Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-08-20

main, whether he is perfectly SUIT. i to the &C
ton designed for him. TlIr,e is tuu much -.
lidity 0tJudgmtnt in the people of lhis cmn
Try {" be carried away by the false plars
t'nsel decorations. Ii is impossible TO cos VI
vince the people If this country, that all ,Ss
guai'iicati"ns necessary to constitute n ma
at Tor President Of the United States. a,u
me he,ghf q hierary acquisitions and re-;
denee :" Europe, during quarter of IA centurv
ana consequently full acquaintance With m.
customs and conupfioms Of foreign courts. T.
Is presumed no one will pretend that Wash
ing,on was highiy endowed with i,r,ary ~
QUESTIONS, nor did he ever visit the court. ~
Europe. II was he, too, whu left il An in;u,s'
i've To his Country, to have with themniEn
ropeau naiions)"as little political counexion
as possible"
Setting aside then, the superior attainment.
OF Mr.. Adams, in polite literature. and hrs I"o
ger experience 10 diplomatic concerhs~;'
what quality, either of the head or hear. M
ask, dues he excel his rival, Mr.. Crawford p.
We CONTEND, and we believe we can make !,
50 appear to every candid mind, that A.
Crawford has on all occasions, which. ha,,
called t,T the exercise Of either his acosired n,
mental endowments, shewn az much abiI;,v
and talents as were ever exhibited by any oth'
er public man in this nation. Indeed, wa hays
never seen this fact disputed, excepting in the
most violent prints, devoted to the views os
MIR. Adams. They have taken the ady,N'
tage oi The spleudor, which the public stationo
he has occupied are calculated to reflect on me-
man, while they have left out of the question
he man, who can reflect spiendor from onn
station. In order 10 shew, that Mr.. CrawfurJ
''as n"nored aud embellishtd the public Offices
WHICH, ne mas successit ely filled, for more than
."en'y years, We will carry our readers back
"o iarther than the point of time when ho
| entered the Senate of the United States H.
lounu there some ofthe veteran: politicians If
the DAY. and others, in that august assemb,y
oi niue less Claims to .minence. Among thr
'"'.cr was Mr. Adams himself. At this time
ru"hc AFFAIRS mad arrived al an interesting cri.
SIS Never Was there period, in the history
" our republic, since the first great act, which
declared US an independent nation, when suh
Jects OF d deeper interest or more porten,n,.
import were discussed and acted in the n.-
''obai councils-"e mean the Embargo. and
III 'enSth the war With Great Britain. la tbes.
Questions Mr.. Crawford took lively int.res,
ana IN ihe couise of debate, thu. bright sc,n,;l'
'a''ohs VI MS genius and his npright and in.
uepe.eent spir',, were Displayed and secured
nun the admiration AID este, m of IN. n,,,on
was ON the Embargo question: that trait, -
character were eSinceG by Dir. A. & Mr.. q
"hicn' perhaps, set these two eminent, ma,
10 lhe'r true lights. While the language of The
iot'ntr Wits -" the President has recommend.
gu 'i''s measure Oh his high responsibiIity-
.e' Us moi atttssrdfe-let us act"-t the latter
"o' oh'9 at"oeTaied, but actually potrd against
mo"'"e' wuicn ne could not cUnscientiou,ly
support although by this very act. he r,sonaJ
ms standing with the administration. Wnls
Mr' Adams was meanIy cioucbiup to I'm. .d.
,n'hiSiration In order TO get into favor. Ar
ia" 'ofa was acting the part of Am hor.st
a"u independent pablic servant, by dsapprnv-
ING measure, which was recommendad h,,
tue Ifesden, himself but SO well grounded
was lie IN the confidence ofthe admlni.rr,,;na
that nothing could shake its reliance nm nj,
Integrity and patriotism.
bui Ne was still esteemed, by the adm,;s
tra'ion, as the same honest and firm fri.nd ,r
MS country, and when il became necessarv =,
seno minister to the French court, he was
se'eeted Tor That d'ihcult station. he returned
~ 'n's couhtry' having discharged his duties
as pubic minister with that ability which
secured him The full appreciation uf the ad-
nln'stration. The office of Secretary of IIs
treasury becoming vacant, be was mt ,,t IN.
iedo oi that important Department, which he
nas cohi'nued To superiniend ~ this tiay.-
linus, u VIII! De seen, that Mr. CraY ford has
u'sci'rSrd the duties Of successive offices.
N"'ch, ID MOI as numerous aud as sulendid'
were certainly AS important and as resnons.
Ole, as any ever bestowed on an Amsric.,
c''iZsn' excepting, perhaps, that Of President ne
the Upited States. The manner. in whicb be
mas discharged The duties of his public s,a-ioos
% hnow 10 Inc people of this country and
a'hio all me prosecutions, which he has ex
Perenced from his enemirs-after three sue.
seSsse syn"gs Before committees OF Congress,
re eu''a'is character, emiBentiy his own,
ioi honesty and ability and industry, which
is not surpassed by any man in This conn,ry
As to the ability, with which he has ,,,nar:d
the national finances, take the e,;dsnce If
Langdon Che'es, President of the Rank of
the United Sta,es-a man, who il SECOND IN
none ior talents and discrimination. That
eminent man and statesman gave il as his
decided opinion, that Mr.. Crawford had
managed tbe national finances with as much
ao'i'iy, prudence aGd industry as was possible
io lie done by any man. What greater proor
oi Mr.. Crawford's character as an abIr
hnancer can be adduced, than the evidence
OF a man like Langdon Cleves {?
Wien II is considered that VIM, Fl. Crav.
'ofo mas made his advances to his present
eminent station, from bardworkipe plough
"1y' through all the variety Of situations Of a
'enoo'-has'er-re representative in the state le-
e,'m'u'e VI georgia. member Of the Senate
VI that otate-a senator Ofthe United States.
ana minister to France without fortune and
without family patronage, by the force of his
own native pow rs of mind who will DENY
nun the need Of unqualified praise, and not
acknowledge tina. he must possess talents of a
very high order
ln order 10 form just estimate Of tbe com.
parative personal merits of Mr.. Adam. and
MT; Crawford, their several lots 10 life, rom