed by this meeting
will appear even 10 the members who composed the
meeting themselves, when they have had time
cnoy and deliberately 10 reconsider Them. One
Of the charges agsin. me, by this meeting, seem:
to be, that of cutting and stdshtng" tickets regu
lary formed at Red Lion gentlemen totally for
getting in their haste, and zeal to find fault witt
others, that they were at that very moment doing
the same thing themselves. BY their Resolves, the,
denounce, and throw from the ticke, no less thar
four candidates who had been, certainly, with III,
most perfect regularity placed upon itin full NEE,
ing at Red Lion
Although my accusers, in the present instance
are more tangible than those Of 1928, yet thei
principal charge seems TO be equally indefinite
When We say all manner Of intrigue" if W
speak understandngiy. our meaning must be vel.
comprehensive. II every possible intrigue, eve
10 gain one single point, should be placed upon
list, do not conceive that any man, however active
could, in an ordinary lifetime, practice over one hal
the catalogue. The Buck gentlemen, however
intended probably no more by this sweeping 6enun
citation, than to sum up in short sentence,
few circumstances which have understood cons
tuted the grounds of their " belief' upon this sui