Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-09-12
DAAA.OGVE.
sCENE-A SENATOR'S OFFICE.

mdntIe-LlIfe IeOTSt, his Hcdu CuGiCoSiJ tcotiiiSl
on a table. Hurher, standing in corner with his
hatn his hand. DR.. .9uca pacing the room rather
moody OM allen smoking his pipe at the window.
IF. attorney General. with new pair OF corsetts
IN, and negro couured vest. just from London, SIT
ting near Old Allen.
OH AVea. MIR. Attorney General what do you
think the tories i'll Sussex will do this election will
they forgive old Jackson for horse racing COCK
fighting and cutting threats, aud vote Tor him
ATTORNEY General. Indeed sir, cannot tell The
penple of Sussex are more stubborn now than they
ever were before. ! find my influence is declining
there. The cid men that used to wear pettlcoa's
with my father in the revolution. are all gone And
their sons have strong liking to the Government,
so that am of but little estimation with the present
set.
OH aHen-We if you cant fix 'em, Louis can
He's the man for Sussex He always fixed EN-
when he was a candidate. (but thank God he has
no nccason to be agan) He knows how to work
Robinson and few of 'em, and they settle the bust
n.s, with the ignorant clod hoppers. He's the man.
he can do it. lie must so down there, and show
himself, if they only see him. that's enough.
Little lin. (aside) What d---d old fool to
say that of his own son, even II It be true.
.4lor Gen.-i hope we shall be able to prevail
upon ,ay dear friend ,'v NIL. to so down, Sir,
have no doubt Of extensive benefit from his visit
he can pull the wool the peoples eyes better than
any man know.
DR.. AAen.-My brother is The only man in this
State who can do any good for Gen. jackson and
ifhe don't reward him, it will be cruel. Only thinK
gentlemen Of the trouble and modification he has -
endure in undong all he has done against Jackson.
The people seem now to be cursed with peculiarly
retentive memories they remember all the truths
he told of the old rascal in l624 and It is very dlt-
tcult to make them understand what they ought to
do now. But if they are told that they are serving
my brother, / think they can be got to vote right.
II they know it is to make him Secretary oi the
Treasury, they certainly will do right.
Oil 3Nen.-Aye your right Allen--be sure
they will do any thing for Louis-be sure they VIII
be sure they will.
AT. Gen-I hope they will, sir.
OH .4Nen-Tou h0pe ! the devil man, don't you
k,,oau they will--dont you kaoc they will :
nm Gen-I have no doubt, sir, not any,
Big Jins--By Cd, Sir, they dare not refuse
obrv Mr. NIL. II he bids the people OF SUSSEX
vote for me, when bear my fathers name, how The
devil dare they do otherwise!
f}ld .4Ren-Aye true enough how dare they
BE sure they will do as Louis bids 'em.
lille Georges Well, gentlemen, what mean II
saw is-understand me,-what mean to say, aS
,h,t the noople of Sussex :--yes, the people Of ous
sex. a hope shall be forgiven the remark are ss
norant. Yes, say they are Ignorant no rehec
ton Mr. Rogers, because yousWcre born there. --Du
thev are ignorant What the devil can you do wit
AN IGNORANT pack of fools yes say FOOLS
What will you do with set Of FOOLS, why trea
Them like fools, and then you can manage them
that's what mean to say.
d.. .lNen--George is ight--that has always bee
the way my brother treated them except a ie"
,ha leaders, Robinson and ohers-them he tiattere
and condecendetl to smile upon. And II you e'
,act to succeed, Mr.. Bft*td, you must do the sam
I'VE are doing a damned deal for you now. 70
must remember Inc when come ont for Go0ernt
next fall. c.
Bic ,Jim.--I advise you to keep that Govern
business to Yourself; there IS no use oil mixing =
MANY things together if that gets out now, II '"
blow US ali. shall lose my election by 1T Tor |,
people will then that 1T 10 all for ourselves III
we are working.
LiyLe .Jim.--Gentemen, if may be permitted
,Iron word. would ggest,-mind don't me-
10 dictate but would suggest THAT is, won
ask. simply with view to reconcile all cohhicli
oninnns and sentiments, and Tor the sake Vi Presei
mo harmony in our councils, and preserving conc'
IN our actions, and Gas Big Jim very justly femal
edI to avoid mixing, that IS discussing 'oo ma
subjects at the same time--and preventing matte
nat connected with the present object, OF the prese
meeting. from interfering with the deliberations
the present OCCASION ; and keep out OF view evt
thing likely to produce abstraction OF ldea IL
the important question before us, or to ussiP
our thoughts from the matter in hand, and prev
rs from giving clear and uncouded. brilliant att
ton, to the subject before US, say sugs'
That is. ask whether, we had not better be slle
whether we had not better wa--whether we
not better-that is, in a word, whether we bad
hettrr wait. until Mr. MIL. comes in, before we
any thing more / will give my reasons, Gen
men. thst is, I'll speak for myself, and it is
case. and have no doubt it is the case with ev
one Of you, for have the satisfaction to Know
Mr.. NIL. unfulds the workings OF his great m
+omc. as soon as he does to any one-that Is "