American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-09-21
FOR The wATcHMAN.
CATCHING AT STRAWS.

An editorial paragraph in the Delaware Gazette
of the 18th inst, headed ".Noblitg,' states that
certain Jud9e remarked that the farmers at the
Clark's Garner meeting had :. clean shirts" g ana
looked qulte decent" and goes on to endeayor to
make il appear to have been a rspronchfM remark
pause for ever, man OF common understanding
to look at the remark as set down in the Gazette
and It there is any thing in it that would not 90
to the credit Of any man. am informed that the
euatk. simple as il is, Was made an reply TO Il
Jqchsnn man who taunisd the Judge or the CHAIR
AFTER Df the meeting, stating that :" ICES COM
pDscd Of the R.lBBLE Of Society" The Judge
replied that il was composed Of respectable men Of
all descriptions. particularly honest, substantial
seomen, and ncuiarly observed that they " all had
clean SHIRTS and loooked quite decent Look at
", my fellow citizens. and examine the cause that
i,.' sustained b, stem triting means. II the
l.ck ~ cause was not desperate and sinking ot e.
eo, resort to the e catching at straws'' for
ftli Would they not tell the plain truth /?
te. !, g5od cause require .falsehood and misreJl4
!, 7totioa 10 support il The meeting at Clark's
IorGef was composed Of the 4" bone and s;ncw''
II society, men Of all trades and professions. and
the largest part by far was the Independent and
nappN farmers Of our land who are led BY their
calm Judgment of men and things to support the
present Administration not from interested mo
tiyes. {e1ceptthe general welfare OF their Country
No they want no fat Offices: they want able
t)I'lGSMPH
mere military men who have not civil qualifica-
lions, and who would in all probability, plunge
our peaceful and furnishing country in war and
misery II have no wish to take the laurcls from
the brow of Gen. Jackson he is a brave man
md an honor to his country. | love him but
lore my Country better. His impetaous aid t,or-
less spirit would plunge him and the nation, lear
INTO difficulties that it would require the talent, d
Adams and other Of our Statesmen long time to
deliver us fom,
| will now ask Mr.. Harkcr, as he seems 50 ten
der of the people and taxes great AN interest in
g filthy garments, (which very few in our happy
{ .untry wear, even at their regular business aud
parto nlarIy from home at meeting Of any kind. >
why he did not rcproach leading Jackson man
for some expressions made in meeting in the
fnwn Hall some time ago, which certainly smell
much more Of tyranny than having on either d
clean dirty SHIRT. Does the reader wish 10 kut "
what these expressions I'll tell you my hon.
est friends lie said, in the fret place, that III
foreigner or hretinS ought to have roicp III tina,
meeting and upon being chechcd or reprorea fol
such an unguarded or anti-republcan expression
he said he would 70 further and say that no man
that taJonrs for his daily br,ad on-ht to here d
roce in that meeting. My rejecting countrymcn
look at this Jackson sentiment Chr you rcs
pond to it, 4" 80 be it, or can you adhere to SUE!
men and such sentiments VIII any honest labor
ing man suppnrt such men and such a cause Mn,
we who " labw FIR oar duly bread" put onr neck,
to the yoke ami be driven about by Jackson tyrants
They MA, tell you these were uRgUardpd EXPIRE.
sons but my cunntrymen, ii barrel Is iilie,
with brandy, you will not expect to draw waite
from i LABORiNG MAN.