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

iaVor. He was long speaker OF the House OF Kc-
personalities. and though he differed from some
OF the members IN some particulars, they were
but few, and in tire case of the independence of
South America, which was one of the most mpor-
tant particulars. il is known that they have since
accorded in sentiment. The case is entirely diff
terent with Mr. Clinton, but as there does not. at
present appear to be any prospect of his being ia
Ken up. 1t IS unnecessary to say any thing respect
ing him.
AS to the objection which is made to the three
gentlemen to whom Mr. Duane is opposed, that
they are now members Of the cabinet, we must
say that we cannot perceive the force of it. IF
they are qualified, bv their mental abilities to fill
the exalted staton;of President, we can see no rca-
son why the mere circumstance of their having
been secretaries under another President should
operate against their election. twill not make them
more ignorant of the duties of the Office, nor will
they be less known to the people, or the peo-
pie and their interests to them and. besides, the
idea of its being bar to their election, will pre-
vent men of the first talents from accepting of
such appointments under the President, or de-
ptivc the country Of the services Of the best men
in the Office Of Chief Magistrate. IF they desire
the latter office, and expec; to be elevated to it,
they will refuse to accept Of the former but if they
are sufficiently patriotic to serve in subordinate
station, according to this idea Of the subject they
should not be advanced, to the more honorable one.
for which their extraorlinarv patr intism would give
them an additional claim in the view Of justice and
reason. But if the fact Of mans having accept
ed of an important appointment under President
should disqnalify him for succeeding to that Office
himself It must be PLAIN that the claims of Mr.
Clay. who has been Minister, must be scattered
to the winds. and the fate of General Jackson, who
has held a commission in the army. and filled the
office of Governor of Florida. in unsatisfactory
manner, to some, al least, would mt be dssmiar );
and Mr. Clinton would then be left as the only one
among the six, who have been named, who ought to
succeed to the office in question. We cannot
therefore, accord with Mr. Duane, in his views
Though we are Of opinion that men might be found
who would suit better than some Of the cabinet
ministers, it would mt be for the reasons which he
has assigned. that we should be disposed to favor
their election
If it is asked why we have said so much upon
this subject at this early period, we have only to.
reply that what appears to excite so much interest
in other parts of the Union, must also engage the
attention of our readers : and we are unwilling that
they should look in vain to our columns, tor some
thing subject, which 81 many Other papers are
discussing 50 extensively"
Permit us now to ask all such ns may have had
patience enough to read the above precious NOR
ceau.' whether they can doubt for an instant what
the Corporal meant at the period he wrote tt
access, we are free to admit-but in this partcu
lar instance, he has certainly been blessed with an
uncommonly distinct conception of his subject
Ills intention when he seated himself at his {" Edi-
torial DESK was to review the remarks at VIM.
j. Duane on the subject nj the Presidency--and
considering the looseness both Of thinking and wri-
ting, which in general characterize his compost
tons, he has nn,lenably achieved wonders. MIR.
Duane. according TO Ilarker's statement of his re-
~. ..lntao I,n Han
into tho classes. In the first, he places Messrs.
Clay. Clinton and Jackson. and in the second,
Messrs. Adams, Calhoun and Crawford. Any of
the three first. he is willing to support, but each
of the three last he is determined to oppose on the
ground that they belong to the Ithcn) existing Adj
mnstration. and also, on the supposlton of their
not being favorable to manufactures. Here then,
in considering his subject, and nibbng his edto-
rial pen, Mr.. Harkcr unquestIonably starts with
SIX candidates; and the whole scope and DRIFT Of
his remarks, consists in comparison OF their seq
erat merits, and in an argument to show why he
does not agree with Mr.. Duane in his opinion
s. that the honor and interest Of the country Ito
use his own wordsl will be maintained by pursu-
ing the course which he has suggested, in the
election of either Of the gentlemen whom he has
recommended, while the choice OF either OF the
others would have an opposite tendency" Pas
sing over the grammatical blundcr, which always
authcntcates his original articlcs-let US ask the
Corporal, who he alluded to in this sentence by
the word Others? Can even he, unblushing and
equivocatins as he is, deny that he alluded to
Mcssrs. Adams. Calhoun and Crawford, the men
to whom Mr.. Duane was opposed? Certainly he
cannot In further confirmation that the Corpo-
raj is speaking Of all the candidates named, lnclu-
ding those whom his antagonist, MIR. Duane, ap.
proved of, and those to whom he was opposed, he
gives us the following remarkable passage. We say
remarkable because it presents this protean poiti-
clan in the attitude of defending manufactures
system to which it is now well known that he is
opposed But let him speak for himself. He says
.sWe are BY no means that all the cabinet
| ,;n;starI { Messrs Adams. Calhnun and CraW.