Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-02-26

that sentenced by Courts Martial under his command
That say fourteen have taken place in pur
Of the Of the Courlsahle two hundred
and sixty (and how many don't know have had
their sentences RENTED by Jackson
Thus il is in every case, where Gen. Jacksons conduc,
has been the subject of and imprecaon when
it is tested by comparison with that Of o,lers who have
been praised, he always far exceeds in works Of mercy,
wisdom, decision and patriotism. Comparisons generally
are odous, but if the coalition will go on, let them produce
their best models Of character from their anks Jack
son has nothing to fear from any test that be applied
The Tariff BiH.-We call the attention Of our
The mantle of Elijah has not fallen upon US, and
we pretend not to the gift of prophecy, but we
think we can see in the horizon, a cloud arising,
that we fear will burst its thunders upon this bill,
and annhilate 1t. 1t is not forgotten that the
administration presses in every direction, as we'll
as the influential leaders Of that party with whom
we conversed upon the subject, were constantly
asserting, that the committee on manufactures
would not report bill. The course adopted by
the House of Representatives, to enable that com
mittee to act advisedy and upnn positive testmo
ny, was deprecated. 1t was alleged that the plan
was got up to produce delay, and prevent the re-
port Of a bill. We doubt not that they secretly
wished such result, because we have never be-
leved that, the administration party, taken as a
party, IS favorable to fostering domestic industry,
in an enlarged, and national sense. We do not
believe that MIR. Adams is favorable to such sys
TEN, and from the blind devotion TO the man, DIS
played by his partisans, we believe that they will
adopt his opinions, however absurd In a word,
we believe the Adams party opposed to this bill,
and that its leaders are now contrlving plans to
defeat its passage. We have come to this concu-
sion from the following developments.
Many Of the leading presses, and most Of the
leaders Of the party, that we have been favored to
talk with, complain of its provisions; and charge
that il has been made as they pleased to ga,
imperfect, for the solc purpose Of compelling the
Adams men in Congress, to vote against it. Such
of them as we have been able to get TO particular
ze its faults, have sam that there ought to be no
duty on molasses ;--thc duty ON hemp and iron is
too high that on wool, ought not to be imposed
at this time, while that On woo!ens IS not high
enough 1t ia somewhat remarkable that the ob.
IiectOns made, are such as we might expect from
the Eastward, If from any section Of the country
and we are led to reflect, whether these objections
have not arisen there FIRST, and been transferred here
By mail and entrusted to few to spread abroad
BY way Of excuse, and in anticipation of a fatal
result 10 the bill. To bring this about great man
agement will be necessary. Ii must he done s.
but i, must not appear to be done by Adams men
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the Jacksonians.
We may be asked why these gloomy forebodlngs
We reply, by refreshing the memory of our rea
ders as TO several great political fetes that have
been lately played off in relation to this subject
First. the introduction Of the bill of last year. il
80 partial shape, was intended to sound through
the country only It was not designed for law
But it would create question and turn the eyes
Of all our citizens to this administration. Next
the Harrisburg Convention Here it was antici
pated that this defunct bill, in its same "ques
tionable shape" would be the subject Of some fin'
speeches, IN which the administration would b.
noticed. and lauded to good advantage. The mem
lbers Of the convention however, chose to divest j
las much as possible of its political character, am
Ithey recommended to the governmental protection
many things not contemplated by the managers
These things and others have kept the subject be
fore the people in political shape, and it is resort
ed to as the only thing, that can for single mo
ment attract their attention to MIR. Adams
the bill pass therefore, their hopes are gone; be
cause the, have nothing left TO make NOISE about
e nothing bv which they can draw the attention .
the people to their idol. AS the last and only re
sort it must be kept in agitation for another year
For the reasons and purposes above stated we say
that il the tariff bill be defeated, 1t will be by tn