Delaware journal., 1827-12-14

United States and upon our own. !
He has violated the sacred right to the writ OF t
habcas corpus.
lie has caused to be arrested and imprisoned, !
firm and courageous Judge. who, mindful OF his oath
en,eavored to cause tn be respected individual llb-
erty and to maintain the supremacy ot the law.
lie has insulted this state the person OF her chiel
magistrate. William e. G. Claiborne, in this VIC
tim to his devotion to the public good, and to his
love Of country for. induced by these sentiments
he had transferred to him all his military authority,
and put at his disposal all the resources OF the state
He has. in direct violation of the orders whichhe
had received from his government, committed acts
of hostility against neutral nation, and possessed
himself of a portion of her soil acts the more res
ponsible as they exposed the republic to all the hor
rors Of war; if the injured nation had not been N
such state of feebleness that she could not demand
satisfaction for such an injury. 4
He has denounced US in mass he has denounced
many of our most respectable citizens, and Our own
legislature, as traitors % the country although at
that time and ever since, we have all given prons
of our patriotism. our devotion TO the public good, 7
and our sincere attachment 10 the Union
But, saw his partisans, his arbitrary acts upon the
soil of Louisiana, were required by necessity: the
enemy were upon our territory or in our waters
their presence placed in imminent hazard this por-
ton of the Union. Vain excuse The defeated
enemy had for several weeks before retired from
our soil, and had embarked in their vessels. Is 1t
not absurd to suppose that, vanqushea as the% were
they would again trust their fortunes to the tate OF
arms , And BESIDES was it danger Of his situation
or the case of necessity which caused him to exer-
else those arbitrary and tyranncal acts OF which
he was guilty at Pensacola. towards Gov Caava,
an officer invested with public character, and who
was only accountable to the king of Spain Tor his
conduct? Was it necessity, or the enemy winch
dictated the arbitrary measures pursued by \. jack
son against Judge Fromentln?
Is it, in fine, the law of necessity. which ten
wears after the has induced the general to de-
fame this state, in the persons of its legislators
Nav the people of Louisiana never permit the
past to be efaced from their memory. May they
pro6tng by these terrible lessons, consider their
present condition, the happiness, the liberty. the
prosperity they enjoy and with them it is lett. to
pronounce if it be reasonable to hope. that they
should preserve for any time, the advantages they
possess under the sage and paternai administration
of John Quincy Adams. if they cause him to descend
from that situation, to which he has been constitu-
tionally called, by the representatives OF the people
and the plurality Of surages, and replace him by
man. who, as his friends confess. has neither the ac-
qurements. nor the talents. nor the application, re-
quired in the first magistrate OF the Union
Resolved. That we consider the American Fedc-
ration as one and ndivlslbe; that, as has been
taught us BY the hero of our independence. we deem
that the interests of each part OF the republic form
the interests of the whGle; 1ha therefore, in tht
choice which we have to make of the first magistrate
of the state we repe the idea that we ought to b.
influenced by local distinctions and we pride our
selves in proclaimng TO the world, that it is only Il
the most capable. the most vrtuous. that we vii
give our preference. which ever be the section of bt
Union to which he belongs.
RescIued, That upon these considerations. WI
will promute. to the best of ability. the reelec
tion of JOHN QUINCY ADAMS 10 the presiden
cy and that, among other reass switch dccrnln
us, we delight to enumerate the following =
st. Because, young, he was distinguished b
Washington at later period. he was honoured b
the confidence of Jefferson. Madison aud Monroe
and that, brought up in their school. be has shown
since his coming to the presidency, that he has we
studied their lessons, and that he was worthy to b
the successor of these fathers of their country.
2d. Because our institutions. and the care of h;
social part which unltes the American family, car
not be confined to purer hands, than to those of tn
man, Who in every duty which he has been cae
upon to perform, has always shown himself i
most firm supporter, and Its most eloquent defer
der
Cd. Because, long before he was called to Il
head of affairs, the talents. the patriotism, and Il
integrity displayed in the exercise of the enne
functions. with which he bad been charged, gave
the American people sure pledge OF his condu
as chief of the nation. and that the opinion ente
tanned of him has been fully justified by all the &C
of his administration.
4th. Because the republic, which. by the wislo
of his predecessors in the presidency had been tt
for the highest desnies, has ceased to b
under the influence ofhis genius happy within. re
pccted without and that, still shielded by the SAL!
every thing presages to him further prosperous al
brilliant career.
5. Because his rcpublicanism and his love Of
der are too we'll known, to allow us to fear ht
during his presidency. the military authority W
ever dare to encroach upon the civil, and thus G
danror thn safe nf tho state