Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-07-03

Rress have not the power to encourage domestic
indusiry--and one of the resolutions of meeting
lately held at Charleston S. c. is in these words
Resolved tiatMe 1voollen bill an insult to the
.4nericGn people !" Now, Colonel this very WOOL
len bill has been approved again and again, at var-
rous meetings, held in different towns in diff
ferent states North of the Potomac 1t is policy
that must and will prevail, and the independent
yeomanry chiefly will settle this matter The man.
ntaclnrcrs and merchants favorable to it are small
IN comparison TO the farmers II is really farming
interest, and will render the labors of the farmer
more profitable than they are at the present mo-
| ment
Il should be observed, however that some of the
friends Of General Jackson in the middle states,
though they pretend to be friendly to the g Aneri-
can SYSTEM" cannot be induced. from some unac-
countable cause 10 protest against the Virginia doc
tfne. They don't like to aifront the Ancient Do
minon. They don't think as how it is convenient
inst at this moment to speak plainly on this subject
Bnt the eyes OF the people are opening daily and
rad you been al the Town-fIall on Wednesday last,
! you would have learned very sautary lesson. 1t
day that forcgners, hireings, and doy-labor-
frs' rs we'll as all the real friends ofdomcstc indus
Try, and Of order and good government, will long re-
member. 1t was day that enabled people to judge
Of the exact difference between the views of polti.
cans and those of the best part of the community.
It was day when .feuuer Jacksonans out of
the Hall than entered At. 1t was day when the
bers were bitten, and when some of their honest
well meaning followers, clearly through all
their plans and projects, and at once abandoned
them. 1t was day, when the upright and indie
pendent saw that there ought to be no longer any
halting between two opnions-and that there was
only two courses lef-either to side with gen Jack
son and old Virginia, or support that administration
which supports the American system.
Our politicians here finding themselves in
sad pickle. They begin to see that the people have
taken the feld-and that the contest is to be-
THE PEOPLE rersus THE PoLlTtciaNs.
The people, trust. are determined to be gulled
no longer Seeing 10 believing" in the opinion Of
some that were at the Town Hall, who had not here
tofore understood these matters.
We have to congratulate ourselves that Tie most
jealous friends Of the General have DONE doing,
and will do us. vast service. Those we'll meaning
cssonians---who were not fully of the
are becoming disguised with the managers, and are
swearing oA;--and saying. if this be Iacksonism,
i've ii none of it. But the struggle will be hard
one, because attempts will continue to be made to
prevent the community at large from understanding
fully our public affairs, and our public men. The
fine is very trying one with some of the politicl-
has--and their cry is" Now or neper!p' Ii the
people, say they, see clearly, and understand the
matter fully, our case is hopeess-to day, to NOR
Fow, and the day following. If the people are con-
yinced that we mean the interest of ourselves, when
i've speak Of that of the country and that we are
Influenced by hopes of promotion and not BY a
!esre for the general welfare, we are utterly ruin
3D. So think the politicians, and $50 mote it be-
But be Of good cheer, Colonel, as our cause is the
ause of the country against aspiring men. The
claded are acknowledging their errors. and daily
lining US. When they have light, they will SEE
cary: when they see clearly, they will believe
md when they believe, they will act with US, a
they did at the Town Hall on Wednesday last
Colonel, we must triumph, if the cause of the coun
FRY, aud not that Of the politicians, deserves tr
umph. remain, Respectfully, &C.
June 90.
The reader, in looking over the account Of I'll
proceedings of the Farmers and Manufacturers
Pittshurg, published in this days Journal, from
paper printed in that city, will be strongly remin
ed of what passed at the Town-Hall on Wednesd
last, if he was present, or has had full stateme
Of the transactions. The course of the jacksonia
here, in most respects, like that at Pitsbur
and the event was the same in both instances.
We have just learned that J. r. Black, Esq q