Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-05-01
DELAWARE JOURNAL.
WILL .zIsil!1.SS& TCNS
Tuesday, May 4, AS21.

lUeSuAy. sNNy 4. 1o2 !.
a fesodistietions.--It would be exceedingly unjust
10 estimate, alike, all the members that compose the
Opposition There are among them, individuals Of
the best intentions, and who would, with knowledge
of the true state of things, abandon the side on
which they are found at the present moment. These
are honest, upright, and welmeaning men, who will
be influenced by facts and arguments. The time
eometh, when these will not only see things in
their true lght-but their acts will be according to
their knowledge. ~ @
There is another class, among the Opposition,
who seem altogether unaware to what extremes
their leaders are gradually carrying them. Their
own intentions being good and even quite praise
worthy, in their own estimation, they have no
Just conception that men, of more mind and more
intelligence, have any sinister, OF personal views,
in the hubbub which is now making.
Another class seem perfectly ignorant that this
war of words on the Presidential question: has not
been got up by the people-hut chiefly by men with
whom life and Office are nearly synonymous. They
do not even dream that the Jackson meetings, of
which we hear in neighbouring States, are not in
consequence Of any public grievance-any real
Observation-Disclosures any bad policy which gov
eminent has adopted 1t does not once seem to have
entered their heads, that these meetings would not
have taken place. had not been part Of the plan
bof operations formed and decided on in the weekly,
midnight caucus, at Washington. When, therefore,
this class shall be enabled to see clearly into the
milestone their course will be altered
There is another class, who, upon interrogation,
will not even pretend that the measures Of govern
ment deserve condemnation but for certain con-
slderations--not reasons--they step into the ranks
/ of the Opposition. These are men who had much
rather crafty their antipahss-senseless as they
n than support faithful mYhile
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| aI lie duties Of his sta 49, =
annl NJ, But published "
III ~ 49, q ,I = respecting General Jack2
son as indicated lis total disqualification for the post
10 which he aspires but, who now have, for the
most cogent reasons, doubtless, made the-grand dis
covery that their former opinions of him were TO-
tally wrong, and thai he is the very man--aye--the
very man--that ought to be our chief magistrate !!
These being honest men-very honest men-are
not at all ashamed Of what they have said on for
mer occasions 1t must be confessed, however, that
such men are not numerous, and that they are look
ed upon with just suspicion by the original Jack
sonians But even they are not yet to be discard
led as they help to increase the noise, and are not
|altogether despcabe in their vocation, considering
IL how this world is given to lying"
There is vet another class, who are afflicted with
AN uniustifabe ambition. 1t is chiefly of this lat
ter, that all good citizens ought to beware. They
are the men who the prime movers OF the excite
Iment which is now existing, and which they will
keep up, until the sobersided, RATIONAL and think
Ling part of the community shall rouse from their
SAUNDERS and say--THus FAR SHALL YE GO, BUT
NO FURTHER fTs