ron THE DELAWARE JOURNAL.
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In the Journal of the god ult. there appeared
mass Of extracts proving the violent hostility which
Mr.. Harker once felt and expressed against Gene
raj Jackson. These show that Mr.. liarker. tor
number Of years, had strong objections, he grounds
Of which still existl against the Chleltan. lhey
are also sufficient TO crush at once, any person
who possesses common feeling. Nothing but
shameless hardihood and audacity could supporta
man against such torrent Of evidence of guilt u
is certainly no longer in the power OF Mr. Harkerto
shelter himself under the old excuse of their being
Sc garbled extracts" Such numerous. so often re-
peated and such direct expressions go to show, r-
reutably, that they were the candid, reasonable and
honest convictions Of their author and his present
and denial Of the inpartiafity of this
evidence, exhibit declenson from integrity dis
graceful TO his individual character as it is destruc-
tive to his political reputation. desperate mo
ment has arrived when a man is forced to deny his
own words to support himself before the People
nothing but madness would allow it. But like all
the subterfuges Of deceit i will fall and eventu-
ate in bringing upon its victim additional disgrace.
| The question arises, should the Public give Gre
dence to the words Of man who has thus sacrificed


principle and prostrated truth Is there any law,


municipal, national or revealed, that can demand
such course Of public sentinell Does not such


disregard Of truth, Mr.. Harker's conduct mani


fests imply an indifference Of consequences and 4
removal Of the moral sense l-Every public charac-
ter who has any influence the sources OF intel
ligeHce, should be candid in his reasons and i'm


partial in his dispensations. 1t ne be otherwise,


truth becomes perverted, the public mind is decev-
ed and poisoned, and honest credulity is made the
dupe Of ambition and hypocrisy And what has