The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-09-05
"THE PRESIDENCY.

day. Il WILDE continued next week.
"THE PRESIDENCY.
! "There is one circumstance attending
the discussion of the ensuing presidential
election, for which we cannot easily ac
Ecount, and which it seems to us, very desi
rabe should be explained We allude to
the violent opposition experienced by MI.
CRAWFORD, from certain writer's, who
appear determined to pull him Down,
without directly informing the people,
twhom, it seems, they so much wish to in
struct, which of the candidates, or whether
either of them, will receive their support.
| This course of conduct is almost peculiar
10 Virginia, and strikes us as very unfair
mode of proceeding. We are not the adj
vocates Of Mr.. Crawford's election, aud
shall not vote for him, unless he shall be
! the unequivocal candidate of the republic
can party but we cannot nevertheless
void reprobating this disingenuous conduct.
| BY il, the people are msled, and their
minds confused. The great number of
| writer's who have attacked Mr.. Crawford,
without advocating the claims ofany other
candidate, have created prejudices against
him, in the country especially, which it
will be difficult to remove, should it be-
come necessary hereafter for the republi-
cans to rally around that gentleman, as
the candidate of the party.
"Whence proceeds this iiiiberal con-
duct We will endeayor, in a brief man
ner, TO account for il, and caution the re-
publicans against being too easily led "a
stry, by the efforts of designing men, to
place in the chair of state, a particular in
dividual, who should never be permitted
to occupy the station of President of these
United States. Wemay not correctly ap.
prchend the motives of some ofthese wri-
ters but if we are to judge from appear
ances, their object is to produce, ifnot a
hatred, at least a lukewarmness towards
Mr.. Crawford in the minds of the people,
who, believing him to BE- any thing but
republican, will not repair TO the polls at
the election, while the (rirnds of Mr.. A
DAMS, taking advantage OF this supne-
ness, will marshal their whole strength,
and by a powerful effort, endeavor TO give
that gentleman the electoral vote of Vir-
gina.
"This seems to US the only possible OBJ
lect these writer's can have in view and
believing this TO he their object, we again
caution the republicans againt being gulled
byt.
"Why not attack Gen. JACKSON Mr.
|CLAY, and Mr. CALHOUN They
have "spOts on their escutcheons," as well
as Mr.. Crawford,-then why are they suf.
tered to pass without shot from this bat.
talon of essaylsts? The reason, to US, is
evident Mr. Crawford appears to be the
only candidate whom Mr.. Adams breads,
and circumstances indicate that he will be
nominated by the republicans during the
ensuing session Of Congress. 1t is, there
tore, necessary to bring him down, if pos
slhle, that Mr.. Adams may have better
chance OF stepping into the presidential
chair.
But it will be said, suppose the CON
| gressonal caucus should nominate either
OF the other candidates ? What then :
| Why, unless Mr.. Adams should be nomin-
| ated, which we cannot think is within the
| pale oil possibility, the person named by
the caucus, will meet with the same hos
| unity which is now SO violently manifested
towards flr. Crawford. JACKSON will
be tyrant, and from his love of arbitrary
power, will endanger the liberties of the
| peopie.-CLAY will be an intriauer. a
hollo" hearted politician, more showy
than substantial--while CALHOUN will
be transformed into a most violent fedora
list, grasplng at an extension of executive
power, and ready to give the most enlarg-
ed construction to the doubtful provisions
OF the constitution, whereby the arm of the
general government may be inyigorated
and strengthened"
COMMENTS.
The above remarks are taken from fl,e
Petersburg Republican. We shall endea-
vor to give the editor of that paper some
reasons why Mr.. Cram ford Experiences
more determined opposition" from the
friends of Mr.. Adams than does any other
candidate. The friends of Mr.. A. act IN
the principle of Ter talionis-Their favor
tie has, upon every occasion, which has Of
fered fair rretext, smarted under the lash
ofhs enemies. 1.-The indicated the rishtsof
his country, and if he manifested his yene-
ration for the constitution, the lynx-eyes of
his adVersaries, saw throughthe millstone e.