American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-04-20

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haps, more nearly right. :.
aneakinr Of the Enquirer, leads US to notice its
ID Pecan, Of Thursday last, beginning in the
following lofty strains Of exultation:
"qa .abaek Every thing is omnous Of the fate OF the
sion have been defeated The Woplen bill, the Colonial
bill the Naval School bill, the two DOCK o-afe o'o~
sky high, sky high"
By the Coalition the Enquirer delicately
ailudes to the Constitutional President, and the
Officers who preside over the great departments
Of the Government. We shall not dispute about
names; and certainly there is no great disrespect
in this application Of the word s.Coaliton," by
those who are proud Of belonging to " Combina.
tion,' the formation of which has been almost
officially announced. That the Bankrupt Bill,
the Naval School Bill, or the two Dock Bill, and
especially the former. were favorite measures OF
the Administration, we were not before appriZea'
We had, on the contrary, until the Enquirer gave
this information, supposed that they were, IN the
Senate, where they were "defeated,' favorite
measures of Mr. HayNE, of South Carolina, by
whom they were all reported, and ably advocated,
and who is certainly not particular friend to TINS
Administration. We sincerely regret that these
measures failed of success, because we considered
them important, the first as an improvement ot
our Civil Code-the two others as important to
the prosperity and efficiency OF the Navy; but
we do not believe that their defeat was produced
which is thought by some to have been sacrificed
to political maneuvrc, III order to prevent the
location Of Dry Dock in the State Of New York.
Test, perchance, the Administration should be
thought to mediate any measure which would be
even incidentally beneficial to that State
With regard to the Colonial Bill, we do
believe that the Enquirer is rightly informed, when
it states its rejection to have been caused by
hostility to the Administration. Some members
of the Senate were doubtless opposed to the
principle of the bill, or rather to the amendment.
made to it by the popular branch of Congress, on
account Of which the bill was defeated others, we
have no doubt, voted against it because they
thought the measure might be acceptable to the
Executive, and useful in the adjustment Of our re-
lations with Great Britain. I. All aback - says
the Enquirer. " Every thing is omlnous Of the
fate Of the Coalition" What is ominous Of it
This defeat Of their favorite measure. the Colonial
Bill. How is this omnous to them? Because It
will throw our commercial relations with Great
Britain into confusion and the People will blame
the Administration for it, and put them down, to
put up the Combination" And the great
concerns Of this nation to be perillcd such cleo
pioneering schemes as this Z Is it supposed that
the people are so blind and bewildered as not to
be able to trace effects to their and cast the
censure where the blame Justly belongs? Rut.
we have not yet arrived at this grave part OF our
argument, and resume the lighter thread. In
good time. We shall be serious upon IT.
Enough has been al eady said to show that, in
one branch of the Legislature Of the United
States, an organization has been effected of par
ty, whose fundamental principle is. hostility to
Che present Administration; and that similar
organization is boastfully predicted in the other
branch of the Legislature. 1t has also been shown,
we think, that every one who will not Join in the
cry, Delenda est, (Down with it.) is to share the
same fate, TO the extent Of the power Of that party,
whether among the People or the Peoples Repre-
sentstves. 1t is exulting!y proclaimed that there
is to be, at the next session, majority, in both
branches Of the National Legislature, hostile to
the present Administration and, in the jargon Of
The school to which "the leaders, belong, it is
said that this desideratcd and exceedingly pro-
ptous posture Of public affairs will have been pro-
duced by :" concentration of opinion" which has
taken place at Washington, which is TO effect
G restoration" Of republican usages p BY which
- meant restoration Of old KING Caucus to
rights and prerosatires, Of which public opinion
has curtailed him, as, within the last half century,
has done other absolute monarchs Of some of theirs
Now, we wish it to be understood, that we are op-
posed to monarchical rule in any shape or any
guise. Our ancestors sought an asylum in Amer
ica to avoid it in one form let not their dcscen
dants consent to wear the yoke in another. Above
all, let them not submit to the rule of a hydra
headed despotism, absolutely Invested OF ali res
possibility, planning its projects in secrecy, and
shrouding them in impenetrable mystery.
We continue our exposition Of the scheme for
regulating the next election of President and Vice.
President, BY quoting from the organ IN New York
another essay, receive, since our quotation of the
former one, to every line Of which we entreat the
serious attention Of our readers:
From the 1Vo Yyrk National ADVOCATE, Of .iiarch s.
As we mentioned before, we have collected topet
the most accurate intelligence the present Of 20
ltica matters in this State 1t is highest ambition L
be the humble organ Of difusng the information through
ou,th State. Among the other matters of loca
and general interest which have occupied Legislator,