American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-11-06

date himself, that he would inhcr rlu,t ~.
hairs OF his head" or g see the rai,h .v,l,.. "'
himself and aIl,' than reveal 10 any nan, NJ. Y
timcnts ON this ayitatng question. ~
We have been directed also BY he in;,;..o,.
these mysteries to believe that Jack oi, ovn =. Y
ness and his own friend, moved by his own .; WE
and acting on his own esponsibiiy. seek;n, NV, NV"
duce the ambition Of Mr.. Clay b, tie uHicss If : =
cretary OF State, Tor the purpose Of promorp l,.t
sons election, was, indeed, and III pood son,b
agent employed by Clay TO corrupt the U,,n, l
And we are called upon to swallow without, bos. \
ton, these monstrous absurdties .--cventodmI.
is to bring down upon US denuncIatinn and abu,c
And must we tamely submit to this canr;c;an.
and arrogant dictation' The pride Of nj coun.
trymen, their regard for the sacred maxim. H.,
the civil shall be paramount to the military at N'''
ity, and their loyalty to the Constitution, will En-
bid it Turn then, to these presumptuons dem,
gosucs, and ask them it they dare assert, thar ,an
believe Jackson qualified for the Presidency ~,
they have any hopes Of his success but in Ibe ahD
of Adams? Why do they cry out tluy. &c cm.
fy Adams!' whose only offence is his ti,orunf;"
terpretation which has been sustained by the nr,r
tce OF the Government for forty years. and at .bs
same time support Jackson, whose acts have shou,
an inter contempt of the Constitution WA,
Legislature has he insuted What Goyernmer,
has he threatened ? What Court has he pul,,sI
BY his military array? What Judge has he fnr,si
from his seatl Does the blood OF his fellow CHI
zens cruelty and illegally shed, mark his foot,ena
Will these idolators of Gen. Jackson say that h.
is free from any of these acts? Will they dars
deny or palliaie his ,eedsa No! But ,t,I thew
presume to ask of US our sufirayes in his behalf "a,
the highest Office in our gift, and seek to scdoe,
us by representing him as the lesser eril!"-
What ask you is the wisdom Of such puicyp
We have tried adams. We know at least, of him
that he will be guilty Of no violence; and Of de
other. We know that in every office he has filled lie
has displayed headstrong, ungoy ernable will Al.
ans ii elected must retire at the END Of onr years,
Jackson, on the contrary, may serve for eight;
and for aught we know may become a bur upun M
body polite, which neither art nor effort wiiI te
able to remove.
How does it happen, that the desperate and
proiligate, With few exceptions. are the most cla
morous adj, coates Of Jackson ?--lf this be denied
pray you look around YOU and Judge for you
selves What sympathy Of attraction has united
them in his favor Is II the hope Of proiling ~
his triumph? Suppose he trismph,--what oalap.
ity may not befa us in the cIan,rs q lis fierce
and Unsuitable parti-ans for a division Of The
spells How has il happened too that wlna
these men have been aspersing y. Adams, for
his bias towards England, Faeiand herself las
most aiicctionatey adopted the calse 81 Jackson
Her travellers among Us pronounce hin the best
qualified for the Presidency arl .uch Is the de-
graduation Of some Of our Presses hat they stomp
to seize upon such praise. and trumpet it forth
as high recommendation. III the same serule
spirit the English papers, many Of which, haze
recently became his zea!uus partisans, are quoted
as authority in his favor; and even her manuiac
turets are kind helping on their goods and wares
are already sent Among u5 marked " Andrew
Jackson, 4th March, 1922" while beings calling
themselves men, instead Of scouting this iusocn,
aud open interference ut foreigners in our elec.
lions, mount these badges as tokens Of their ale
glance TO Jackson.
When. fellow citizens, you shall intcrrogate
the friends Of Jackson as to these things, what
think you will be their answers We may easily
anticipate it. since they have but one reply to ok
objections -" He won the battle of New Or
leans!" For this | cheerfully admit that he is
entitled to our gratitude; Of which he has already
received full measure even TO oveiflowng. But
have We no other reward than the first civil Office
for successful General ?-If SO, what is to be.
come OF his companions in arms, and ct other
officers both military aud naval, who fought a. ma
bly, and as successfully. and blrd as freely fur their
country s-leware Of the danger to our liberties
in the military pretensons. Take warning from
the fate Of other Republics. Nay, mark the effect
which zeal for Jackson has already prodnced.-~
military spirit is already diltusing itself Flee
tions by Regiments and Brigades are even now
boosted q. Instead Of giving our vutes calmly
at the polls, the novel spectacle is exhibited ct
procaimlng our preference for Jackson BY the tap
OF the drum or shouldering the musket. Let tins
phrenZy become general, aud there is but ole
scene more to come-to cry out, like the armies
Of the Roman Republic, in behalf of sumo sue
cesstui general. Imre'ator, and the tragedy y
complete. 1t may he that | am aboung under
morbid sensibi.it,, and am unnecessarily appiehen'
sise. but soemnIy aver 10 you. my fellow cllf'
zen. THAI the result of my deep and anxious re-
fectlon is belief, like that Of Jefferson, that I've
election Of Jackson ~iil put TO fearful hazard, the
prOblem of mans cnnacity for self Government.