American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1828-01-15
FOR THE wAYcHM
TO THE PEOPLE OF Ottawa,

AS the legislature OF our state has ad;oura..
oul organizing and OF course whou, dojn. 49," -
siness, the question which evcty ore tafr, ~ -
ask, VIII be-what was the cause! Al \.
cause grew out OF the presidential que sor-.a,aa
eseh party viii make It's own statement, as i, a;,
was 10 blame, tif blame is imruled vim r r".
what consider tue and reasonable sta,.n..,
The affair. The senate met, and HAVING na;a.;,
OF one Tor Jackson (some say more elected IT,,
son speaker Jackson effects Tor their house ~
representatives. all met except MIR. Burton from g.
sex, VINO was SICK and OF those who lad assen M,
there was an equal number for each Of the n,as;
DENTAL candidates, l. c. 10 to 10. After s,,,~
many Unsuccessful tallotings for q speaker Is 49,
having majority Of all the votes, il was ,he ~,
slanciEg oil some lit not alp of The members 81 n s.
parties, that II the sentiments of MIR. Burton et,s
DC ascertalhed, (as both Laities claimed him Nj
the party TO which he would say he tstrref
should be permitted to choose the speaker anf IN
GERS OF the house. This was Jus, and ,easor,hr
compt omise and one that would have be- n ann.
we'd by homes, men. Messrs. Leland ard l.a,up
employed an express to 90 10 Mr. Pembritoh In.
ton. and letter was brought from him, s,a,itc ts
preference for Johr Quincy Adams as also Ioi N.
! W. w. Morris. Tie administration candidate lar
speaker. his it was confidently supposed ye.s
have settled the controversy, but to the surlIse a
he administrator men, ord to tie shame d he
jackson men, they still persisted in holding OUT
leging as all excuse Tor their base conduct lbri-
want Of lah in the genuineHess Of the letter HON
Mr. Burton. The public will be enabled to lulpc
from lhese facts who were to blame, and who oupl,
TO have yielded Ii the Jackson men deny that aay
OF them egreed 10 the reasonable proi ositon oil ab.
ding the decision o Mr.. Bur,on it will still not add
any thing TO their cause, but on the contrary she's
their subbornness and want OF dlsI ostr for rta.
| C11UIIp r,tiN Tor -, ~.
and Jackson members present were equal vel WAtn
it is considered that The absent member was al
atonea Adams man, ard also that the jackson par.
" having The same majority ION. in The serse hid
chosen Jackson officers, il was only reasonable HAT
the Adams party should expect officers OF their pr
4 " IN the lower house Dnd any unprejuoittd mar
would say that the jackson members ought 10 lave
given up the point as they Knew the Adams party
would be the strongest when MIR. Bur,cLs heaNa
was recovered sufficiently Tor HIM % be present.
Therefore, lakirg all The circumstances tlost
u blame attaches any where il mus, be to The Jack
son members.
For my part although DO not approve oiilt W.
yielding disposition e,lnced by the Jackson
bcfs, which fear is too much Ike their eadtr-i
do not mnck harm that will resu, from tie hRt
session Tor although there we some sui lecis li
needed legislation. yet II the governor does nj GIL
another session think the savng o! five six h.H
sand dollars expense VIII oyefbalalct any lssG,an
aye 10 the public.
am sorry the election Of electors was rot given
TO the people, to whom il rightiully belong. but IS
am not acquainted with HE course our go,elnc'
intends pursuing, Il may yet be done.
Justice and ECONOMY.