Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-09-30
Erom lie American Sentinel.


the Presidency"
g. They placed fruitess crown upon my head
and put barron sceptre in my grippe, thence 10
be wrenched by,an unlneal hand, no son OF nine
succeeding"
No artitice has been more frequently employed
by those who have attempted to govern men Dy
force and fraud, than that OF trying to persuade
the people that the busines OF government y ex-
tremely intricate and mysterious Accordingly
we find the willy politicians Of the present day. IN
our country, are disparasing the value OF common
sense Of the present patrotisn the highest talents
for actiuu, and the most exalted services. IN place
OF these. they recommend systematic acqua'ht-
ance with political charatancry. thorough kno"
ledge of diplomatic fnesse, and courtly cerem0-
MES and in short that we should give up our anti
quated republican notions for the more refined
customs Of the old world OF ia other words a.
dept the fashion Of g safe precedentso and ic-
gitImacy."
An ambitious political chieftain, guilty Of incon
sstency that shame would veil her face at, having
deserted all his former principles, declarations
and practices, succeeds with the aid of few mem
bers Of congress, in defeating the viii oil mayor
ity Of the naon.
Let the Secretary Of State and his friends dis
.ui,e it a, they please their refined logic and IN
genuity will all be lost. Mr. Clay must foteger
labour under the imputatons winch the historian
ha, so Justly cast upon the Able Sieses, when be
saws " above all the plan Of the Able destroy cd
The true principle Of the national representation.
by introducing metaph, steal election OF mem
bers Of legislation instead of one derived lmmcdi
ateIy from the direct vote of the people themselves.
In the Abbe's aembic the real and invaluable
punciple Of popular representation was subtilizeu
into smoke"
No person who has attended to the political his.
tory Of the country for the last twenty years can
mink Of This rash act of the secrctarv's. without
regret. bat it mas prove ~alutary admonitlon to
,ug statesmen in future against giving themselves
~ to an overweenlng ambition anu seeking TO
yre,t b, violence the cv,c wreath from the hands
Of he people instead oi patiently waiting TIL It IS
pl ced upon the head of merit.
Bit let Us enquire what saws philosophy. hlsto
r.. and experience. concerning the best qualilea.
ons to govern A high authority has pronounced
that education the best which enables man to
perform his duty to Ms country, with most efiic-
ency in war and peace.
Such was the education OF our Washington,
Greene, knoy, Hamilton, Vague, aud such Is
the education of our Jackson.
II Mr " an should not be satisfied with this,
We Will give him an authority whehit IS preeum.
rh he VII not dispute-it is that OF Mr. Burke.
He is speaking Of the compai alive value oil being
Initiated into the details Of Office, and that strong
/ common sense, IbiCP VI NNttdCtcl anu
knowledge Of mankind which ought always to he
preferred. Has expressed himself ,hu, in this beau
titul passage.
Aicr s'atlns that cGmnOn men or Office clerks
so,ern IL times Of quiet. he proceeds: " But
when the nigh roads are broken up. and the wa
tiers ant out, when new and troubled scene Is
opened, and the file affords prece.lent-then il
i. t0at more extensive knowledge OF mankind is
necessary and more vast comprehension Of things
than c.Iice gives or can ever give"
And surely Mr.. Walsh will near what says Du
ga'd stewart upon thi, subject.
\ Anon. the false estimates we daily farm. none
rcrhap, is pOre sroundess than the exaggerated
conception We are apt To make 81 that species Of
political W.iom which is supposed TO be the i'ult
Il long experience and professional habits Go
said ONentle.n to his son (when he was sending
i'm On en- embassy of which he was diflent) G,
and see With yoar own eyes, guam parva sapicn
tia regitur mundusf
1t requires little deliberation 10 decide who pos
scssrs the greatest talents Tor every KIND OF 20
ycrrmcat, GCn. Jackson Or his opponents. Mr.
inams has acquired habits of study and ab,trac
tinn. mas cad a great many treaties between diff.
ferent nations. saies men and the matters reat
lns to national policy in the closet or the library
hut to that important personal knowlcgc of man
kind, and practical acquaintance with the people
Of the United states, which is 30 essential for
president. not his most Jealous lrcnGs will ALLOW
him the slightest prc,ension,. MIR. Clay has ais
His merits. H. is bold, frank, ambitious, but en-
,husastic and VISIONARY. The only measure il
which he has ted the nation. or rather (sone be
tore was the acknow Judgment of he Suuth Aae
: scan republics. (f such they may be caled) an,
here he was isnoran, Of the su'.ett and premature
IN rs design. He wa, esra,hel IN his bind in
: pctun.lt, hy men Of more Judgment. and ever
tim Ma, III due time accomplished.
, int:e dust ions pati lot @ho has fought so man
+ batle- tpr III, country, VINO has spent 50 man
Z >lecpicss n.ht-. who la, laid On the cold groun,
8 ami even gained the victory Of New oilean,
v ,pcn state Of inhrnity Of body a. would IN.
q impaired the energy Of almost ans other an
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