Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-04-04

Gen JACKSON

We have tgataoh selves or our readers much
on tie subject Of to lreslde iai election; believing thai
erlg' teaet WachiN and nitrous the people are, H.
lie danger To 81 anpfehende from the final
There were o,hc 81, ar silence. There
Jealous pszaia Il e'e'y lou 4 the country who
pushing tho catroyes ~ tiri, Of bitterness which
ere .a ie neither themselves 10 the country The
wariar" vnlctiye and sing, and we had
desire 10 Engage il It. Nnr do ye, fee that we
have lm1bed lch Of tia sr wtci has thus far ctarac.
terzed ;ie ualtios milan For a,,hi know, this
bring uron the OF beihg g the tence'
Mr. Clay sad re would hav, neuials But Mir. Gays
aJthoy go grca way with he people Of New
England, any otet considerable por'on o the
We not neutral with regard TO him. 4 d perhaps hiss
declaration viii help Us down from supposed lesaon
and place among the friends III Cen Jackson If
be it.
But it was not our intention speak particularly OF Mr.
Clay, and the less because could not speak Of him
IN any terms nf commentator Our only object in aud-
ing this subject aas 10 express the deep legre feel
at the gross which las been ayi3ily bestowed
upon that distinguished individual, whose services and
criices fur his counry have entitled linn TO lie lasng gra-
tude of every and woman Il. The vie and loalt-
some scandal eaped upon General Jackson W Nil Ola, :
subsidized presses are enough TO Disgrace any party
any people. They have invaded the cluary OF does
tic life. They have tom the laurel from tie brow Of the
patriot Hero and rudcy tranpled it il the Dust they
have accused him Of almost crimes enough 10 hang half the
human race They have sought 10 suily the tamc and
blacken the character Of him WHO stood first among
foremost in defence Of his country, when invaded b.
enieas foe, whose watch~ord was beauty and booy -
Aud all for what Simply because portion OF his CRATE
ul fellow citizens have thought proper present him
the people candidate for their SURFACES in opposition
to whose elevation would better subserve the objects
Of the party who lave taken such understandable
to sgualize their opposition to his election We have not
set down to advocate the claims of General Jackson the
Presidency, but to express tile deep oahing feel at
such mode of eleconeering His public character the
property of his country and his country should protect
few such would enrich any nation lie stood forth in
her defence al lime that tried mems souls and sha she
desert hm and leave his character prey tn political
vuluresf We have the authority of Mr. Everett Gone Of
MIR Adams warm but judicou, and respectable supper
ers) the floor Of Congress, for SAYING that General
Jackson is great and illusrnus man aud have the
authority of the immortal jefferson for saying, that she
has filled the measure of his county's glory" And yet
he parzans # Henry Clay, of Kentucky. denoancng
him murderer, assassin, aducfcr, and What else
we know
We reneat--we did not sit down to advocate the cleo
ton Of Gen. J ,ck on. We had such intention. lie
could not be first choice. We have other great and
good men, SUPER to any al! OF the monarcs Of Eau
rope, who would grace the Presidential CHAR Blu, they
not before The people candidates Vet We find
in all this for joining the ,ler Of Jackson and
giving oar weekly compliments OF scandal. cannot
be friendly to Mr. Adams without doing that, cen
give him up iNsMasts.pA Reg