Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-04-11

De deluded BY the arts OF designing men WIN W W
Ter to effect a temporary purpose, would sacrihce
heir prosperity, and the happiness OF their wives h
and children to crafty their own cupldlty and thurs
or place and power; for there is not one--no not
,pe-of these noisy brawers but would sell you ALL
e he could Therefore. fellow citizens, rehect
calmly and deliberately; exercise those rights ana
privileges which no other men but yourselves ENJOY
on earlh and before you choose Southern masters
aud setup slave holders fill your places OF honor.
be morally certain that you VIII get oeuer anu
more enlightened man than your present Chief Ma
,strate. MANY MANUFACTURERS.
FOR THE DELAWARE JOURNAL
Nh. EprroR,
Corporal Harker and those whose vas
sal he is in the Jackson ranks have through the
medium of the Curporal's filthy Gazette. assai'ed
the Governor and his Secretary, because OF TIE ap |
Dontments that have been made to the Bench dur
Inv the present Administration. Following the
worthy example of their Hero, they char-e the 10
vernon and Secretary with intrigue and corruptloh
in those appointments, without the least shadow OF
foundation to support the charge. 1t is, indeed, Mr.
Editor, enough to scken the heart Of every honest
man, to witness the foul and unprlnclpled course
pursued BY the Leaders Of the jackson party in sup
i,ort of their desperate cause. They stop at no
thing Truth and honesty and every virtue are
tramped under foot by them in their electoneernS
career. Such is their eagerness in the pursuit OF
their favorte object, that they often put to shame
Gfof sense Of shame they are capable) by running
into tile grossest inconsistency Of opinion and con-
duct. To-day, they compelled to abuse the We
nv measures of the Administration which, but yeser-
day. they themselves recommended and urged thel
Governor to adopt.
Such is the case in the appointment of the Judg-
es for the archives of the State will show, that the
Governor was advised and solicited to make those
appointments, by the very men who hold themselves
forth as the leaders of the Jackson party III this
sate-and the blame IF any can be possibly attach
ed to the measure) must rest upon their own heads
LET the facts be stated and every candid and no.
nest mind will not fail to commend the Governor
for his wise aud vruous admnlstration-and to alb
hor his assaants for their baseness and inconsistent
cy.
When GovernorPolk came to the Executive chair,
he found the Bench of the Court OF Common Pleas,
four Judges, viz: Messrs. Booth Chief Justice
Way, in New CAstle-Stout. in kent-and Coop
err in Sussex and on the Bench of the Supreme
Court, he found three Judges, viz : Messrs. Johns
Chief Justice-Davis in Kent, and Batson IN Sus.
sex Since that time, the seats of Messrs. Way and
Batson have become vacant by their reslgnatioi-
and that of MIR. Booth by his DEATH Now Mr..
Polk is charged with having made four Judges. Adj
nit the fact-he has appointed Mr.. Dnsie to NIL
the vacancy in the Supreme Court occasioned by the
resignation Of Mr.. Batson-and Messrs. Clayton
and Naudain to fill the vacancies in the Common
Pleas occasioned by the death Of Mr. Booth and thu
resignation of Mr.. Way--and be has, it is also true
made an additional appointment of Mr.. Rowland
to the Supreme Court. 1t appears, then, that at
ter all the abuse of his opponents, the only addition
made by Mr.. Polk to the number Of Judges that ex
istc at the time he came into office, is to be toun
in the appointment Of MIR. Rowland. With thi
single appointment only, therefore, can Mr.. Pot
be made chargeable, with any sort OF fairness an
Justice for all the other three appointments "er
made to fill vacancies occasioued by death and re
-signations--and which it his absolute aud UNI
.voidabie duty to gill. Let then the merits of tn
appointment be examined, and the circumstance
that induced the Governor to make it.
=, When Governor Polk came into office, there W;
pending upon the Equity side of the Court OF Cor
mon Pleas, a cause Of the highest importance to Il
parties concerned, between DIR. VIM. W. Morris ar
Chancellor Ridgey, in which cause that Court 4
the four Judges being presently had made deer
against Doctor Morris, from which it became niece
rsary to the attainment of what he considered, al
was by his Counsel advised, to be his just rights
20 take an Appeal to the Court of Errors and A
.peals. BY the Constitution Of this State it is pl
vided that quorum of the Court of Appeals nj
consist Of four Judges who have not sit in the Gov
-Deow--and the Chancellor being party, was,
course. disqualified to sit Judge in this
There were, therefore, only the three Judges of
Supreme Court, who were qualified to sit i'll
cause in the Court of Appeals. Doctor Morris
his only mode Of relief, petitioned Gov. Polk for
appointment Of fourth Judge in the Supreme Co
which would enable the Court Of Appeals to tt
"a quorum to hear and determine his cause. &
~ernor Polk very reluctant to making the
'pontment' The hardship Of Doctor Morris
was. however, so manifest, that the Governor de
'ed it proper lay his case before the Attorney
neral Of the State for his opinion and adviseIn
And accordingly John NJ. Clayton, the Secre,ar
State, was directed by the Governor to consult
Attorney General. He did so---and the folio,