Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-08-15
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FROM THr KENTUCKY Argus.


FROM Tlr KENTUCKY ARGUS
i HnG79ry.-h Focus Ezra has reached this psce CO.
,aning letter from the lbcler, Dir Armstrong, cia
ing The jackson men win attempt 10 il
ne following letter from ane Of his own neishh,s pros
tEe fcnw's art and knavcy.
4 N4ah's fork, BetlSr6 County. Ten. Tu,y 20 ISe'
DIAN sin.--i.epor says that Dr. James L Arn,strar
Tor le purpose nt making false impressions, and herc
operating on the Governors election in your State, ha;
wrote tc the Editor OF the Kentucky Reporter, char
n. the ltclsonars with having beat him in the mos
Smoking Manner Sc kecsnse Of Ills writing agains Gen
Iaclson ave neshbcr Doctor Armstrong, and hay,
iac strict enquiry touching This matter. aud lind the fac
tp be Nus the Docor, enc Is ever, like the green y,
thsng his bill into every botys dish, had fr the pur.
pose ct tc,inE gentlemen Of high standing, bolt
IN 1enues.e aud alabama, assaled their dead tatle ii
the malicious, sandrrous and shameful manner, and
Ma ton ia piece Inch he had prepared Tor le press
AID had showed many respectable persons These
brave aud high minded sons justly resentins The rhpro-
rokcd insult, called on the Doctor to give satisfaction BY
sgnipg libel oihorsise The Doctor instantly tool.
flight crying murder at every jump, until overtaken by
one Of the Injured gentlemen, who gave him meriied
receipt for lis urpiudc Therefore, will be seem that
was an in iivlnai quarrel aud no wise relating to the
Presidential election. Yours respectfully,
JONATHAN WEBSTER.
the Adams men frequently accuse men of in-
consistency for abandoning Adams and joining
iJacksen-and the instances are So common, and
rapidly increasing, that they have their hands full
OF business There are probably now in New En-
gland near ore hundrel thousand voters, who, at
the last election, believing John @. Adams to be
an honest politician and good republican, were
in his favor, but who now believing him to be
neither an honest politician a good republican,
are against him. Who are the consistent men
those who support republican principles and will
not abandon them for the sake Of any man. but will
abandon any man icr the sake Of their pr,ncpes-
Or those who are led BY the nose and are willing
to abandon republican principles and sacrifice the
republican party for the sake Of selfish indivi-
republican party and w9rid sacrifice any princi-
pies and any party 10 advance his own interests
--Boston Statesman.
sL5aA citizen Of Indiana arrived in this place
few days since, in pursuit Of one of the coffin hand
bill carriers, who had stolen from him a valuable
horse, worth eighty dollars. The thief was track
ed as far as the Great Miami, where the trace was
lost; bur the owner Of the horse pursued on up the
Ohio, in the hope of regaining his property. Again
we say, farmers look sharp to your horses aud your
stable doors, while the co!lin handblll pedlars arc
prowlins ahoat.
4 gentleman had his packet book stolen AZ tbe
theatre III this city on Monday night last II il
very possible that the rngli. who stole Il had heen
employed during the day in distributing coffin hand
! bills. '1"o'
10 show the estimation in which Claws cof6n
iandh'lis are held. We mention the following cir
cunl,tance, wh,ch occnrreu day or two AFRO in
store not hundred miles from Lower Market
street. cnuntrymah had bought sma! parcel Of
goods from an administration man. which was roll.
ed up in coffin handbil printed hy order Of the
administration committee in Cincinnati. disco.
venng the character OF the envelope he refused TO
pay tor TIE goods, or even to receive the parcel.
1ntil It was pnt IN decent wrapper The A,lama
merchant had to comply with the countryman7s
demand, and apply his precious handbill to some
other parpo'c. Cincinnafi Republican.
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.Vatne.--We have just conversed wit, an intel.
li9ent gentleman from Portland, Maine, say the
editors oi the Phadcl pha American Seminal who
gives US the most f1arterng news as to the cause
of repubicanlsm in that state He saws that he 81.
tended the Comberland Convention, where the rc
pub|icans nominated tie Hon. Mir. Anderson. the
present jackson representative tor scat in the next
Congress- also selected the II, n. James C.
Churchill, recently a senator from that county, as
the jackson e.ector There is NO doubt entertained
of their election
In Somerset and Penabscot they are confident OF
succeeding with the republican eectur.
In Gatord district it is also expected that the
republican clc, tor viii carry.
The president Of the senate; the speaker of the
house of representatives; the secaary Of state, arc
all for Jack kson--and recently Jackson printer was
elected ty the legislature to lo the printing Of tho
state. Judge Paris, acted as president. and MIR.
Nicholas the secretary of state secretary Of the
Democratic Cumberland Convention.
Signs ofthe times !; or secrets acoith kncuinr.-
In tie City Of Washington, the goth ult the
likeness Of Mr.. Clay, IA by go, in elegant cilt
frame, was offered for sale at public auction !
three cents we're osfercd-but as no higher bidder
appeared, the print was not sold. Mark the CON
t'ast "A likeness of Jackson, By 10. ina plain
black frame, was put up, and Immediately struck
off at 81 81 l.a. The reason, as an honest Hber-
niau said at the sale, was had jackson been at Yia
, dyns5urgh he acould haze stopped the Racest'
) Inrns Tree.--The largest tree il the world l.