Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-07-22
National Nomination,
PEOPLES TICKET,
President,
Andrew jackson.
Tice President,
John c. Calhoun.
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Office heldefsit is not intention say any th-p
for the purpose of nuring the feelings Of this class Of @
fellow cu2ens but We believe it duty put the rec.
pie on their guard. BY giving brief description Of there
ation which upfeiued officers hold to those from whom
they receive their appointments
10 the credit Of our natures il may VIC think Win tna
be said, that gratitude is natural propensity Of the hear
and tia, il operates most powerfully, when ha, tie sm
us Of selfine est to accord with its dictates. Taking
tbs position for granted, shall proceedupon the ground
wne.. affords, to sew that there is prejudice crested
ii lie nnd Of ono, who is under the weight Of oblga
which llctaye Office cannot fail to produce. owardh
man MO GOLFERS IL And hat while this grateful Feeling
prejudice is operating, it not only units the ndlVla
from Judging correctly Of the conduc' Of his patron, @
uf necessity induces him to hide lis faults and far asia
exerons and arguments prevail TO make the worse
pear The better SIDE Innces exel;ion, and hness
elec,oneeng, winch under other circumstances he wo
to be gully Of and which lie never fails to repo
bate ia Diners And the additional incentive to a'
course Of Conduct whenever lie may suppose the cause
hls patron demsndst that of his cwn immediate seNs
res acting powe rtuly lever in mechanics becase
Ills patron should lose power and place, he sees ~ le
train oi Consequences that lis cwn lucrative station VI
be destined 70 uccrraat.
Here then two powerful motives, ~ grat.udea'l
sentrrsst, operatiag upon The minds Of cice holdss
uniting them to Judge irpartay. and in all human p'c
5a5ty compelling them to act deceptiycly Ard wne9
The contest shall be bctw the patron and the peopN'
We do net speak oharshy when say, compelling sAsa
to chea, people in order 10 serve The patron ad she
selves.
How many ofice holders ere rev dependent on the W.
OF The President Of the uiied states do net know"
But there many thousands These ner len, WIN ~
example before thcm which their master has se' o. p'c
curing Office by bargain and a4 and Ct striving to re'a
il BY deception and SYSTEM OF "a, oiitsm and rewards "
disregarng the NH Of the people, and by desroynsW'
elective franchises wth promises Il Office for votes e
men prepared TO make against the pee
Pile and fight the battle for themselves and their patron GU
the grounds upon which he has commenced il and to ~a'
agans, the best institutions Of e country even unto u'
suhversiur Of the government These are the men 'hs
are most busy in The present ccnes that are most act
engaged in conryhg the plans Of electoneerlng' ah9
executing these plans. venng ISLANDERS against the pe0'
and her candidate and in distributing them.
Il not difficult to perceive who il is that IS making va
aroa rights and the object TO be attained by that w
It The oshce holders who fighting for themselves
der the II the who made them, he VINO eop'.
himself entitled 70 their services from the fact u "
haviug enrolled them upon The list Of these VINO a'1
disregard the people and obey his will.
This consideration Of the subject vii! show y o''
one, the danger Of being Influenced by those ~6oss y
rest is to deceive the people who are thus pouu
gloss 10 corruption, and whose ezerons are AL raas
q themselves and for tie country We VIII coH''''
this brief view ofa very important branch OF the
q that resor;ed to- for the purpose o keeP'"h
e power in the hands Of those, whom the great pooy
u people designed should WELD i, by warning
individual in the community to beware OF the ssie"
!, Of cce holders. When they app'oach you asoo '''
q Adhere closely to the principle Of rotation y oi1e
4 ablshed by Washington and Jefferson, ana Wv -
T. fail 70 do right. Seek only the good OF .onf co'"''
d you cannot go wrong.
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le .qactions we commence TO day the pao'.-', a..
~ n o! the " Reasons uhy The present System n
ID fions ought to be abolished" copied from ~ g.
ro tional Advocate of New York. 7 y ''sT