Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-02-19
Communications.
ron rnp DELAWARE PATRIOT.

Mi. EDITOR
IN tie last number OF the Delaware Journal, APP.
'Asass All Article signed " Timoieon,' calling the
at'ntion Of the citizens Of Ills state, 70 tile char
lacter andconduct Of LoUIs MIANF. The repu-
tation Of this gentleman rests upon too firm basil,
10 be shaken By misrepresentation and !alsehood.
HIS worth is anown, and in despite Of the foul ami
,ma,2nant attacks nt his enemies, II has been his
happiness to preserve the confidence Of his cOnsl-
ueus and secure that yeneiatlUn, WhCh Is ever due
70 exalted virtue and preeminent talents. II has
mot been left to the author Of this production to
l. turn the serious attention OF the people TO this
man. iie has long occupied conspicuous sta
zion in the publir eye, ana IS one whom The pco
,Dlr have delighted TO homer" His name is assu
!eated with the best interests Of his native state
o him size owes much Of her influence in tie IA.
|,ional councils and to his esertlons is mainly to be
Iattrbuted, the high character She has acquired.
" hen such man is made the subject vi gross
Misrepresentation aud abuse It becomes the dat,
ini every honest citizen To stand forth III his dc.
fence. and to repel the base assaults Of his caium
!niator.
Though the writer in the Journal has sheltered
himself under an assumed garb, let him not think
that the seeming mystery with which he is envelop-
led. Will remain impcnetrabe. or that his deeds Of
darkness thus be hidden from the face of da,
" here the sentiments OF an individual are pccuii
lar and differ widely from those Of the comlpunit,
lit is not by the mere assumption O! name, or by
the intervention Of third persons, that he can
Icapr detection and secure himself from respnn,
sibhty. My purpose. at this ti.ne, is rot to uu-
yeilAhs srlf-stye led Iimoe0u. or to meet his cal
gumnico by reciininaon II Is to call your atten-
ton 10 the nature Of tie contest in which we arc
eengased. and to expose the deception by which an
attempt has been made to impose upon the public
Timoleon processes to :. enbody we'll known
lart al
may be Justly appreciated and understood Thp
statement, comprised in this "body Of facts' are
sunioundcd and untrue. Had the object of the wri
ter been truth bad it been to state facts and draw
spr0per deductions from them, he would not. III til,
soutsct, have repeated the allegation SO often denied
\ and dspro,en. that Mir M.Lane was the propre.
tor of the Gazette. or that it was at lis commanH
{ aud under his influence. MIR. M'Iane has never
kattcmped to oontfoul that press. as its iudepen
sdcnt Editor has often declared There is no proof
8nor can any be aiduced, to show that he has. al
Gany time, iiterfcrcd with it. The only influence
that MI. M'i4snc ever exefted over his party ha.
Ebeen that which his own intrinsic merits and dis
Ntngulshed services have commanded. His opin
Zion commands respect wherever il is known, and
Hnever has he sullied his fair fame by an alliance
& with corruption, OF by tie subsidy Of the press.
Equally untnunded is the charge against thu
kirlends OF Mr., McLane for their conduct at Dover
kpending the late Presidential election. The la :,
Eand unworthy motives imputed to these gentlemen
Ecan with 10 propriety, be attributed to them -
The means employed to insure success were fair
Hopen and honorable, no expectations OF prefcrmen
Hwere held out, no promise OF office given. Mer
HI all parties were anxious for the success OF thei
irrespective candidates, and their influence was ex
Eerted accordingly. q great and important resul
Hwas to be obtained. Each party reviewed the con
test as involving principles of high moment No
Ewere the friends of Adams less active end zealou
ION that occasion than those of Crawford and Jack
son. 1t IS asserted that the members of the assem-
sb!y were not IN favor Of Mr.. Crawfords election
Tins assertion IS unwartanted, and the election il
sell dIsprovea IT, Two electors favorable to Nj
crawford were chosen, and it is well known tia
4 but Jour Federal members were opposed to him.
't Mr.. Mci.ane therefore acted with his party, an
,,esupported their candidate, when he advocated, tn
Eelectlon OF Mr. Crawford. He did not supper
~ Mr. Crawford in consequence of the " nominat.o
sBby the Democratic Caucus at Washington" BE