Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-07-18

all that was done, cxcept--the reSUiutnrs tne at
dress and the Ticket. These are mere matters
course. which might have been done with an hon
dredth part Of the /" blood and carnage" III wer
not for the uncomfortable desire these Adams mel
have to make fass about every thing. Display
parade, noise. routs and such like shows, are th
food they digest easiest. A plain, decent, unob
trusvc method Of doing business, is too republican
for them. They must spice little higher; TAX,
a step above the "yugum pecas,o and lool
down upon the common people. Very vel. lie
it be SO done: we are the common people; bu
mind we have got the votes one of our votes
counts as much, and goes as far toward making
majority, as one of yours, even if given by Ba
shaw with three tails.
Tile Bet.-Our readers will probably have heart
that in the last number Of the Delaware Journa
there was offer to bet 500 or 1000 dol! ars abou
the approaching election. We are authorized tt
say that gentleman of this Borough, called on
the person who authorized the pubic offer oI that
bet, and that he /" cargd in'' In other words
ssjamped ouertourd," that is, would not bet.-
Thus it is that attempts are made to bully public
opinion, to stop the progress of reform, by tn,
force OF money. But when it happens that in The
ranks of the " simpiemen," the " common peo
pie" one is found who has little cash to Sport
with, and calls upon the gentlemen to back his
opinions with it, the latter to save his money
" caves in " :.
Extract from MIR. Ciay's letter 70 the Lexington
Committee of his friends s--rclatiye to his CORES
pondence with Blair.
g My correspondence with that gentleman wa.
friendly and familiar, and sometims sportire. Il
is characterized by freedom of language which i:
occasionally admissible in friendly aud private in
tercourse, but which would not be decorous toward.
the public Mr. Blair has himself refused to ex
hbt the letter in question, or TO testify concern
ing its contents, upon the principle that lie vii
not, voluntarily, consent to the violation of private
correspondence. That principle must command
the respect of ali honorable men. So far as re
CARDS the charge against me, the publication woul,
bshgit instead OF injartng me. Such is the opln
ion OF several gentlemen to whom have showI
the correspondence, and such is my own. But
will not avail myself of this advantage, at the sac
riice of principle, the preservation Of which is
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course. could not, moreover, publish my owl
letters tc Mr.. Blair, without some of his, shewin
the sense in which he understood mine. AlthouS
he has given me permission to publish both, h
thinks they ought not to be published; and vii
not, on the defiance of profgate Editor, be tn
first to set a mIschievous example, which the 9th
er party to the correspondence has refused to es
tablish must decline therefore, authorisng tn
publication OF our correspondence"
This we think is coming off much more inse
niousy than honorably. 1t must not be forgotten
that this correspondence is what it has been sai'
will prove the bargain with Adams direct. lIr
Clay has been called upon often to publish IT, AM
it is due to the public that it should be laid befor
the world. 1t is no less due to Mr.. Clay, that
should be brought forth, if it will prove him guilt
less Of the charges; and we really think he i
" sportire'' with his own reputation thus to sup
press it, especially as Mr.. Blair has given his con
sent to its publication.
1t is much less i" decorous" towards the public
to suppress it, when has been SO often called for
than it is thus lamely to evade it and we certain
ly think that no language which would not prov
his guilt in this case, can be indeoorous toward
the public. Of course we are led to believe tha
it is thus miserably evaded. because it will prov
the bargain. If il would Z" bencft' instead d
injure him, he owes it to himself to publish it,
for every one knows that he stands in need Of al
the " beneft' that he can derive from that, an,
every other circumstance within his reach.
The information we receive from Fast, West
North and South, is such as to inspire the peopl
with the greatest confidence in their cxcrtions.-
Almost every occurrence is indicative of utimat
general success, and leads to belief that preju
dice is fast receding before the lght Of TRUTH Th