Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-05-19
REMARKS OF MIR. NAUDAIN,

REMARKS OF MR. NAUDAIN,
OF DELAWARE,
In the Senate, upon the motion 10 Print ana reJer
The ,,rocee6tings of the I" Jackson Republican
Delegates, of Neir Castle County," presented
10 the Senate, on Wednesday last, by the Iacel
President
Mr.. NAUDAIN said, that the citizens of New
Castle County, speaking for themselves by their
memorial signed by majority of all the legal
voters of that county, appeared few weeks
since before the Senate, declaring their OPINION
that the distress which pervaded the country,
and which seemed to be still increasing Was oc-
casioned by the removal of the public depostes
from the Bank ofthe United states; .hal 10 . e.
feet this removal the President had violated Inc
laws and disregarded the Constitution OF the
country; and praying Congress to cause the de-
nosites TO be restored, and the Bank to be re-
chartered, as in their opinion, the only ef1ectu-
al means of relief.
Now. sir said Mr.. N, we have the proceed
ings Of meeting of delegates appointed by
primary assemblies of the people, in the seve-
raj hundreds of that country, presented 10 the
Senate through its presiding officer; settlng
forth. as they say the views and opinions OF the
Democracy of New Castle County," and APP
proving of all the acts of the Executive be
fore proceed to notice the resolutions them-
selves. / will say word or two about the man
-ner in which this same meeting OF delegates was
got up.
First. sir. paper was circulated for sigma
tire. purporting to be call for all those Gppro-
piag the conduct of the President, to meet IN
general county meeting, and express their views
and sentiments. But when TINS paper was pas
sed round. so many of the former supporters or
the President refused to sign it, that 1T became
obvious such meeting must be an entire tall
ure. and expose their impotent attempt 10 scorn
and derision. The plan of operations was then
changed. Circulars were sent round TO the
faithful in the respective hundreds, 10 cail a
meeting in each hundred, and send hye dele
gates from each to country convention, to eX-
press their opinions about the present state OF the
affairs of the country
The Jackson party, sir, have hitherto polled
something upwards of 1900 votes in that coun-
ty. But with all this effort to parade and or
ganize their force these primary meetings were
miserable failures In the two Southern hun
dreds of the county, containing about 600 vo-
ters and where the strength OF parties was near
w equal but % persons attended these calls, as
Ihave been informed by most respectable au-
thority. And even in the city OF wilmington,
with all the advantage of night meeting and
drumming up for their forces, they could bring
but about forty or fifty to rally round their stand
ard And these delegates, thus appointed by a
handful of the people Of the county; nearly, II
not quite one half of them too, old, thorough,
Incorporating, proscrlptlve federaiists, nave
undertaken to express :" the views ana opinions
of the Democracy of Newcastle County"
Sir, if they had professed to express, what
their PROCEEDINGS do cypress, the sentiments OF
the Jdcksonisns of the county, should not have
thought it my duty to trespass upon the time
and patience of the Senate, in endeavoring to
expose the pretences by which they are attempt
inc TO practise upon their fellow citizens
Mr.. President, l have been citizen of New
Castle County more than fifteen years. | was
brought up in the school ofDemocracy. Ihave
been honored with the confidence and support
of that portion of my fellow citizens, in days
that are past, when the old party lines were
strongly drawn. was thrice nominated by
the Democratic State Convention for a seat in
the other House of Congress, and received the
support OF that party IN opposition TO that dis
tnguished FederaliSt, the present Secretary OF
State, whose brother | see is now among the
chosen organs of the Democracy ofNew Cas-
tie County"
Sir it is well known that political contests in
the State, which have the honor in part to re-
present on this floor, were always fought on the
old distinctions of Democracy and Federalism,
until the year 1927 Then the spirit of Jackson
ism swept over our little State and overturned
our old party divisions; and our citizens as they
have done every where else, ranged themselves
under new banners. And now, sir, alter they
have pulled down the good old Democratic nag,
torn il in pieces and scattered its fragments to
every wind-after associating themselves with
the most uncompromising Federallsts within the
State-with one-half OF th1S rery meeting, mace
up of the bitterest of the opponents OF Democra-
cy-men who had spent their political lives in
reviling it, and the great founder of the party,
Mr.. Jefferson; with men among them, too, who
not long since declared that III they thought
they had one drop Of Democratic blood in their
veins they would have it out at the risk OF life,
such men, MIR. President, so elected, and so con-
stituted, are talking about "the views and OPT
Mons of the Democracy of New Castle Coun-
ty"n!
What do such men know of Democracy2-
They have always represented Democracy as
the opinions of disorganzers and jacobins; as a
political heresy, most dangerous to the stability
IF the Government and the liberties of the Peo-
ple. Some of these were the black cockade
men of '99, the advocates of alien and sedition
laws and all the other abuses of power which
thrust the old Federal party from office. These
have always been high prerogative men; up
holders of the Executive IN all assunlp'l nn OF
in the Government; and yet, sir, these men pre-
tend to talk about g the views and opinions OF