Delaware journal., 1828-01-18
Qualifications.

The New Hampshire Journal thus briefly states
tbe qualifications of the General, and saves the
r,rd vast trouble in looking any further for them.
..Bang What's that A Jackson qualification Tor
4hs Presidency. Bang What's that Another
onaI6cntion. Bang = Bang! Two more qualiii-
cations. How many qualifications has the General ;.
Count the guns, and you will know"
The same paper offer, set ot toasts tor the h
of January for the use of such persons as may not
he already furnished. We copy the first and Sec
., THe dan noe celebrate. Wonder where it has
been these thirteen years.
Tmse-"Possum up the gum troe."
o The Hero of Ne,o Orieans--"One may as well
make a Sailor Of cock, or Soldier of goose, as
P, esdent of Andrew Jackson"
It ;s quite amusing to see how seriously some Ed
,ors comment upon the fact that the Jackson prints,
generally, did not publish Mr.. Cay's late Address,
| What rational man could have expected it from them!
What publish the defence of man whom they are
enpared TO destroy I? What Proclaim themselves,
in so si.rnal manner, TO be calumnators What
Fy;bi, their idol as the fabrcator of the Beverley
tes. or not having the soul to acknowledge his er-
ror thouvh if was declared to he an error by Mr..
buchanan that man of such 6 high respectabllltys"
What! Enlighten that portion of the public, ION this
subecN which they so much desire to deceive II
was a vain expectation!
What would be the consequence, II the communi-
tv at large should the real character o TINS Ca
lunny: aye--see and read this address, and be efl
to the reflections of an unbiassed--or wen sligh
examination Irue--nothing would influence the
contuc, of some of the Opposition but there are
members of it--and no doubt large body OF them
who need only view of men and things as they are
TO abandon il. 1t is therefore, important that the,
should be kept in darkness, and not be effected b,
the light of truth.
These men are perfectly aware of the utter i'm
possbllitv of convincing the people of this Unio
that the Generals qualifications for the presldenc
are comparable to those OF MI. Adans. lie canno
be acceptable on that score.
They are aware that there is no agreement, anon
his friends, as to the leading features OF national pc
cv which he has ayowed, and which he will fol
low The people therefore, are not invited to SUP
port him on any such ground.
They are aware that the affairs of the natio
could not be more prudently and successfully at
ministcred, by him, than they are at this momen
That argument, therefore, cannot be used, with tn
least force OF evidence.
What, then, is to be done I? Why-nothing le
than that the men who have stood high, in their cou
trys estimation, for twenty or thirty years, shou
be pronounced corrupt on the testimony of Gener
Jackson and set fdesperae "Political gamblers
Interested in their overthrow! This delusion mu
not be removed, or all is lost. Why, then, expe
such prints, some Of which cursed the hero yese
day and laud him to-day, 10 ruin their own cause
1t is admitted that sectional prejudice gives Il
General many votes: that passion, in opposition
reason, facts, and arguments procures others ii
the glare ofmilitary glory produces not few a
that the hopes Of aspiring politicians aid, powerf
ly, his cause : but all these, and others that mic
be enumerated would totally fail of success, if t
people of this Union could have that fair and j.
view Of men and things which they ought TO ha,
These men. therefore, would be In utter despa
were their readers put in possession of all those fa
and arguments, which ought to be duly weighed,
erder to the formation Of a just decision.