Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-08-15

of Domestic Industry, aud desire the welfare the
farming interest. on must have seen the move
ments at the South--their meetings--ther threats
their essays--and speeches. You know that the
eminent Jacksonans, at the South, and some in 9TH
er parts of the country, are deadly hostile to this
system, and will make great effort to destroy 1t.
take il for granted that you haze the hostility
manifested by the mass of the Jackson party in the
Union, to the American System and that you are
not one Of those unfortunate Jacksonans who see
only one side of the great question, and that We
~ distorted one.-You must know, if the General
should succeed his friends must be placed in pow
er and if they are once in power, the American
System will be abandoned. These considerations,
thus briefly stated, cannot but have had serious
influence upon your mind, and induced you to ques-
ton the propriety of any exeron IN favor OF what is
called the Jackson party. They are good and SUI
fcient reasons why you have not Inquired as much at
some fthe late hundred meetings as several other
persons.
You have found that the new converts-called the
eleventh hour mcr,--are ak,ngthe lead in the poll
tics ofthis county. Accustomed, all their lives, to
be IN minority in Newcastle County, one would
suppose they would assume for the occasion, lit
tie modesty, and pay due respect to the Originals.
Brt SO it is-lhe Day after the Feast, you know,
made much more noise than the Feast day; though,
as the Feast Day said, had not been, the Day after
the Feast had eristed.--But soft is-and thus
we see Sammy Harker, the M Lanes, J. A. Bayard,
James Lattimer, James Rogers, &C. &C. making as
much noise about Jackson as forty thousand Dutch
horses on Pennsylvania turnpike; while A. Gray,
the Whiteleys, Colonel Clement and others, are
permitted to put these eleventh hour gentry into
the comfortable condition of being the leaders OF a
majority in Newcastle county!
Were YOU sucha man as any one OF these ecvenths,
would touch this part of the subject more fully.
know it would chafe most men-especaily It they
we're as anxious for office as the eleventh hour
leading Jacksonians of this county.
But am satisfied that youhave no personal views,
inconsistent with the public good, and equally
convinced that you would aid the eeUenthS, IN pass
ing from minority in this county to the head OF
majority, if you were persuaded that it really would
promote the grand interests Of the country. The
question, then, is an important one--what ought to
be the course of man of your character, standing
aud intelligence, at the present Crisis The causes
that have produced the numerous changes Of sent
| ment in Pennsylvania, it appears to me, should IN
duce you to take your ground publicly. AS the line
| is drawing between the friends and opponents o.
Domestic Industry, it cannot be expected that you
or any other independent and Intelligent man, shoult
abandon your principles, because you find. on wha
is called the Jackson side, SO many opponents t
them. You have preferred your man but you fine
from sad experience, thatl that man is surround
ed. and must necessarily be Influenced, chiefly, BY
men holding doctrines Numerically opposed tt
YOUR own. What is TO be done !! Give up you
man, or your sentiments ? Or hold your sentiment
quieilv, and leave the man quietly to his fate
1t appears to me, from all that know OF you
character and intelligence, that you, Of all the orr
ginal jackson men, would be natural! expected no
only to hold, but publicly to proclaim your sent
ments. and support the American System, regard
less of names. cannot suppose that your ,preju
dces towards Messrs. Adams and Clay would MAKE
YOU hesitate to give them fair support, seeing tina
the support of them is no'o identified with America
Like you, anna Farmer, and am ready to aban
don any man whose promotion will injure the farm
ing interest. We may, at times, act tooi'sh'y as
resards men hut the time has arrived, when W
can safely support such men only as we know WI
, ADVOCATE wise system of policy. ..,,oo,.