American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1827-02-27

l.hsn the Department Of State. II power lends 10
corruption, genlemen might look for danger here.
| have the most perfect confidence in The present
head OF that Department, and do not myself appre-
| hend any danger; but ii the gentleman were ss
astuie in finding out danger in other Department.
OF the Government, he might find here power
;ha, might be abused A power and influence
thst works as unseen. secretly, and silently, as
corruption worke,h. Sir this officer exercises, ~
law, the power TO increase the compensation to con
tractors Contracts for carrying the mail are civ.
en- to prin,ers-they don't on that account. stamp
"by authority their front, and avow to the world
their employment. No, sir; if you hnd out such
employment il must be by accident. Suppose, sir,
printer, who is a contractor, becomes refractory
to the will Of his employer, how easy to increase
his compensation, and reduce him TO submission
| am told sir, and believe il TO be true, that this
same New Hampshire printer. who makes such
noise about the loss Of the piance given for pub
fishing the laws, has now, at this time, mail con-
tracts TO greater anoun, than the whole sum paid
TO all the publishers OF the laws Of the Union
m also advised, sir, that The publisher OF an oppo
si.ion paper in this District, who is daily pouring
out his enyenomed abuse upon the Administration,
and all who support It, /. also IN the enjoyment
of mail contracts ! repeat, sir, have no suspi-
cion that The Postmaster General OF the United
States will abuse the patronage he has conhded to
him, but these cases oil magnitude, and re-
commend them 20 the jealous vigilance OF the gen
tleman.
The gentleman says ii /. strange the admins'ra-
lion should object to reaaon, when tins - the most
reasonable administration begotten IN reason be
cause certain distinguished individual could not, 10
reason consent 10 elevate military ehcfiatn 10 the
Presidency was continued 10 reason as 10 me
case Of The Panama case. The gentleman being
himself OF mill aty turn uses a military 6eure
and supposei, in that case he sent his gun charged
10 the muzzlc with reasons sufficient IL the oplniCn
Of certain Senator from the Ancient Dominion,
o blow lis oppo,ers sky high Sir, it is true, the
easons, the arguments and he so,es. In the
mentioned, were with The administt alton, 10 the
great annoyance ol The gentleman fiom Souh Car
olna, and these conde measures were susan /
ed by an overwhelming majority OF the people.
he gentleman says this is a minority Admnistrs
ton, and must, ol necessity, use us patronage 10
sustain iiself-eyen 10 the disregard OF It's friends
n order 10 buy up its enemies How minority
Admlnls alton There was, at least, tie gentle I
man will admit. one majority that elected the Pre,i-
sldent, alotity Of sovereign States this I1ou
Are majority Of the peoale opposed to the AZ
minlstra,ion or lis measures When has this on
position shown itself Against whu, great nea.
sure Of the Admlnisfa ion have the people objected
Let the people deieat the CONSTRUCTED auholties,
their endeayors 10 execute The laws and promoted tn
welfare o the people, and III the gentleman may
"a k Of a minority Administration
The gentleman has allied the attention OF the
House q . lsle ulaon oil mine, made some month
sncc the late Presidential election, and requests
t@5 n give Il my attention, when al petect leisure
- tn, calculation, >ir, stated that Of the peopte,
rotps or t.rctot IN each ot the States OF Maryland
s.a Illinois the electors for Mr.. Adams received
grea er number than those Lei Cen Jackson; yet
the latter got, IN ne two Staes nine votes or Pre-
}d-nt. and the former oNr hat, by The same ruiz
which gave Cen Jackson The entire votes Of Penn
sylsania and New Jersey the ehtile vocs o. lliini
aud Maryland should have been given 70 MIR. A
dams ths' changing these votes would pace M
Adams vote and General Jackson. vote at 90
his depends on official documents 10 the archives
OF those states; ard il the gentcman be ourru,, |
recommend 70 him 10 examine INTO 1t, and cor
rect the eriots II any, himself when he is a ptr
t.ci leisure and not refer the correction o the er
rors 10 the people, N the Fall Of o28 who will
ever or hear Of the statement. This done
should he have spare moment reoommed d 10
htm tatutn his attention 10 the eHecl oi the bar
gam, and intrigue, and management on the cleo
70 al votes tom Norh Carolina and luuisans-- and
ihen u he base slil another spafe bornent. b. can
turn hls attention % the iainmrnt Of the um
Der o. votes given TO t,snetal Js kson, resulting
from The init etce Of other persons than The free
white inhahitanls.- Having examined these mo
lives, he can sate bis views as il shall suit him
but, lei not gentlemen mistake their own voices for
the roice # the people. II they seek the ycce o
The people and their testimony as 70 the measures
Of this Administration lev Them 90 among ihe hon
est yeemanry Of their country at their FIRE sides
and they will find strong and decidedly approving
the course Of The Adninl.tration''
COMBINATIONS
The following commen 90 Mr. Flayds letters
to Gen smHh. copied from the Richmond (Va)
Wing, oi the 9Th inssni, deserve he serious con
sldefson Of the American People Evidence !,
at length furnished Of he existence Of C0mbiaa