Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-07-18

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Hamilton. III declining re-eectlo'i
Res0lred. That the thanks Of this Parish be ten
dered to him. for his able and faithful exposition, 70
Congress- of the feelings and wrongs OF his consti-
tuents. UNANIMOUSLY adopted.
The New York American, thus introduces an &C
count of the reasonable proceedings OF the SOUTH
We are constrained to say, that Carolina is,
through her most influential and leading politicians,
openly displaying the standard OF revolt ana that
il is the friends Of General Jackson. and they alone,
who are thus ready to trampe under loot the sacfeu
bond Of our national prosperity and power. :,
We saw that this reasonable conduct is that ofhe
Jackson partisans, and not of the people OF South
Carolina and that though the Tariff be the preext'
the real cause is in the wish to promote the success
of Gen. jackson by heaping popular odium upon tho
measures of his distinguished opponent. Look at
the leading men and districts and consider the
language of those in and out of Congress, engaged
in this sedous course. Look at the public journals
in South Carolina, or here, or elsewhere, tfat sup
port it, and all will be found partsans. The tariff
is, undoubtedly obnoxious to all parties M SCUM
Carolina but it is among the friends OF the Military
Ch;efain alone, whose habit it has been to set
his foot upon all laos and obligations that stood IN
his ,cay, and who has already impaired to his
supporters the vigorous taste, that an oDnox-
ious law obnoxious, though adopted in all the forms
of the constitution is made the pretext OF rebellion
Under these circumstances, what is the duty of the
North and the West, and the East ? What should
be the reply of the fDe millions of the white citi-
zens, who compose the population of the Eastern
States, of New York of Pennsylvania and Delaware,
what should be their reply to the insolent menaces
of the handful of free white citizens of South Caro-
lima. These are questions which our fellow coun-
trymen must ask Of their own hearts and then an
swer They must we'll consider, whether it be toll
cradle that for the purpose of elecng Gen. jackson,
this Union shall be jeopardedthc rights, interests,
and feelings Of the great majority, be set at naught
sacrificed and insulted by small and insufficient
minority and whether the settled policy OF the
country,--a policy which, whether right or wrong,
! is urged and sustained by we venture to say, jour
millions and an haf Of the ue millions of free white
citizens above referred tols to be abandoned at the
baby iantnss of South Carolina II not--and
surely there can be no doubt this subect-why not
meet in every town aud hamlet, and declare that
Union is the first wish, and Observation-Disclosures
to laws duly enacted the first duty--of every trn,
American; and that men and no party shall eye
receive support who found their claims to It upon
build and reckless violation OF his duty, and dell
berae setting at nougnt of this holy attachment W.
have indec1. no fear of the threats, nor much re
gard Tor tic denunclaons of 5. Carolina but W.
have Il respect for the opinion OF the world hi5
estimate Of the moral beauty Of our system, and .
ITS effect upon the minds Ut asplrants alter freedom
throughout the universe and 1t Is from these con
slderatlois, aud from determination to sndicat
the nation at large from the stain which the proceed
inys of South Carolina would throw upon it, that W
would rejoice that some such course as here suSSSes
ed, were generally adopted.