Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-05-20

jet nf this nature What /? An American
secretary vi state Ia think the etiqic,te of first
VISITS from himself aud wife II matter of SD
much Importance as to produce n CIRCULAR,
DOCUMENT, on the subiecl-and that /, doe
ument TO republican SENATOR'S Is this the
foundation stone In system of etiqu-tte-on
which Mr.. Adams would rear The supersiruc-
iuIe, II he should ever gain the summit of his
Wishes: Ii his first visits and thnst. of his la
dysiiip as secretary ofsiair. be deemed by him
matter of sufficient i'm bortance 10 produce y
circular, as carefully worded ms the circular of
the Allied Powers from I,aybaci, or Verona,
to how much greater Importance will his
first visits, and those of her ladvshir be swoI-
len, when he shall have arrived To- that eleva-
ted post-the Presidency But certain am
that the voice of the majority of the people
"f the United States will he largely against
him. There is no fear Of the attainment of
his wishes. BY the principles ofthe constitu-
ton, which ought To b. the Touch stone orme
rlt and qualification. by the true theory of
the rights of man, and the pure principle of the
republican doctrine by the touch-stone of
that pure simplicity, that ought tn character
ne the republican administration nf the U. S.
this gentleman is found wanting
Mr. WIN. IL. CRAwFuRD-next claims our
Solemn attentiOn.-From the smooth tennr
ut tins gcnilrnan's political course, and his
known republican simplicity--it would seem
ut first'iew that nothing serious could he al.
legged against him yet it will appear in the
sequel That he too is not without his faults and
n"lliIcal sins. | am sorry. that candor,
justice, truth and constitutional principle re-
q"'rc me To reprobate some of the political
acts of MIR. Crawford. With all nv respect
r'r his talents and virtues. must deal plainly
with him. ] like MIR. Crawford better than
any "f the other candidates, hut like and love
our constitution. and principles better. l can
never agree entirely To rxonrrafe MIR. Craw-
ford from censure in signing the Augusta Adj
dress Ia MIR. Adams. Mr. Adams's domestic
administration was the very verge lat the
signature of that address) nf assuming the
hldeons form it did afterwards assume Dir.
Nrawtord was then permanent republican.
There is no doubt with me, that MIR. Craw
lord only Intended, that the confidence rx-
pressed in that letter should allud, Ia the
foreign policy of Adams's administration, Gnr.
we find Alr. Crawford Notwithstanding his
signature Ia this Address, opposed in all his
pnbiic acts and exertlnns Ia Mr.. Adams's adj
ministratlon still we find him in this address
pleuSlnS ms confidence aud support 10 it,
Here is a contradiction between his acts. and
his address to Mr.. Adams. Considering that
man nnght 10 be judged by the uniform
Tenor nf his conduct and the evidence in its
support, rather than bya solitary expression.
am induced ta believe that Mr.. Crawford.
before and at the time of the Address and
ever since has been, a firm republican,, and
maj The expression was Inadvertently ABORT d
ny Mr.. Crawford. 1t might have resulted
rom various causes incidental la such occa-
sinns: for instance, Mr.. Craw ford though one
| OF Inc committee, did not perhaps draft it,
After IA slight prrusa he might have assented
To 1t. 1t might have resulted from great
pressure of business in his legal profession.
There Is no man perfcct-and his mind might
nave been more engaged upon other subjects
than on the Address. As the Address only
aiiudrs To the foreign policy of the govern
ment, The expression might have been intend
eel Tor that alone though it has wider
meaning Than was Intended 1T the fine.
Thls Is the excuse / make for Mr. Crawford
we now come tn the second and last point
against Mr.. Crawford-that of his supportpa
the renewal of the Charter nf The old u. S.
Bank -and here dealing to Mr.. Crawford US
literally as To any ofihe candidates, the test
"f "nconsIitnfionality, we find hin, in the same
pfeaicainrnt on this one act, as MIR. Calhoun
ar Mr.. Clay. The same observations with
regard to the unconsi;tnlionality ofthe present
Bank nfthe United Siates-that were anuli
ed Ia those scnilcHrn, apply la AS full and
awful fOrce against Mr.. Crawford.
And Is II come Ia this, People of A merica y
'nat out of fonr distinguished and prani ,ent
characters for The great aud responsible sIa
ton OF chief magistrate one can bear 3.
strictly constitutional test ? Here my pcn
i.iis.-i am lost IN chagrin and establishment.
we h,ust entleavur to rxiricate ourselves from
ms difficulty as well rs we can We mus,
support The man against whom there exists
the fewest charges and thougI, the charr,s
against Mr.. Crawford are not tie least. :. thai
o' uhcon'iitulionality, yet we shall, as things
now stand, he compelled 10 take him as >;
cholcr OF eis. Though far, very far would
prefer man whose political course has
never been socd hy an unconstitutional vote !:
VINO had always been consistent and a ren,,h
ichn. Snch Il man do csnceivc MIR. Macon
oi North Carolina, and u. r. Barbour of
'a.--and into the hands oi such men, who
"oo'n not seek constructive and implied
powers unsairiy-might the key of the holy
ARK "t The constitution be- safely conGt,d.
i nen u might for ages like the compass, point
only to one oblect-that of the liberty and
happiness of the people.
Such are my views of the presidential can.
d'tiates Tor Your suifragcs. ! trust | have
not Consumed too much of your time on This
All important sublect-thai | have not been
nnreasonably severe on any one Candidate
that have only quoted the prominent poIiti-
cal acts ot each, and placed them in fair and
cahoIn point OF vIew-asI ut first pledged
myself To do. 1ftruth hears hard oa any or
all OF them, II has not br.n my fault in the
drvelopepent-but theirs in the commission
ct The SIN, Let the people of the Upitrd
states look To it-Iet them instruct their elect
ors, q they can end one pure politician as |
conceive Mr., Macon TO be--to throw their
SURFACES into hts scale. II will teach "A lesson
'otn"se politicians who place their VIA Ie hands
"H tiat sacred instrument, the constitution,
Ia hold il in siorc reverence hereafter. II