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

as yliiain, would have subjected his evidence
TO great suspicion before the tribunal OF George
Wythc.
if Wythe "wshes TO nurse his strange pre-
objections" for the pamphlet we do not envy
him his enjoyment.-A generous people will
see the desperation of his cause in the extrem-
tiles to which it reduces him-and they will
| scorn To cruelty man upon the evidence OF
his worst enemy Gov. Clarll.)
PENDLEroN's" .Aiiack upon Dr.. Unddel.
And other nieG's used against Mr. CRAWFORD.
The following indignant remarks have been provoked
by the pen of Pendeton. We offer OF anede homo
rabfe in lending columns their circulation With
great reluctance, and from other consideration than
sheer regard for the liberties ofte press admitted
understandable attack upon Dr. Wadde 1t is with some
satisfaction therefore, that tuw open our paper to this
indignant defence from the pen OF Georgnn-At what
poin will the opponents OF w IL. Crawford pnuse Their
rage seems to know bounds OF prudence
plot projected TO blast his character by charge of
Suppressing public documents. For weeks before the
meeting of Congress- innuaons whispered about that
papers are TO come during the winter which would
damn his rretenson forever spon the most solemn
Investigation of the facts the plot itself and re-
coils the heads OF its autLors-W. H. Crawford is
charged with being Feeras ga solitary expression
produced in an Address, TO which there is
denee that Mr.C ever assented-whe the contrary his
whole lite, all his political associations, the conclusive 81
renee Oh governor CLARK and all his parzans afford ample
contradiction But exclusive these have the uniform
testimony of both his friends foes that w H. Crawford
has been firm and unwavering republican. This
ton too expodes recos upon the heads of his adver
saries-Stinulated by the blind Infatuated hos
UNITY his opponents extend their rage from
friends DIR. Waddel is openly branded with high tory
principles Judge TAFT spublcly arragued cf"crimes!
The voluntary witnesses in Mr. behalf are boldly SUI
Pectet of narrow and unworthy inducements. station
characiernot tue silent retreat of an University
the individual most ungenerous attacks
BE so III the enemies OF w H. Crawford At so much
loss for exceptions against him, fly such expe-
entsiI they will far deude themselves To- believe
that such charges calculated blast his pretensons
let them make this experiment upon the people. We are
much mistaken indeed, in counrymen, if they will not
resent such iberaliy-and much deceived in the
character of w. IL. Crawford ITSELF if il does not defy such
feeble attacks.
The phia Of Governor Clnrs wrath too are once more
TO he discharged upon his head The contents of his acri
hopous pamphlet be emptiei into the kennels las
Mr. Adams elegantly ,hemI Of The newspapers ~!
The here enemy man has upon of the earth is
joyluly hailed a competent witness against him!
He is charged with the blood Van Alien when It i,
known by those who choose to investigate facts that Mr.
O. employed every honorable Avoid unortu-
nate rencontre.
II is idly insnuatel-(but shadow az evidence is
produced tlR he finally compelled TO vote fpr tire
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with c'icsng the Message of Mr. Madison as rot being
sufficiently decisive in efw war!
sneer is 10 be cast upon him, because Secretary
at War; he preferred union ofihe and the Indians
to the extinction of the latter suggestion,
which proceeded from the lips OF BENJAMIN Franklin
As Secretary the Treasury TO be prescribed be-
cause his Reports not perfect he suspected
offs design TO curry favor with manufacturers because
III bis last Report lac treats the mpost the means OF
'e'eHue alone without calculating bounf TO
those manuiacturer!he is charged with making
rl1ed loans to banks Of nearly million dollars whereby
Tie Treasury has lost the money when the currency othe
whole western country such unexampled state Of
conusion that ii was impossible the taxes With
out running the people Sparng the local banks 4 when
iany loss should ultimately occur, perhaps rs small
one could have been expected from this tangled sken
of affairs.
He is boldly charged with lending himself 20 the oppo-
nehtS of Mr. Monroe in the Isi6-wheu Dr. nbb
addressed the public in letter, declared that hrCraw
ford did not consider himself among number OF those
from whom the election ought TO he made; and that he
""'oiing 10 be held up eompetitor for ocsn ~
"yhe heaTes out this last clause in Italics some Of
ms confidential friends, Judge TAFT, Dr. Bbb
Georgia. and others kept nloof caucus-when ON
very evening OF the he expressed Mesrs.
'yth and Wilde their way meeting his desire not
to be pat in nomination against Nr Monroe and declared
his eventual resolution 10 the nation that lie
would not be in the way OF Mr. Monroe.
HIS talents 100 are to be questioned, although he has filled
several of The highest Offices this country One womb
think il rather late the ay To- DENY abilities 70
man. who had risen from the rank of n schoolmaster in
ueorgia 10 the posts Of an u. s. Senator Minister 10
France and Secretaries of War aud Of the Treasury,
But passing other minor he voted for rebor
tens eoid Bank OF the L. Sand made very
be speech on the subject This canddy admitted
blot upon his escutceon which of his best friends Ia
men to see iere-But as it relates the Constitution
which OF the other candidates-aspirnn-cal them what
you peaseis able TO throw the first stone NJ him which
OF them has been guilty equal or greater fy o
! than w. H. Crawford.
But we have been hurried beyond the bounds we pre-
scrihed TO ourseyesbya train thought growing out of
the means set in play against Mr.. Gal these points we
will investigate more fully hereaerl Meanwhile we re-
turn TO the extract OF tue following letter which was mt
into our hands Saturday last:
From letter 10 a gentleman in Virginia from,
has correspondent an Georgia:
GAS regards Mr. " Pendeton," who. bv
the bye, has pro(aned the name of some of the
worihest citizens in Virginia, he has eyincrd
more unhnshlng ilhrraiy, than | thought
could possibly come from any one, hut more
especially Virginan Not so much i'm his
attack upon Mr. Crawford, ungenerous as it
was not in his little lnsiDuations rs To Mr.
Crawford's friends, but as to his charge of
. Tory Principles" upon venerable old man
whose life Of previous worth and present in
cacuIable usefulness, with his well known Sc
clusiOn from all political strife, ought 10 have
protected him from the impOus assaults of
designing pariisans; particularly as he now
presides over an Institution (the University Of
Georgia. that is fast recovering from the Diff
cul!ies and mslorlunes which too fatally beset
IFS early lGe from precisely such iealousirs
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