Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-05-20
RICHMOND. MAY 20. I8s3.
r0 rnE EDITORS Or rmE ENQuIRER.

hiCiiMOND. MAY 20, l32S
+" the EDITORS OF THE ENQUIRER
Gentlemen In your paper of the 18th,
That gave my communication, you invite TO,
reign aid by Presmming, +" that Wythe will call
out reply" The article was sent to YOU
many days IL advance To receive your COM
ents---heleving, that in the defence of Mr..
Crawford you were stepped in so far" that
you would not trust his cause To other hands.
In this, il seems, was mistaken and if Won
look to others for what you taclly arknvw.
ledge your own inability 10 supply--a satisfac-.
tory ''ndicaiion ofyOnr candidate-you will.
apprehend. be equally disappointed. Ever
Mr. Crawford could afford you no efIicirpt
aid for tho old in political controversy. he
must see that he is kaoUn. and in that defeated
But abandonlnS the general merits Of your
Candidate you have seized plank of the
wreck ON which 10 make good your retreat Ia
the shore. In the Enquirer of the 10th YOU
mantain-that +" most Of your readers Nythe
[Sc. Sc &c. to the contrary notwithstsnde
standing J are thoroughly satisfied of the utter
futty of this accusation (Mr. Craw(ord,s
Federalism. For such, however, as still en-
tertaIn the slightest doubt on the matter, we
beg leave to submit lal communication from
Judge Tait-cOnclusive, we would cohscienti
ousIy term it.'
sincerely regret that this individual should
have been dragged from his retreat, in the
wiltis ct Alabama, Ia make an unhappy figure
IN the ptseent contest. would not willingly
remined him either of his crimes ar his mis-
fortunes. But shall the mere wrrtchedness of
his character be allowed Ia silence The discus.
sion, and 10 fix Misrepresentation OH the
public !?
Judge TAFT tells us that he was associated
with MIR. Crawford in literary institution
at Augusta that they removed to the west
and Praciisrd law in he same circuit that
afterwards when he was raised Ia the bench
Mr. Crawford continued 10 practise before
him, &c. But the whole history Of their con
nection IS not developed. / shall briefly stat.
some other transactions in which they were
mutually engaged and leave it to the public
10 say what credit is due 10 the testimony So
ostrniali"usly published in the Enquirer.
10 November 1904, general Clark 1.-THE pre-
sent governor of Georgia) addressed public
Ietterto Messrs. Crawford and TAFT in which he
thus questions the latter =" How long has il
been since you became this genuine republi
can DO you not recol-ct, that till about one
OF the two latter years '99, 1901 and perhaps
alter that, you were in the habit of declaimnr
against the advocates Of the nullifying htg
the law abrogating the yazno contrp Ell and
that you were liberal in your abuse Of general
JAS jackson, Sc? Deny these facts, sir.
u &c. But It appears they were never de-
n'-d.) ten. Clark conc ades - Then, sir,
we may presume, that change Of sentiment
look place with You when you applied for
the appointment of Judge" &c.-Thus il
would seem, that Judge r. like his friend MIR
Z. only changed his politics on moving from
the federal town of Augusta 10 the republican
WESTERN clrcuit-aiter The year '98.
Judge Il. owed his appointment to The
bcnch In 1908, To one ofthe most extaordina-
ry pieces of management, III the part OF Mr.
Crawford, then member of the Legislature
That has ever been laid before the pubic and
aitho' It would aptly illustrate the character of
the latter Tor successful intrigue, | have not
space for the details in this article. Let u.
see what vantage Mr.. c. actually derived
from the promotion of his old associate-
Samuel Clark thus addresses Mr.. C. in Sc
cond letter, dated the s6th Nov. 1904. "My
opposition Ia the election Of Judge TAFT, ON
The ground OF his bring under your influence
and contronl, was founded in truth, in Justice
and sound policy. Happy indeed would it be
Tor The country, lift had an existence only in
my own BRAIN" But tits belief that per-
vades every class of society in the western
district, and which more or less is attached To-
every case determined under his administra-
ZION IN which you are counsel. On this point,
however, donot wish the public To place
their belief ON my individual assertion. The fol-
lowing letters from gentlemen who have been
here during the present session, and whose We
raciiy neither you nor your friend Judge TAFT,
dare lmpeach, area few Of lin. many that
would he willing 10 testify To- the same opii-
ION" The four letters published are an in
direct support Of the above assertion.
We next find Messrs. Crawford and TAFT
engaged in duel with Mr.. Van Allen, one Of
the solicitor generals of Georgia. "This I'M
fortunate man [says General Clark, in his
pamphlet, p. AL who bad previously lost one
of ms eyes, had been engaged in paper con-
trosersy with Charles TAFT ESD, and was
at length challenged by him-Mr Craw-
ford being Mr.. Tait's second hut Mr.. Van
Allen not choosing to consider Mr. TAFT on
iDotlng with himself, it so happened that Mr..
Crawford was eventually brought into the
controyersy-brtween whom a meeting took
place, and Van Allen fell"
In 1906 (according to General Clark's pub
neat on conspiracy was set on foot by Judge
Tat and Others. to destroy general Clark's
character, by means Of sub0rnation Of perjury,
forged papers, sc. fortunately for the intend
ed victim it was early detected and defeated.
w hen the subject was afterwards brought
before the legislature with view TO the I'M
parchment of the Judge, the Speaker prOpOs-
ed that the committee of estigation should
"" "PPVmfuny the HOUSE '" but mf. u
who was still member, and strongly inn
pIcaied with the Judgel observed, that the
Speaker might as well appoint them and
there being M objection, the Speaker went on
to select them and while he was doing this,
Mr. Crawford walked up to the Speakers
table, and began TO write-pretty evidently
for the purpose of presenting himself to tho
Speakers view-and 10 whom the Speaker
casually observed, presume you do not
wish io be on this communicable which MIR.
Crawford replied. that he had no objection