Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-09-16

principles restore the order Of success;.r
surfing himself the powers Of the goycrnna =,
The l!iend, oil Mr.. Adams Win meat cnt
ment here, by saying that he is not an ;nt"yyI asa
usurper. having been elected presilen, bv suef
'ionel Representatives acting by States .'e Ia
iormtty Ia provision ii tie Cons,tnt;aa'', ~ con
United States. A,mttcd--so far as rosn.. ~ .ns
letter OF the Constitution, but NOT ;.s rss ; the
u,endlncnt, which ought always 70 BE- a,, Sp',' o.
by those, whose office it is TO ;ntcrnrot s %
under ITS as much SO. as it is The ,iuty Of a., s
are concerned IN administering Justice. to ha ""o
erhed by the true meaning and shirt If ,ha a1oS
'hey have to execute The trainers of M Ivy
stius.nn never INTENDED, when the cector,l W.. W.
leges shou'a TAU III choosing a President, ami ~. ~
election should uevoive on the House Of pn, WV
sen'a''es lie wlli ol the people being ascertanaI
ana Known, as the friends of Gen. JacLsa,
tend 1t was III respect to the Presidential ~ .oa
IN 1882 that the Representatives rnm;nSr r',on
tncr character, and Responsibility as such shaa
at"bey fhat wiH, for the purpose Of J'oaS
eiher OF me candidates. Or promoting tie ;nta,a..'
Gu ana ambitious views Of any other indv;d.,,
instead Of carrying It fairly into effect for ~. ~
public good. Aid here Will remark. as Lo.a as
lore stated that tae Representatives are not = ~
governed Ny then own private opinions Or sens.st
duty GAS Mr.. Clay has averred he wasl in doaJ
M icontested election, but by the sent;no,to .u
wishes OF the people III the States tbey ren,c.a..
50 tar as they can b. discovered, or are known
hrs reasoning take to be conclusive. II H.
mol, tien 1t follows that the duty Of eloct;nr,
iIe.llieht, Whenever IRON the failure of tho ss
foral colleges to make choice, an arpeai shall i.
hade % INC national Representatives may be nor
formed BY them nat in obedience TO the win IF,
magnify ui the peope il known. or AZ far A. ~
| known. hut iuliiltun,.t ,I ell. ="
promote their own designs. 1herc are but ,u0
constructions that be given to the proyis;on,f
'he Constitution relating 30 this question. Apd;f
lae construction Oh which insist, be not the trnn
enc Y can recciYe no other han the enc last stated
! hte' net say that 70 this no man ol sense AMI
sanior can assent IL alb ,ulify is too montey,
II saGnot ee disputed. then, l. that Mr.. Adams
4 an int'nder, or ohiai:ed the hsh trust he hold
ny tfar'inlent means, when the people wished \,
confer It oa another, and not on him, D thot I'll
beng his Character, his administration, ma matt,
how Wen conducted, cannot atone TO The olTenlel
majesty ni the people for the imposition uractissa
upon them. No--it can be appeascd oniy by m,
expulsion from power Of himscli and couinanion
n guilt SeFerai OF the latter having already been
discarded from the public service have paid e per
atty q their transsresslon; and the t!ismission O.
the principals Is near at hand 1t has been d.
creed by the people. All that the culoa.ts d, NJ,
Adams can say i'll favor Of his qualifications, arlq
praise OF his adm:nistraton--all that Mr. Clay
San do by slan'Iering the man he enyies and bats
or to blind the people to his obiqmties, BY sins
lns,wherever he goes, ibis syrensong about the Auc
r'can Systcm-cannot prevent it. The people wit
few exceptions, have too much dscernment to b.
de.u'led through the medium of their Interests
OF these they viii take prudent care, while bya
wel-trned and judleous exercise OF the elective
.'anclmse. they Viii rescue the institutions Of the
country ifom the danger they have been exposed
TO, by the corruption Of those who have affected
much colcern, lest they should be euparded b. tie
election q military chiel;an.
ANDREW GRAY