Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-07-30

,roduce the wonderful effect which mad been anti
:ipated. The friends of the other candidates dad
lot relnQush their prcposscssions an tneh iavor'
neither did the husbardman nor the mcchnhic ieaSe
their several employmcnts to enlist IN the RANKS Oh
the caucus party.
They concluded that il sixty meshers, by attend
ing caucus, declared their preference of Crawford,
the disapprobation Of 100 was mamiestcd by their |
absence, and that if the opinions oi his p"fiHans
wcsc entitled To consideration, the sentiments of
the vast minority opposed to Inn were deserving oil
still greater respect. Under such disadvantages
the caucus was left to struggle with public opnon
Its weakness soon manifested. The candidates
themselves were ashamed 10 acknowledge this a.
bortivc offspring OF intrigue ana faction; and after
squllins the praises oi those candidates whose me-
rits il was brought into the world tn celebrate, il
expired the scon of all who vcnc,atcd the constitu
ton, and tie Jest of those who understood tho ua-
turc and newer OF public opinion.
After this Intellectual attempt tn iGtimidatc their
advcrsarirs, did expect TO be- left To the ultimate
trial of strength, and thu, opponents would aI,-
stain from ccnuring up pianton,s to tcrriiy those
who sid 10, fear the mrasicnns that controll-
ed these uns,ibs;antia1 specifies. Tho ti,nc has
passed by when men arc afraid To be left alone in
the dark: and imaginary dangers are not likely To
intimidntc Whole nation. unless some rational
ground be shown for apprehension. Yet the r;t-
cal presses. with the National Advocate ut thci,
head. have kindly undertaken to warn all good
people o, the danger of being in the minority, il m
continue to oppose the Treasury candidate: and
they gravc!y informed that the leading ,nen @.
the nation have determined to surpnrt MIR. Craw-
ford. Yes, that the leading men, men greedy nf Of
ficc, and accustomed to power: men who carry the
votes OF whole states i'll cir pockets, md transfer
electoral colleges Ivy assignment; men vino c,ic tire
people us shepherd does his flock, and s,i. ar or
ncece them ut rlcnsurc-;iavc determined "a Sus-
! tain the ns0gss of the democratic ra,,v, aud th:,
this combination is more extensive than tho public
! Is aware o.
| Ere recover hom this alarm caused hy
this official ntelgcncc; and whilst with trembling
| pens we arc dcbcra,ms how we can hes, make
our peace with disqualification oiC0iing men, an
prevent our lasting expulsion from the orthodox
church, we are Informed by another organ of the
caucus that the patty brought to the brink of ru-
ia by Its divisions; that nothing but union save
H. and there is great danger lest the frderaliste
shoaid seize the mcmrnt oi discussion and b,inr
back the seditou laws, with the black cockutlc aud
place Timothy Pickering and the Essex Juuta in
the cabinet. Ii is scarcely possible ,hat both these
eNcntS can happcn; and as satisfied tina;
one assertion mus: be false, ve are con.ulcd by
the reflection that both may lie uuttuci and that
they osc 20 be ramAcd among these "wcak devices
al IL. eusn;y" which magniiica the Cunningham
houn Htc Il solt or "imicsnal machiur," by which
the Secretary OF state to he amu;iilairt!; a,d
rvpfcso nrd caucus To be that undiscovered full
! cram which ArciiuiloS wanted when Inc promised
! To move tie wo!:
! What sl-'cics Of hu'nbugery will next nc exhibit
ed ii is difficult to iorcsee. Whether we Shall be
threatened with combination among the old wo-
,ncn IF the Republic. with GcuciaI Chandler at
their head, or a conspiracy between the chamber
maids and m,!wivcs; whether we shall he told that
the officers oi the customs aIe unanimously ON his
side, and that all the Clerks of the Treasury De-
partment support their Chief: that the EsGui-
n'anX arc dcsrous OF his success, aud that Paudc-
monium Is about To make diversion in his favor
1t Is Impossible TO ascertain, and umimnortant 10
know. The American people are not to he cuee
with 'old wives tales, ur driven To faulty by any
magic ahthoru eA..'';tion Of painted figures in the
dark. ih'y viii see and know what i, behind the
scene und will not he persuaded confer i,anors
ON mock hero, although he IS arrnycd in all tIt.
para piernaa Of warricr, is ma siGcd by the ar
Iiicial aid ola caucus, and played off 70 the hes,
advantage by the master juggcrs al Albany and at
Richmond. SEER