Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-05-30

ausnice, one Of the ..ost title and extensive
provinces Of the West. adequate to the formation
of two states, was given TO the Spaniards tue
State Of Louisiana, one Of the most important ana
weakest points in the Union, was made irontief'
and exposed to sudden invasion from the adjoining
empire Is it Il matter OF deepest concern w'th us
to extermiOate the British influence among the
northern and western Indians? The blood "i
slaughtered friends cries aloud TO US from the
ground, 1t is The policy Of MIR. Adams INTRO
duces the British trader to their wiswam, py open
ng to him. under the guardianship OF treaty, tne
navigation Of the Mississippi. Shall we SANCTION
this, by sustaining him Is it matter OF the least
moment to protect our own navigation ol the ONO
and Mississippi OF what value IS the ONO OF ms
,issippi to US, if Louisiana be occupied by al enc
nv? Yet Mr.. Adams is Ot the Administrators
which. in the traffic of territory, has made houisl
ana frontier With such principles John gum
cy Adams can never receive the support Of Ohio.
He is too gnoran. u interests or he 'lsreSaruS
them.'
From the fourth numaes oT Wayne, we extract
the following:
The importance Of having Western man IN
The National Connects, a, we as in all those situ-
ations where the Interests # this section oi the
Union are broaght iuquG,iiae, was never SO strong
iv exemlGed as IN the ansacons Attending ne
treaty Of Client. 4 50, proposed to open the MS
sissipp, thrGn its whole Xtent, to the navigation
Of British subjects, thns gi,ing them the most d.
rect access IL those gGnar0as and wariiRe tribes
of Indians which Dnfdar On on northern and wcs-
tern frontier. That any American statesman
should. for moment. have entertained 50 fatal a
project, is as strange Is the fact is alarming. 10
the presence Ut Ill ;he western man, may VIC at
tribute the defeat and abandonment OF that afro
cous proposal. Bvt ios the exertions Of Henry
Clay. the seeds oi var nj -ht now have been sow,
my, along our northern and western borders, which,
at no distant dag, would have produced an album
iiant harvest OF tears and blood. He found that
a majority had resolved to make the fatal propose
ton. With iirmness which should endear hm
ID the people of tie West, he protested that lie
would sign no treaty which contained stipulation
30 repugnant to his country's honor, and SO dan
serons to her peace. This rmncss had the desi
red effect. The lustrious and lamented hayatd
changed his nnd and then the West was saved.
The danger, We thus escaped, should sink deep N.
to our hea,ts, and teach lis lesson as lasting as
our lives
This was thc secret language OF AIr. Clay, in
relation to Nlr Adams. 1t was rot penned by
his own hand, il passed through that hand, was
thus adopted as its oHn. ard then cast out upon
the ocean Of public opinion, without name. lie
charges Mr.. Adams with g an unteetinS poticy"
which " lcoutd crimson our fresh fields aeith the
blood Of our border brethren, and light the mid
night fYrest ruh the flames Of tHeir d,rellings ]"
with ''giring our 'oires and children for fish,
and bartcring the flood Of our citizens for mo-
neg )" with being Ignorant Of western interests,
or 'disre@arding them" The proposition made
at Ghent, he declares to be 'fatat proiect," an
g atrocious proposal" y" as strange as il is alarm
ing - and that but for his exertlons, Z" The
seeds Of acar might nor hare been so,cing, along
our northern and aOestern borders, rhich, at no
distant day, wouid hcr9 produced an abandanthar-
rest If tears and biood''
Mr.. Clay secretly throws out these awful char
ges amoag hs countrymen, and in a few days af
terwards comes forward, and publckly declares to
the world, with an affected meekness and modera-
ton, that he regrets the " uniortln0ts contro-
rgrsy teiweca tco Of his late colleagues II that the
errors Of Mi. Adams are 4" doUbtless antnteHtion-
at, that lie will not discuss the matter now, lest
his g mot.res' should be msinterpreted: and that
it would be inexpressbly painful to him, at any
time, TO find i necessary 70 enter the field 0. dis
pntat!on With either Of his late colleagues
(lo be continued
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