Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-03-11
MAINE.
ofFrance

We have expressed the opinion that the vote OF
the State OF Maine. would be given to Gen. Jack
son; our opinion receives continuation from the
following article. Which we extract IRON the Eas
tern Argus, All able and we'll conducted paper pub
lished at Portland. Mainc.--Balt Republican.
cit always has been our desire to devote our
columns to the cause Of repubcanism. the cause
Of the democratic party In our country. Our par
alties towards this chat man. as candidate
for this or that office, never has and never SHALL
knowingly interfere with the paramount duty we
owe to our republican principles. AT the last pre-
sidentia election, after mature reflection, and cx
animation, lentour feeble but willing aid in sup
port of Mr.. Crawford. We felt no hostility toward
Mr.. Adams-we were even at Istinclined to favor
his election, for we were then disposed to feel.
what it is now impossible 10 feel, confidence in his
fidelity to republican principles We soon, how
ever, perceived that while Mr. Crawford was the
candidate of the most intelligent and distinguish
ed republicans in almost every state in the union,
with Jefferson, Madison Gallatin and others at
their head, Mr. Adams was the candidate of 6 the
anna gamation" in general, and Of the federasts
and Swiss in New England and our own state in
particular. Nehad seen too much OF the corrupt
ing, and we will say debasing influence Of amalga-
nation in our own state to aid in proonging its
reisn-or extending its power. We perceived
that the principles we had always advocated re-
quired of us to abandon our sectional Ereju,llccs
and personal prete ences, and unite IN supporting
the candidate Of the republican party. For the
same reasons we now lend our aid, such as it is,
to the election of Gen. Jackson. We admit that
Gen Jackson is not the man we should prefer be.
fore all others. We should still prefer Mr. Craw-
ford Eat every man cannot expect to have his
particular savoritc candidate Men, and es-
pecally republicans must be ready to yield their
personal preferences and sacrifice their preudces
on the altar of the public good The question now
is between Adams and jackson The old demo
cratic party are every where seen uniting once
more and that in support OF jackson. The old
federal party is also rallying its forces. proclaim
Ing free pardon to all deserters who may return
to duty, repleuishing its ranks with the Swiss COW
boys Of the day-hrlnglng out their old artillery
and weapons OF warfare, their calunny and de.
traction, billngsgate and scurrity, preparatory
TO one vigorous and simultaneous movement in fa
vor Of Mr.. Adams. We regret there are men
good men. republicans, old fashioned republican.
in this and the other New Eng land states, who
} mised. as we think, by local peiudices and mis-
taken views OF men, and the true state of the cues
ton, are unconsclousy lending themselves to til,
enemies OF their own principles and turning tht
5 weapons against the bosoms Of their friends Th,
, number OF these is, however, daily diminishing -
1t will not be iii the power Of the analgamatnl
much longer to deceive Booth with the syrel
lullaby OF g no party" Gentlemen from all part
!, Of the state assure us silent but steady chang
: Of sentiment and feeling is every where pervadn,
7, the community, ard that Maine, democratic Maine
= will be itself again. We mention. in corrobora
e ton OF this statement, that our subscription lis
) never Increased more rapidly than it has for tn
last four months. Wehave lost few, a very fe,
= subscribers, but there has been steady increase
It our list, amounting Cd the whole to upwards
II three .hundred,