Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-03-14


bout bargain and sale, this frebrand which they
ave thrown in to disturb the harmony and useful
OF this body.
Mr.. Chairman, am against going into this nu'
oiness and am ready to vote against any inquiry |
about it, If the resolution is withdrawn. let US,
common consent. drive this subject out OF the Sc
nate, and have nothing to do with it. But II gen,
.emen will persevere in their effort to mark and
brand the Jackson men as liars and scoundrels,
feel bound to meet them and show that there IS
more ground for complaint against Adams anu
Clay than the majority are willing to admit.
Are gentlemen afraid to trust the people to
decide this question Have they 50 little respect
Ter the intelligence and indepen ence OF their con-
stituents as to suppose that they will give up their
own opinion and adopt that of this petty majority
expressed in this resolution If they have conf
dence in the people, why not leave it to them to
determine for themselves Neither Adams nor
Clay, nor any Of our members of Congress appealed
TO this General Assembly, but to the people. The,
were sure they would be sustained by them But
how stands the matter? In answer to their appeal
the people have communicated most OF them from
the republican church. and made the rest do pen
ance. And now. suppose, the majority here want
to rescue these dsobedient servants from the chas
tisement which their lords and masters. the people,
are nfcting on them. Now sir am not Tor IN.
terposing between these servants and their mas.
much as they think they deserve. Ii will he bet
ter for our country to let them be- beaten with
many stripes"-it will be a warning to other pub
lie servants not to disObey their masters commands
And let me advise my fellow servants here, to take
care how they meddle with this matter, lest they,
too. come ia for part Of the chastisement
Mr. Chairman, know where these resolutions
came from: they were not written by the gentle
man from Pulaski who offered them. No, sir, !
know the author well they from the per Of
nv friend (pointing to Mr. B. Hardin, when some
one called him to order,) | have named no body.
Mr. Chairman. Yes, sir, they are from the pen Of
my friend from Nelson.
Mr.. Chairman. should be wanting in respect
for my friend IRON Fayette, Mr.. Wicklife.) whom
in good humor, generally call thp Duke. if
passed him without notice. At the beginning OF
the session. we made him Chairman Of Internal,
or, as some have it, Eternal Improvements. We
hoped to have our country every where intersected
with fine poads directly, to travel on Appian WAYS
and cross all our rivers on fine bridges. For five
weeks we were buoved up with these high expecta-
tons and behold. the mountain has brought US a
mouse! We have a long preamble about Pompcy's
pillar. Cleopatra's needle, and military chieftain>,
in which we are mt much advised to make roads
and bridges ourselves, as to give up all cur power
to make them, to the General Government. Yes.
must give up not only the power to make them
but to protect and govern them The gentleman
seems to have d MOI tai aversion to the State gov.
ernments and woald persuade us to give them up
as soon as possible We have thought the making
Of all our high WAYS and pve ways too serious
jop for the legislature. and have turned over most
of that business to the county courts. But the
gentleman seems to think Congress competent to
all this work | suppose Congress will be obliged
to have their county courts, or something like
them, with their surveyors, turnpike gates and toll
gatherers to tax our people and make them obedi
ent to the powers that be- | think Sc can make
our own roaus. Mr. Chairman; but shall be very
g"d # Congress will help US, and let US govern the
roads as please
DO not understand the gentleman. unless he
intends to give up the sovereignty Of tie State.
Iae other day when proposition was made TO au
thorizc company 10 build splendid bridge at
louisville, tie gentleman opposed it, anu chiefly
because we ought to ask leave Of Congress Yes.
sir, every thing must come from Congress, and we
cannot bridge our rivers without the leave of Con
gress. Du,ing the whole session, the gentleman
has opposed almost every appropriation for Inter
nal Improvements under State authority. We all
begin TO understand the gentleman. He is not So
much in gaest Of Internal Improvements as to give
adeep and fatal stab to the power and sovereignty
OF the state.
lie gave Us a long speech The other day about
Mr. Clay and the combination against him. and told
Us many me thIllgs 81 that gentleman, but never
said !. Tarhey once'' to Mr.. Adams He ven
round john Q as if afraid to touch him. lie pro
hahiV recplected some OF his old speeches agains
Mr.. adams. Perhaps he had once called him " :
chip Of the old block or something Ike it. Bu
ne seems 10 think, because Mr.. Clay has made Mr.
Adams President aud taken shelter inder lis wing
the people ought to say .9mea and elect Mr. Al
again. just for Mr.. Clav's sake. 1t is true
MI. Chairman, that we have passed over many er
rors IN NJ. CLAY. We have forgiven many thing
which we might have censured, because we like tn
man. Gu, Indulgence seems to have made hin
bold In this last act, in making Mr.. Adams Pre-
Idc hnIa 10 halt al.lrat Ls4a