The Delaware Gazette

FOR THE GAZETTE.

To the Republicans of Pencader Hundred.

I was extremely sorry to find so much disunion among my political brethren, as I witnessed at the Red-Lion meeting of the 9th instant, and most sincerely regretted to find that the intrigue of the New-Castle leaders had insinuated itself into Pencader hundred. Through the influence of a certain gentleman, whose business naturally gives him some influence, a considerable portion of the citizens of that hundred became violently opposed to a certain local measure, now in agitation, contrary to their own interests and a majority of the people of the hundred. The gentleman from Pencader who was so loquacious in opposition to the old and true method of forming the county ticket, was a few weeks ago, as is very well known, an active advocate for the removal of the seat of justice, and is now as active in opposition--the reason of this sudden change deserves an explanation.--

By some accident he was prevented from attending the Red-Lion meeting of the 24th of June, and did not happen to be placed on the committee appointed at that meeting, for to meet on a subsequent day, to draft a petition for the removal of the seat of justice, &c. &c. Immediately upon hearing that he was not one of that committee, he changed sides, and went riding about through his neighborhood, telling the ridiculous story that a new court house would cost the county 60,000 dollars--that their taxes would be doubled and trebled to pay this, and asserted the same in a small meeting of his own hundred, held for the purpose of consulting upon the measure. Now, what are the people of Pencader hundred to think of the weak, puerile and fickle creature, who would let the disappointment of being a member of a committee, influence him in a matter of so much consequence to a majority of the inhabitants of New-Castle county? I should not be disappointed to see this gentleman, in case he should lose his election, (as it is said he is now intriguing for a seat in the assembly), change politics altogether. I hope the citizens of Pencader hundred will be more circumspect in their choice, and not elect for their representative a mere weather-cock, who will change sides with every wind. The station of representative requires more firmness, than perhaps any other; and a degenerate politician is, of all others, the most unfit for that station.

G.