The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-06-13
RESIDENTIAL ELECTION. No. 8

All INC RicnmOno enquirer Oh LON
of May last, q writer named sWythe' has |
expressed himself a, length on the sub.
ject of the next presidency. After Civ
ing short sketch of former chief ma.
gistrates, he endeavours to shew that |
MIR. Crawford ought not to have the Of
ace. The FIRST charge which he makes |
is. rthat tho earliest record Of Mr.C.
presents him as offering homage to Mr..
Adams in professions Of the most unfi>
snited oopfidenee in hin measures" TO |
chat charge, answer, IL 70 clearly prov |
ed beyond all possibility of doubt, tha,
Mr.. C.. in tho year 1896, was a decided
republican. independent of the i'm.
msnsc mass Of testimony which has
been produced 20 rescue him from
the odium of that allegation, the letter of
Jude TAFT to the editor Of the ENQUIRER
completely puts it at rest. Mr.. G. was
in '96, and always continued from that
time to this hour, a most inflexible
republican. Tho aAugusta address"
was created in tho true spirit OF patrio-
tism it echoed throughout the nation
sentiment of lively indignation in favour
OF our country's wrongs against anarchi-
cal misruie and ovcrbcsring incidence
II was sirapiy declaration of the homo.
rablo feelings Of young men to protect
their country against the horrors of war
and foreign INVASION There was no par
y spirit in II. 1t was in truth an Ameri.
can manifesto bearing to the world an
image of the noble sentiments OF freedom
then pervading the dccisively republican
state of Georgia. Well may all the
young and old men Of the United States
be considered OF tho same political OPT
Mon if an act Of patriotism constitutes il.
WhDn .he .AHerieao figate Chesapeake
was attacked by the British frigate Leo.
pard, federslists and democrats united in
the same expression Of sentiment, the
same confidence in the measures and
firmness of president Jefferson. II 10
no, proved tina, MIR. c. ever advocated
a single measure Of Mr., Adams ADM.
nis,ratioD on the other hand, il is shown,
mathematically, by the clearest proof and
by men of the FIRST and most unirp peach
ed integrity, that MIR. G. was in go, as he
is now, listing uished and consistent re.
publican.
He is also charged with having voted
to recharter the old bank of the United
States. In this respect he has been con-
sistent throughout; and il this is fault
an "Nalive of Virginia, her ablest and
wisest statesman sanctioned the priaci.
pie in the establishment of the new bank.
Another objection is, ethst MIR. G.. in the
session of 1911 and re charged Mr.. Ma
Olson with being guilty of duplicity in
the message that recommended the sc.
cond war of our independence To
this charge no reply is necessary-be.
cause ..Wythe" himself states that
Mr.. C.. was concerned with Gai.atip.
Giles, Smith, 0'c. in ridiculing the idea
of engaging England on the ocean as the
"eXtreme OF madness and folIy." SUP.
pose these great and tried republicans
were mistaken in their opinions, and no,
theirs simply, but the opinions of the
people at large, they have been correct.
ed by the glory which Hull and his
dauntless competitors have ACQUIRED for
the nation. 1t Injuries not the lust claim
of a candidate, who has been tested by
the highest ordeal offaction, that he is a
supporter OF the navy, and friend to
those brave seaIneD who have epcireIed
il with eternal lustre. His own acts prove
his magnanimity, and as president Of a
free people, he will infuse into the body
politick, virtucs strength and talents, con.
trolled by a republican spirit.
1fhis mission to France was NOT mark
ed by a ''single incident" the fauI. was
not his-but that Of the times which I'm.
folded no incident to the view of an ex-
allied mind.
Whiistsecretary OF war he is accused
''of having recommended marriages be.
tween our white population and indians
or the frontiers in lieu Of the importa,
ton of Foreigners" In thu, respect he
was right. and, evidently, he does not
alIude to the emigration of worthy Der
sons, but to those who have been the out.
cast OF the jails of Europe. Far was i,
from his object TO include in that idea
those venerable and substantial patriot s
who followed the example of our forefa-
theirs. Far from il, say, because we
owe our liberties to such men. L, was
the refuse of Europe, and none other,
that this proposition was intended to eff
feet, and respectable foreigners who now
dwell IN our land would not be willing
themselves to receive every Iniscrssnt
VINO may be cast on our shores. AHA.
merieans ought TO think that there can
ue no 1rnPToPrie'y 81 the expression Of
senumeht so charitable and full Of hene.
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