American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-12-28

ane, the rcdoubabIe Corporal, in the honest s1
pliclty OF his heart, hurls thunderbolt at the de-
voted head Of Gen. Jackson. The other candi
dates although not exactly the thing, might posi-
bly, do but,
to to he the MOST OBJECTIONABLE That he i,
a man Of energy, will doubt, but think thai
in chief magistrate of the United States, much
ergyB eTs,emeiy dangerous; AND have seen IN THE
GENERAL such a DISREGARD FOR THE iNSTITU
1iONS Of The country, such DISPOSITION TO place
himself ABOVE us ia1vs, AND such IN INCLINATION Il
TRAMPLE ON THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS, when
they stood in competition with HIS OWN INTEREST OF
FEELINGS, should render the citizens of the United
States very cautious about placing him in the first office
within their gift"
Then follow, IN consecutive order. Mr.. Clay,
Mr.. Clinton and the three other gentlemen to
whom Mr.. Duane is opposed because they are
cabinet ministers. Mr.. Clay is shown to have the
same sentiments that belong to the cabinet minis
tiers, and an argument from analogy is deduccd, tn
prove that if they are disqualified, Mr.. Clay is
likewise disqualified. Mr. Clinton is said to have
no chance of being taken up, and is therefore LET
off without much comment. The cabinet minis
tiers are defended thanks to Mr.. Crawford! against
Mr.. Duane's charge of disqualification for the
mere circumstance of being cabinet ministers, or
else for the sin of having some time or other held
offices under the adminstratiOn-ant on this part
of the subject, we think the corporal particularly
clever We might be tempted to pause here, and
speculate about the that have contributes, to
work wonderful revolution in the corpora's
sentiments about the same matter IN the short
space of few years-but we are induced to fore
90 the inquiry from desire to quote passage of
his, which is more directly to our purpose, and
IN tho pt in IN hot -
In the course of his argument against Mr. Duanc's
doctrine, he very pertinently remarks amongst
other things. that as they had all held Offices under
the government except Mr.. Clinton, " lie would
then be left as the only one aiming the SIX who
have been named, who ought to succeed to the of.
flee in question:" Ycs-gentle reader, restrain
YOUR amazement if you can! " the only one of the
SlX' not Of the three, as the Corporal would now
have US beeve-but the only one of the SIX. who
ought to succeed to the office in question. Here
then is an end to this matter-0ut of his own mouth
the Corporal is convicted-and at that time he wa.
at any rate what the Lawyers call competent
witness, and as he was then unbought, and speak
ing against himself, we would freely submit, a
credible witness.
In looking at this transaction. one is at loss to
mcclure the motive that could induce even such
man as Harker, publicly to deny what he once
so publicly proclaimed. Possibly he expected to
eludc detection by the very hardihood of denial.
Indeed the only solution that can be given to it is.
that he never dreamed that the whole Of his piece
would be read by any one. Fortunately. however,
he was mistaken. He was pursued. and has been
dragged to light-whcn arraigned, like the felon
at the Bar, he pleads not guilty, hoping that he
may escape through some qurk or turn Of the law.
But we have at last tried and convicted this poli-
ica malefactor, land now hand him to the public
to dispose Of him as they please We have prepared
the victim and bound him on the altar: it remains
for them to complete the sacrifice. If in pity for
his helplessness or in contempt of his obscurty,
they are willing still to grant him an existence, it
is nevertheless to be hoped for the sake Of com
mon justice, and rs some atOnement for insulted
morality, that they will not suffer him to depart
without afixing to him the character Of jalsifer.