Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-11-02
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rian," who writes in the last St. Louis
Enquirer, recommends Mr.. Crawford
for the next Presidency, because " of all
the heads of departments no one unco-
vered his sentiments ION the Missouri
question: on that public occasion (the
4th OF July but the Secretary of the Urea
sury, William II. Crawford. He gave
for his toast a sentiment in favor of the
unconditional admission of Missouri into
the union"
Thus Mr.. Crawford has attempted to
mount upon this sectional hobby to ride
into the presidential chair. Did Mr.. c.
or his friends ever read ashington's
farewell address! lie deprecates local
prejudiccs and local questions. But this
toast is given "with magnanimiy
which belongs to his frank and manly
character" Wonderful! Why, then,
will not Mr.. Crawford, " with magma
nimity which belongs to this same frank
and manly characters" report on the re-
solution of Congress, passed in 1878,
calling upon him for his views on the
great question of INTERNAL IMPROVE
MENT? This question is officially sub
m;tted 10 him by Congress, and he will
not report-whilst his love for the ditfu-
sion of slavery is oFFIcioUsLY volunteer
ed. And for what? Why, torsooth, for
electioneering purposes
But the hobby is jaded! He has rode
it Though the slayehoding states, and it
is rode down. He is left dismounted 10
several of those states, and even in Mis-
souri, itself, he is thrown out of his sad
die; and the very editor who publishes
the feelings Of "a Missourian," says
the people in that state have put another
in his seat. equipped too, with whip and
spurs-Mr. Clay is the man Of Missouri.
Mr.. Crawford has thus been compel
led 10 surrender his hobby on its native
turf, and seems dexterously to be taxing
water on the New-Yorl Canal, under
the flag of the famous ohhosers of the
unconditional admission Of Missouri"
II" ALPS we'll that ends zuelP'-but Mr..
Crawford and his hobby seem to have
separated on the way, and come to bad
end. This may be expected to be the
fate of all the cabinet officers of the go
vernment, who set out on question be-
fore The cabinet itself acts. This was
great question, which the cabinet had to
act Upon when the bill went before the
President. How dare Mr.. Crawford,
then, to come out eiecsioneering on it,
and thereby attempt, illegitemately to
speak, upon this question the supposed
sentiments Of the President? Ifhc would
condescend to give his opinion when
called for, upon great constitutional
questions, such as internal improve
ments, he might stand better chance
TO escape the charge Of Intermediates in
Offering opinions upon other occasions,
when respect for the station he holds
would seem to require him to be silent.
Mr.. Crawford's friends acclaimed
most loudly against the friends of re-
striction, because, said they, "these wish
TO ride into power BY exciting sectional
feelings and local parties" But 10 and
behold, when Mr.. Crawford is about to
be hard run-is about to be distanced,
event in the South, his friends are trying
to dig up from the grave, this ill-omened
question, and once more to convulse the
nation with its electric power. A Pre-
sident elected npon such aquestion, will
heal but few Of the wounds already in
flic,ed upon the national harmony. Mr..
Jefferson thought this a question big
with the fate of the Republic! How dare
his pretended disciple, then, attempt to
revive It! How dare his friends attempt
to revive it The political adpenturer
loves the rage ofparty. The magnahi,
nous and manly" statesman loves public
tranquility. The first feeds upon the
prcjudices, the latter submits to the
calm decisions, Of the people.