Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-01-22

irK tre cuQnty; always asishly paid inr ana once,
e-n,ine wete an hetedary hostility TO Jefier-
son attn one oi the greatest achievements oil MS
pulies ding 10 our enemies q participation 10
th- sa,on OF tie Mississippi. We look in vain
Iuc Inc, in,,orn. uncoa promising, aud unrem,'ng
Alta h,nent 10 the lsndmsks Of freedom. which Is
conspicuous nature IN the character oil our can
tla,e. We look 10 vain Tor that exalted patriotism
which dcyotes tytty human faculty, and cheerlully
pledges HE and property, to promote the common
good. Finally, We look 10 vain. amid mass OF tu
ropean habits, and through a mine OF European
leaning, for that native and rough bu, indestruet'-
Bile ore. which alone gives currency and value to the
statesman of Aalerica Such man never has been,
and never can be, the fayori'e oil our democracy
He may find admirers and psnegyrists among those
who sigh for the laxuries, the ranks, and The ell
queue Of transatlantic rehnement-he may rally TO
his aid those who. ON The foundation OF our gov
trnmen,, have endaneei ed its freedom, by laborng
10 strengthen the federal executive and press The
distinct sovereignies Of tie Union into one consoli
dated empre-he may even enlist the tn ong who
think that to be learned is better than to be WISE
that the homes, patriot should give way before the
splendid rhsorician, and that actual experience 10
court ia.rpues, forms, and hnesse is better Tor the
conduct nf public affairs than the stei virtue which
hanishcs and the iotv genius winch surmounls them
Not So no veyer, with the consistent and steady de-
niocrats whom we address.- Theirs has uniformly
been soDcsh hat opposite standard OF political des-
eta we doubt not that il will ooetinue to be so.
But, fellow citizens, ae we unjust, IN thus CHAR
scter,zing the only competitor OF jackson. Ihr
animation OF the contest, in which We are engaged
on behalf OF the people will afford but slender *.
cu,e Tor a wilfu Misrepresentation, or lhvecuve.-
Attend, thtn. to the language and sentiments Of
the same veteran ard aled father Of our party,
whose words we have already quossd-and see whe
,her The sage Of Monticello but little while before
his death, anl in the calm OF his retirement, DID
not delinea,e this individual, in terms more repletc
than ours with condemnation: JEFFERSON "spoke
o; Mr. Ad4msa the fed.r. candida c, who's cleo
lion would be the means Of restoring the dynasty Of
'oS--as man whose earliest and strongest predi.
lectIons had been imhbed in the high school OF ul-
ira federalism whose political opinions, however
an1ully disguised, had undergone no change by his
pretended apostacy-ss learned rather thar wise
man-as politician more sp9cious than .pnnd-
possessing many Of the erroneous theories with lt.
tie Of the pi acticsl ability OF statesman"
The prophetic fears o! JEFFERSON are fully yer
hed. Tn. Dynasty Of '9o" is restored. 1t has
shown itself By signs which, however varied and
disguised, esi-5.;2h lis identity. The spirit and
object OF tie seditioa t4U are eslnced 10 the pro
scriptlon OF every press, no matter how able and
meri orious is conlAciar, wAich Goes not actively
uphold the coalition. The spin, and object OF the
.itien Lac ate d:tsc.ed in those vehem-nt denun-
Citations which teeT governmental journals, sgains,
citizens shameless y described as STUPID Dutch"
and the tltr5ii.n. LASH because they consu,u.
,ionaly and fsaressly exercise the right Of SUI
frage. VIVA, oAer dynasty than that OF 9S would
nculca;e the doctrine that representatives ought
40, to oe pa sied by the will OF their constituents"
What Other dynasty than ,ha, OF '95 would claim
the power to create foreign embassies, equally fu
lie as sple ndd, to contract entangng alliances,
without the consent Of the senate Of the United
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venture TO trace its authority 10 a source dffetent
from and above the Fundamental character on which
the whole structure Of our institutions reposes !,
What other dynasty than that Of 1913, in order 10
uvenge Official dignity, 0. 10 indulge private hate
would have driven he gallan, Porter into exile !;
What other dynasty than that Of 9s, in order 10
deude the people upon the mornentOus question
of manufactures, would taint the asage Of a
President with HE article OF electioneercr by
shrinking from duty prescribed in The Consu
tpn, transferring the burthen to subordinate and
Irresponsible officer, whose views he might confirm
or disclaim, as his prospects should suggest. What
other dynasty than that oil '9S would nourish IS pc
cullarly entitled to its asor, the early and perse
vsring opponents OF democracy, tn: traiorous
advocates OF disunon during the late wat: What
other dynasty than that OF 99 would strive 10 con-
trout the freedom Of legislative debate, or TO avoid
scrutiny oy inumdalion f! These things character
ize The administration Of the youneer,a they did
tina. Of the elder Adams and with many more
similar Indications too plainly attes, that the Son has
undergone no change By his pretended apostacy,"
but has reinsated The dangerous doctrines and prsc-
tees Of his father.
1t would be tedious, fellow citizens, TO point out
the unhappy consequences which, unless arrested
in its progress, this dynasty of 9S must entail upon
our country. You have noticed already an extent
Of political Decentralization never before known
Your public tune,ionares, conscious Of having Tor.
f-ited your esteem, abandon the discharge Of duty
and become neIant electioneerers. The offices
of government, instituted for your benefit not as In
struments wherewith to sap the principle Of repre-
sentative responsibility, converted into sanciua