Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-09-23

That when our dee,sare squippelsaai ar.
mics raised. we must employ them. I'VE
mustyo 10 war 10 Justify ourselves TO the
|natio1.a for the exorbitant expenses which
we have incarred by these means. Such
are Mr.. Crawioro's arguments against Mr.
Madison. Preparations for war, and yet.
Mr.. era WORD is the Illustrous patriot =,
the consistent republican, the uniform sup
porter OF Mr. Jefferson's and Mr. MaJi-
sons administrations!n II Mr.. Crawford's
advice had been followed, where would
have been the glory of our naval victories?
Where the national honor ~hich now d.,
lstes the heart OF every American, or wbat-
overland he may tread. or on whatever o.
cean the winds may wait him!
Bot how comes il that Mr.. Madison al
forwards patronised the man who so warm
~ opposed his administration? Why, for
a very plain reason. The war was APP
preaching. the federal party increasing,
and Mr. Crawford at the bead OF large
party in Georgia, whose coalition with
the federslisis might have paralized the
executive. To pentrslize Mr.. Crawford,
and delacb bin from Randolph. was con.
sequently oflmportance to the government.
and this was accordingly contrived a6d ex-
ecuted. II happened that before MIR.
Smith resigned as Secretary OF State, in
1871, the executive had some business OF
a secret nature to the. south. and at the
suggestion of the Secretary, the President
determined to offer the agency 70 Mr..
| Crawford. Now, did not the SECRETARY
! write letter TO Mr.. Crawford, full OF
compliment and fstte,y, inviting him to
accent the appointment? Did he not accept
iu9 Did IT not, combined with the pros
! pect of foreign mission, soften his oppo-
sition? Ii itdid not. bow came Nr Craw-
ford. after repeated previous declarations,
that ne osght not TO go to oar. to return
10 the Senate the Deyi year 1912, and
without a single additional reason for de-
cIaring war. -hen, in tact, there was one
Jess, as compensation bad been made tor
the attack on the Chesapeake,) Uofc for 1t
when recommended by Mr Madison?-
Was ne not. at the next session Of Con.
gress. (l8lS-I3 appointed Minister to
France, although he could not speak one
a'ord of French9,
The attempt Of Mr.. Crawford. friends
to prove that be enjoyed the entire coof-
dence of Mr.. Madison at that lime. by al.
legiRg that he was offered the War De-
partment, would not, if trre rebound TO
his credit; for it would go TO establish the
TACT, that at moment when our country
was invaded, and in imminent danger,
and when we stood 10 need of aid iD the
War Department, Mr. Craw ford preferred
the comparatively idle mission TO France,
with twenty-sepen thousand dollars, tor
two years services. TO the srduous duties
of The Department OF War, with lis 10 or
10000 dollars salary, for the same period.
When he returned from France, the year
after the peace was concluded, and after
Mr.. Dallas had nobly dischsrgs the invi-
dioue task OF reducing the army, and Of
selecting the officers. Mr.. Crawford with
great willingness accepted the appoint
ment. although he still continued intimate
with the malcontents, who voted for him
in caucus the next year, 1916. in prefer
ence 10 Col. Monroe! And has he not
been closely connected with those macon-
tents during all Sir Monroe's admnislra.
tioR. and the opponent of its most liberal
measures? Was be not in favor of giving
TO Great Britain the right of search for
slaves, on her own terms-snd did he not
tell Mr Stratiord Canning that it was Mr.
Adams who insisted, in the cabinet, on no,
allowing 1t unless the British government
made the slave trade piracyP After Mr..
A tams succeeded in making the convrn.
tion on our oogn terms. did net Mr Craw-
ford. who bad been in favor O: giving to
Great Britain greater privileges, inform
his friends, that owing 10 bis indisposition,
he had not been consulted on the final trea
~, and advise them, for electioneering
purposes, to oppose It's passage in the Sc
nate, and to raise bue and cry, IT pos.
sible. against it? And did they not op-
pose it with the exception OF Mr.. Bar
bour who, as chairman, had recommend
ed it, and MI Lowrie, no feared public
opinion in Pennsylvania?
These facts and inquiries shall suffice
for the present. II the friends of ilr.
Crawford desire more. let them provoke
them In the mean time, il may be asked
of a candid public, whether man, who,
like Mr.. Crawford; never originated sin
gle important measure in Congress, nor
ranked as lr>tr man there-who ne
yer gave more proof of executive than Of
legislative taleDl-w no never fought pub
lie battle nor made treaty-wto show
ed signal want OF influence or ability IN
the case Of certain schooner al Nantz
and who never ranked above second
rale diplomstist abroad, whether such a
mao is fit TO be made President of the u.
States, even il bis health were good and
if his compeer, Mr.. Gallatin, did moi
cling to him, as Boiesu represents the
Spectre of Chagrin, mounted behind, and
ciuging 10 man who is spurriIg bis horse
to escape from him,
En- vain il voudroit fin Get ncommode ami,
ToHjours il monte en- croupe, ct galope avec lui