American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-07-13
FOR THE wATcHMAN.
TO THE PEOPLE or UEL4UNRE.


TO THE PEOPLE or UEL.7TIRE.
In The Waterman of the Sd inst. have seen
publication over the signature OF J.. M'LANR,'
II which that gentleman declines his appointment
~ Delegate to the Harrisburg Gonrention; also
stating MS reasons for declining a, well as for his
conduct relative to the . Waolens Bill
have no desire to ccnsure Mr.. M'Lane as an
loupst man Cor any thing he has honestly done in
N, legislative capacity. Far be il from me to
wish to throw shade over his ta|en, and seivi-
-, where the, have been useful to the country
but ms object /, nicil, 10 notice some features of
his publication that the pnbllc may form their own
Judgment ii is meaning. intention, and object.
After declining the appointment to the Harris
burr Convention. he goes on to sav = am not
unwilling 10 cooperate with my fellow citizens in
Ill propcr measure, for the advancement Of the
interest, Of manufactures and agriculture. but it
appears 10 me improper that should. by Fartci
patins M the deliberations Of the Harrisburg Con-
yenton, commit IA, self in relation to particular
measures, on Wnicn mas hereafter be called TO
act III my pubic representative capacity Ny
pe,ent object /. 70 inquire whether Mr. M'Lane's
talents. ii pfn,,cll ,Nered or applied might not
D. i.efll 10 tar cinens IF this state, ut the Hdr
rlyblr@ Co.r>ati II as well a. in Congress. II
Nc did not tniik vita maj pri.y Of that Convention
he could oppa.c their proceedings az he did the
Al
any thing i hotgat mo. wron@, and if he did
what Ne tnna was night. he need not he ashamed
d IT. n aha II is consequences Tor man
nao i afta, o step forward and do his duty.
alsat 10 - iru>teI BY . free people
VI. y iinc furt,er SAYS 90 explained this
i~ayes,ian'' (allnling to hi, committing himself
O. several Gentlemen who p'eviousl, to the late
msetias s,cltpd me 10 attend rat Convention,
and i | cnali have been indnced by any cifcum-
Stances ia WELD to their wishes. such DO not at
present. cAi.to would ask what circumstances
woe here alluded to, that would have induced
NJ. M'Iane to attend the convention, which do
not unw cN,, Mould it have beeu the ci,cuns
stances Of the Jackson men carrying all before th'm
at tie meeting in the Town Hall Tor these CIR
cumstanccs d.l not nor do not exist but on the
contrary the feienis Of the present Admlnlstra
ION were comDlctcl, successful, and as Mr.. W
Lanes friend, wished him named AS one OF the
delegates, il would be reasonable to suppose he
you'd have attended had the jackson party been
successful; Dat AS Mr.. Adams cause OF the cause
NJ the administration. was successful, he Pr0Da
BY rs mortified and does not see NJ to attehu.
Mr. M,.ane aaain SANS, when speaking u ms
sentiments on -the polio, Of protecting and eneour-
asog Amcrcan labu, against foreign competl-
.un' cannot ,leuht that it VIII be 20 consider
sd" {fa,orabl, con,tierrh.) "by any Admlnlstra-
ton Is the General Government. unless its friends,
cosating to ne il as nm rne'nr u party purposes,
lnrotre it in the fate y party struggles y APP
pears to me that Mr.. Nj Lane nsinaates, that II me
friends Of the ;. American SYSTEM should "use u
as an engine" for party purposes" that the
General Government ~ some hahds m!ght ho Dc
favorable to il. and ~ fate be involved in 'party
Struggles rather than the right OF the matter or
the reasonablene.s of the thin. itself. Fellow cltl-
lens, We want men who vii! not sacEihcc or IN
voye our Amer lean {, stem III party TruSStps
Let parties struggle a, they may, we want true
patriots Who win at tor the good OF their common
country and not for party purposes alone. Men
who act for party Purposes alone, anu wph!a op-
pose great interest of their country. Tor fhe sake
Of party do mt deserve the confidence and sup
port Of any honest and yrtuous man.
In the last place MIR. MI.ane's excuse tor W.
tins against the " Woolens Bill'' can only be OBJ
lected 10 on the ground Of his having heret Jorp
acted as thoroughly as almost any othe' person ~
favor of the Amet,can Syse y. and a,t WINTER
acte, a-alust the majority OF the House 81 Repre-
sentatives who voted for the bill, and at time
when the wool manufacturing and wool growing
business were languishing alider the RaidT com
petition Of Foreigners tor thp express purpose q
treaksng them docn.
And now, intelligent reater--fas Mr.. M'iane
Inclined serving as a delegate because he was
seeted by majority Of Adans men IS ne
sraid to avow his sentiments, Tor lear u may pe
MS interest to change them at future umes y
ne determined to sacrifice the American system to
party purposes or in pcrty struggles Z:
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