Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-07-29

Among Christian pen!le, deyntetl 70 civil and re
Eriou, liberty, ought 10 be The only guarantees .
| #, ness for the service oi HE country.
| Because mn,i Of Us were taught, before we, our
selves, knew Of his multiplied transgressions. BY
the ablrst and most influential characters oi thost
who now support and laud him to the skies, to CON
slider him as the most unsafe and understanding man
| in the nation for public confidence and trust.
| Because we find him and his party lmpugning that
provision in the Constitution which gives to Con-
gress voting by States, the power to decide contest
ed elections Of President, by which provision, the
small States have secured to them almost the only
efficient influence they possess IN the choice OF that
great officer.
Because he and his political party are decidedly
hostile to that system Of Domestic Industry and In
ternal ImprOvements-a perseverance IN which can
alone raise this country to wealth and greatness.
Because the measures adopted of late by an alarm
ing proportion of his friends, If persevered in, will
lead inevitably to severance of the Union, in con-
tempt and dsobedience of the injunction left us by
the Father of his county, to :. frown Indignantly
upon the first dawnins of an attempt to ALLEVIATE one
portion of our country from another"
Because we have seen him, as an ambassador OF
the Nation, procuring to be appended to public
treaty, stipulation for his own personal agrandze-
nent ; thereby exhibiting an instance of indecency
and rapacity unparalleled in the annals of the world.
RESOLVED. That put our humble trust in that
Divine Goodness which has SO long and highly ia
voured this young and rising nation, to enlishten the
understandings, and to reform what is amss in the
affections Of the people, that their civil liberties
and religious rights, may remain perfect to them,
and be transmitted unlmpaired as sacred trust to
their posterlty.
RESOLVED, That we think it due to the Executive
of our State, say that it possesses fullest
confidence, and that we have the most perfect re-
lance that the base arts which have been resorted
to for the purpose OF alternating from it our affec-
tomato respect and esteem, will recol upon their
unprncipled authors, and eventuate in their signal
over brow with the people.
Resolued, That five persons from each county be
appointed as a Committee of correspondence for
the State:
Nhereupon, the following gentlemen were duly
appointed For Newcastle County, William
M'Caulley, Thomas M'Dowell, Evan Thomas,
Richard Mansfield and Alexander Crawford For
Kent county. Robert Frame DR.. John Adams, Will
liam Hill Wells, james r. Loiland and Jacob Stout:
For Sussex County, Purnel johnson, Caleb ) lay
ton, DR.. Edward Dlnyle, DR.. Ihomls Jacobs and
David Hazard
ReS0iUed That a committee consisting OF three
members for each County be appointed by this con-
venton to prepare aud publish IN address to the
people Of this State, or before the second Tues
y
Whereupon, the following gentlemen were ap.
pointed
| For Newcastle County, Samuel S. Grubb, Al
exander Crawford and Moses Bradford For Kent
County, William II. Wells, John Robertson & Isaac
Davis: For Sussex County, David Hazzard
George Rodney and Caleb S. Layton.
| On motion Of William Hill Wells, Esq.
| The thanks of the convention were unanimously
presented to the President, and Presidents ana
Secretaries their attention to the business OF this
day.
RESOLVED, That the proceedings Of this conven
ton be signed by The President, vIce-Prcsdeuts
and Secretaries, and published in the Political Pri
mef, the Delausare Journal, the Dela7cure 1g6ehi,
.4trertiser and Farmers Journol the Nutoaa
Journal, the National ia'elHgencer, and the .Hury
lander.
j On motion, The convention then adjourned, sia
die.
PURNEL TlNDAL, Pres.
CALEB KIRK, " pre,,,
ISAAC DAVIS, = res Is
4 CALEp s. LAYTON,
SAMUEL II. HoDsoN, I