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

s;des on the head. He was pleased to place
~ - tho eaI, of what has been denominated the
marty in this House but at its head. or
sI.t If any other party in this House, ne will never
s'a mo far reasons which could state, but which
ars wholly unnecessary. Times are indeed chang
TN with the gentleman and his friends, when they
&bnld this language concerning me. nu. l,..e
w, ,he members Of the Administration, affected TO
Consider me as one Of their hrmest props They
sonlJ nat. indeed, vote for me-they were men too
&rca in their principles ior that: but considering
Xthe oreat benefit which they derived from my op.
#,ns;1;on thew could not Except for the honor OF
4 hs country regret my re election. Amiab!e and
Excellent men But they now sing to very dit.
Aferent gamut If any gentleman Will BRING against
Inc any allegation, from clean anu respectaoie
source, will do one OF two 'hinss-i "'i' c,'ne'
Ian 4. or admit it. and defend it upon my views
nd nrincples Sir, it seems committed great
%cftcnce in not voting for the admission OF the new
States into the Union, and especially OF ONO. yet
I'm. if the thing we're to do over again, should
#ect precisely in the same manner, ana past eX
3nerience would teach me was right What
yere the new states Vast deserts OF woods, inhab-
Sted by the Aborigines. to whon II we come 10 tne
%ouestnn Of right. they did OF right belong; and II
8was question whether sound policy would dictate
Mhat we ought, BY creating these States to encou-
lace sparse settlements and thereby to weaken our
Mrontier. thought this was bad policy. Not that
u am in favor Of very dense population. am
AGAINST the rabbe Of your great cities, but | am
[uualy opposed to having land without inhabi
ami. But. sir. had other reason.-grariora
5uanpnt-Does the gentleman from Ohio with all
his audable prejudice and partiality towards nus
bwn State, think that !, as Virglnlan, feeling at
least equal prejudice and partlallty to my native
land with that which he feels for his state, would
~. m TT nj
mia. which beg.ars every instance OF faulty and
6oly .extan; in the history of nations Why, sir,
Ale KNIGHT Of La Mancha himself, or poor old Lear
An thr NAV never was guilty Of grosser act CT ia
Auity than was the State of Virginia, when she
Aommitted that suicidal deed--thc surrendeins OF
her immense territory beyond the River ONO, upon
3he express condition. Of excluding her own citizens
from its benefit when the country yielded Tor the
common good &c the Confcderacy) shout, come to
~ settled Yes, sir, il was an act uf suicide--of
bo,icaI sucide-the effects Of which she felt, and
M continue to feel, SO long as she has any polit-
Zeal existence at all Sir, this was one of those
amabe and phiianthroplc acts OF legislation, which
however good in point OF intention, lead to the
must disastrous and runous consequences Can
4he gentleman from ONO conceive that l. virgil
nian could further this cut throat poiicy-Sit. !
Thought the Ohio well defined natural boundary,
&nd that we ought mt to weaken by extending our
frontier The late war verified my foresight
Whom have injured The native sasases and
fhc trees or the states that have been drained oil
their pppulation to fill out Ohio? Sir, Offer ed
no wrong tn the peonle of Ohio for there were
then none to injure. Tnev have gone there OF
have been born since. Sir. this was the 8 head
In. front of my ofendng," and. if the gentleman
has hi, apparatus ready. am prepared to underg,
Inv form of execution which his humants will al
low him to lEaict, or which even his justice may
award.
Ia ITO be continually