Delaware journal., 1828-03-07
From the Hcsfon Courier.

nglun on the 28h of January, and took od sit.s AZ
the National Hotel While he was sitting NJ ihe
breakfast table the next morning. he very modestIy
gave to "A gentleman who sat next to him, as an ac
compani,l ent to plate Of sausages and buckwhca
cakes, biographical outline Of his life, including his
birth. parentage revolutionary exploits. and employ
inents in the dull and piping times Of peace lie
said he came to Washington in obedience to the
summons of the Committee On Manufactures--that
he spent the evening before in company with the
Vice President and Governor Woodbury, and sun
dry others--that he told the gentlemen he could not
conceive why he was sent for. for he hneao nothing
IN relation TO The manufacture Of aoooHcns aad could
tell them noihing-but that one Of the gentleman
we could name him (Woodbury, Jacksonianjif
requested to do so. said '.he knee H.at Stalk
could giue them no Information but he McueM I
should like 10 come here and talk With my friends,
and see hoW things acre going" This was said
with all apparent lrankness and honesty, and we
have not doubt of its entire truth. Mr.. Stark is
a manufacturer of cotton in small way; but has
not the slightest knowledge Of the condition of the
wooen those Wio prompted IN.
Moore to propose that hp should be sent ur. who.
ever they were, knew that he could give no nior.
nation on that subect--and what renders This fact
certain, beyond the power OF contradiction. is that
the Minutes contain testimony given by him.
HE WAS NOT EXAMINED! We cannot refrain from
Offering word of advice to all future Committees,
who may deem 1t necessary to . send Tor and exam
inc persons on oath ;"nanley: if your witness be an
"honorabe" man, and especially if he be old and
garrulous, and witha fond Of exhibiting his own bi.
ography at public breakfast table, by all mcanl lay
an Injunction upon him to keep secret the motives
which induced sou to send for him. These taka-
| tive old gentlemen, who have served in the wars,
are fond Of telling all they know. and may perhaps
bloau up their friends as well as their enemies.
| a.,
has furnished US with piece of Hudbrastic on the
following subject, Which will be better understood
in plain prose--thus
"Two eminent phebotomists--he one blceler
of men, the other bleeder of beeI-not long siuce,
met in one of our streets The man bleeder is a
Jackson man--but our honest friend, whose stalk
is of bullocks," is substantial Administration man,
and Of no little slrewdness. The Jacksonian told
our honest friend that Mr.. adams had voted to take
away the right of suffrage from all who had not
900 acres Of land. Now, continued the Jacksonian,
no man ought to vote for any person who would DC
prve him Of his right to vote. You have not wv
acres Of land, therefore you ought not to vote lor
Mr.. Adams. would vote for no man who ever vo'
ted to take away from poor people the inestimaoe
, right Of suffrage" Our friend replied that be would
not vote for any man who had ever voted tor such
n a aw-thnt he had heretofore been democrat, anu
It hated all arstocratic reguatons-no matter now
:, they were introduced. But mind, Doctor, shall
= believe nothing about Mr.. Adams, from you, with
out proof " Will,'' said the electonecring jack
. sonian Esculapus, will write to Senator Ridge
u y, and he will prove for you" Here they Pareu
IS In few hours, our honest friends scruples were all
- silenced by the proofs which were laid before n''
/ 1t appeared that the man who voted against era
ing the right Of suffrage. to persons not possessing
es 200 acres OF land, was not Mr.. Adams, but ~.
Y DREW JACKSON in the Tennessee Convention! !.
:. This blew the great bleeder sky high-sky hsH'
Se sir. 1t has been the towns talk, and the Pew
e. ple's laugh ever since.
ed The National IntelIigeneer Of Saturday and loh-
day last contains extracts of letters from various
At states in the Union, the subject OF the fresen
~ tial electton---and makes the following remark
as Let the friends Of The principles Of as Govern
lg, ment, nos0 administered, stand firm and Ies'
The The VICTORY is THEIRS, if they do not t1r0u
ey 1t Goay"
The electioneering maneuvers Of our political op
ponents in this state exhibit the sad plight IN "''
to they find themselves. On this subject we have -
I'M ceved some communications relative to the couuN
i'm of certain individuals in Sussex Countrywide a'
the endeavorng to beguil less informed people, "a'
ach IL wiW ansaOer their purposes, by stating tna'
sh 8 Jackson is the Federal side" Peter Robinson
om George Town. is represented as using the most u
the iusfable means to attain his purposes in this wa
of One individual, in George Town, we are toia' NJ