Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1829-01-27
DELAWARE JOURNAza.
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TUESDAY, yaMuary 81, 1920.


In our paper of the both stated that Mr. Read had intro
,ucl bin in tl,e House for dividing Csana Hundred INTO
two election districts 1t appears BY letter received from Mr.
Deaploin that dis Resolution was introduced by him
Tho ,gonsc &c Representatives has been engaged since
Thursday last in Committee of the whole, III discussing the
hill for the preservation and repair of the Cumberland hoa
to which an amendment has been proposed by MI Buchanan
nroyinp in substance, that the several parts OF the road pass
inc through different States should be ceded to those state
rovi5ea bcy would erect ogatcs upon it and keep nre
mir On This amendment, debate has commenced nvov-
Ia be of d pued question of tie power of the general gov
n,nent which promises be Of no short Duration Mr.
Buchanan opened it in long Speech which he exhibits the
ar spectacle of Federaist Of the old school, decamng
,rnpst Federal power. and of Pennsy vanan opposing the
rot of the General Government to foster internal improve
nocnts He says Jealousy OF Federal power-not oil
n,oy and mean character but watchul and uncomprom-
.n icalousys the dictate of the soundest PATRIOTISM
ealousy of Federal power has long been sumberng Inc
voice of Virginia, sounding the ALARM has at lenSh a"aNe
, of her sister states and although they believe her
% be foo strict in her construction Of the Constitution, and
her doctrines concerning State Rights yet they are now will
,,a IN do Justice TO the scadncss and patriotism her po
neal character She has kept alive wholesome jealousy oil Fed
cra power ,,.,.
rhsis new doctrine from such quarteand may be deem
edsome what omnous of the FUTURE considering that Mi buc
nan is leading friend of General Jackson The protection
e American manufactures and the power OF making roads ana
canals constitute those ecroachnens OF feaefa power
bcb the politcians of Virginia have of late sounded
e alarm Does Mr. Buchanan express the voice Oh fehh-
svlvana when thus chimes in with the sworn eenes OIL
hae interests with which, it has long been Supposed ua'
M nneritv of that great commonwealth is identified It is
erut in these nutabe times to make any calculations on
,be ethe opinions statesmen and politicians nave be-
~; CHI occurring
.h4 ono hardly knows the world he lives in Mr. Buchanan
n his sneech as Gov Van Buren, had done in his late message
vows that he entertained opinions ON Tie question
the mowers of the General Government, OF totally d'efe
rss from those he espouses Reflection mas CORRECTED w
% errors of both and opened their eyes to the exavagan
strides of that tremendous power, winch we frankly COMES
have escape or optics, though we have not been wanting
efforts to discover them. The question U.s. can these geht
mon 50 eminent in the now dominant party of the country
and the other leaders of the same party VINO ind temseWe
undergoing the process oconvcton OF past eFroFs ca
Nov hv the influence of their names turn tie tide OF publ
onn;o in he great states they, respectively represent al
the peope of Pennsylvania and New-iok to the san
conclusion at which they themselves have auved-nameiy
bat the American System is an error, and that the docn
Of Virginia and the wholesome jealousy when she
kent alive are now to be cherished in its stead The day
o bv when 1t might be useful to recur to these thgsb
i solid justification of the friends of the Administrative
dunr contest Tor ue fresueicy,
dnrcr which threatened the cause OF American industry h
opmions of Statesmen and that facts are now
v monsratpg that the warning was not without cause
General jackson, it is positively stated was 70 lea
his residence ON the goth and is expected to arrive
Washington, about the 9Th of February
Tn be Senate u s. on the 10TH Mr. johnson from the Go
tee appointed the petitions praying that the aiPo
n of the mail the Sabbath day, may be prohibited mi
against the prayer of the petitioners, which was ad
and 5000 copies of the report ordered to be printed
Me committe was discharged
Ertract Of a Letter from Dover, dated Jan. o.
81 have spen, some days in this place, since the SEES
commenced and have of course paid some attention tc
proceedings of the Legislature. am not singular in
oiaon that the members of the present Legislature
as earnestly and faithfully engaged in the discharge of
public duties as men be, or any Legislature that
preceded them, have more business like
SION, or one in which the members seemed to feel
he responsibility of their situations. Business progrt
au,ls ad of sma