Delaware journal., 1828-03-04

;ial csatest Z Has he always Deen caHuu =" ''''
expositions Were not many ol the people ue-
eiyed by his misrepresentation IN reference 70 the
mosnects Of Mr.. Crawford? Were not these things
snunciated to the world wittlnglyf Or,had ne IN
view the advancement of one who was not a favorite
of the people1 He has appeared to be under the
surveillance of men whose vIews on the Presidency :,
have been in opposition to the populat VOICE anu
while flaming to be public sentinel, he has, IN iact,
been nothing more than faithful famiy servant
His late sudden conversion from an active opponent
TO jealous advocate of Gen jackson, was as uil-
natural as it was speedy and unexpected. Hitherto
no sufficient reason has been glve'i or his meamor-
phosc His own words up IN clouds against
him. and his only succ0r has always been, that they
are FRAGMENTS torn from the whole mass But they
carry with them such glare Of circunstantial and
internal evidence, that sceptlcsm itself could not
tisbeeye them Aud Mr.. Harker has all this same
evidence in his own hand, aud though he says it is
favorable, vet he refuses to publish In its most ex
tensive character. And when such thing is asked,
he tells us. ironically, that" the request to publish
it entire is extremely modest" What an excuse for
guilt But why does he refuse to excul pate him
self, and thereby disgrace his accuserss Why does
he not produce his records in his own defence 2
Policy forbids. Is it for moment to be doubted.
that il his former remarks would justify his present
conduct, that they would not have been, long since,
brought forward No man would remain under a
derosatory imputaton, if he could prove hmselfin-
nocent
These things taken into view, must weaken Mr..
Harker's influence, by destroying the confidence Of
the people in his statements. His instability in po-
]itical friendships, his sudden conversion his equi
vocation, his retreat from controverted points, and
his supereminent audacity, all combine against his
reiterated protestations of sincerity and truth
We had written thus far, since which we have
Mr.. Harkers answers to late interrogatories
To our question "What were the grounds OF his pre-
ference of Gen. Jackson previous to the conjectur-
ed rejection of corrupt Offer" He answers that
he always considered Gen. Jackson honest
man and politician, and then cnumerates long list
Of :" stale and unproftable charges" against Mr..
Adams all the aglnary grounds of which have
been lald since Mr.. Adams has filled the Presden-
tia chair. Granting (Which in nstice should not be
done) Mr. llarker his opinion on the time OF
the knowledge Of the rejection of the corrupt offer,
his preference for Gen. jackson must rest simply up
Oh his (Jackson's) honesty. Now. Mr.. Harker must
be forced oacknuwledge that honesty in the abstract,
honesty aioneIs not sufficient qualification Tor the
Presidency. There are talents. experience and
Knowledge demanded in the tulflment Of public du-
ties connected with the office. And if honesty
with no other recommendations, will enttle man
to such an arduous and responsible offce-the du-
ties of which as intricate as they are numerous
and momentous--then there can never be any diff
Guilty, and but little deliberation in finding and
choosing a suitable person.
In answer to second question, Mr.. Harker
gives several for his preference Of the Gene
ral One is the Gems rejection ofa corrupt offer.
This to an impartial mind would appear, at least at
this time. an equivocal ground and if true, makes
him simply an honest man. Another reason is,
that many men Of talents have espoused the Gems
cause But if the influence Of names was his gu,de
he would have been drawn to the side Of Mr.. Adams.
Have we not seen Webster, Everett, a Ser
geant. a Bartlett, Taylor, Mallary, Writ, and
others, decided friends of Mr. Adams? The OPT
Mons Of wise and intelligent men were too little at
tended to, else his choice would have been deter
mined differently y--Another reason is, tina many Of
the Generals acts have been explained in such a
manner that they have assumed character differ
ent from that in which they once appeared. Ihe
fact is the defences, the ustications and apologies
for the General no,c, are the same that were made
previous to the last election and the mind that
could not be convinced then cannot be noW. But
sphen did these Illuminating expostlons rradlate
Mr. Harker's mind ? Those formal. official expo.
stions have taken place since Mr.. Harker adopted
his present politics consequently they could not
have converted him. 1t is we'll known that Mr.
IIarker's flame was kindled at earlier day than
the late unfolding of the Generals character and
that this flame has increased faster than such fuel
has been furnished. Can he inform us what partl
cular developement convicted him of error, and llt
him to the spoess Chieftainl
Much stronger reasons than all these must ope.
rate upon mans mind to make him deny and aban.
don his previous deliberately formed and warmly ex
pressed sentiments and bow down the idoatrous
knee to one whom he heartily despsed. Such
great revusions seldom occur to common minds' uh
less influenced by sinister motives or slavlsh Tear
AMES.