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


ADDRESS
TO the Democratic Republicans Of the Commonwealth Of
Pennsyfranta.
Fellow CITIZENS! The delegates whom you appointed
assembled al Harrisburg, the 9th OF January 1923 and
organized the Convention to frame an Electoral Tick
et m favor of which the Democracy Of Pennsylvania
unite at the Presidential Election November next.
copy Of the Official Minutes of the proceedings of this ody
faithfully recorded by ITS Secretaries is pre6xed this
Address, for your scrutiny and information.
Having emerged from meetings OF democratic citizens
convened in the various cities and counties. after due pub.
lie notice, when qualification restriction Of any kind
and confornaby to practice which has uniformly lccely
ed sanction, feel ourselves the drec representa-
ives AID authorized agents OF the great political party
which we individually belong; as representatives. bo"nd
[. exp the known will, to fulfil the precise in
sirlcons of our constituents agente, mpetent IL
pledge the cooperation OF respective principal, in
course approved and adopted by majority In atlerin
20 these sases aad opinions, the Democrats OF this sa,e
chooed and permanent advocates Of popular soveregn
hts, have been able t. defeat conbinat'on
arstocratica ia its formation tendency, arr to arac
the applause and confidence OF the Union. We do nnt
suppose that at the when this system of political
action is receiving universal praise, and is operating upo
larger sphere to vndcae and purify the principles and
PRACTICES of the General Government you can by arce
b. seuced to abandon it On the contrary, frbear
even to upon the dsngenuous and feeble at,emp
already made and doubtless to be proo ged, the cbc u
hch is to withdraw you from regular and victorious
node of party organization. Because, to
the only language appropriate to the origin and con-
ucturs Of that attempt and especially because all expe
fence has proved that they who hope to strengthen yonr
,ponen,s by dstracng you, to obtain your surages
cunning and pretence, are ignorant alike Of your intel
gence and your virtue
the convictions Of your Judgments well actuated by
tie enthusiastic aud honorable feelings often
bited by Yourselves have undssentngly framed fal
your support ticket of Electors, every OF whom
ow disposed, and win be specially pledged, vote tor
ANDREW JAcEsoN President, and JoHa CA1Hous, a.
| Yice Precedent of the United States.
Ii is eclected with pride that the distinguished citizen
has nominated for the hghes, executive station in
government frs, proposed, and has been steadily
aimed, by the Democracy of Pennsylvania. Upon the dis
cpned minds and pure hearts Of this patriotic population
| is services and q aes have produced ndelibe i'm
preston. They early and prompt and perse,ering
expressing their confidence in the principles which he
AL inhaled amid the Of the Revolutions which he
I'D conspcuousy asserted in the Senate Of the United
States when opposed to the OF the first Adams
which he frankly rsked toruae and life to defend from
foreign foes; and which he advances upon the turbu
lent ocean Of civil contention, 10 rescue from domestic
assaants Having assumed this attitude not merely iron
the impulse of gratitude, but with stern dcbera'ion.
are disposed to alter it in the least when the signal r
umph Of efforts il about 10 bless the country with
return of republican maxirns and primitive manners.
Without entering into any minute detail Of the motive
by which the people of Pennsylvania have been moved
for nearly five past in constantly and with unprcce
dented unanimy urging the election If Andrew IacksoI
the Office Of President, it may not be improper IN thu
immediate representatives briefly to advert to he genera
grounds of their preference and to the for an ad
herence his niexible il is disin crested.
The foundation Of candidates popularity is the
vices he has done the naion-se,yces too great ever
be adequately rewarded and TOO briant ever 10 be toi
gotten At the early age Of H. his bovlsh sword was
sheaihed in the first contest against British oppression
and forty afterwards he encountered The same enemy
A second time the invaders OF his native soll. fh
spirit hich took fire in the child blazed forth in manhood
redeemed his fellow cit zens from the worse than az
yell Of beauty and booty aud achieved, on the plains
New Orleans, victory the felctous results OF which ar
only eclpsed by its unparalleled concusiveness II save
an interesting and popuous city FROM conhagraon ard n
pine pr eseved the father Of rivers, Our Mississippi
bch diplomacy at Client IRE pared sacrihce)
Tall its contiguous territory from the controlling hand
British garrison and settlement lit gave permanency
our berties by forever exngusng the hope OF recon
querng America and It closed the seco, war OF nde
i2endence with the same glory with which Washingto
had closed the first An equal service to his has bee
rendered but by citizen before and that c.en, c
less TO all poscrty, in his day jackson is raw
first in war. first in peace and first in the hearts Of hi
countrymen."
This powerfi claim ofservce receives confirmation from
the known sodty If his political principles, and from tn
exceence of his personal character In the various dc
parments Of civil employment to which he has been cal
led by admiring constituents, or by executive appoint
Iment-in the convention of Tennessee, in the Senate
Of the United Sta,es-as Attorney General
Judge; in all, exhibiting iies Of high and command
ling naure-he has uniformly f.s cd unalteahe at
achment to republican institutions and measures Froo
him. imperial kngy government has eXtorted pane
gyric and obtained enencefiom him. the eAt'
SION of suffrage has encountered no impt dmeht- ON him
1.-The pageanty Of arsocracy has drawn appio'n. DIS
sertaon and felt fatterng intugencetrom 6i'r 's
rights and soveregne o the conedcate state
has suffered age-tron hs,n the representative ~.
never been taught despise the will OF his constituents
from him there has issued no aahema against this l,>
asylum OF prosecuted freedom weak and pen"rors
!one-in word, from hm nothing has ever emana,ed II
consistent with the pure spirit the equal dncrac, and tn
transformations simplicity OF American democracy On th
contrary, nutured amid the hardy sons OF western liberty
from the ousrt feeling the inestmabe value Vi the right.
of man, add never tempted or TINTED by the Seductive