Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-05-09
FRIDAY, May 8, 1928.

to the Journal, for saying that, his testimony re-
spccting the pledge Mr.. Adams gave the federal
lists, is no foundation at all Cor crcditngit. There
was no doubt in the minds of thousands before
Mr.. W. admitted the fact, and now, no one pre-
tends to deny it but tac Journal
The admission OF Mr.. Walsh that written
pledge was given by Mr. Adams TO Mr.. Webster,
involves Adams in rather an awful dilemma,
respects lis veracty, if the "hghest authority
upon which Mr. King founded his contradiction,
was derived from him and We suppose his au
tnoritY only could be called tina " hguest." The
contradiction Of Mr.. King most positive, that
no pledge or any inmation of a pledge, was Civ
en-, and ihat contradiction was from the highest
authority" Mr.. alsh's admission is i'll the very
face OF this authority. VIII the editor OF the
Journal haze the goodness to explain this affair
Il will be bad if Chaily King and Mr.. Adams
should yet at luggerheads and this state of things
looks somewhat cloudy. The timely intervention
Of some ingenious and we'll contriyed explanations.
may, perhaps give the present awkward appear
ances different aspect 1t is to be hoped for the
honor nf the nation. that the "hi. hcst authority"
referred to By sr. .ing,Nl be proved to be hisown
fancy, worked upon bv the enthusiastic zeal with
which he serves the administration in his vocation.
Fast .Easisr. When II first announced in
The Philadelphia papers, that the Postmaster Gen
eral had appointed Thoma, Sergeant in place OF
Mr.. Bachc. to the phi!ac piia P"stoilice, l'inns
with the other administration pres>e, were salts
fled with it. Al! but Blnns SET, we believe,
but he has discovered that the printing n that office
IS not to be ai,en to him. and he has commenced
an attack on the Postmaster General. and requires
the President at once to dismiss him That this
should be the case is very natural, for Blnns will
not associate himself with honor and integrity, and
Mr.. Mclean, as every man in this nation knows,
is honest and honorable in every thing The faith
full performance of his duties, is no shield against
the SANDERS of a man, whose whole life seems to
be devoted to assaing virtue, wherever it is found.
The Postufice Department, when Mr.. Mclean
entered it, was moth on the Treasury, some forty
thousand dollars annually were required to be
drawn from the national purse, to sustain it--Un'
der his judcous, and wise management, it is now
source of revenue to about the same amount.
| But all this amounts to nothing SO long as Binns
cannot get the printing. Mordcai sits at the gate
and the honors that he robbed the widow Baily and
her children Of, sit uncasily upon him, unless he
GETS the kings command to remove Mordecai. II
the fate Of IIaman awaits him, none will De found
| to mourn.
II IS rcma, hable to reflect upon the OF this
man-- So long as be believes an individual to be
honest, he will abuse and villify him.--fherc was
a time when he thought Mr.. Adams tolcrably hon
est: then the most opprobrous cpthets were applied
to him, and not to him alone but to his father also
Every scandalous ancc,otc relating to them he hunt
ed IN, and all the mapractce Of the father and sol
were collected together, revised. embelished, ant
published to the world with unwearied industry
But the moment Mr. Adams committed an over
act of corruption, sufficiently speed to suit his VI
tiated palate, he bowed to him in devotional zeal
S rave himself the lie, and lauded Adams to.the skies
and became the most abject Of all the sycophants +"
nowcr.-Sellish in every emotion Of his heart, Will
r hi. mouth is filed with deceit, lie looks only T
his own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Conceited as selfish, h
: places yer, high value upon his sycophancy, AM
!, as Gov Findlay and others can testify, presume
e upon his venal labors becomes dictatorial whe
. his own schemes are thwaied, and lastly, like tn
S viper, stings the hand that fostcred and ted him
He has but one plan of operations for ali occasions
n and that is comprised in the term bassness.
!. Now he demands Of the President to dismiss th
Q Postmaster General because that officer has place
y man at the head Of the PHILADELPHIA Postofhct
il who will not be his tool, who will not give him tn
a printing and the opportunity to supply the station
- arv for that establishment II this is not done
ana;n tnel the Lash of his Ypnf