American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-16

Corporal Harker.-This pugnacious little man
still persists in asserting that we have misrepre-
sented his language. in the quotation from the
Delaware Gazette of Nov. /, 1922 The assertion
is downright falsehood, and the Corporal's refu-
sal to republish his remarks of that date, is the
strongest proof OF our correctness and will be re-
fcelved by the public as evidence that he stands
guilty of the charges which have been made against
him OF inconsistency and hypocrisy in advocating
the cause of s.Old Hickory" the man, to abuse
whom, he formerly raked together all the dirty
epithets that yugarism could afford. We must
again observe that our object is not to notice the
CorporaFs personal abuse of ourselves. This we
disregard, feeling satisfied that his blackguardism
cannot injure any person. We wish now to call
our readers to the cowardly manner in which the
Corporal attempts to make his escape from the
unpleasant situation in which he has been placed
by our recent exposure of his inconsistency. A
doughty little fellow like him, who talks about
shouldering his rifle, and has boasted of his militia
~ exploits during the late war, ought to be ashamed
to sneak oft in such a manner. You must come
back, Corporal. We cannot suffer you to get out
OF the scrape, by swearing that you will not again
notice US. No, no-this will not do. You must act
more like man More like what you profess to
bean honorable mana man of valor. Your
mere denial OF our charge, and yonr refusal to ac.
cept of challenge, cannot save you. Even
your want of candor and magnanmity in this af-
fair. Some of them are laughing at you. Others
despise you for your cowardice. Had YOU come
out at first like an honest man, and given your
reasons for the change in your opinion of General
Jackson, offered satisfactory plea for your for
mer abuse, and present support, of him, you might
have been preserved from those mortifyng feelings
which have emblttered your mind and rendered
you reckless of decency and truth.
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guilty of misrepresenting MIR. Harker's sentiments
respecting Gen. Jackson, in the quotation which
we have several times made from the Delaware Ga
zettc of Nov. /, 1922. In that paper, which may
be seen at this office, Mr.. Harker says, that when
certain points substantiated, we may be bet
ter able to Judge OF the relative claims of the ssve-
rat candidates." These s. several candidates.
were Messrs, Clay, Clinton, Jackson, Adams, Cal
houn, and Crawford, whose names he had just be-
fore mentioned in the same article from which our
quotation is made. He then proceeds to say that
"Of ALL the gentlemen named Gen. Jaekssn appears
to be the MOST OBJECTIONABLE. That he is
a Of energy, will doubt but we think that
in chief magistrate of the United States, much en-
eryy extremely dangerous; AND have IN THE
GENERAL such DISREGARD FOR THE INSTITU-
TloNS of the country, such DISPOSITION TO place
himself ABOVE ITS la1vs, AND such an INCLINATION 10
TRAMPLE ON THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS, when
they stood in composition with HIS OWN INTEREST or
FEELINGS, as should render the citizens of the United
States pery cautious about placing him in the first office
within their gift.''
five are guilty of fmisrepresenting MIR. Harker's
sentiments, how easy is it for him to prove US so,
by repubishing the article which contains the above
extract. This we dare him to do. Although we
believe he cannot muster courage sufficient to ac
cept the challenge, we will wait little longer with
him, still intending to republish it ourselves, at
such time as we may deem expedient.