Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-11-28

We have selected tie following extract from
the New England Gazette published Ia Nem
Bcdiord, 90 which, Alter presenting 1t To our
readers, we take the liberty of subionng ii
few remaIks
We nave frequently aud fully expressed
our sentiments in ta,Ur of MR. Adams, and we
have noi lost II single jnt of our par,laity for
this distinguished statesman A.; bui If Mr.. A
dams has indeed no chance ui succeeding to
the high office which le SO Justly merits, 40
rejecting mind could Wish by Offering him the
empty compliment Ola few votes to prevent
the eholce Ola President by the people, and
thhs throw ihr election in the hands of one ar
Two hundred representatives. who might he
induced 10 vote for Mr.. Cfiw ford, rs really as
they were once persuaded IN vote themselves
salary Of fifteen hundred dollars per aunum.
We do nTt wish 10 be thought wanting in res
poet for our National tous- of representa-
tlves, hut we believe that Mr.. Crawford's only
nope of the Presidency is iR choice by Con-
grsSS. Acting then, on republican principles,
we say dt0ay ,oiM oil SelfshneSs, and if las it
appears) tirre is no probable chance of Dir.
Ada'ns's success, lei The tcIoie North unite in
the support IF that distinguished republican
and approved patriot, JOHN &. CALHOUN.
We have been informed that such is the course
which thu. friends Of Gen. Jackson pursue
We have now a letter before us from the State
OF Georgia. which 1t is said that Gen. Jack
sous friends, despairng of his success, mean
10 give their support th Mr.. Calhoun in order
10 preventa disuniJn Of the friends Of good
princIpes, and the subsequent election by
Congress, Of that Prince of intriguers Mr..
Crawford. Letnut nchusctts BE- behind
IN tins noble example. But let her motto b,
princiipa nou principles Jcfore
men"
The'editors Of the Gazette have hitherto
heen amongst the foremost in the jealous
support ofJ"hn q. Adams for the next Presi-
dent representing him as most cminentlv
qualified for that distinguished station. They
now admit that there is no probable chance
ot ms success; and they exi,urt " THE WHOLE
NORTH To put aside s. all Seifshness'' and u
ni'e IN the support ofJohn G.. Calhoun They
next proceed TO denuunce Mir. Crawford as
the Prince Ut intr.suers," whose ONLY hone
of attaining ia the Presidency is in g choice
by Congress, lhnd they insinuate in terms that
cannot be- mistaken that the &c one or two
hundred Representatives" who would vote
foi Mr. Crawford would b. induced 10 do so
AT The expense of their iutegrity-that Mr..
crawford would give and that they would re-
ceive prcnnIaiy compensation as the price of
their suhrages.
In the irst place we have to remark, that il
Is nut few short months since it was insisted
IN New Bedford that Mr.. Calhoun was not
eFeh acandldate for the presidency, and some
i'ttle luminosity was shown towards those who
maintained that his pretensinns were not with
drawn Bat Mr.. Adams is abandoned. and
why because the prognostcatnns of the e.
Iecu'neernS campaign Indicate that he can
not succeed. Surely ifhe be indeed the best
man, he is most premalurely forsakrn The
hrst aud highest qualifications ought not TO be
passea by on such slight grounds, and the
friends OF such man should be foo resoute
70 ne moved by common difficulties and too
hr'n 10 be oterawed by the apparent oil sus-
pected Changes in popular opinion.
In tile next place we deprrcate the invita-
ton OF The Gazette tn " THE NORTH" Let
the appeal to honest nen go forth TO honest
men IN every section of our land, but array
not the Jealousirs ofNnrihrrn aud Southern
parties Adhere most per,nacinusly To prin-
S'P'e' ana = irown Indignantly updn the frs,
ud"hinS OF every attempt To alternate any nor
pon oi our country from the rest"
Ana where Is the necessity Of pouring out
maitdictions upon MIR. Crawford of uttering
cruel and abusive charges against the Nation
al Representatives The people in this coun
try will not be Influenced by bold and violent
denunciati0n, unless it be accompanied by
pools that can render it unquesIionably appro- |
pFIate-and IN the absence of all proof and |
resting entirely upon naked aud Unsupported |
assertion, the public will give equal credit tn
Inc pretended Intrignes of Mr.. Crawford and |
the base and sordid barSaIninss nfihcir Re-
representatives. And too much confidence is |
entertained IN the people 10 anticipate that
they VIII hear with my patience those broad
and merclless concentrations which neither
iacts nor arguments can sustain.
As to the suggestion that Mr. Crawford's |
only hope of attaining to the Presidency is by |
the choice of the House of Representative
we believe II an entire mistake ;and that both |
ne and hrs friends are extremely anxiousIto a
Vod resort 10 Ina, provision Of the Constitu-
uon Ihey certainly arow as strenuously as
any rarty desire that the election NAV be |
ny M people and we confess we are igno
ran "i any authority upon which the Gazette
m ~ With any reason make This extraordinary
inumatlon. We certainly have heard nothing |
WHICH jystjfr- such belief
TIE Gazette ptonoupces Mr. Calhoun to
b. go honorable and highmindrd man SO he
most assuredly IL, and we should he the last TO
deny ~. But cannot the people of the Unit
ed States believe this without being first
taught, that Mr.. Crawford is the prince oil
in'riguers, and that their representatives in
Congress are unprincipicd sc0undrels +? We
90 OF make these remarks AS the exclusive
s'poorters Of any individual bat because we
"d do all the little which we can To- mt
an ID to tbIs system Of unsparing, unprinci-
Piled 4buse
What possible good Gao it answer VIVA,
can be more iupudent tbrn TO act AS if our
ieilpw-crizrns were Ia be- influenced in matters
OF such high import bv these outpaurings OIL
Vrnonous slandcr. What tnnre Indicative Of
the want gentl~maDly freliag, than gratu-
ltons, NEEDLESS resort 10 g1ch mode of war
rare w hat more foolish than TIM, to role