Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-06-18
RICHMOND:
FRIDAY MORNING.. JfrNE 80 1904
The Enquirer, and lie Fr.der.ehs6uyg Sad

| FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, 1924.
IHe Enquirer, and tie Fr.der.ckstmg SUD
| scfiter
| In Tuesday Enquirer waspubIisled letter from
| IA Subscriber" in fredericksburg, commenting o,
report current in that place, s. derived from let
ter received from gentleman IN Richmond, con
corning the state of Mr., Crawtors health, the pro
liability of his being Withdrawn, sc. This report
is called by "a Subscriber a s,nalicious fab.
rication," raised and circulated TO injurc the on.
ly Democratic Republicans, at present before the
people" With what propriety, a letter written to
a friend, containing the floating news of the .lay,
either with or without the Injunction of secrecy ON
subject OF public notoriety, and the contents al
which were sure to be exposed ia the compass of a
few days, if they were crroncous-can be STYLED a
''malcious fabrication" we are at a loss 10 con-
ceive. We do not believe that it would be quite
so unchar'tably estimated by any other than A
Subscriber'-who, from the sort of discrimination,
and forward zeal which he has Displayed OH this oc-
casloi, can be no other than the same corrcspon-
dent, who, under the appelative of a LOCKER On -
made the notable discovery, that The Fredericksburg
meeting for Mr.. Adams constituted by the most re-
spectacle portion of that population, consisted of
"Fedcralists aud Yankess"-as he has now the no
less Notable discovery, that Mr.. Crawford was the
only Democratic Republican before the people, y
The state of Virginia, and the democratic party
throughout the Union, will no doubt feel much in
debed to this gentleman for the grautous informa-
tim which he has afforded them OH so important a
subject the politics of the Presidential canti-
dates.
AS to the letter which, forms the subec, of
Subscribers" commandments feel convinced
that il was from quarter, incapable of ,nsreprc-
sentation, and that it contained the real and unaf-
fected sentiments of the author. We do not know
precisely what the of this letter wcre-nor
10 the gentleman whomwe suppose but taking the
description which a Subscriber" has given OF it,
there nothing in it, which very general
iy believed i'll Richmond, in the circle of our ac-
quaintance. 1t was believed by many, even of Mr..
Crawfords friends that the of his health would
compel him TO withdraw from tho contest. This
speculation was very commonly discussed, and very
commonly credited. We do not undertake to say,
that it admitted by the Central Committee, or
improbable, that even they contemplated such an
event as both possible and probable. The spccua-
ton was founded partly on the supposed state oS
MIR. Crawford's health, then believed by the public
to be nearly desperate. AS speculation only, it
was communicated by the gentleman in question,
to his FREUD in Fredericksburg, carrying with it on
iy the weight which every conjccturc, founded on
probable circumstances, is entitled to carry. We
collection of the rumors, and the specuatons of the
day, will feel inclined justify the gentlcman who
ever he was, in alledging it probable that Mr..
Crawford would be given up and Withdrawn by his
suclI a superstition, we of opinion, notwhstand-
ing the improved condition of Mr. era health
that this will yet be done before T" the fall OF the
leaf"
The tone and arrogance of the Subscribers let
ter, merit the severest castgatou 1t is such for
ward and busy bodies, who by the ready and impro-
per access, which they find to the press, throw soce-
ty into flame, and such needless excitement
on the public mind. InHamed with the ambition OF
scribbling in the newspapers, they have capaci-
ty but for mischief, and motive but to crafty
srovelling vanity. Writing under anonymous sig
natures, concealment serves them the double pur-
pose of giving them consequence which would be
denied to identity, and withholding the rcbuke
which i.npertinence deserves.