Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-07-29

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An article taken from the "anssllte Advertiser IN
lcr The canton Of "yhonus" viii every hnnes'
mo, 10 "bush ard hang his head" The dc.rad on o.
he American press to turn from ha Of the admin.
81 ion u,hell az il Is by such helli,h calumnes, and
Jack and nnclen.in- malice with loa'hirs and disgust
o rob the living matron Of her f fame is not enough
me- ashes o The dead r9.her must be rake'l from the sol
enn silence OF the tomb the bosom OF the vr'unuS and
,arc,c sen must be made TO bleed by the ruthless and
,lcyc sandc.er Every other forgery and lie that ha4
seen sen. abroad in relation 70 Andrew Jackson d~nd'e
II, oo,hinrnegs. when compared to this The ashes Of
ne dead in all heahen cornries, among every race o
ssya-ee arc held sacred But in THIS iree country ue'
his republican government, renemsns apon saVac pa
,s,y arc introduced. the grave IS opeTeV' a'er h'E
been cosel for nearly half ccnnry, tc acau a'"H5e"
NTH clad in the hasiamens of SANDER and etrac'on
by whom are these things done' by this Amir 's'Fa'oh
Or 81 its hired tools which Is the thing For what
are these things done' To sustain corrupt admlns7a-
,ion in its attempts corrupt the Whole nation, aud ~
establish hael ariatocracy. What is lie crime o An
drew Tlckson, which calls forth this food Of lies and ca
ilriny' Ills crime is. that the pcopc-ihe frecmen Of
Ii. c1unry---havc called upon him to serve them have
called upon him preserve their rights. TO save their ex
rring be.es "Tis is tile head and front of he
tTemng
We cs unon everY .imercsn, upon every honest man
show his contempt for The wreces, who so l,s to
every principle an, feeling Of manhon bring into
Political discs,on the mother, the wife, the 4is'er,
daughter of an opponent Worsn, above AL, should BE-
guarded ani cherished DETAINED In This cnunry, her
virtues and her crimes alike unconnected with its
government an, ,oics, and should never be mingled
with them.
III n,r' 0nc ot the pleasing duties OF an editor
fand he has few that pleasing in times ike hese) IS,
VOLUNTEER In tie de!cnce of man, when uninsty assa!
cd whose Character Cor honor, vataciy beneyoence and
every eanobing virtue, stands high does that of the
gentleman whose name heads this article If there is
man amongst Us Of spoless reputation, i Rigey is thai
man In all The -cvons political eycitcmen:s, when the
old parties we re sraved fierce hostility to each other.
This gentleman ressed the ordeal with garments unscathed
caUmry nor envy reared their hateful eress against
hn-Y is ryed cr ths period when the best men OF
the country are bascy raucel, that this gentleman should
be placed in the band Of martyrs who 10 be sacrificed
OF the altar Of political vengeance, for devotion to the
cause Of the people.
We think the communication IL the last Ion,na' over
he signature of "a roor Man carries upon its face 50
evident cor, atction to itself that it needs oservs
tons Of ours correct its miss'atemcnts. Tnt having
versed with gentleman from Kent. whois conversant With
all the ,ransactions of the Poor House during tho period
when Mr. Ridgcy was member Of its board Of trustees
We cannot do less than give his contradiction of that sta
ment The facts, as have heard them, arc these --n
Tho fret tn rot
sent Of Mr. r. to take seat at tie board But the in
terccssions of Ike friends of the Poor House, who wshed
The aid of his discriminating mind, sound Judgment, and
independent spirit, at length prevailed ard he consented
Immediately he sci about correcting abuses, curang ex
7cnses, and ohging all concered to perform their t,nes
had been long the practice, when outdoor paupe
de and buried for the persons attending to this las
act, to preen, enormous bills for funeral exrcnces Mr.
Mgeiy advocated the rejection Of such bills except whe''
an order had been given BY of The tseess for incur
ing the eypenscsThs is the whole amount OF the affair
10 corpse was ever KEEP, one moment of the grave,
srom decent and proper nterment by any act OF his.
Mr. Rdgely never wanted he governor of this state
If that had been the case, Il would have happened; 70
the time stated when Mr. payn,er namna,ed by III
aonerces, he was solicited To allow himself to be taken
the candidate and he refused positively He has ncve
been an oce-,ncr a seeker after popularity; he la
good reason to be satisfied with that Which follows hi
acts and no man in ts state stands higher deserved
enjoys Of the respect and confidence Of his fellow
citizens than Henry Il Ridgely. To those persons VIII
know him, It is unnecessary make any notice OF the at
tack in the Journal especially in times like these, whe
every good citizen and devoted patriot must expect to b
assai'ci the Adams mode Of felectoneering but thcr
pleasure in defending such man, and we wish TO IN
form all who do no, know it that attacks on him will q
Rim NJ harm Nohirg improper can be laid at his door