The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-06-06

The Enquirer Of the Goth ult in 1oleful
Jereniad, laments the severity oil The attacks
which have becn made ga Mr. Crawford, nne
more particularly those which endeayor to
wound him lhrongh his friends Bui is the
Enquirer itself free from this fault Has il
mol endeHvored 10 injure the standing of Mr..
Adams, by insinuatng thai all his early asso.
citations were With ledernlsls, With men OF
thigh Tory principles, aud TINT all who sup
port him belong 10 that party II calls upon
The magnanitnity md liberality of virginiuns
TO yisli such efforts TO injure Mr. Crawford
with contempt and indignation, when 1t
well knows that these efforts ARE dictated only
by the spirit of ratrhutise jnstiee. The or
ponents of Mr.. Crawford return 10 his lips the
eposon'a chhiice' which his friends prepare
Tor his distinguished rival, and We are direct
" assailed with complaints OF injustice and
unlairness The people arc not Ia be duped,
Messrs Editors, by these appeals 10 their SYM
patty. they understand the "arts OF able
editors" too wen TO be drilled into compliance
with their wishes, whcnevef they strive TO
mask the hypOcrite ~ the Garb ot the stint
They will Judge Mr. Crawford, ms they will
Judge the other candidates, not By The partial
representations OF his friends, bat by his acts
They will compare the relative merits of the
candidates aud they viii know, that, in sup.
porting the charters ol the old aud new L. s.
Bank, Mr. Crawford committed &" greater faHr
pdns' than even the Enquirer, In all the " ma
Lightly nf lie nniipathy" 10 Mr. Adams, dnre
charge him with. We would ask the Enuui-
rer, with the desire of obtaining II categorical
answer, If il has abandoned the good old
cause, in whieh IL SO long and So earnestly
Fought Tins H. for the sake of advancing
the preteasions OF Mr.. Crawford, forsaken
the ground which il 80 long occupied Has
u, seeing the increasing appropriately ot the
principles of 93, determined 10 tumble into
The current, and sail with the slrcam' II 1t
has, IL may eselaim with the Moor, * othellos
occupations gonel" The people If Pi-ginid,
at least, will endeavor TO prevent the verh.
cation OF George Mason's prediction. They
will mol, they cannot, consistently With their
frequently and openly avowed sentiments,
support a man whose whole course of conduct
IN relation 10 the constitution, has been di-
racted moi by an adherence IL its letter or its
spirit hnt by the doctrine of h" iYpliealion. 10
oesrthfow TIE rights of the sta,cs" Judge
Roahe, One EaquIrer will respect this autho-
rity) warning his coantryfnen OF the conse-
qdeuees Of this rule of construction, a. big
with danger 10 their rights and liberties, says,
" II II Is not n falcyRn, like that Of Archime-
dns, competent 10 move the earth, il is at
least competent 10 subyctt md destroy the
state governments" Aud vet the Enquirer
once che most strenuous advocate OF state
rights, h found in the ranks of cue of theil
wnrmest enemies his ~armest friend But
ftHP0rG Rninnfar
900
The Editor of the Louisville Ky.) Advert
ser, with whom il Was our fortune to break =
lance some two or three months ago, and who
was then u flaming advocate OF MIR. Adams
has wheeled 10 the left about, and is now an
active partisan OF Gen. Jackson Whose liy.
cry will he NEXT wear Hehas, however, IN,
elfrentery 10 say, in contradiction to his wri
tings, on record, that he never was IN favor o,
mir. Adams.
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