Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-04-22

contrary fact stare US in the face, we would agree
that he could not upon this rule, write his name
nor spell fool, when looking upon the ignorant
boobies that are harpng upon his literary acquire
ments. few specimens of the Adams literature
will be sufficient to show that Jackson is not Of
that school. 1t is kind that displays itself in
possessing great fonJness for negotiation. Com
mences for instance with MIR. Canning on the
West India trade. High toned and pompous at
first, because every thing in this sort of literature
depends upon appearance, demands what every
cod-hopper knows will be rejected, struts and
puhs, and threatens. and at last owns seat, loses
the loss, sets down quietl, under the disgrace.
with the consoling reflection however, that il was
all done " according to lights of SCIENCE"
Another specimen is found locked up in Mr..
Claws desk for two years resting quietly there
while the cabinet are travelling over the country
making literary eectioncerng speeches, eating lite.
rarv dinners. drinking literary toas's. viz. Ebon,
and Topaz. &c. &c. When these literary matters
are ended and the desk is opened, we iind too late
that the French government have offered ua the
trade of their West India ports without other con-
ditions than an official acceptance within speci.
| fed time. But before the electoneering cam
paign is over and the desk opened, the time allot
ted is expired and the trade is lost, whereby
our Sussex and other corn growers, are com.
PEELED to sell their corn for thirty cents bushe
instead of seventy, which they ought to have
But when they are told this is according to Adams
literature, they must pocket the loss and be salts
fled.
i Another evidence of literature is found in tire
Presidents message -s'Wc must not be pasied bv
the will of our constituencies This however mucl.
in accordance with the Adams school. is pronounc-
ed bv Chapman Johnson to be bad rhetoric, merely
bad rhetoric that is, it tells too plainly that the
" constituents are swnsh multitude without
literature and have no right to call to account The
officers they eect-they hold their stat rs BY a
power above the constitution. and the people, and
are responsible only TO VIZ. Adams God and MIR.
4 Clay's conscience tor ,hel, acts
: The contingent fund gives another splendid dis
pa, of this sort of literary knowledge. -AlI our
former Presidents nave been iliiterae according to
the Adams standard-and Washington and Jeffer-
son the greatest fools of them all In three wears
dered on venal presses, secret services and cleo
tioneerng trips over the country. and across the
Atlantic to Liverpool, with dispatches for South
America, &c &c.
We shall probably resume this subject, and more
fully explain what is the conduct of literary Pre-
sident and what we have to expect from continuing
him in office beyond the present term.-FaiIu,es
in his measures and disastrous consequences have
so far marked his course. and have no reason to
expect any thing better for the future.
i Jackson's literature is altogether of different
kind. lie never failed in any thing that he UNDER
4 took-never deceived the people, nor BETRAYED his
Fl friends. and always left his mark among the enc.
mics Of his country.
i Gen. MAcoMBE has been nominated to the Sen
ate for commander in chief of the Army Of the u.
States, vice Gen. J. Brorn deceased.
THOMAS SAnGEANr has been appointed Post
Master in Philadelphia, vice Bache.
s| We last week published an estimate Of the pro.
bable result of the next Presidential election, made
n by the Central Committee OF correspondence at
! Harrisburg This calculation was made from in
formation obtained by the committee, from sources
entitled to credit-Taking for example. our own
county, we believe our readers will JON with US
, in opinion that the estimate is candid and fair
statement of the probable result of the election.
Bradford is set down. 400 majority for JACKSON
. this is not enough-the Demncl acy of this county
n will speak next fall in not to be msunder-
stood. Old Hickory will receive majority Of
FIVE HUNDRED.
We believe every northern county is under es-
timated- Tioga we know is, and we believe Sus-
uuehanna is also. But certain as we are of SUCCESS