Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-08-31

Mr.. Crawford with illegal conduct 10
the administration of his department,
and with numerous and important dere-
lotions of his public duly. This me-
mortal " as referred TO a committee, who
have made two reports, one before and
the other since the adjournment of Con-
gress, IN both of which they substantially
sustain some OF the heaviest allegations
against Mr.. Crawford, although they
studiously vindicate his conduct, and
exonerate his motives. Neither oil these
reports has yet been acted on by Con-
gress, and ii is impossible OF course TO
say what their final decision will be,
whether they will concur with the COM
mittee, or view the facts in more CEN
surable light.-Under these circumstan-
ces, however, and while the important
question is yet undecided in relation to
Mr.. Crawford, this violent attempt is
made to sligmatize Mr. Edwards, by his
public exclusion from national celebra-
ton. Well therefore have all the other
heads OF departments eclined TO coun-
tenance the outrage. We'll have they
refused to appear at a festival, over which
so violent spirit was allowed to preside.
Well have they resisted this insidious
attempt to identity them with the per-
secution of Mr., Edwards and well have
they declared that, because the contro-
versy is yet undecided, they will by no
ACT of theirs forestai public opinion, or
PREJUDICE the final determination OF the
House. This little incident proves TO
demonstration, il any evidence could yet
be wanted, that none Of the members of
the cabinet think, or feel, or act with
Mr.. Crawford.
We recommend the following from
the New York Commercial Advertiser.
to the Particular notice OF the editor OF
the Boston Statesman, who have lately
undertaken to give lectures upon de-
cency." /, may help them to an argu-
ment against " The Essex Register and
other Adams papers.
The spirit in which Mr. Crawford's
friends eleetioneer for him, will only in
jnre their candidate, and their measures
will recoil upon themselves. During
the late festival season, the friends of
the several candidates have attempted
to toast down their opponents and toast
up their friends. We have seen 10 rude,
and indecent and barbarons toas,s, how
ever from any but Mr.. Crawford's
friends We give the following as
specimen:
1.-THE Presidency for William II. Crawford
"a professorshp OF Rhetoric for Jcrhn Quincy
Adams-the palm CT eloqaence, and a pile of
cotton baggiag for Henry Clay-mililary no.
nors onlg fer Gen. Jacksoi,--tde i,tst re7uurd of
intrigue and d4b'icaty FIR lain c. CaAom--a
halter far Niision Edwaias, aud ilamy 70 MS aid
ers and a6etgors."
Mr.. Edwards was treated much in the
same way in many places in Virginia,
and what was his crime Simply fer
having dared 10 make certain charges
against Mr.. Crawford, every one of
which was proved true, aud acknowledge
ed to be SO by the committee, by testi-
mony wholly independent of his own.
The toast above given, which was drunk
at Amherst Court House, Va. is a dis
grace TO the country. ltwoud Disgrace
a band of savages. And the only possi-
BILE excuse for those who drank it, is, that
it may have been hiccupped down at a
late hour.