Delaware journal., 1828-02-15

Der these letters were addressed to The 1femler, =.
The Leg,siatu,e--Prelermen to office were beM on
provided he could be put in situation where w.
patronage could be exercised. This only could h.
| effected by the election of Mr.. Crawford and ~
votes Of Delaware would assist in accomplishing iii,
desirable end. Some persons are fond of atpm
ting to others base and UNIV orthy motives, but tha.
become extremely restive when solid truths ~
brought home TO themselves.
Mr.. Craw ford was not elected and these ,;,,
hopes were disappointed.
| The course which this gentleman pursued on .b,.
occasion was so contrary to the plain, obvious, and
true policy ofhis party, that the means by which ba
worked a revolution in the minds of some men nrs,
have been ofa extraordinary character And vb,'
is most strange, at the time he had aposatized from
his party and was successfully persuading Others 10
follow his example, the watchword in the Gaze,,o
the war cry against Dir. Adams was :" Aposr,cv :,
The remark which naturally presents tselfupoptb;,
would be so much in the style Of the Gazette ,h, |
| decline to give it uterabce. But | will savtb,,
in competition with office or power, the welfare or
any party would have no influence with him. Ha
expected seat in the Cabinet, his own ayova,
proves it, and when it was that MIN so ful s
egotism and self, would iorego Office for the ben6,
ofo others +? The man who will betray one party win
not hesitate to betray another, as it becomes
his interest to do Let not his present followers
count too steadily on his faith.
4 When these famous letters were written, Mr..
M'Lane was opposed to the election of Gen. Jack
son, not merely because he preferred Mr.. Csawlod
to him, buton account of his entire unitness for the
Ofticeno, not unfness, for that is too tame term
to express Mr.. M'Lane's adherence of the msn
Read his own language, and if he 10ae then sincers
you have the picture OF wretch who would have
; formed fit associate for Nero. ('"It is presum
ed, however, that the IederaliSts Of DelnmaNrs,
Sin selecting Chief Magistrate for this great Re.
"pubc, will deem rrtue and morality necessary in
gradients in his character, They will not elevate
:. to that distinguished place military despot who
deliberately beves he has authority to hang dstu.
/" guished Cal2ens of the United Estates, under
" military law applicable only to .foreignsrs, and
" who has actually shot six militia men Of the Unit.
: "ed States WITHOUT TRIAL" Remember, gentle
reader, this is not my language but the honest sincere
! deliberate conviction Of MIR. M'Lane's heart.
Who would doubt his honesty, who would doubt his
sincerity when addressing the members Of the Ie-
gisaure in the grave and deliberate tone of advice,
E assumed in the letters Will his friends now tell
you that he was playing on the weakness and Gre
f duty Of the members Of the Legislature that he
! was not honest and sincerei Will they tell you
that he Deliberately imposed upon them one Of the
worst calumnies uttered against the character
, of Gen. Jackson, for mere political purposes-tor
u
But have any new embellishments been since thrown
around the General to occasion change in this hor
n rible opinion On the contrary, every new light
which has been she'd on his character has shown tln
a more hedious form. But he has changed, and
many of the men who backed him in his support Of
J. Mr.. Crawford, aid him in his support of Gene
v raj Jackson. Men who have been heard to say Of
. the General that {" he was d--d old cut throat
d others who have declared that they would rathe
e see Tecumseh or any other Indian Chief Preslden
: of the United States,'' and others again who have
scoffed at his ignorance, and shuddered at his tenn
per, found by the side of Mr.. Lane to elevate
. a man TO the Presidency that they knoao to be unfit
J. for the office. Can any reasonable explanation be
q given of these things Is there fascination about
the which beguiles followers oftheir senses
). We should look to a more probable cause. Some
want one post, some another. The seat of Mr.
q Duva upon the bench is known to be held by very
| precarious tenure, and it is looked to ample
- compensation for these sacrifices Of feeling and
:, duty by more than
\ am not such sckler for consistency of opinion
as to believe that there cases in which maj
\ may not honOuraSly change it, nor am an advocate
, for an obstinate adherence to wrong opinions bu
-, Mr.. flame is in predicament from which 1t VII
- - be difficult to extrcate him. In solemn address
!, to the Legislature he, to accomplish an object III
- had in view, either cruelty sandered the charace
y of General jackson, or he is now endeavOurng Z
~ advance to the presidency Military despot, wlthou
virtue or morality, and who deliberately believes h'
has authority to hang citizens under military law
applicable only TO foreigners and who has actual,
shot six militia men without trial.-He is welcom
- to either horn Of the dilemma. IlMOLEON.
CT FOR THE DELAWARE JOURNAL.