Delaware journal., 1827-10-26
FAuauIER County, VIRGINIA,
October Ia, 1897.

October Ia, 1927.
s am happy to see recoil Of public opinion in
favor of the Administration. For some time after
the last Presidential election, many honest well
meaning men were carried TO the side Of the yMilia-
gu Chefiain, by the popular cry of bargain, sale,
bribery, corruption, intrigue" &c. &c. and confess
that myself labored for short time under the same
deIuson and, indeed, strange it was to me, when,
on mature reflection, | took deliberate view of
past events.
The recent publication of the letters on that
subject, and particularly Mr.. Buchanan's, of Penn
sylvana, has operated on the public mind in my
neighborhood, the sun does when he rises to dis
perse the shades of night.
In the recent development alluded to, Clay
has gained triumph over his enemies, (or ra-
thcr they have put themselyes) completely to
shame rejoice in his triumph and hope every
man OF correct principles may come out equally
pure, and pass through the ordeal of public cen
sure with equal credit. have gone to a grea-
ter length on this subject than intended. but could
say much more. 1t is subject that think all i'm
porant at this time to the American People. In
deed, it appears to me we are standing on preci-
pice that ought to be viewed with horror
SOME OF THE GENERALS FRIENDS.
The following remarks by the Richmond Wing,
relative to his neghbor, the Enquirer, and, certain
prominent members of the Opposition, should be
read with great attention in small State of three
counties. True--nolhing is said about Delaware
papers men but the application to them, in part
these remarks, will be easy, and follow almost ir-
resstably.
That this support should be headed and recon-
mended by his former adyersares-by men who
felt pretended TO feel the utmost horror at the
mere possibility of his success-that his success
would endanger liberty and the republic itself, is
phenomenon, which as 1t cannot be explained upon
principles creditable to the human character, we
shall leave altogether uninterrupted. fes--these
men not only opposed Gen. jackson, but they were
the first 10 do it-they not only the first but
they carried their enmity to the most violent ex-
treme--they exposed his MANY military vioences---
Ills contempt of orders his ihractons of the consti-
tulion-ls disregard OF the rights of persons-his
despotlc resort to court martals to ails and to the
Office of the hangman, whenever his wishes were OBJ
structed, or his imperial temper provoked. Reas-
onns upon these exhibitions Of character these gem
temen affirmed that Gen jackson was dangerous in
aRepubc-that he had never been vested with
authority without grossly abusing it--that he had in
every Instance sacrificed the law and the constitu-
ton, personal rights, the liberty of the citizen and
humanity itself to his ungoyernable passions-and
that he was disqualified by nature, by habit and by
education, for any civil office whatever. His pub
lie conduct was scrutinzed with rigorous severity,
and the Enquirer groaned under the load of denun-
clatlon and appeals to the people to their lib
critics from the grasp ofthe Military Despot. Could
possibly be imagined, that any state of things
would thereafter enlist the support of these gen
4 leEaen for Gen. Jackson Could if be believed that
men of responsibility and sense, would in so short
atime give the lie to their former declarations, or
subject themselves to the suspicion of present in
sincerity, when they profess their faith in General
Jackson's capacity 10 rule this country
An opposition thus vicious in its origin could be
supported only by means equally yicious-and hence
that rapid succession OF fabricated charges directed
against the honor and purity of the Administration
the employment of such venal Instruments as dis
grace the American Press--the innumerable false
moods which are coined and thrown into circulation
with rapldity which has kept the people in con-
slant state of excitement, and left them no time to
investigate the truth Of one, before they called
"Ponto examine another Eighteen months ago, we
pronounced this opposition. farther than Virginia
and North Carolina were engaged in it, (and drew
upon ourselves by doing so, denunciation in the Sc
nate of the U. States, factious and unprincipled
tirglnla and N. Carolina alone, could upon princi-
P'e' oppose this administration, for they alone had
"aged consistent war against that latitudinous con-
Suchon which, practlsed under all administrations,
pu' more expressly recognized by Mr.. Monroe's,
,aa been, or it was conjectured, would be adopted
y 4 t mat OF MT. Adams. Beyond these two States
calhoun, Van Buren, Benton, McDufie, Woodbury.
"A. al was facton--for beyond these two States, and
perhaPs Georgia in part all without exception, en-
s"seo IN the uncompromising hostility to Mr.. Ad-
ss and his administration, had invariably, from the
psgnnng of their political lives, supported and ap
that construction of the Constitution and the
I'easures to which it led, upon the basis Of which
ne new administration proposed to conduct the Gov
'lheht. When these men were observed sudden
ana simultaneously, to renounce their old opin-