American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-07-17
FoR TIE wArcAaAs.

have for several wears been an attentive pc
ruser Of newspapers from every part OF tie United
states and have carefully noted the g slgns Of the
'mes,' as developed IN them; and the more
have reflected the subject Of the next presIden-
tal election, and the more attention have besow-
ed on the character Of the opposition to the present
truly republican administrations the mere iullN
have been convinced Of the unprlncipled nature
oi that opposition and that those Who compose the
leading and Influential portion OF II, are mass OF
the most discordant materials that we're ever at
tempted TO he ma'gamated. Disappointed and
opposing candidates Tor Office. who cherished the
most in.etefate enmity towards each other, have
joined with aspiring and intriguing men, IN the
most dseracciul and unpatriotlc opposition 70 the
rulers Of our favored land and in their attempts
to render them unpopular, have resotted to the
grossest Misrepresentation Of their motive, and
actions-hayc lost sight ol proper regard lor de
cency and truth--haye assaed and opposed mea.
sures whiCh they once recommended and supported
as those calculated 10 advance the best Interests
Of the Cnion---and have, in fact on every occasion.
as lar rs ~ their power, shown an lmplnus deter
nrinaton 10 'put DOWN the present des,Ociat
ID Alnin -tration, even though they were, in
The language Of Senator JoHssos, one 81 their pat
riotc leaders, " lure the angyl, at he right
mud Of God."
Ano,hor" sign If the times" las Just been dc
vcloped, whlch goes stil! further TO confirm the
opinion that tie Opposition are acting without re-
gard to principle, or to the good oil the country,
and that they are influenced only BY hatred to nen
This new sign is. the circumstance ut Mr.. CRAW.
FoHD having come out in favor Of Gen. Jackson.
for which accession 10 their ranks The partsans Of
the General are loud in thcr exutations. Now.
when We call to mind how earnest Mr.. Cray ford
was N his exertions to have General Jack sou
brought to trial for shooting TIE six militia men, and
remember the deep-rooted and determined hostility
which Gen. Jackson has manifested towards Mr..
Crawford on account Of that earnestness. to Nhat
motives are 10 attribute this wonderful poiituai
sonnet set! and what are we to think d y party
composed q! such materials, and laborin. together
Tor such an object as they have in view
Could the citizens Of the United State. be per
suaed to lay aside for season, their Imliialtes for
distinguished and successful military officer anl
stlictl examine, with an unpreiudced mind, the
character ot his most prominent supporters, aud
reflect on the measures that they would be likely
to introduce, if successful in then attempts to grasp
at place and power, an confident that they would
abandon their uice-hunting leaders, and give then
itrm and undivided support to an administration
composed oi the best talents IN the country and at
The head OF which stands man recommended by
" ashngton, and whose whole conduct Since thai
time ha, been 4 series Of proofs that he was not
unworthy OF the good opinion ami conidrn ol
that illustrious individual. VAN DYKE,