Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-06-29

unanimous in its favour, knew not the interests Of
their own constituents! As though some thirty Yam
kjes had the wit to make some seventy members Of
Congress, from the middle states, sacrifice their in
terests for the especial benefit of New England
The very proposition for the convention proceeds
not from New Engand--but from Pennsylvania
and if the various proceedings, i'll various States and
finally at the grand Convention about to assemble at
Harrisburg, prove not complete eye-opener to the
real friends of the farming and manufacturing inter-
est if they do not already see clearly on that SUBJ
ect we shall be totally mistaken. There is no halt
Ing between two opinions. Pennsylvania or Virgil
ria "7yU be duped," saba Virginia Jacksonan. In
plain English-There is Il real difference OF OPT
MON between those two states upon the subject OF
manufacturers. Gen. Jackson cannot please them
both. In voting for the general, of them must,
consequently, be duped." Now, the signs of the
hines clearly Indicate, that Pennsy lvania not
10 be duped on that subject. She has pronounced,
pronouncing, and will pronounce, sentence of
condemnation on those g seven" men who took sides
sith the I'D dominion, at the last session of con-
Eress, and voted against the Woollens bill. Their
aable and acceptable to Virginia, has sealed his
ate North of the Potomac.
Let therefore, the real friends of the farming and
anufacturing interest examine this matter. Let
hem remember that the present Administration are
le decided friends of those interests Let them OBJ
erve that those states, most friendly to Jackson,
re most hostile to those measures. There can,
beretore, be no hating between two opinions. The
encral must be abandoned, or the policy, SO i'm
Orant to decided majority of the people of this
mon, cannot be supported. fe cannot please
eth Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Decide, then, between constitutionality and un-
neutrality-suspicious. expedicncy and nexpe-
ency. The time is at hand--aud be yc ready.
From the Baltimore Patriot.
Duke of Wellington commanded in Spain and
Portugal where the British troops checked the pro
tess Of the conquering legons of Napoleon and
SO at Waterloo. where Napoleon himself, the great
st general the world, was defeated. Yetwe never
Fould look upon the Duke of Wellington as Il grea,
man, for it always seemed to us that he owed his
uccesses to tdre, or, tn speak more correctly. to
he ability Of his subordinate generals. The Duke
Il Wellington is now in the opposition, where his
be able to judge. of the general. "--Phaade.phid
Gazette.
The above we COPY from respectable Jackson
! (dor whose estimation Of Wellington is based upnr
correct standard and does not his remark appl
With equal force to General Jackson. All the re
,own that either has acquired has been gained il
he feld-in the cabinet, they are both notorlousl
deficient. There is not well informed man in En-
gland who believes the Duke of Wellington fit to
The Premier of the Empire, for the same reason tha
General Jackson is known to be unfit for the Pres
cency of the United States. Jackson and Welln!
ION are distinguished as Military Chfgfaias," an
for nothing else.
Since penning the above, we have met with Il
following, which further illustrates the subject.
copy from the New York National Advocate.
Lord Wellington.- persons do not hesita
to call "my Lord Duke great Ounce every whe
but at the head ofan army. But by the follow,
paragraph in his speech in the House of Lords,
shows at least the possession of one useful and ii
portant attainment to a public man-a k,lolclsd
E cf his unftness for office. Lord Wellington just
esteemed himselfqualihed for the station ofcomms
derof the army, but totally unfit for prime minist
General jackson would do we'll to take less
here
Lord Wellington said he had been accused
) ingratitude towards his majesty, and of aspiring
the situation fprime minister; and that. in con
eucnce of his disappointment he threw up the &C
mand of the army. These were absurd chare
Every one who knew him was aware that his be
prime minister was out Of the question and
. man ever spoke to him to whom he did not expl
the same opinion. He declared hehad no wish,
thought of being prime minister-he kneV him
disqualified for that office and knowing also his
ness for the one which he had the honour to NIL
. must be worse than mad, could he have TO
ed the insane project Of placing himself at the h
OF the Government"
When General Jackson was first spoken Of