Delaware gazette and American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1837, 1832-09-28
FOR THE GAZETTE AND wArcnnAs.
no poCTOR A. MAUDAIM

TO DOCTOR A. NAUDAIN.
SIR-In addressing you through the medium of
a public journal, we should possess a greater de-
gree of ignorance than usually is imputed to our
unfortunate race, were we not sensible of the diff
ference between our humble unaspiring situation,
and the towering eminence reached by you; fully
aware, however, of our degraded condition, we are
the more encouraged through sense of our weak
ness in calling your attention to a few remarks,
hoping thereby not to afford you pretext for alarm
apprehension for your personal safety or welfare.
Having conducted with due propriety actions
in conformity with our humble station, great was
our surprise in finding some months back ourselves
placed upon the verge of humiliation by general,
and as we thought uncharitable prescription of our
race. Looking TO our good behaviour passport
or protection from mal-treatment, in vain we were
nearly driven to state of desperation in finding
ourselves included in one fell sweep of destruction.
Deeming it unimportant at this time to argue
upon the unleasonabeness of holding us respon-
slble for the fendish conduct of a few misguided
wretches elsewhere, we shall proceed with our re-
marks upon the part taken by you in the affair.
We are ready to excuse women, children, and the
more ignorant part Of mankind who knows nothing
Of the world beyond their immediate neighbour
hood but for Senator of the U. S. and candidate
for Governor Of this State, we can make no such
allowances the presumption is that his knowledge
Of the physical power of the government, and the
mbecility and ignorance of the other party should
have caused him to allay the ferment, in place of
exciting the to the most condennable extent,
" congregatirg the people (aftef having never
been known to utter sentence in the Senate
chamber upon an important question to his con-
stituents, who were paying him eight dollars per
day to properly represent them,) and in this case
becoming bawling demagogue of impassioned
persecution Of portion of human beings, whose
only great sin is their ignorance and colour some
OF whom caressed him in infantile years with pa
ternal tenderness and others that toiled and vast
ed their substance in his employ, in aid of procur
ing the splendid comforts and luxuries which en-
compass him. %
Now sir, if we could see in such conduct, any
reason to believe your actions proceeded from pune
motives lmpelled by your fears our sympathy would
lead us to solicit you, for honor's sake, for Justice
sake, nay more for your own sake, to resign youi
senatorship, and be content TO grovel in that low
ness of station which your contracted soul alone fits
you TO occupy. As it is, however, we can only at
tribute your conduct to hatred of our species and
bombastc desire TO play off your spurious WASH
ington requirements amidst some of your unsus-
pecting constituents with hope thereby to politi-
cally exat yourself in their estimation, and as such,
your magnanimous efforts must be allowed to be
worth exactly what they will bring in the market
and no more.
| When we were told that during the period of ex-
element, you kept captain of the guard as sem
tlnel at your gate posts and the resolute part of
your family with collection of your neighbours
laying by their fire aims during the night, while
you Sir, were pacing the inner apartments filled
with CONSERVATION and dread increased by each
whstling note of the passing wind, establishment
at your weakness forced us into the candid ac-
acknowledgement, that such ridiculous conduct
capt the climax of human absurdities.
To screen you from a repettion- of similar heart
rending shocks, we earnestly implore you to slide
down from that towering pinnacle which your rest
less ambition has forced you to climb. You doubt
less have already realized more public favours
than your most sanguine partizans ever anticipated
Common honesty should induce every man when
he expects compensation for his services, not to
undertake what he is incompetent to rightly per-
form, and what he does undertake, he should feel
bound by all the ties of honour and justice to ex-
| ecute.
| Suppose the infatuation Of your friends, should
go SO far to elect you Governor of this State.
What think ye would be your stuation2 Remem-
Der, that the "great gambler of the vest" I'M
der whose banners you are enlisted, predicts war,
IN connection with other scourges. How would you,
Sir, as the commander in chief the military for
of this State bear yourselfin leading to VIC
torious combat or in screening them from carnage
Work the question by your old favorite :" rule of
three,' thus: If unfounded reports of improbable
ties based upon the certainty of tmpoSsibtLitieS
could effect such wonderful cattering among the
dry bones Of my heroism as TO cause me to fancy
each conclusion proceeded from the souud of an
enemies artillery. What would be the real stua-
ton of affairs fthose apprehensions were changed
into certainties and actually called uponto expose
my body as mark to be shot at like buzzard
by the mercenaries of Europe or even the soldiers