Delaware journal., 1828-01-15
For The Deldacare Journal,
TO THE PEOPLE OF DELAWARE,


October last to represent you in the House OF Rep-
resenatves of this State, assembled on the first ues
day of this month, and have adjourned alter having
been for five days engaged in repeated and fruitless
baotings for Speaker Of said House. 1t is IN
deed to be confessed that there has been great
waste oftime and of the public money-that there
has been a miserable derllection from the path OF
duty We shall proCerd to lay IA concise statement
of the facts of the before you, and shall then
submit with cheerfuness and confidence to yourjust
determination being persuaded that your indgna-
ton will be expressed against, and severely telt by
the real denquents
| We take it to be self evident proposition that
IN all Republican Governments, the will of the ma
jority ought to prevail This is the only principle
which can yield general and an equal advantage
/. contrary doctrine would be that of subectng
the many TO the dictaon Of the fezu, or in other
words it would be the principle upon which tyrans
have acted in all ages, and upon which despotlc gov
ernmens are established
2 The conflict in this State between the friends OF
the administration Of the General Government, and
the Jackson party resulted as is well recoected, on
the first Tuesday in October last, in the triumph of
n the former over the latter by majority through
q the State of nearly four hundred voes--a tri-
It umph the complete as great and uncommon
exerons had been made by the friends OF Gen. Jack.
: son, well secretly as publicly, to prevail over the
n friends of Mr.. Adams. In Kent and Sussex Coun-
Sc ties the maorities in favor of the Administration
candidates having succeeded generally.
#. In Sussex County, the Administration Ticket sue
RS ceeded by aority of three hundred and hy-hve
ID On the administration ticket, however, were the
IN names of three gentlemen, who also were candidates
ne on the Jackson ticket These gentlemen protested
tn generally neutraty-To the decldedtriends OF the
Administration, however, they professed that they
e. were friendly to the recollection of John G. Adams,
C. whilst a. we constrained to beieve-they made
different impressions the minds of the Jackson
lid men, Be that as it may, both parties claimed hem
,ur and let it be recoeced, that those three the
only persons claimed to have been elected by the
Jackson party. After the election some of those
gentlemen we're heard to say repeatedly that they
were administration men,
The representatives from the three Counties
,So were all in attendance Tuesday last, being the
;t constitutional day of meeting, with the exception
m ofMr. Burton, of Sussex, who is unfortunately
,sa fined by severe and lingering illness, for which
gentleman entertain the highest regard, and vita
m. whom, in his aiicton we deeply sympahize Soon
tho after the meeting of the members, they arrayed
adj themselves. and thus produced an equal division
ojv the floor of the House of Representatives. We
mr. would here stop to inquire whether these gene-
men would have been elected, had they avowed their
sentiments in favor of General Jac kson previous to
the election and whether they did not their
election to the friends of the Administration eaclu
u, siDely? If this be the fact, and will contro-
s' vert, OF deny it, with what consistency could they
turn tnelr DaCks upon lne party WHICH eleCed nem!
Ifindeed they the partizans Of Gen Jackson
s previous to the election not their silence and
& equvocation, deceit Ito say the least of it practis.
Ay ed upon the creduty and attachment of their
stituents Was not their duty, fair and upright
WI politicians, fairly freely and openly to have express
ed their sentiments before the election, that one
o. might be imposed upon in his vote And further
that if indeed, they proiessed they were neutral be
of fore the election, ought not their election by the ad
two mnistraton party, to have attached them to tina
,se party Or it. after their election, they had foun
,vng good to become attached to the Jackson part,
sent. was it not umequivocay their duty TO resign the
n places the party who had mistaken their sent
lily mens that other gentlemen might be elected, wi
to sit would have correctly represented the opinions
ere is wishes of their constituents That this is the on
correct conclusion to which any dsinterested mi
,ided- must arrive in contemplating this question,
Gen- most deeply convinced
at the Some gentlemen of the Jackson party had {
bal frankness to allow that we as the friends oftbe
atiyes mnistration had the people our side and thai
m W. they could believe that Mr.. Burton's sentime
lily ex were in accordance with ours they would Weld
We my point. Mr.. Burton was sent or-but was so v,
most unwel that he could not possibly sustain the fat
oRRIs, of travelling here but he fully ayows his po
opinions, in letter herewith published to be 'scle
o~- y and decidedly in favor of the present adminis
oN' ton of the General Government, with John Quiz
Adams at the head oft" And further states '.t
were he present he would most assnredly vote
,,,.u.o Doctor William w. Morrss Ohe adminstra
canddate for speaker of the House of Re pres
a true tatves." Notwithstanding this plain evidence
IN Bur- our majority in the House, we're Mr.. Burton
House sent, making all due allowances for detection and
re- In anguences, the public time and public money
IDS this been grossly wasted in van frutess and repe
ballotngs. We have had twenty-five balotti
N. and have been uselessly employed therein for
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