Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-03

aThe real question s--did Henry Clay eser SPEAK
act towards Mr. Adams in such manner, that wien Nit
adams and Cen Jackson were placed before the repre-
eaVes "f the people, he could not with propEety pre-
Ter the former TO the latter as Chief Magistratei"
Had this question been stated by man. ignorant Of th
circumstances, it would create surprise, and would b.
entitled to the most respectful illustration But for ma
to ask such question: who knows that during the las
Presidential electoneerng campaign the heaviest char
ges and the most violent opposition that MFR. Adams ha
to contend against made by Mr. Clay: for witt
knows that Henry Clay got up the Russell controversy will
Mr. Adams who knows that Clay would not take sea
in Mr.. Monroe's cabinet. because Adams was in ans
who knows that up the period of the contract they
tuay despised each oher, deadly hostile, and ta
Mr. Clay lost no opportunity of displaying his enmity
smacks too much of political trick, to pass current. will
the enlightened public, to whom he has addressed it.
We have not for all MIR. Clay has said against Mr.
Adams, that would render not only improper for him II
vote for Mr.. A. but which would absolutely make it i'm
possible for him to do it, honest politician and which
nothing, as we have seen could induce him do, but h
consideration Of the contract.
Mr.. Clay has charged MIR. Adams with "R'
urfeeling policy aohich aUoaId crimson our field
with the blood Of our border brethren. aud igh
the midnight forest ,cith the flames Of their dwet
and bareriag the biood of our citizens for money
wih being ignorant Of the aeestern interests dis
regarding them. tcith a FATAL pRoyEtT, an afro
cIoUs PROPOSAL, as strange as ii is alarming. anl
that but for his erertions the SEEDS or might
noC hare been soring, aloDe uur northern ard ICES
tern borders, Which al no distant Gay W3utd har.
produced an abundant hcrrest Of !ea.s ard blond
He has charged him with ;. bpariag false iuitnfS,
agoiifst his neighbor, acith talsphood, almost wN
the massacre IF one IF his oon near conne.riohs
Nth aceighing dollars against blood miM hnc,oing
pursuing course wholty sectional, With nttpnpt
ing to mace the Uestern people pay ereLsire taa
Of ral-ship. Uar and btood. .for the security q
those fishermen acho frequent British uatprs ,riti
manufacturing facts, uth asserting opposite prin
ciples, aci gross absarditps Inconsistencies, an
contradictions and acith deadly hostility cHl
pabte Indifference to the interests of the Festerl
Country" He has also charged Mr. adams witt
g adding insult and mnckery to abandonment an
injustice. Cith being an artful sophist, a clums
npgociator and vindictiup man xih vIEWs TO-
ERRONEOUS, FEELINGS TOO SECTIONAL AND TEN
PER TOO viNDIcTIVE FOR THE CHIEF MAcIsTRAT
ioFA FREE PEOPLE"
/ We might add much more but enough is here given
show that Clay "coud not with propriety vote for" MI
Adams and doubt but that every one will belev
that the inducement have been great indeed max
him in the face Of all these charges which he hs
retracted, for such he has described MIR Az
ans to be. Let me put to the resder. Would you
for against whom you had made such charges
these Could you do it without abandonment of prl
cple! In the absence of the other convincing testimony
does not this circumsantally prove that Cays vote
influence was obta ed by bargain Can it be accotnte
FOR any other ground
At the time these things were said of Mr. Adams NJ
Clay telling very different story Of Gen Jackson
He identified him with his countrys glory, attributed
him the pres intentions and the piest patriotism Thu
il is shown that according bis own opinions of tn
two men, he bound by every principle that ought
govern man. TO give his vote for Jackson But he wa
bound by another moving not vote for Adams
namely, the command of his constituents Ifthese fact
do not satisfactorily prove that Mr. Clay wrong g,
ing his vote as he did, if they do prove that he don
this wrong knowin1y, aid do not add much to evidence
contract we shall be content to admit, that have n
understanding Of the
\
! Poor Binns is awfully beaten by his own party
for the attack on the Postmaster General. Not
paper that we receive from abroad, that speaks Q
the subject at all, but lashes the poor soul wit
many stripes. The Middletown Gazette begs hie
to quit the Adams party, because he SAYS it will
owe its prostration to his being attached to it
The Albany Advertiser, says the Administration
men ought to abandon all such unprincipled edi
tors.-They need not try to get rid of him, he vii
not be admitted into our ranks, and we hope h
never will think of saying one good word of Gen
Jackson, because it would more than any thn
else, make his friends fear, that he is not wha
they believe him to be, because every body knows
that Blnns never means to speak we'll Of any hon
orable man or virtuous patriot, and it is onl