Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-10-12
From the National journal.
TRIUMPH IN DELAWARE

now constrained to admit tnat IL mas pech sui
passed by the total rout of the jackson party IA
the State Of Delaware. Although every aia
which federal power and pa4enage, used IN every
shape which ingenuity could devise. OF reckless,
ness execute, and which Misrepresentation ana
calumny could bring 10 bear, was gwen to our
opponents, the force Of truth, OF PATRIOTISM and
Of sound principles. was found to be not only
uncomfortable, but irresistible. In Mr.. Me-
Lanes own County, where Jacksonism has al
WAYS before maintained its stand. and proved
itself sufficiently powerful to defeat its opponents
no sooner has the master spirit disappeared from
the scene. than reaction takes place. and the
county becomes regenerated, disenthraled. -
Even there, so unpopular has become the Jack
son administration-cruel, revengeful. and rum
GUS. as regards individual feelings and interests;
and imbecile. short sighted, and dlsparaglng, as
concerns the nation, its veal and Its reputation
that the adherents of General Jackson could no
longer sustain HIM: bat, IN crowds, threw up
their adhesion, and came over to our ranks
We have the authority of the Jackson editor OF
the Wilmington Gazette, himself, for this decla-
| ration In the bltsrness of his despair, he has
for once forgotten has consistency, and become
honest-let his own words speak:
| 1--WE have bea3p, routed, overwhclmed.-
Men protesting an al Ghment to the principles
| of the party by whieffthe administration were
placed in power, and processing to approve of its
measures deserted oar ranks in great numbers.
on the ground of mere personal preference for
the CLAW candidate for the office of Sheriff, who
presented no other. or scarcely any other re-
commentator for Office, than his poverty though,
| lor years past he has lived comfortably without
work. On this ground they deserted their post
lost sight Of their duty to themselves-the par
ty and their principles and have assisted IN
breaking down our majority IN this county. SO
that we can entertain no hopes OF succeeding
with our congressman. and have given to our OPP
ponents the only Office in our county which was OF
any value or influence, III the very time that they
see the power of the Executive, the Legislature
and the Courts ofthe State, eXerted IN proscrib-
! ing their political friends and rewarding the par
isans of their opponents and strengthening that
party against US!
I've cannot but feel and express our aston
ishment at The infatuaton which could have in
duce, them to commit this act of political suicide.
| But such is the fact, and we must bear the con-
quences We do not doubt that they will have
ample reason 70 lament it at their leisure. when
| it will be out Of their power to remedy the evils
which 1t will produce to them.
| :. If they retain the common feelings and spr-
| it which should fill the breasts Of Jackson men,
! the exulIaton and the suppre ssed Singer OF the
Clay men, and their open declaration that they do
not thank them for their kindness. they must al
ready feel the sting Of modification and regret
that they should have been so easily imposed up
on. They have thrown themselves s. their friends
INTO the mower of their adversaries, and from the
manner in which they have seen their power ex-
ercised in other matters. they may Jadge in what
manner they will be treated for their treachery to
their friends by those TO whom they have given
this power at this sacrifice.
1.-The fact that the very man FOR whom they
have made this sacrifice had declared that he could
not in conscience support a ia, kson man. winch
has been proved by the solemn oath of several
witnesses, taken in consequence of his making
oath to denial OF it. and that they were made
fully acquainted with he fact, excites special
wonder Ii seems TO II, more like a dream
than reality: but we cannot shut our eyes to
the truth: and il cannot be denied that we have
been broken down by the treachery OF our pro-
fesSed friends, anu that our defeat has been over
whe'ming.
: IF Jackson's army. at New Orleans. had
been composed Of such men, how awful must the
consequences have been to the country. We can
bear lef.a. for II is no disgrace to be beaten: we
can fee an open and favored enemy wlth0u, DIS
NAV nr dread bui treachery in ones own camp.
and "a weakness # mine, or purpose that will per-
nit those upon ahum dependence is placed for
support. to be begued and entrappcd by the en-
emy. is an evil calculated to make the hearts Of
the 0ravest aud oest to faulter.'
So much for the admission of an opponent -
But what say our friends:
| Mr.. Niles says II is believed that the whole
Anti-Jackson ticket for members of the State Lee
si,ature, Sheriff, &c. has succeeded in New
Castle county BY small majority, which coun-
ty, in 1928, gave majority of 525 to the Jack
son ticket. If so-it is supposed that joint bal
lot in the Legislature would standby Clay,
ONE Jackson. the whole Humber of members in
both houses being so.
/ 1t would have been too cruel not to leave one
JacksOnian in the Legislature to communicate
with the Delaware Gazette. Yet we are not
sure that even such unheard of cruelty has not
been practced. The Baltimore Patriot has the
following paragraph
'Deiewdre E3ection.--We have not as vet re-
ceived the returns of the election on tuesday
7 l.. l..s. - Al Il