The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-06-11

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wofk Of expurgatiUn NJ all abuses, us pairl
oiisli1, ;infoi tunatelf, has never had sun
Gent impetus TO transcend the Threshold of
the Treasury Depaftmrnt and those u lio
have had tie temeIity 10 indicate any
want OF faith, in the absolute perlreion OF
the administration Of that, rs well Is olher
departments, Icy inslltutlng inquiries to as
certain whether something might not pos
sibly, be found therein, no. erletlg as Il
should be, il not directly mel, viii. lac all
convincing " drguntatam 6acah,' have
seldom escaped pretty distinct iHtina
tons THAT, all snch iuqniyirs might, very
soon be terminated by burning glnPol0
DER
II H. therefore, not 10 he wondered at,
that ii should BIZ considered an act of un
pardonablc audaeiiy' aud unbushing
eilronirr." in me, to attempt to vindieate
mysrlf against such tritlins affair, rs an
impn'aiion Of barring sworn falsely. mali
cisusly made, by the Honorable Secretary
of the Treasury. Bat, II 4 sobeFini ided,
and impartial public, should happen to
think that, = guhpowiel and tedd' should
nat be the only umpire in such cases or
that high Stuiion does not sanciity nasl
tious attempt 10 ruin the reputation 81" an
American citizen" great allowances, Tree
~ admit, ought 10 be made for thost whose
sensiiveness TO the danger of losing the
reWagd Of such toll, so much industry, aud
So many dangers, renders their ullng pas
SION loo uncomfortable 10 admit al amy
liberation ofan effort on my pant "to leave
behind me" ii character free from the dis
graceful blot which Mr.. Crawfords male
Violence, has endcayorcd 10 fix upon il; lest,
by my doing 50, it might, in some degree
lessen the probability of lis acqniii1 IS the
pewer To afford them, those pr. q Of
his c0n.idcncc' and " Of his favor" which
they so Il, DENLY long for and have So fhith
| fully merited by their pertlnacisus MA
li-nityp and " political Juggling"
l. is quite Amusing 10 contemplate the
lens Tbs, to which their fear of losing the
opportunity of realizing their golden
dreams of power, and Glory, have carlie1
them. II has been asserted gravcly
livery omphaiically--in tone y ell ma
surcd, Solemn and terridc--and with i
manner sufficiently arbitrary, authoritative
aud dirtatorial, I" look down all opposition
from any one, " no had not Witnessed such
displlys of1heatrical pow err, often enough
To laugh ut them, tltat MY Wind cation
contains nothing but Il relocation Of the
| charges made by the \. b. conspra
Tors" and that these charges n.re iusesti
/ gated, AT the last session Of Congress, by
committees then appointed for that pur
posse Now, sit, howe, ~ prnsumpluous,
II may SEEM 10 be, 10 contradict assertions
deliberately made, ON the floor of the
House of Representatives by distinguish
ed member thereof will venture to say,
lawful rs The consequences may he, that
He communications of "A. l." Which
cuniained the most impr AIT charges i
against Mr. Crawford, were ociHaiiy bafl
written aud punk he'd, alter the adjourn
ment OF the Cangle,s ard that my Nndl
catl0a, IN itself, without reference 10 IL
accompanying documents, contains III
charge, that his ever b"D.n investigated b.
any committee. Of this you may be con
tlncod, by adsertinS 10 your Own I'll, $, and
Examining The separate reports uf the com
mttttes alluded Ia. " hat then, are thc
peopleto mini Of such bold and unuarra,
Table assertions They may, indeed, gi,e
4 claim to Mr.. Cr,uford's " f,yor," hut
none, To the peoples confidence. Ii /,
prob bic however, that, like similar oues,
uadr Two or three Years past, III the saline
public manner, IN regard 10 CERTAIN uiiegcd
'nferpolatlnns. IN military work, these
may br rctractrd, when asrertalncd to hr
equally erroneous, This is the more to be
lhoped for from the rcgrneratel respect for
tfeskS IN the Bepertment, and its accompa
hylnS rtbukr 10 me, with which we are
~" presented, So Inconsistency, " itll pro
/ lessons, sentiments, or allnsinns, contained
| / acrflhln mem. rable and cdifrinS Coutro
" rsy with the Secretary of STATE, which
1t would be uupasdon ,bIt, II not "inprn
! lent To suppose the public can have for
gotten.
Considering the M s'y and independent
spirit with winch this able orator II cuenizrs
the rights of "e>ery American citIzrn,p
whether in or ont of office, and his prpf.s
Scd desire for a f,if and impartial trial it IS
a pity, that he sItnn,d have spoiled all these
pistty Professions by such palpable ma
nl(estatlpn of his determination 10 Justify
HE hugh officer in question, and To pre-
udSe and condemn Ire without any trial
Whatever. say nothing about his hay
tns 'nnlo the motion, which rendered It
he speakers duty, according to establish
ed usage, to place him at the head OF the
committee before Mhieh my defence is IN
Ec nude.
\ r5ld and umn,rrcitoi Inqoisitor in re.
gard n the Heads nr every other Depart
menl at the GnArrnmen', il is To be egret
ted that he cannnt BOAR with more pa
ience, and that he considers Ia be as even
WIr''renl, amy attempt. however decent
and respectful, to Investigate the conduct
oi ihc exalted gentleman that presides T.
Ncr the Treasury. And, hence he de
nonnces the publications of A. b. as = an
lhiannus COZ spiracy, &c. &c" without be-
ing able TO show that they contain a sinpIr