Alexandria Gazette

Renunciation of Jacksonism.-It will be seen by his letter published in our paper to-day, that Richard H. Bayard, Esq. has resigned his seat in the Senate of this State, for reasons which are assigned in the letter, and which are every way creditable to him. Mr. Bayard was, until recently, among the most prominent and efficient of the supporters of General Jackson in this State: the transactions of the last nine months have satisfied him, that a further support of General Jackson, is incompatible with the paramount duty which every citizen owes to his country.-Delaware Jour.

WILMINGTON, JUNE 2d, 1834.

SIR: In the fall of the year Eighteen hundred and thirty-two I was elected a member of the Senate of the State of Delaware, for the term of four years.

My name was presented at that time to the people of New Castle County, by the Jackson party as one of their candidates for that office, and my election was of course owing to their strength in the County

The recent measures of the party as well as some of the doctrines of President Jackson, as their chief, in relation to the nature and extent of the powers of the Executive Department of the Federal Government, being in my humble opinion repugnant to the constitution of the United States; and having a tendency to change the nature of our institutions, prevent my continuing to be any longer one of its members.

Under these circumstances I cannot reconcile with my own sense of propriety the further occupation of an office which was obtained through their means and which they may suppose would be still within their control if it were an open question. I therefore, Sir, hereby resign my seat in the Senate of the State of Delaware. I have the honor to be very respectfully, your obedient servant,

R. H. BAYARD.

Joshua Burton, Esq.
Speaker of the Senate of the State of Delaware.