Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-05-30

passions of man in their worst, most angry
aud vindiciive form.
If the 4" high tory principles" as they
are termed, of DIR. WaddelI, have so startled
Pendleton i'm his confidence in Mr.. Crawford
if by this cause he loses all faith and DEEPEN
dence in the integrity of his political creed if
to be educated by this beneiactor of his spe-
cies be any cause TO faint the mind he has di-
rected and expanded say it this be So, let
Pendletnn look with wary glance before
him there is an adder in his path whose
gleaming eye he has not yet caught. How
will he be astounded TO hear that Mr.. CALHouN
was educated by this arch hereto of g high
tory principles ?" MASON.
TO THE EDITORS OF THE ENQUIRER.
A word more with you, gentlemen, and
shall have done.
You charge me with bad recollection Of
facts, and give direct negative to my asser-
ton, that Clark's pamphlet was printed "ahnut
the time he was first elected Governor" You
add, with minuteress of error on your part,
truly felici,ous-" He TClark] was elected in
Nov. 1919, by II votes over Col. TrOup. His
famous TRADE was published about September
lG20-about 10 months after This is one
bIunder.-The whole people of Geogia have
not then twice returned true bill" las
Wythe said in his last number,) by twice
electIDg him Governor after the pamphlet APP
peared.--This is another hunder"
Now happen to have by me a copy of the
pamphlet, thus dated =" Augusta printed AT
the Georgia Advertiser Office, 1919" The
two blunders," therefore, You will please,
gentlemen, TO transfer to yourselves!
You intimate that | dcsignedly left it in
doubt whether the election of governor was
made nv nnnnla fhnir ,tasi
Yet, in my second communication, said,
Governor Clark was elected "against thr
amable and popular Colonel Troup, when
probably, every voter lin The last resort) had
copy OF the pamphetin his hands" BY the
terms last resort, clearly alluded 10 the vote
in the, legislature, in contradistinction TO the
canvass before the people. But the strength
of Clark against Crawford (Col. Tr0up was
hut the representative of the latter had been
fully and warmly tried at the county polls in
the choice OF representatives. Ii was there
inre unlmportant To specify whether the cleo
ton OF governor was Immediately by the peo-
pie, or their representatives. 1t was virtual
ly decided by both, and Mr.. Crawford and
his party were douhly defeated!
Iou ask" Is Glass's word to be relied on
AS proof of bribery, when Glass is proved
to be tiLlGin ?' Ireply, that he was Judge
Taits principal witness before the legislstive
committee, introduced 10y himself, after hav-
ing had long interview some nights before.
with MIR. Crawford the latter in bedl as is
proved by the nnqurstionable testimony al
Henry Williams esquire, who was, at the fine
las is bclieved) also "A member of the legisa
ture.-The confession Of Glass which is now
objected to was extorted from him on ii cross
examination
The editors of the Enquirer repeat that
they will not dip into Governor Cark's
pamphlet. lfthey wish to nurse their strange
predictions Tor Mr.. Crawford, they will do
well Ia adhere to that resolution. But how
are the people to be kept from knowledge
of the overwhelming facts that it dscloses
WYTHE.
REMARKS.
A " few more last words with Wythe-
and we have done with hlm.
We cannot be so obging as to transfer the
two blundcrs" TO ourselves. The cap fits
him better. If his prejudices will permit him
To learn little prudence, this single Circum-
stance will teach him caution. 1t will furnish
him another proof of the maxim that Nulla
Tides 'front.' for even title page may de
ceIre him.-W his pamphlet says, it
was not circulated non even printed in 1919
The following piece of testimony would ST.
II
taken from the " augusta .4dUeriiser'' of Sep
TENDER 182O-(and copy of this famous
pamphlet was received at the Enquirer Office
on the cd October 1890:
Gen John Clark the present Governor, some time be-
lore ms election put into our hands manuscript with
number OF accompanying Documents containing an expo
sure OF certain transactions which took place yer
sgo between hmselfaud WIN. H. Crawford Esq. which he
directed Us 10 print with all convenient dispatch with
aIthoriL1g the publication of any part Of it till he
gave directions 10 thot effect The ruas nulente
P 70 press, bm e printing at the time Of
me G9Urnors election after that on with
he work hut without extraordinary exertiuns TO hav
hastily finished We some time after received m ntima
tou from his EIceency that he wished the work compile
ted a. early it could be conveniently done though In
thought il probable he should permit its being mad,
public dill after he Of Office Some of the sheet
Of the pamphlet however, have understand ly mean
wholly unknown to Us, went out of Ofce-and these
having IN all likelihood, passed through several hands
mny probably have given occasion TO some remarks upnl
or auson 70, the pamphet, which, whether just
con he determined by those into whose hands il
II would NOT probably appeared for many months In,
u not been Tor the course taken by those Who whether ora
6ed by s appearance will have The pleasre here
after OF rencctng tat they have been instr,merts "a
orng'"g or'n At a" e'rier period than was eon'empa
pbleVwillappoar in the course Of next week.
1t Is, therefore, clear that on the 1st cleo
ton Of governor Clark, the pamphlet was no
printed.
The mode Of circiing The governor was 81
cqulyocally stated by Wythr in his last No
that we at Grst believed him tn state the elpc
iion was made by ihepeoplr. Hence the npces
sity of putting the reader on his guard
was Important to specify the mode of election
because the results might have been diIrren
from each other. On the last election Of Nr
CLARK, lac had majority orbut too votes owe
Col. Troup but 1t is believed that he woul,
have failed in an election by the people, he
cause The counties have the same number q
representatives, though they differ in the mum
ber Of their ,otes--aud some Of the larges
counties wore opposed ~ Tive reelection q
gov. C.--lThe election was during that yer
session transferred To- th' peopiel This con
cl"sion, t'eu, adds auolherto Wytht's Bud
pfi 0C B'uu6crs~