The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-09-28
TIRE Enquirer and hieRigtrctr.


II needs no other evidence of the tfnth of
fhe remark that Mr. Crawford 3 party Is com.
posed OF The most descendant and conflicting
materials, thnn the circumstances that his
tsnrmest supporters are to be found ia tie
most bigotied individuals ol opposite political
opinions. None hive been engaged IN n con-
tsst ia which more important principles were
discussed, nor has any discussion been cha.
factersed by more asperily than that which
took place between the Nichmond ENQUIRER
and National Intclligencer spne eiY hteen
P.oGihs ego The nature OF that contest may
20 gathered from The annexed article, taken
from the Acsnndria 3asrilr. We took sides
with the Enquirer in Is allie mad ingenious
defence of the tights OF the states an thai a.
well as ali aptecedrnl periods mud il Is mai
tor OF sincere regret, that that paper should
nov herd with such wealhereock, interested
politiCians as the editors ot the Intcliseuerr,
who lave bern "cvrry thing hy lurns, and
nothing long II is necdtrss To say TINT our
views OF constitutional construction ,iiTe,
from those of Ihe writer 81 the following re.
mafks.
= Non ro5is iantes eompoa-re Hitsn
The National lnttligrncer AVID lie Rich.
mond Eng nifer aIc, perhaps, the most nc
tive, as wei ~ the most efficient. snppart-
ers OF Mr.. Crawford, W the country and
yet there are no twu papers Whose editors
are more completely vi variance on the
great aud fundamental principles OF our
government. We remember n contest bc
tween them, SOME twelve or eighteen
months since, of no ordinary ieusjh and
we tbinh we may faily add, of no ord,na
ry asperity. 1t II, ted not 10 tho passing
measures of the ua,--nut to the dieting
principles ot the hour. which RISE and
'fail with the occasion that gives Them
birth hui Il grew out nf tn, constitution
itself, and Involved III ii the principles of the
utmost importance, that must continue 10
'Infioeuce TIE government until The govern
meni itst4e shallbe ma more.
IL - needless Ia sax, that in such con.
test, the editors ot the two. papers could
not fail Ia show, hei Asu belonged 10 fco
sftreni schools u politics: ihc ONE disros
rd 10 nnintain the Gcnerai G01ernmcld la
tue fall exercise of all lis powrrs-~-thc O.
thcf, limiting and continuing il by nu'nhrr-
less restrictions, the creations Of a distru-
rertd and o,rrwccnine jealousy. The =
ditcrs .af the intclligencrr looked To til,
preamble uf the constitution, as drsisnatin.
the objects f,n which certain rnwcrs ncr,
delegated 10 the Geseral Government; am,
II claimed Tor that government, a right /,
exercise its powt1s in such manner as I,
effect the acknowledged purposes afits ere
alton. The editors of the Enquirer, on tn,
contrary, eXac,cd rigid compliance viii
t'lr strictest letter Of The constitutions
They conceded uothing tha, was not il
The bond :" and in the trgr spirit of tina
phos1hy which aulhorz,d he roua,
"f heah To be TAX, ., hui no drop of blou,
t be draWn,' they denied to the Grnrra
Government the aalhniitx so 10 txercist
*uy one OF It's delegated pow ers, (no mat
Ter how necessary Ia accompljsh ,hegrea
purposes iur which the constitution vas or
dsiped,) as Ga Interfere, IN the smallest DE-
gree, With, what they wcr'. laeased TO de
'non,aate, Stafe bigAtS.'
The editors G; the lnt,iiigcncer were y
course, tie advocates of Il National Band,
because although without its agency tn
finances efih eouatry .sh' beadmnistcr
ed they cat,ld tie so administered as flee
.tnally proinoirthr 'gencralHslfaue' The
were Ia like manner ad s"cates tor asystur
ofintrrnal linpro,enle il,nndrrtaken by III
authority, and prosecuted with the fesour
r-s oi the General Government bceaus.
although they believed that the govern
ment might exercise its powers eyer tn
military rnd post Office departments, i.
Seil as over the eoinmsrce Of The Slate.