Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-08-03

tors will ALLOW, by the National Intciligencer
inns paper has long been known to be solely
aeVoted TO the caucus and Mr.. Crawford /; and
II is equally well known that Mr. Adams has
iateiy withdrawn from it the official docn...,nts
connected with his department 80; only i'm CON
sequence ct the genera hostility of the InteIli-
Sencer TO the administration, but on account of
tne alleged anfairness of the manner in which
me edito:s published the papers relative to the
iate invention for the suppression of the Slave
J Iade, between tins country and Great Bril-
ram: The statement upon the subject i'm the
National Journal to which the documents were
transferred, are understood to have been writ
ten, II not by the pen of Mr.. Adams, at least
WIN his knowledge and authority: and in these
statements, the lntellgencer is expressly cliarr-
ed with having garbled the documents for the
purpose OF producing an impression unf:ivora-
pie To the administration and TO MIR. Adams,
anu also with prevaricaton and disregard To
truth I'm The expositions of their conduct sub
United by theinselves.-This conduct ON the
part OF the Intelligencer leaves no doubt. if
ever there was any, that the great object of the
Crawford papers is to ruin MIR. Adams. AMI
now should 1t be otherwise? DO we not rccoI-
| lect that an overture was made TO Mr. Adams
to relinqmish his claims upon the Presidency in
favor OF MIR. Crawford, upon the the condition
mat he should be supported by Mr.. Crawforj,s
| friends for the Vice Presidency at the ens,,ing
election, and also for the Presidency itself at the
expiration of MIR. Crawford's term, Do we not
know that the offer rejecteds AMI is II
not perfectly natural, therefore, that the prof
fered friendship of the Crawfonlites sboulJ have
been converted into deadly and pcrsecutinr
hate DO we not know, also, that between
| Mr. Adams and Mr.. Crawford there is no poll
teal agreement, and that if the one is elected
the other must retire? And do we not see. con.
sequently, that their respective partirs arc
mus arrayed against each other upon every
1 n rDt nj rNyrItf
largely upon the plabity of human nature.
who would attempt under any circumstances.
to force an amalgation between Them
Ihe two w ash'ngton papers above mentioned
are followed by the National Advocate of New
York, and the Richmond Enquirer of Virginia.
which, while they retail the articles of the O,
Tiers, furnish them with additional matter in
return. They are also echoed by A few others |
in New York ana PENNSYLVANIA, and by seve-
raj in Georgia. In all these papers, the sup
port OF MIR. Crawford appears to be identified
with the defamation of Mr.. Adams. I'm what
paper, indeed, whether secretly or avoweIly
friendly to Mr.. Crawford, do we not see a CO.
iu'nn oil praise to hin accompanied by another
of abuse to Mr.. Adams. Let the friends of
Mr.. Adams examine for themselves, and they
will soon be convinced that his destruction is
the stepping stone upon which the CrawforditeS
| expect To ascend to power.
as slight specimen of the general tone Of
these Crawford papers, we publish this morn
| ing two tr,ecions little articles from the W,sb
ington Gazette; the first of which has also an
peared in the Richmond Enquirer. and been
noticed IN the Savannah Republican, In one
of these articles MIR. Adams is charged with a
| most dishorabie employment of his power as
| Minister to Russia, ami in the other not only
with an Intentional surrender to the British nj
an important national right, (this by the bye is
an old I1atter) but even with the wish and DESIGN
of making our citizens slaves. Let the friends |
OF Mr. Adams mark the spirit OF the Crawford |
ties towards hin and determine for themselves
Political principle is not yet extinct.
Char. Mercury.
The " Jfdt:onu Gocernment Jou,mal.n-Se-
veraI of our friends have fallen into the error
-designedly committed by some of our oppo
nents, for purposes which may be readily CON
jectured-of confonnding the National Journ-
al with our weekly Register Of OGciai Papers,
which we have chosen to call the ssNationaI
Government Journa"--a name which we re-
garded as peculiarly appropriate, because it is
IN fact journal OF the proceedings of the Ma
tionai Government. This paper, as will be ac-
fnowledged by all who have seen it is erci,ss;ye-
ty devoted to the compilation of documents and
papers rclatng.to the transactions of the Gene
raj Government They are published without
single comment or remark Of any kind; and
they are published, too, without our receiving a
single cent, or ever expecting TO receive sim
gle cent, from any department Of the govern
ment, for publishing them. 1t was our original
intention to have published this paper. ONLY dur
ing the session of Congress; but the accurnula-
ton, upon hands, of much interesting mat
ter, which, after an'expense to the government
of many thousand dollars for the printing,
would have remained locked up in the chambers
of the Capitol, and of the several offices while
the great body of the people, SOAR from having
| access toit, would have been ignorant even of
| ITS cxistence-except as the titles ofthe various
papers might be occasionally seen in the pro-
ceedings oil Congress-nduced us TO enlarge our
plan, and 70 make it a permanent paper, who'll
| ly independent of the National Journal. The
ADJUNCT title ofssExtra,n thus become inapprO-
pirate was of course abandoned, and that name
adopted which seems TO have gwen SO much
offence and alarm, to certain Editors who, from
| the long habit Of regarding the National Go
vernnent as a sort fee simple property, fan
cied themselves entitled TO dispose of all its cor
Germs. The name was adopted before any Of
| fetal paper was communicated for publication
| in II. by any officer of the government. The
| ''National Government JournaIp has never
been the Advocate of Mr.. Adams, or Of any other
individual It's, has always been, and will con
time to be, mere record of state papers, calcu
| lated TO be alike useful and agreeable TO the
friends ofal the candidates for the Presidency,
as well as to all classes of citizens. The story,
therefore. that Mr.. Adams had chosen it as the
vehicle 6 communicating to the public the Of
fetal papers under the conirou of his Depart
ment, becrAss 10 had Supported his prctentiong
to Presidency, is equally false, unjust, and
malicious.
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