Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-10-08
FOR THE WIG.
MIR. CEAWFORJN,c cnNCTST,I

Imposition papers, for what they call his indie.
pendent votes on the Embargo, and on the pro-
posed renewal OF the charter of the old United
States Bank. There are some facts, yet undis-
closed, connected with these votes, and with
VII. Crawiord's political career, which are worth
knowing; and as those Journals have refused to
insert the ''Wcst,noreland Address," nOtwith-
standing ITS lloerality and forbeararce in speak
ing OF MIR. Crawford, and as some Of them have
violently rallied at IFS rcputcd author, Major So.
fnerville, for suggesting that MIR. Crawford was
uniriendly to the gradual increase of the Navy it
IS worth whi'e 10 disclose few of them. With
ont pretending to know from what information
mat gentleman drew his conclusions, il is ear V
To SHOW that they are correct, and il might not
he difficult to prove that he has spoken too in
diligently of Mr.. Crawford. If any imposition
has been practised on tie public credulity by
MIR. Crawford's friends, inaconsequeuce of his
not having been sufficiently conspicuous fifteen
or sixteen years ago, TO have had all his opinions
distinctly noted and Remembered il is time that
the veh should be withdrawn, and the truth made
known. The public are already informed that
this exclusive and consistent repu 1Iican -
signed, in 1898, an Address declaring, his con
iidence IN "tte wisdom, Justice and lirmness''
| of the administration of Mr.. John Adams, and
that after the fall of federalism, he denounced
| it as regardless of "uility'' IN IFS measures
| But the extent 10 which he carried his oppos-
tion 10 the administration of Mr.. Jefferson and
| of Mr.. Madison, has not vet been suiFicietk
pointed out. 1t will be recollectet that Mr.. John
Randolph 4uarrced with Mr.. Jefferson and his
party Except Mr.. Ca!atinl about the wear
1906 or Z, and succeeded in forming a little NAL
content faction, which continued to gore and 10
oppose the government, until the declaration of
war, and during the course of it, Who wele
the members of this opposition to Mr.. jefferson,
| Administration? Were they not Mr.. Randolph.
,,F -
ua, MIR. w. ". Crawford, of Gcor gia, &c. sc. /,
Was not MIR. Crawford first elected 10 The Sc
nate about 1907, and did he not idenifr him
self with the Randolph Opposition on the En-
barge aud other Gucstious' Did not the !anro-
rUus opposition of Mr.. Randolph to Mr.. Jci1ar-
sons administration cause violent political!
quarrel in, or about the year 1903, between
him and Mr. Eppcs, tie republican lcaderin Vir-
! ginia, and the son-inliw OF Mr.. Jefferson; and
did not Mr. Crawford carry a challenge lror,
| Mr.. Randolph 10 Mr.. Eppcs, aud did NOT Mr..
| F.ppes select his political friend, Col. r. NJ.
Johnson of Kentucky, 10 bear his acceptance of
the challenge, although j. was known that he,
! MIR. Erpes, could scarcely ssht barn door
with pistol ?" Although Mr.. Crawford voted
| against the Embargo, did he not, when the re-
publican party determined to repeal it, vote a
ganst the refca, and the next year, declare in
a Speech that {" the Embargo although yife,i
GO and abandoned here, had proved ellicacious ii
and ought not to have been repealed: Did I've
f, not vote with the Inalcon;cnis against Mr.. Ma
di .on's administration, and against the ranul Ii
.,;sTT~party; not only or the Eilbai go and the u.
nited States Bank, hut on almost every grea
question, from the time ne wen! nio Congress
O807,) to 1922 Docs not the following. ex.rac
of Mr.. Crawfords speech on MIR. Madison
message, of the 81 January, 1910, prove no
only that he was mol in the confidence Of the Atl
n.inistraion, but that bis opposition 10 it wa
bitter and severe' Tho Presidents message
i says he, g has been Introduced by.tiie chairman
s' of the committee, IN support of Ills bill Fee
&C BILE must he the aid which this measure CT
Is derive from That source. This message il
* point of o5scurity, comes nea.,:r my ideas q
Sc Deiphic Oracle than any state-paper which
q has come under my Inspection. Ii is so eau
{ - tIousy expressed. that every man puts VIVA
50 construction on il lie pIcases. Is he for war
, {" The message breati,es nothing but destruc
. 81 ton and bloodshcd. IS ne for peace '-Tht
x messages mere nfiAk ard tsafe,' and wholly pa,
i" cifc. Is he for the Bill! before you?-The mes
GO sage calls for its passage. Is he a friend to +;
&C large standing army WHY. then, the mes
!, " sage means 10000 regular troops. Is Ii,
C friendly to The militia ?-The message does no
PEE call for regular troops, il means militia. Thus
&C sir, this message mcanS'tniy thing or nothing
C at the will of the commentators II this mes
Z" sage is oracular IN its meaning; il was no les
, 6 miraculous In ITS proHtltratiOD. The newSpa
g pers to- the east of this stated that such mes
(. sage would be delivered, and stated its con
g tents nearly one week before ii reached III
sc two Houses of Congress. To account for
phenomenon, g is neither within my potucy. O
, p,oUinre."
Could any declarations be quoted, from NJ
Pickern. himself, more indicative of n war
c of confidence in Mr.. Madison's acn,;n;str;
o ton, than those of Mr.. Crawford, which MA
n be lonud In the National intelgencer of Fobir
arv Cd, 1910. Lett be remembcred that tn
speech was made IN opposition TO a Bill for ftin
ont all our frigacs for the protection of our com
4 MERGE and that Mr.. Crawford there declare:
that it every frigate, sloop, and bomb !;etch /
8. our navy was first rate ship Of the line,
c g would he, even the1, wholly incompetent {
: {. that object. If the United Staies,n said hC
r 6 were To- invest one hundred millions of dollar
4 6 in vessels of war, and eXpend one fourth
g that annually by employing it for Tire pro
6 lection Of our commerce, it would still be mn
) q protected, or the nation involved in warp
Did not Mr.. Crawford, in that speech. sa
the strongest things to convince the world tina
1 we had no intention of going TO war; ard di
moi ts speech encourage Great Britain to re
fuse all reparalion to Mr.. Madison for the inji
ries and insults she had hcspcd on u.s. VIVA
said Mr.. Crawford 50 But waving all the ar
6 currents, he, "arainst our declaring wal
{: Which rnav be drawn from orr past conduct
80 hc would ask This honorable body, whether tb
&c present situation of the world doe, not so