Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-07-04

deny, the lace oil these facfS, thai lte al
taenis an. energy. He has passed through The fiery
ordeal of Georgia. f,om The il split into poll.
,icaI parties through the biuerest trials which any
| man could encomntsr from personal enemies ; yet
without giving any part of such proof, that he
bessed with frness Of character, strength of mind
He deird the whole federal party in Georgia, even
when shu, iron, their social boards he command
ell The confidence of the whole republican party
of Georgia, in close union with the Balwins and the
Jacksons and was graced 10y them with the first office
IN their g anI yet he has given particle oi PROOF
o his " republican primo pIes! When invested with
the delegated dignity OF Geoi gin, lie stood among tn
first men the aoor Of the Senate OF the U. ST. one
oil lis first orators OF it's leading politicians the
bu'watk OF the Republican party, as he was proudly
called by The first man in this nation-si We must
he 50 courteous TO yield 10 the prejutccs OF an
anonymous writer, anil deny all hrmness of charac
ter, all strength of mind, all Independence ofrepnh
can principles, to w. II. Crawford.-If in his whole
career in the Senate Of the u S he gave few bad
vo'es or made two bad speeches, is more
than The hest or wisest have done before him =
ASK those, who have associated with him IN GeorQia
or nj Washington, in public in private life those
| who know him personally, and see whether they
agree in opinion with a Farmer. All that have
neard ON this subject, from men whose judgments
deserve To he respected, (and we have not been idle
IN seeking such information is directly calculated
TO confirm The testimony which his acts have
| thrown around him. They will tell you that the YER,
qaa'i'ies whirhlwe have noticed those which
| strongly recommend him To the highest Office in the
nation In fact, what mighty impos,or must this
W. I'll. Crawford have been He has raised, him
sell from the lowest some of the highest stations
IN an elective government has oustripped all his
competitors IN Georgia has placed himself among
the foremost men in the Senate he has Obtained a
high reputation among those who have seen
hiu tried, and known him best-obtaned seven
years ago the OF 81 representatives TO non,i-
nate him To the Preseniia chair and VET turns ont
obe utterly destitute of strength Of character and of
republican principles. Why, " what drugs, what
charms, what COMPUTATION. and what mighty magic,
has thus mighty npostor employed? The secret of
| tue whole perhaps turns ou 10 be, that MI Craw
ford was never questioned. until his merits had given
him lpretensions TO the Presidential chair.
4 (d) 1.-THE tsintere sied sacrifice OF his own inter
esis, 10 the superior claims Of Revolutionary Pat
riot, or 10 the harmony Of his party; is TO he
commentator f such act of self denial, OF
| which so few men would he capable, is 10 I've sci
aside as matter OF no Importance, why let wipe
out at once all the distinctions between vice and
| virtue Let us take Aaron Burr again 10 arms
(s) Oh! no reflections intended .-Ccriany not
thus 10 strip him nf his merit, by assembling his
duct, wholly 10 policy q What happy knack (said
Mr.. Adamsl these French have OF paying compli-
men's '-What happy kaack this man has of avoid
| on Some scepics have doubted their own exist
| ence.
| co Are we 10 wade again all this trash Of
the Augusta charge Are again call for the
proofs Of his ha,ing solemny given bis assent ia
The Address the aston ishment which MIR. Barnett,
one OF the Republican Comuii,tee, expresses at
ing such n sentiment in t?-If can believe, roo,
that DIR. Abbott had any commune alton with Mr.
| Crawford on the subject, such have been
the state of his own mind.-lf he did AT the time
he was mistaken in Deliberately sanciionng Ivy his
| vote he ought TO nave given up which he
liked, simmer than taken i, with such condition.
MANY think differently his subject hut II ne was
mistaken ~ this course, This single act nvali-
date his character for irmncss
| ny Adm'i'ed-and so was of the hrighiesi
I men ~ this Daiion-James Madison But, thouc h
| ms - blot uron ibcir escucheon, yet il is not
| every swallow that makes - summer"
| . tD Dsnied--and us we humhy think, have made
(k) Here IRE have assertion v,,hor, oua atom, oc
proof. The fac. is so, any one who has at
tended TO The history of ihe u ought have learn
| ed what does this writer mean that Mr. G. has not
Unsupported OF any one measure or, that having dis
| approved OF some, yet I've bound 10 ab,ntIon IN
administration. the general measures Of which he
| liked, and 10 the head Of which lie was attached -
4 What prrverse destiny has Mr. c. been! While
| the prints of Mr.. Calhoun charge him with being
uniformly opposed 10 the administration, here is a
man who charges him will uniformly acqiiescing in
| any Thing
| ~ u IS remark Of Fielding, that nm an'hor may
| write little better subject from sometimes un-
ders"nd'ng a l''ile about H. Such would have been
the case with our friend, if he had uI dipped le
| into the history Of those times. Why did not Mr.
| Crawford to more ia France Because her govern
ment 1as ~ thai time It's " eveniful period
lin the very ibr"rs of the death OF one sovefc
aod The hirih of ann'ier.On the eth Of July, 1873
Mr. G informs the Duke of Bassano Of his arrival in
pans; Oa the 8ih August, he receives an answer
from Dresden of The 1si, where NAPOLEON then was
--Un the Bib Sept. he duke writes again expressing
himself s"licitors that NJ. c. should present his let
ter oi credence TO the emperor ia Paris He did
repeaf his invitation 10 communicates with him
The operations of the war taids Mr. C.) will pro
hably heain the emperor in the north until The rim
fer u IS believed The Duke of Bassano will not re-
turn before him IL this opinion should he raaIizcd
the ioiuter iriH he far 0dapced bscre shall be able
m drr'o The attention If Me Frfnch government tn the
subjects IF discussion bei,ceeH the tpo nrfioys -
most "ev"nln crisis indeed for tlnpg any ding -!
Oo The 18th Oct. was the hattie Of LEIPZIG. o., he
| Ith NOvember he arrived ~ Paris This indeed
| was of'sis Tor negotiation Notwithstanding, Mr..
y opened the matter he could--the replv
| was ronriiiaiory indemnity was promised US in &c.
neral ierms--abohi the i6,h January learning that
D"piparie was about 10 leave PdrS place himself
Al the head of ms tropps-he addressed a note 10 III
i DUKE of Nicenza agnin pressing for an immediate
dec~ion--ihc very day Which was to have bcen
presented ia" minister left P'rs for the head quar-
teis oI the atmy-On the LIST Dec The allied pove,
had issued The celebrated Declaration Of War
tnga'nsi Bonapare ~ Frankfort France was invaL-
eeh-bonipuie necessarily engaged in recruiting
n'S army aud reIienish'ng his exhausted finances "
On me 25'h Jan. he quilted tho capilaOn the 6jl,
April he atdicated the firone--ihe whole r'egf|i,l
interval hlod ~, with the severest struggles for his
iie aud his thrOne-an " erentfW period" indeed
'or pressing the claims Of indemnity Of ~ nation 5000
NILES from The theatre OF action IA new reign fol-
lnwed--atarhed II was to England ~ : time
"hrn we were ut war with Der, how much could we
| expect tom The rxeriiuns of minister, unin lac
reirrned bone Evenifnl then, ~ This crisis was
los france, IT was the worst winch we could have
selected for IN efficient negotiation lie was not
even received by he King III France TIL Aug nth,
i6il-anh 90 The fth March following, w. ind him
Nominated (under the lille Of" iite minister ia
Francc') as Secretary nj war.
(m) Il was not ay,inst the law; anil though we
a1mu the measure was wrong, vel il still remains IA
SHOW The want OF frmness, or of virtic which ,fie
ia'ed The appointments of man a dscretion go wei
Known ~ Mr.. &. aud Nv whom the business could
have been So well con,luciod
: (") No surh thing MIR. G.. avows that ~
Knows oi no prac''re ~ The Office which has evei