American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-13

Ibelieve the reason Of single lndiyldua !, +,
whole number approved. Not desirne = ~
thought to speak dsrespectfully Of auy of 4. N
gentlemen, we must explain that we c,ns,e 1ee|
application of the word reasonn TO the mss, WV
the thing actually to be disposed Of, viz: the n,
ing Of the Senate. In political or party iaaa pn'
it is true, we can conceive how some sentls" Is"S
should think it very reasonable to give conseouep
by their votes, to print established here II ~
at the administration, right or wrong, and wla
must be admitted to have been true to its voc.ts
But even in that sense, it was lamentabIe IA =.
such men as our old friend DIcKERsoN. the ~. ae
ruptible MACON and SMITH Of South C,ral;v C;v
BENTON, of capacious mind, and CHAYDrra
blunt honesty, not to. speak Of others. rans;' "'
themselves under the standard of a new cab,'.s
cal party organization, the first object Of uha
when brought to a head, was to " improve tba ~.
dition of the press" by prescribing the ,,ati0s.,
IntellgenceT, and identifying the Senate If w.
United States with the Telegraph! The intena"s
might have been disclained, had not the vote hss
preceded by the observations of Mr.. VAN Bupvs
They gave to that vote its true character and
Mr.. VAN BUREN's remark its right interpreatoN
The force of party could no further co. Ancsn
connections. recent associations, personal attach
ments, all melted into thin air before the wand NJ
the great magician 1t is really a lamenaA,
subject Of contemplation. For their own sakp
It gricved US to see such men yielding all them.
cuations Of their hearts, along with the conyicior
OF their reason. to the grand political scheme h,
which the vote OF New York is to be secured n
the newly organized party, and, as the price Of
MIR. VAN BuREN is to be--anv thing he plea,p
This, of course, the reader will be good enough nj
understand to be our opinion, but for that oplnjm
we shall, another day, give what appear to Us d
be very substantial reasons.
To Mr.. VAN BuREN's elevation TO hioher oM,,
than he now holds, on proper principles. we should
have had no objection. In the last Pleslent,l
Election be acted throughout with frmness and
consistency: We should have been very willinru
have seen him elected Vice President at that time,
and would, indeed, if we could have promoted hb
elevation to the honorable station now occupied bs
his friend and successful competitor, Mr.. Cal.
HouN. But when he comes forward with Ne
shlbboieth OF new party in his mouth, the first
utterance of which is to strike at the independence
OF the press, we must be excused if we treat him,
he has treated US, downrighty, and without know.
ing or caring how our exposition may affect lis
feelings or his ambitious projects.
Let no one suppose, that our views Of his pro-.
jects, and those of the small party which he is en-
,leayoring, with practised art, to form into large
one, are founded OH the single incident in the Sc.
nate, plainly as that speaks. We have other and
much higher matter to place before our readers
hereafter. But this exposition, which has been
forced upon US By considerations not to be dis.
regarded without sacrifice of every political prin'
clple we have ever pr0esAed, involves to1 much
matter 70 be disposed Of at single sitting.
Mt Intel.