Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-06-17

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Executive power. And this. perhap:, may oe co".
,dcred as rendered more dclicate ana ai''"t,. -
no great augmentation Of the number OF me Sla''
{. We nnst cxpect that there Will often be, A. 'heie
a. ~ The last election. several candidates ior 'he
pres;drucv All but one. ol course. must De alsaI'
n,inted and if the friends OF such. however o'her
Wise divided are Immediately to unle anu 10 MAN.
common cause against him who is elected it'le .
ever TO be expected but embarrassment anu cohiu
sion. The love Of office will, ere long, trump"
oyer The 1--we of country and party and fac1lon US
nrn tLe Mace of wisdom and patriotism. II 'he
contest for the Executive power is thus to be renew
cd everv Gnr years. if it is to be conducted as te
rosent has been conducted and if every election IS
r. he Immediately followed, as the last was followed,
by PROMPT union of all whose friends are not Gnu
sen, against him who is, there is, in my Judgement
great danger, that this great experiment OF cohieue
rated government may fail, and that even those "
u.s. who are not among the youngest, may behold lis
n cannot have escaped the notice OF any gentle
man nresant that in the course of the controversy
mains have been taken to affect the character ana he
success of the present Chief Magistrate oy exciting
odium towards that part of the country m Wh'eh pc
beongs--Sneers, contuInely, reprnach, every lhihs
that gentlemen could say, 4 many things whlch gen
tlempn not say have been uttered against Ne"
England am sure, sir, every true son Oh New
ENGLAND. must receive such things, when they come
from sources which ought to be considered respec-
table with a feeling Of Just indignation and When
proceeding from elsewhere, with contempt. II there
be one among ourselves who can be induced, by any
motives. to join in this cry aagans, Ne"-hhsiahu nc
disnraces the New-England mother who bore nm.
The New England father who bred and nurtured
him. and the New-England atmosphere which hrst
supped respiration to those lungs now SO anWorth-
" emnloyed in uttering calumnes against his coun
try. Persons not known till yesterday. and having
little chance of being remembered beyond tomorrow,
have affected to draw distinction between the rat
riot States, and the States OF New-Engann' assign
inc the last to present President, and the rest 10
his rival do not wonder. Sir. at the indignation
and scorn which perceive the recital OF this mus
flee nroduces here Nothing else was to De eX-
t pected Faneuil Hall is not place where one IS
e expected to hear with Indifference that New-Ehg-
land is not TO be counted among the Patriot States
: The Patriot States What States was 1T, SIR, that
were patriotic when patriotism cost something
t Where but in New-England, did the great Drama Of
! tbe revolution openF-Where, but on the soil of Mas
sachusettss was the first blood poured out, in the
0 cause of Liberty and Independence Where, soon
or than here, where earlier than within these walls
which now surround us, patriotism found, wheI
o to be patriotic waste endanger houses and homes
and wives and Children and to BE- ready ALSO to pa
for the reputation Of patriotism, by the sacrifice
e blood and of lille
!. it may be truly said that New England did her part
n in the establishment of the present government an
is giving effect to the aud the policy OF the mrs
n. President Where. sir. did the measures Of Wasl
& ton find the most active friends and the rnest sur
r port Where are the general principles OF his pol
lie cy most widely spread, and most deeply seated :
Is If, in subsequent periods. different opinions hay
been held, by different portions of her people, Ne
e- England has, nevertheless, been always obedel
on to the laws even when she most severely felt the
,e- pressure, and most conscientiously dou5tc
Ter or dsbeIieved their proprety. Every great al
in permanent institution of the country, intended
Dy- defence or for improvement. has met her suppoI
lev And if we look to recent measures, on subjec
highly interesting to the community, and especial
on some portions Of it, proofs of the same steat
On and liberal policy. 1t may be said, with emit
ct TRUTH and ought be said and ought TO be know
Mt; that no measure for Internal Improvement b
ira been carried through Congress, could have be
,se. carried but by the aid of New England votes.
lar is for those most deeply interested in subjects
YER that sort to consider IN season. how Tar the cont
on uance of the aid is necessasy for the furtf
sed prosecution Of the same objects. From the int
osi- ference of the General Government, in maxi
any roads and canals, NewEngand has as little to he
its or expect any part of the country She has hi
pla- erto supported them, upon principle, and from
rim cere disposition to extend the blessings and ben
mas cence Of the Government. And, sir, confide
to y believe that those most concerned in the succ
rent. OF these measures, teel towards her respect
son. friendship -They feel that she has acted fairly
sons literally wholly unlnAuenced by selfish or SIMS
con motives Those therefore, who have seen, thou
cad they saw an object to be attained by exciting
lit like and odum towards New-EngIand are not ]
over y to find quite so favourable an audience as
d il have expected. It will not go for quite so m
yern as wished, to the disadvantage of the President
has he is native of Massachusetts. Nothing is WI
or by ing but that we ourselves, should entertain
rthe- per feeling on this subject. and act with just
ltion gard to our rights and our own duties 1t CO
it the collect around me the whole population OF n
ppro- England, or II could cause my voice TO be he
other over all her green hills, along every of