Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-08-27


never heard OF in time ofbattles and IN prove
the'r bravery to the world we find them often
marching intothe field upon the prfnriniee nj
honor to light political single combat, when
there is an oibce or money to be gained by it
we VIII say no more on this subject
| And as for Gen. Jackson they rnipbt no we'll
argue at orice that he is a traitor to his countrv
as to rail out against those military acts of b;s
NE, winch redounded as much to the interest
| and salvation of those who would now sink him
into the lowest pit of nfamy ff they could raise
W.T.. Crawford and themselves by it) as ours
enough Q. h's. Fourthly, When we find from
long series OF political transactions that n man
who would be president of the u. States has
been invariably IN the habit Of res6rtine to =
iorgettulness, and treacberous memory think
ing thereby To steer clear of all the extreme
points q! detection in the course Of his political
voyage Oh intrigue, we arc willing to admit him
man .! talents. But we are not to be made
unmiudful that there are as MANY kinds ne
talents IN the world, as of coins and sucIffalents
as can only gain ascendcncy by first brewing ,
| sly subtle political quarrel, and then by our
| manTvreing with host of uiDions and exoec.
tants, by changing the oflensiv eior the defensive
SO as to steer clear of cape truth, we view as
tusDuU after power, and artfull i'm self aepran.
dlZement at the expense of our public chest. and
the future welfare of the nation Fi(fhiy we y
want no man to rule over us who has hitherto
exhibited political ambition, with an eve fixed
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enthusiasm which has sacrificed at least two IF
his fellow creatures who were base enou1h to
become The tools of bribery. viz. (2ichmond II,
cosby and Ro-t. Clary, Jr. at the alter of per-
jury TO gam an electioneerng object in the State
of Georgia, during his first political career
For the truth of which we refer our fellow citi
zens TO the pamphlet published by Governor
John Clark, in 1919, styled Considerations ON
the purity Of the principles of VIM III. Craw-
lord, ESQ. deduceable from his conduct in conncx.
ION with that of Charles TAFT, Esq''-WAo es-
tablisbcs these two facts and suncry others by
himself, the concurrence of the former Govern.
or Irwin, the afiidavits of John London and Da.
WI Adams, Esqs. members Of the Legislature
and sundry other persons of respectable stand
ing in the State. Again, there has been too
much smoke raised from the first talents of our
country against Mr.. Crawford's ambition for
iigh Office, and party spirited kind of intrigue,
not to be some fire, which seems to us as hidden
from our fellow citizens at the north, BY the use
OF bold satilites and hireling prints. Hence he
has derived the u1enoiabLc title in this part ofthe
country not only from the mouths of the people,
OUT IRON some or our printing presses, ''prince
of intrigue" while he affects to appear TO the
northern states in modest and ui,tuous b0ck
| s1'ouIid.
IL is an old proverb fellow citizens familiar to
us all ''there cannot be SO much smoke without
some fire."
| w e shall state one more fact 10 show the.
world iuIther our reasons why would not
Prefer MIR. Crawford for our next President.
| Not wishing to descend into his little private
ncandcrings, while formerly citizen in this
part OF the country, we deem it worthy of re-
mark that in our neighbouring county of Oeie-
thorp, where he was ina manner raised and took
his first start, the county is unanimously OBJ
posed to ihln with the exception of three or four
families.
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