Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-02-19

Imam whose cause he had espoused. These 1 is
+ havc neither been overlooked, forgotten nos i.
2regradcd,' and Mr.. McLanc has, down to ,hc ns a
Gent hour, retained the confidence of thoso ~
stood by him in the time Of trial. and shielded Ill.,
Ewhen assa!ed by the envenomed shafts ot e "n
and malice. II is the pride of his friends that y
have been the trumphs of principe. ,nS
This popularity has been obtained, by the nnrs s
1 of noble ends by noble means. 1t will abide tbs =.
kvcrest scrutiny Of time, and never will his h;,,as
Fest Toe be able to loose the hold which he has rn,,
athe love and confidence Of his tellow.citizens p''
\ So far from the friends of Mr. McLane h.,
aing taken Z" much palms. TO make the fact knon.
\ hat he was the author Ut the letters signed & +.
SCtiZcn OF Delaware" they have never for on.s
Eadntied it, The writer o! these letters was anS
z unknown 10 the public More than one hanl
gwas employed in their production. Here then us
atnd this canslid and frank examiner again at faplt
y The accusation made against General Jackson !"
sthcse letters, did not proceed from his pen. and
xthe charge Of inconsistency resting upon it, must
afall to the ground.
MIR. Mcl.anc openly avowed his preference fo,
aAlr. Crawford aud nobly adhered to his waning
4Iortunes, when those were found base enough to,a
3sert him in his utmost need. All overturcs from bo
1succes,u candidate (and overtues there were and
aiiattefng cues too were rejected with manly firm.
Guess and decision. He declared that his opinion wac
knnaterably fixed, that no middle cour Sc was Ieft
Etnr hlm--he had no second choice to make =
q his Is the man who. his calumniatOrs would have
Eyou believe. acted tor mere political purposes AMI
Gior the sake Of aggrandzing himself and his
Hirends. Until Sir. Crawford had retired. NJ,
4 Alcl.anc did not make known his sentiments in
Eregard to either Of the present candidates Indeed.
Eat that time. he had not decided between them.
Niie had determined TO Judge the administrator
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Hby us measures. and his opinion was not formed
Enntl after these had been adopted and the char
Eactcr Of the cabinet fully developed Prior to
Rthe election Of 1870, when called upon for tL,t
&purpose, he said that he would not then declas
his preference, nor would he consent to represent
the State, it required to give pledge in favor d
ðer candidate. The time to agitate that question,
q his opinion, had not then arrived, nor would he
#Sive his appreciation to any measure, which would
unnecessarily bring into the congressional election
a. matter ioreie TO it. At a proper time, he has
leclaled himself. Again the same unworthy mo.
stives ascrbed, the same ungenerous accusations
1 made, and the same base means employed to de.
{ leat han, as Oh the former occasion. He IS now
Asoverncd by the same views of sclf.aggrandze.
Ement, the same hopes Of preerment. and the same
3schemcs OF selfish policy, that actuated his frs.
Seitorts The good sense of his fellow citizens en-
&aDed them at that tune, to penetrate the hmsy
ave Of this prosecuting faction, and 10 detect
Ethe'r ta,ehoods, and it will Got now suffer them
4to be misguided and deceived
But what shall say to the charge Of AposTAcY,
HBy whom aud against whom is thus grave accuse
Gtion brought Can the writer be serious when he
3bodly asserts that Mr.. McLane has apostatizel
{ lron his party - Has he not on all occasions.
Savowcd MS attachments to The Federal party and
Ahis devotion to Federal principles p his ac
Scuser forgotten his triumphant ,ndicahon Of that
Hparty upon the our Of Congress in the wear 1895,
\ No. SIR he has not forgotten it, but it would not
HNuit ms purposes 1t Is indehb!y written upon
athe heart Of every Fcderalist, thai when his party
arcviled and prosecuted, broken and deserted, was
Eassaed and vilte'l, Mr.. McIape stood forth
Etheir able advocate and victorious champion. 10
kinoW that he thus stood. and thus tiumphetl must
haiiord BIN gratihC alton. OF which he would not
Eoe dcpved to gam the tairest prize apostacy ever
Hwnn. Yet, forsooth. Mr. McLane is charged with
Inconsistency and apostacy, and the Federali.s
Hnt Delaware are called upon, to prescribe him.
and Is such to be the need of virtue il this to be
ZINE reward ct a firm and steadiast adherence to
Eprlncpe! Never!-honor and Justice alike for.
Eb'd It, trust. sir. the eyes of my felIow citizens
h"lli no" be July opened TO see the end and aim,
ITO which the ezertlons Of the pretended friends Of
ENir Adams are directed They have now thrown
Eoh the disguise, and appear in all the hdeousnessot
their natural deiormity. DO they hope to obtain the
Evote OF Delaware by vtuperation and abuse They
Hwou'd secure the presidency for MIR. Adams
Emo! believe it not Adams is their ,ratch-rord,
Hand by the magic influence of his name they hope
to unite to themselves all those who favor his cause.
they look to their own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, their OBJ
ject is to retain and preserve the power and inIu.
Fence they now have, to form baud of exclusive
patrlcts, and TO reject and prescribe the best men
Wi the State. Let the sincere friends Of Mr..
Adams be On their guard against treachery and
lraud. The ardor that has been lnstilled into
the breasts of their new political leaders. is Of
mushroom growth. and must soon hasten to decay.
hen they will be left, as others have been left,
to reap the bitter fruits Of unavailng regret, while
these POLITICAL lOcusts fattcn nunn the rc harvest