Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-05-08

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are wanted for some subscribers whose names have
been received since the publication of those num-
bers.
1t was to have been expected that men, aoho tried
to supplaM Mr.. Va Dyke. at the time he acas re-el
ected to The Senate of the United States would now
sport with his dying testimony in favour of the pre-
sent administration.
The advocates of Congressional Caucuses in
1924, ought not to be expected to pay much defer
ence to Mr.. Van Dykes testimony, he agreed so
fully, on that subject, with Rufus King, who waged
such effective war upon the ''Centra Power"
It. is truly source of much grief, with few Of
the Opposition men in Delaware, that Mr.. Van Dyke
was, uniformly, Mr.. Adams advocate and, (what
seems strange to these patriots,) unintluenced by
prospects of naercenay nature, supported the ad-
ministraon until the period of his DEATH The fears
of these men are becoming quite distressing, lest
the People should not discover in them an equal de-
gree of disnterestedness
We insert on our front page, very short bio
graphical notice of Rufus King, taken from the New
York Commercial Advertiser. We have had few
CllLeuS tUOit justly hIotlfiSuoitu NiiSs
whether we view him as legislator, an ambassador,
or as one who has taken part in the formation of
constitutions for free States. Among the most val
able services which Mr.. King has rendered the
country,is his exposition of the baeful effects OF the
.stentra Power'' at the seat of Governments
ed king Caucus" The nation is much in
debed to him for his aid in helping to PROSTATE his
prescribing majesty, in such manner as, we hope,
! that he will nevcrrs again. The friends of Martin
Van Buren,, in this State, could not tolerate Mr..
King aid we need only add, that they had very
n good reasons for it, considering how instrumental
Mr.. King was in destroying their caucus projects.
5 From information derived from gentleman liv-
ing on the line of the eastern section of the canal
being from ST. Georges to the Delaware, we learr
! THAT there is every reason 10 anticipate speedy
I ieompleton ofthat part of the work. The contrac
tor b1Ss pgee perio. meet them a
I, Delaware Citv necessary sloop on tn.
h h 2sth instant e 81 next sstl se @s;
d Is it not somewhat singut& q rs all position
o men North of the Potomac. genefai The Y not con
!, descended to inform the public what system
policy they would adopt, if the people would be s.
: obligng as to put their leaders into office ? Or d
10 these really imagine that the great body of tn
people are such numskulls as not to be able to dis
TO cover the difference between s'hawk and hand
i saws" and that they will believe all their protesa
: tons of patriotism, simply their declaration
he row not and the time cometh when these mel
a will find their calculations have been vain and sell
" deceivng. The best part of the nation, in ever
~ sense of the word, generally satisfied with tn
,p policy of the government Why, then, is there al
d. this noise, if it be not, plainly, for something els
n than the real welfare of the Union In fact reader
u you may have heard. as have, some of these me
g. declare the true state of the matterThey are on
m and want to get into ofice-and will make SINAI
tie additi, daily true--Viz-those in office desir
on promotion, and see no good chance of it under
10 present rulers or they have passions which the
ne had much rather crafty than the country in dc
k nestle peace and prosperity.
lie Let no man be so unjust as to suppose that W
&c mean to apply these remarks to all those who ar
he nomnally on the side of the Opposition There ar
ed vast numbers of the people who have no just con
cepon of the true state of things and who will qui
IT. their leaders the moment they discover their ult
o of mate views and projects These men have thei
as likes and dsikes but not having office in view, the
n will not halt between what shall appear for the
lat interest of the country and the schemes Of aspiring
politicians They ought therefore, to be estimated
il. in very different light from your Martin Van Blu
&c rens. Give them reasonable time, and some fur
Their knowledge of the true state of things, and the
u will be found to act we'll their parts.
u