Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1829-02-24
DELAWARE JOURNAL.
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Tuesday, Eebruary24, 1929.

No incident which has occurred during the present session
of Congress- extraordinary in its character the
tempt made by Mr. Alexander Smyth which will be found
der the Congressional head, formally to justify the circulation
Of the anonymous letters among the members of Congress- of
hch we gave in paper of Tuesday last The
reader will remember that these letters the writer endeav
induce members vote for Mr. Smyhs amendment
by showing them, any of them who may day have
fair claim the Presidential chair. that the adoption of
the amendment, by limiting the term to four years, will give
hin double chance for the qualification of his wishes
NJ Smyth now, implicitly admits, that lie is the author OF
these letters and he usttcs this candesne conryance by
The assertion that 1t merely appeal to the honoa
bic ambition of every mensbe'' We know not that cvery
member would be very highly excited by such temptation
Mr George Krener for instances would probably limit his am
hilton to the gubeDaoral chair Of Pcnnsy vnaha as far
as ITS influence be supposed to exend-& its author
intended it should cXendit an attempt to nilu-
ence the members of the Legislature to vote in parcu
lar way upon question of the highest moment, by appeal
to motives exclusively selfish and personal motives, which,
coniessely, have connection with the merits of the ques-
lion. this be not bribery, we know not what it means
however it may be CLOSED by Mr. Smyh, appeal
TO honorable AMBITION men of common only view
appeal to corrupt motives The Presidency an object
ofhonoabe ambiton-but ambtonis only honorable, when
sees its ends by honorable meansand the legislator who
would vote upon public measure with the view of facilitating
his Office whether high Or low would act ne
honoraby TO HIMSELF nor fairly to his constituents MIR
Smythis member of thaparty which denounced Mr. Clay,
upon mere suspicion that he influenced vote for Mr.
Adams as President by the hope of promotion the depart
Inent of State This object of honorable amb ton,
certainly; and according Mr. Smyths present reasoning
and practice Mr. Adams would have been perfectly siahe
in offering openly Mr. Clay douceW for his support
and Mr. Clay would have been usable in accepting and
making the ground of his vote This charge, unounded as
was was sufficient break down wise and excellent adj
mnistraton and It'll Immediately, upon the heels OF such
lesson as this that find Mr. Alexander Snyh engaged IN
tbe wholesale project bbng the members of both houses
of Congress for his amendment to the constitution,
by presenting to them in body, the still tempting vision
of the Presidency in futuro
Byinformaton received here from Washington, yester'
day. which, it is understood may be relied on, the follow
ing said be the Cabinet arrangement OF General jack
son, viz. sou.
Samuel d. Ingham of Pennsy vania, Secretary of the
Treasury,
John II. Eaton, of Tennessee, Secretary of War,
John Branch of Carolina. Secretary OF the Navy and
John Macpherson Berren of Georgia, Attorney General
Burning of Factories On this subject the Massachu-
sets Journal has the following observation" We have
been extremely unwilling admit the idea that incen-
diaries, employed by foreign jealousy were creeping
over the face of the Country and setting fire to our
hourishing factores but cannot but be struck with
the frequency ofdsasters to these establishments by fire.
We are informed that the number of petitioners before
the Legislature, at the last session, praying for repeal
of the militia law, exceeded four thousand
A letter from Washington, published in the New York
Enquirer, (Noal's) has the following sentence" We
have little Congress of Edtors-Major Noah, who has
just arrived, making, am told, the twenty-sxth"
In letter from the Editor, published in the same
paper, informed, that
Washington is filing hourly, and specuations are
Hoa as to the complexion of the cabnet-t is con-
ceded that it will be composed Of old repubicans--hus