Delaware journal., 1828-10-21
COMMUNICATION.
From the Philadelphia Gazettee, Oct. ID

We were aware, before receiving the i0liuvinc
letter. of the influence which some OF ,he master
manufacturers in New castle County had exercised
over their wurkmen but we did hot think il heces.
sary to advert TO it, IN accounting. for the result of
the election in Delaware, because we believed to
be generally understood that the exercise Of this
kind of influence was not confined 10 one or two
parts of the country
Messrs. Ediors--ln your paper of the 10th inst.
vou have given some reasons for the defeat of the
Jackson party at the late Delaware Election but
yuu did not give TO the public the great cause of
our overthrow. The Ale,srs. - IN the Bran
DIVINE, employ great number OF hands Mr--
carries on Powder work extensively his---
on the other side Of the creek carries large
Wool!en and Cotton Manuiactory. and believe
supplies u. S Navy by contract with cloths. He
also EMPLOYS IA great number OF hands, This firm,
| for some time previous to our election lost op-
portunity of drilling their men--telng them il was
their duiy to vote as their employers did, whom
thev derived their support from. They afterwards
called them together. had their names taken down,
and questioned individually how they would vote.
The reason Of resortng to tins procedure to op-
crate on their fears, for poor men, settled down on
place with their little families, will generally vote
with their employer before risking being turned
off. or brow-beat as long as they stay. When the
election day arrived Mr.. - had tickets prn-
ted for his men Calico stained darkish pattern
on one side. and white the other, the pattern sup
posed to be manufactured for this purpose these
tickets were put into the hands Of the men they
were brougtto the polls, and watched either by their
employers on agents. 1t impossible for the men
to deceive their employers for the printed calico
, could not be initiated. neither could any thing be
done in the way of Scratching.- | enclose one of
these tickets for your Inspection By this coercion,
the jackson party lost great number of votes Our
state is the smallest in the unlon and polls so few
that an election is decided by small majority. As
an evidence OF it. in 1899, Mr.. HasIett, democrat
Il gained his election by majority of 2 or l6 votes,
and in lS26 Mr.. Polk, the present Governor. Ia fed
= eraIist) succeeded by 95 votes. Therefore, Mr..
1t - and his hold the balance of power, as
e they will compel their men to vote for whom they
: please, and render Delaware election mere moe
e kerry, as bad as IA roton borough in England
: This gentleman in 1894, the fast friend Of
J. Gen. Jackson. A male child could not be born on
At his place but it must be called II. Jackson After
e MIR. Adams sworn into Office, he took oruney
to Washington, and returned the fast friend of Adj
IN ans and Clay. The people of this place were at
e no loss to find out the of the change he had
III always supported every administration after they
al had once got into office. something like the editors
OF of the National Intelligencer. In other words he
had received the appointment of -, and pro-
cured some government contracts for his friend
This aoas his price, as Sir Robert Walpoe would
h, have said.
at have, Messrs. Editors, given the principal cause
ss of our defeat, and if some great and unexpected
change does not take place, Delaware election will
int be mere mockery.
H. A CITIZEN OF DELAWARE