Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1829-03-20

s,nno new interest since his arrival in this country IL
will be seen by the article copied from the Ahef
can hathe has kidnapped from mis- asylum III georgia
and TRANSPORTED by sea to where he for
time concealed withheld from the legal authority, by whom
his person was demanded Just and universal the indg-
nation against Sphensons conduct must be moral com
munv like ours il is not likely that this feeling renderus
usepsblc to the daring and noent outrage upon laws
which has been committed in the seizure of his person. and
a parent attempt carry him orcibly from tile country
Mr. Van Buren, resigned the office of Governor of New
York on the 18th inst the Lieutenant Governor, Mr. Thoop
will discharge the duties Of the office, during the residue Of
the term for which Mr. Van Buren, elected
pon assuming the duties of his Office, Mr. Throop adj
Dire ID the considerable length for the pupose,in
part of presenting them with brief outline of his views
and opnon In this brief outline, there presented some
views and opinions which, coming in an official form
from the Executive of State strike having at least the
attraction of novelty Our reading does not furnish us with
an instance Chief Magistrate who has gene quite SO far
as Mr. Throop, in identifying hmsefw party and in pro-
claiming the inabity of his party The introduction of to-
pics of this kind in gubenatoa address, is neither in good
taste is of good example TO community Already too
much exasperated by party feeling. The selfcompacency
which through the following passage might cause smile,
if its cant and lliheay did not excea deeper feeling
OF tho political parties known history there has
been one ttc democratic pay) and but one which from the
mantain,d AN unvaried character, md has constantly had
te bnbfc rood for IFS object Drawing its principles from
the whsn OF the revolution, and looking steadastly
TO the mamie nance of the federal constitution, and the
enlargement Of the privileges OF the people as its RESULTS
IL trpmptcd 1898, supported the government through
the pers Of the war, and has recently again trlump
ell in this state and throughout the This party has
at times, lost its power by disunon and by those cfea
heahhf fuctuat Of the will of the people, incident
to popular governments ard has oten gained It, when
an opportunity for reflection and fuller inoiniit was
afforded" "H stands upon as o'2gino foantatoa,
and for whatever OF political principle public pros
perity enjoy, indebted to its uniformity OF
character and its unsauteI perseverance. have lived
in for its principles and not too tasdous
to ayow my determination to labor for it, continued ascer-
ancy, by the pcnay exercise of all the proper means
that may be placed my disposal with it, am content
TO stand or fall %
4 little more ftStilousneSs in he Governor would
have been bcconinoi whatever may be his political sen
,nents and however disposed he may be to make them the
governing principle Of his official conduct odecouin
proper pect for the stat he occupied, should have res
trained him from this open avowa of his party preferences
and of his determination to act upon them in his official capa
city Such language should only be heard political club,
from the mouth of stump orator, whose proper materials
are vain glorious assertion and defamation Ii saykabe,
that after thus going of his way and ansccnding the
of his urapay feelings, find the governor in the fol-
lowing PASSAGE mozng upon the and wickedness
opay spirit in strain which would do honor saint
philosopher -
was through the frenzy of feeling from kindred causes
tina, the confirming Quakers were hung IN our ow
country, by unsiable laws the most worthy of Protest
ants and Catholics were burnt at the stake IN Europe b
the instgaon Of hypocriies who feigned zeal for tn
God OF mercy and Europe in the middle ages was drar
ed of its people and treasures by the arts and ambition
popes and priests and princes and nobes to force, by til
sword, the tencts of Christianity upon the deuded Nj
hometans. And finally should sprt Of religious civ
persecution be kindled IN this country against the Meht
dsts, the Bapss the Pesby erians, or amy other sect
against the lawyers the doctors or any other profession
class Of citizens there would not be wanting of c;
pacous minds, but desperate characters to fan the flame
and endeavour to lead their honest and fanatic followers
the wild umut of passions, to sacrifice their victims to tn
hfooch o! actoo."
In the following extract, Governor Throop touches upon
the Morgan excitement, and in the closing paragraph, it will
be socn, suggests remedy for the prevailing irritation
the propet Of dissolution Of the Masonic Association
But should be wanting IN can.our, if, in this inorna
but unreserved expression of feelings omitted to sa
70 YOU that my hopes on this so CT are not without alloy
strong excitement in the public mind justly caused by
outrage i'll the violent abduction OF free citizen
assuming and indeed has great degree assumed cha
racter Which if not seasonaby checked, may introduce
mong moral evils as disastrous those which it propos
correct.
shall be at understood abiding to what is cal
ed the anti masonic excitement. In that excitement hav
myself participated In every past situation in which ha
become my duty to act III reference to it, have endeay
cured by all lawful 70 mark adherence of the vi
olence b. which it produced In my present station
will make it my business it may be my duty, to
else all the power conferred upon me to bring the guilt
authors OF that outrage to condgn punishment
am masonnor have ever had the least desire to
meet with that any other and
so further and says that society association Of uhos
transactions veled from the pubic eye, my at
tro6ahon Yet find it difficult to believe. that society
which has existed for several centuries past under the
jealous governments which has enrolled among its mem
bers persons OF all ranks and conditions and many dsng
ushed for their pety purity OF lives and devotion to tei
country, is founded principles which tend to subvert
government obligations from its members ncon