Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-08-12
TO THE
PEOPLE OF DELAWARE.

FGlOoD Chi@ehS,
The Convention of the Friends of the Admins
traton of the General Government composed OF one
hundred and fifty Delegates from the several coun
ties held 1T Dover on the 18th ult. appointed US to
nrepare and publish in their name an address to the
ueonle of this State. In the discharge OF that I'M
nortant duty, we humbly lmpore that divine GOOD.
ness. which has SO often and so signally favored
this happy nation TO remove from us all bitterness
towards our opponents to give US to speak, lear
Iessly but temporarily the language OF truth, that
five be right and they be wrong, our brethren may
be drawn IRON the errors OF their ways ana be per-
suaded TO unite with us in efforts for the good OF
our common Country.
RIind devotion to men in power has never char
acerised the People of the United States, They
do not require to nave ncnlcated upon them the
the maxim that men feel power and forget right.
The history Of the sad misrue which, happily for
is-happily Tor the world, separated this Country
from Great Britain, is too fresh in the recollection
Of Americans for them easily to err by conhding too
mach in their public iunctionarles.
Salutary confidence and trust in future intelligence
and uprightness Of purpose which former good con-
duct invites AMI iuscs, is all that can be claimed
for men in their private or public lives. This is
all that is asked ofthe people, by the friends OF the
present Administration of the General Government
But surely it cannot be proper--every honest man
whether of this that party, must say 1t IS unus
tiable,--to form combinations TO oppose measures a.
they rise, be they right or wrong, An attempt ma
been made to yndicate an indscrimnate opposition
to the measures of the present Administration, upo
the ground that Congress, when voting by States
did moi chuse the candidate who had the hughes
number of electoral votes. Congress elected tn
President in the manner the Constitution direct;
TWAS their duty to chusc, from the three highest
vote, that individual whom they thought the nlo
suitable and best qualified to be President AN
this they were bound. this they were sworn to d.
without having any regard to the number OF vote
by which they were respectively returned to tt
House. Can it be necessary to argue tins MATE
10 shew that combination for opposition, tounde
upon this ground is every way reprehensible !!
Delaware, particularly, the advocates OF tins DO
trne. can never find favor because 1t renders mo
eralive the very provision in the Constitute
which gives to the Smaller States the only ettlcie
influence they possess in the choice OF PresideI
When the election from want of a majority II
any one candidate for that high Office, is brought
the House of Representatives, that body votes
States and in settling this important question. Il
smallest State in the Union, has as much weight
thetlargest.
twas not surprising that party formed, in Il
open and avowed spirit of hostility to the Constt
ton should be found capable of unjusy impu
wicked and corrupt motives to their opponents, al
that the crv 81 bargain and sale IN the election shou
have been -, through the land. That charge h
been fuiit yestigated and has been proved, to Il