Delaware journal., 1828-10-03
BAYARD.
For the DelaUare Jouraul.

For the Delazoare .Jouraul
sTn. Bnaprrpn,-My education having been unfortn
na,ely very much neglected. and my means OF information
an many subjects being very limited, am often at TOSS
and indeed much puzzled, reconcile with my old fash
ioned notions of honesty and consistency many hlSs
have observed particularly bothered to ind out
what the difference is between moral honesty and teSl
ty and boaral honesty and integrity Or in other words
how far man may politics deviae from what in private
life is considered the rule of plain honest deang and yet
retain as respects his uata character the reputation
of ft upright and candid man. My desire to be enigh
tened the above point has induced me to Apply 10 you
for information And that you may better understand what
wish know will put in the form OF queries the sub
stance of matters which have excited my Especial
wonder" .
When, after the last Presidential Election decided,
we saw members OF Congress who had been PRIOR 70 tha
moment POLITICALLY, and of them personally hostile
to each other, sudden, bury anmosits shake hands
and enter into compact To oppose the Administration
through all its course, right wTongld they DO thus
from pat rioc motives, ad 10 fulfil The duty winch they
owed to the nation which they had sworn to perfor or
did spirit Of repenge for the disappointment in not cleo
ting their avorite Candate and the hope OF othce un er
another Administrations dictate the they adopted!
Ifthe latter motive prevailed, does the modern system OF
political Ethlcks justify 1t {
Hmembers of Congress who supported the pretensions
of MI Crawford, who had the least number OF eectoa ii
votes and made Speeches the prove that
inasmuch as the people had failed 10 elect, Congress had
no business to look the electoral vote, those
same honorable members afterwards in Stump OTaons at
Jackson Treatments should assert that the people had
been cheated OF their choice because the General VINO
had few more in the electoral colleges lhan Mr.
Adams was not clected-woull this be considered, poi
cally speaking right wrongAnd what degree OF credit
for sincerity on sht the people to accord to them
When leading jackson men (cr!gnaly Crawl rttes) by
way Of for the conduct OF the Presses under Their
contro ia having, prior to the last election, selected the
ero' burticr.hr the subject Of oboquy and rdicule
--deno,,cing him "the most Objectionable OF Al the
candidate s"--but nov "auilng him to the skes''-''-
bnshnpy avw that they then directed their principal
battery against HIM because they thought HIM the most
dangerous rival of their caniltate--ongh such leaders
or feir preses,o influence any but those @ho IKE them
selves make trade OF pocks and are proressed ohce
ssekersl -
Is il fair and honorable for persons holding offices IN
der the present Administration Of the enera Govern
nent 10 denouDce that Administration corrupt, and,
with the commission OF the President their pockets
assert that the 1ckos patronage OF the Government IS
exerted to brbe the people and promote the reiect'on
Of ,ir. Adams would not &c unfersoot as eteh ~
sin,ng that there any officers IN our neghDp,hoo0
who stand the above prcdcalnent- that the Post
General any o his hsst depcnanfs JON III te
CRY Of bargain and corruption.
If we should see Gentlemen who but about eighteen
months ago SHeered ut and rdculed the character and
qualifications Of Gen. jackson as Candidate Tor the
Presidency Earangung al every corner, ana IN tht
market pacco in his iavour and end ,young to 5tikei
the character Of Mr. Adams are we to suppose tlat
sudden ray of light has broken upon their benlstet
visions by which they enabled to discover that the
EtMop had changed skim with the 7D,te man And IT not
then what else do you suppose can have operated tht
change in their sent nents 81 could give shre@d guess
nysef, bnt for the present suppose however iA
tie Govcrnur or the people, unfortunately for the country
have overlooked the OF the GeEtemen would 1
not be proper that they should assign to the people t
real motives Of their change of opinion THAT they tt
penple) may be enabled to judge of the reasonabeness
their being called on condemn the President for the al
',..d Sins of State executive against these Gentle
men.
Ii We should see Gentlemen who short twelyemont'
back were active and noisy Administration men, and 81
continue until comfortably seated IN Office
an: others disappointed in the expectation Of ofcethe
become as violent and noisy the other side, ought the
to SAW out the loutest atostaeg sc And shoul
they assert that they always IN heart jackson nef
(though for the purpose aforesaid they sailed for tim
under the Adams ag) would i be sufficient to estabils
their characters for consistency
Is it tar and honorable for party protesting pR5icly
have abolished the ancient distinctions of party, TO elet
aa ~ privately a by operating on old party pre-
utlces sdealists the hand (nlait OF whom hay
found the centre OF gravity since turning somerset
representing to federalsts tie authority Of Farm
Giles that MIR Adams was I'M apostate who had desro
ed their party and that the jackson the real old FEEDER
party revived :Democrats the contrary asserting TIL
Mr. Adams is still Federa'st in principle; that acksc
is thorough going Democrat OF the Jefferson School wi
commenced his public career by violently and ttHleas
opposing: the Administration of General Washington, an
in company with said Farmer Giles, Mr.. Livingston Al
nine Others opposed the vote OF thanks TO Preside
Washington upon his voluntary retirement from office
And therefore the jackson party is the true genuine
Democratic party'
Your answers, Mr. Editor, to the above would relic
from much perplexity and douot the mind Of
Yours &c Pc FER QUANDARY.