Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-05-16
DELAWARE JDURNAM.
WIl5!lIN a!tC.Ss
Friday, May A6. 1928.

ware to represent the woollens bill, of last year,
as an eastern measure. 1t is creditable instance
Of their approach to a correct statement, in such
matters there being rather more than too Uotes,
out of those states in favor oft for in it. If all
Jackson statements approached the truth so nearly,
the times would be vastly altered. Live and learn,
gentlemen; your distance to travel is nearly one
third passed.
1t is to be regretted that the manufacturers do not
sufficiently understand their interests, as expressed
in the proceedings of the Harrisburg Convention,
and of various meetings in different parts of the
country. Our Jackson neighbours would enlighten
them, merely upon the principles of patriotism vul-
carly called loue Of country.
Gentlemen, stop your machnery--and do be ilu-
minated. The operation on zooolly heads is a short
one--nohng more being necessary than belief
that your teachers know more on the subject than
you do.
The correspondent of the New-York American
represents Mr.. Van Buren, saying in the Senate
that :" he was opposed to the Tariff HIMSELF Z;
but had been instructed by his State TO vote in ia
vor ofthe principle This instruction he should fol-
low with zeal and fidelity"
| Mr.. M'Duffe, in letter to the Editor ofthe N
Y. E. Post admits himself TO be utterly opposed tt
the Tariff pol,cy." There was occasion for this
statement, after the appearance of the Report Of the
committee of ways and means, IN d,sappro6ation o
Of which SO much has been said In the Jackson Del
aware papers.
majority of the Senate the U. S. are inclined
to limit the surveys contemplated by Congress, in
manner not iancied by the House. The correspon
dent of the N. Y. American remarks
i The position taken by Mr. McLane (of Del.
placed him in singular predcament. He mas bee
obliged, in imitation of Mr.. Calhoun, to abjure hi
former sentiments and it were, to begin the worl
: anew. 1t is not to be wondered, then. that he
not so happy in his arguments. An awkward fac
!. was stated by Mr. Chambers in his reply. He re
f marked that Mr.. McLane went, in the discussions
: 1924, in every vote, with the friends of the bill
and particuarized that by which the discretion wa
given to the President, of designating the surveys
r He said he could not account in way for the me-
4 |opinion of the gentleman but on the suppostlon Thu
n |he considered the law of 1894 to have performe
Its office, and all the surveys necessary to have bee
j. made This was certainly very fair hit at M
Nc Lane as he had said in his speech that the mel
Il sure contended for, limiting the surveys) woul
IS not stop internal Improvement; and that it won
l. 90 on under another plan.
It Our patriotic neighbour copied, day or two ag
/ some comfortable signs from the Boston Statesman
Il exhibited, probably just the eve of an election
d The election for state Representatives took plat
!. on Yesterday week. and resulted, according to ii
L N. Y. American thus:
IS The whole number of legal votes given was tv
l. thousand three hundred and seventy, of which I'll
s. forty names on the administration ticket received
n an average about two thousand. The legal votes
l. the Jackson Ticket varied from % to 1856, and the
IL were about two hundred photographic votes for Il
u same ticket. which, the constitution requires tn
:, Representatives shall be chosen by written ballot
y - were deemed Illegal.
~ A few weeks since, the Jackson vote was abo
Is 500, when the Governor and Senators were chose
" +" EXCHANGE PAPERS.
in The Boston Patriot and Journal the Lancast
ID Reporter, and Miners Journal and the AlbaI