Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-03-14

son anu I'D cal!lng upon our representatives. 70 Nott
for him. Will the gentleman from Pulaski, and
many more whom | see around me who shouted
FOR Jackson as loud as any body i'll 132a, say thai
the voice Of the people did not then call for Jack
son Yet our request was disregarded, and "
some kind of management the people were jug
gled out of their choice. Will they submit to it {
That is the question to be decided. II they
do, shall exclaim, the spirit Of our ancestors Is
fed, and we are at least half prepared for the
yoke. Biz men like my friends here, who have
Office, hope for office, may do it; but the peoe
pie wont, sir; know them better
The gentleman has discovered much zeal and
interest about Mr.. Clay, who, he seems to consd-
er the great lumnary Of the West. Mr.. Chair
man, We all once believed i'll him: we thought him
an honest politician, patriot and republican,
We considered him great pillar of fire that b!a
zed over the United States to guide them through
tie political nght-supcrior u, any thing in the
nation. liut we a little mistaken. He was
not quite so great as We had supposed the rays
of our great pillar did not shine beyond the noun
tain. Jackson got " votes while cur great man
rot hui 81, and most OF them in two or three wesa
tern States. But Tor him western hero would
haze been elected. Yes, Sir, MR. Clay was the
hindmost candidate upon the turf; and to our
great modification pillar Of fire turned out to
be nothing but Josr Fse. Yes, sir, there was no
living heat in it; it could only be seen in the po-
iitical darkness which surrounded US, bit dsap-
reared in the brigh. day Of Jaclsons popularity.
Sir, MIR. Clay has been looked to by us as a pill.
lar Of light he has been political instructor;
he had taught as to hate Mr.. Adams as an apos-
tate fedefaiist an enemy ct the West who attempt
ed to barter away the navigation o! the MISSISSIPPI
pl for Goldfish, and TO keep upa British influence
among the northern sayages, who were to be let
loose to burn our dwellings, and murder our women
and children. All this lie taught US, and we be-
licyed it. We used our best exertons to keep
out Mr.. Adams and elect MIR. Clay. When we
found we could not elect him, we requested him
to help US elect old Hickory, that his enemy and
ours might not have chance to lord il over u.s.
J What did lie do, Mr. Chairman Did he help u.s.
Not he. Instead of obeying our will, and giving
Z US our choice, to answer some selfish purpose OF
G his own, he gets into close hug with Mr.. Adamss
the very he had taught US all to hate and fear
a Yes, Sir, though he knew we hated Mr. Adams
s and wanted old Hickory, contrary to the princi-
b pies always protested By him. he gives US Mr.. Ad~
0 ans for our President. | suppose he agreed to
:. make Mr.. Adams President. if MIR Adams would
: make him Secretary OF State now. and President
n by and by. We believed in Mr.. Clay and foows
;, ed him but this jump seemed SO strange that we
n knew not how to understand it, We were afraid
. all was not right. We could not tell what MIR.
+ Clay meant, unless he meant to help MIR. Adams
c now, that Mr.. Adams might help him hereafter
c and some Of Us have ventured 70 say So
: Nov, Mr. Chairman, | do not know. that VIC
:. can positively prove bargain and sale-l suppose
: we cannot--nr, Sir, we can't 20 It. wiii not
l. call it bargain and sale hut don't know what to
I cal, it. 1t is certain there was something among
: them which the people don't understand; but
y which they understood well enough. 1t looks like
J Il will help gou, If you WW help ME. 1t may
y not be bal Gain but it is something which cam
u not define nor describe 1t might have had name
:. once but it has got none now. The people have
\ nichnamed it bargan,'' because they know not
it what else to call it. They know not how to ex-
plain it, and the very mystery makes them suspls
d cious and lose confidence. They don't like TO
n trust men who act so strangely, and they have
d mind to try old Hickory. lie has not SO much OF
,e mystery about him. When he whips the Indians
" and British they understand it. When he says he
Of won't tell who he will make Secretary, not to DC
lie made President himself, they understand lit -
i plain sailing.
IN Mr.. Chairman, when think of the last Presi
If Dental election it reminds me OF an ARRAY once
NJ rot into. A stout fellow was about to charge on
II me with great violence, and drew my knife
Is Doubling whether ought to use it CT not, look
re- ed AZ n friend near me, and he wlnked at me.
N knew that he meant Stichc him but could not
III prove nor swear that he told me to stick hlms 1
IN could not have understood my friend better, II nc
e. had told me to stab the fellow loud as he could
to speak. Nor can we prove bargain and sale be-
tween Adams and Clay; but they understood each
of other Yes, sir, there some winkng-some~
es thing which they understood perfectly we'll. SO
the peope think, and You cannot prevent their
y speaking what they think.
~ little majority here may resolve as often as they
Id please that The people liars and slanderers;
&c they may up the transaction as wei as they
can: but they cant shut the peoples eyes nor stop
. their mouths So long as they are free they will
l. think of the conduct Of public men, and declare
70 what they think, ant, boldly too. 1t is in vain Tor
ali gentlemen to hope to ste or controul he voice Oh
ty the people,