Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-03-09

ed all tie early Glamour and Misrepresentation unon
his subject, aud their sly insuuaons aud angry dc
ama,ions have been seized upon fix an urdesery-
'mpuiaiion upon ElI Crawford. As TO The represen,a
tons "i any collection Of party men here, never
SAW them iiil recently published. I conceived the
matter al AN end, to Mr. Crawford's honour and
that ii could be revived to his injury or mine And
this is The sole act that is TO proie proagae and
abo1inabe' intrigue. Let an impartial pub Judge
OF hs-l may he perhaps proper to sian, in coniis-
diction The assertion in the Statement Of incon-
rshle Facts" that never did show the letter of
MIR. Crawford TO the " wei2hcr and gaucer." aud
thai never have received from him fee of nm
do"drs, or any other sum-Avarice OF temper, in,-
proper reception OI money any case, over strcng.
Gus OF efforts obtain have never bee N he
Lore imputed TO me. am afraid that cnpahe necli.
geuce IA eNaciing what is due may he mere lust
" imputed aud more easily proved. As To the charge
oil being Fedeia!isi, uniform, consistent, aud
moderate one, always soliclious to adhere the
principles OF Federalism illustrated 10y the adj
minisiraiion of Washington, proudly Mead Gully
have Uttered with my brethren on various occa-
SONS, hut always IN the conviction and independence
OF niy own that the iicuar measure OIL
jecicd 10, which they aimed at, was contradictory
TO the policy and principles OF the Father of his
Conn'ry, aud that era oi our political felicity which
his measures created, and winch his a,monops
ought to have perpetuated And is il then a crime
being such Federalist, io entertain an opinion in
tavor OF Mr.. CRAWFORD? ! regret that my good
will may do him disservice hut am a citizen OF the
umted States not yet dslranchised and have a rig 1t
to form aud express an opinion upon questions of pull
lc policy When there is Federal candidate, is n
Federals excluded from expressing his prcletrnce
oil those candidates who are presented for selection
or rejection Under such circumstances has no.a
federalist tight To act on the mere ground Of per
sonal preference, especially II he feels that ground
ioriihcd 10y pocai considerations derived from ex-
perienCe and settled into COW iciion NV 6rsi ar
quainance with Nh. CRAWFORD WAS in The STORMY
period oi 1911, Il and is. IL was ia opposition to
him learnt TO respect and es,ee N him. Ii was in
debate that ieli The vigour OF his intellect and adj
mmeu me cie'!iness oil has statements, The cogency
oi ms ns'c, ms energetic but nnambitous coguence
anu h'sh minuedness u! honor and senIiment He
was true 10 his party, and dared times, al the
risk oil popularity, 10 differ from it, Ills force WAS
el' rs political opponent, and yet he cherished
IN The personal estimation of such men as BAYARD
LLoYD, POTTER, DANA and oihers-And is il i,.
conceivable To newspaper writer's and their pmDioy-
eIs, iha-'here may exist DISTINGUISHED pr.Grren nee
Tor II p"'cuiar individual, uniHiluenccd by the ish
or hope al Office, with calculation of eventual
eneit, and with dsIain OF intrigue or solicitation
coniuiseraie the feelings Of such men and il au-
gurs I'll oil the political morality OF the country IL snc
10 the pa ev aleu-, sentiment
Renewing my assertion that all The statements of
ihe pretended Affidavit are false, demanding the pro-
duciion al ~ Ut II EXIST original and authentic
iorn and the name and sight of It's labrcator sub-
mil this statement candid men of all parties as a
satisfactory rriu,aion OF caluniny wicked and
uetesiabe as ever aimed in the cpn ousness Of
dividual WILLIAM HIJNTER
Nseport, Feb s7, 1921. ' '' i-''
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However highly estimate the military serv;ceq
OF Genet al jackson, will h yard our existence
upon the result thai he cannot obian a single vote
Tor the presidency III New England We have here
but two Candidates. MIR. Crawford and Mr. Adams
the one the National Candidate the other The Can
d'dac OF section. The Fcderaiists of. New Eng
lana would support Calhoun il he had n chance of
success, bui they know he has none and tbey will
not throw away their strength
In hue, without extending this article too far, we
repeal again 10 the Republican Parry Of Massachu-
seils, that Mr. Crawford will be next President
The good sense of Republicans will never suffer the
parry 10 he disme mhered, aud ones TO, med found,
ed altogether sectional divisions
Boston Statesman.
The Legislature OF Maine closed IFS session
on Wednesday last. On Tuesday resolve
was passed providing for the choice of seven
electors ofPresident and Vice President, bv
the people in districts, and two by vote at
large. On Monday evening two caucuses
were held, one by the friends Of Mr.. Adams,
and the other by those of Mr. Crawford. AT
the former, james Campbell and Thomas Fill
iebro"n were nominated as candidates for
electors at large. The number of votes was
eighty. At the Crawford Caucus, Joshua
Gage and William Chadwick were nominated
for electors. The number present is stated
at slxty-seven. Both caucuses nominated
Albion X. Paris for reelection as governor.
Boston u. .3dU.
COHEN'S OFFICE, Baltimore, Feb. &c 1894