The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-07-20
.NYaian Ei,euds once more /.

We have never snid rs seems 10 have Been
supposed by some, who rNince the1r uhcha'
rlsbleness in their haste erroDco0Iy I" cuh-
d mn US nor suail we ever say, that N'hian
Edwards wns free from bnme, or TINT he
o,abt 10 escape cersure. In the ON J article
which has proceeded from our pen on ihls
.nbiect, in which the lcf,-t icanins mas made
towards defence OF any poviot his conduct,
we expressly SAID that we did not intend 10
defend il la fofo4-thal there were Sumo parts
oil il which we dccaeh jnsiiilshle-and
that for these we were willing Ia essiow on
lim a full qnantnm oi ecnsurc. All "cob-
iected 10 then, and all we Object IN now, Is,
that after The question has been decidedty the
almost universal voice OF the nhlian against
Mr.. Edn ards, (knowing, too, TINT this Jodg-
u,ent Is not he effect OF investigation, but IS
,fvrthe most part The mere echo OF The voice
pf Air sicading enemiesD he Is stIll Tram
,ed under foot with AN rHSparing malIgnity
al least equal 10 his nlvn.indictivene against
kr. Crawford, aud which has drawn so many
dulefnl Jcfc mads from the pens OF men who
.l,etn,elyes show that there Is wldc dIllr
rcnre between rrccrpi ard rriuiee. We re-
peat thai all the dcnnncihle,b, tlat are heap
eli uion Mr.. Edwards proceed, Fol $" much
from conviction oil their justice, as from
the hone and belief, pfsdicoIcd upon the Gre
dclity and ignorance Of human nature. thnt
a. proportion as his character sinks, thst OF
Mi Crawford VIII rise. Nc lrate ahr tcNts
arS To say, whether aman who needs Such
boIsterins Is worthy of their confidence and
y iiIrascs-Whether he whore character is
1.ilt upon anolhcrs ruin, Is s7eh n man as
,talt 10 be elevated 10 the presidency ~ he
4her his conn4rutite merH ought io lts prefer
red to lie pygttire atbcdtI0nt OF Adams or
Che frank integrity 81 Jackson, But % re-.
tura from thi. d,gresslon. II Is n"t because
the friends oi Mr.. Crawford are very ahA l0us
10 ruin Edwards, OF because they ihsnk That
lie deserves 10 be, that they ure So unccaslng-
AZ viruleni, bat because they see III THIS vio-
la,lou OF tair and honornhlo tcehns mean
al success too Important TO he overlooked
l. is,far this a'eaSuu that we have lnierp"ecd
our feeble strength, motto defend hr, Edwards
bat to excite aip0Hg The people srrlt OF IN
,cstigaiion, that they may not form an inJudi-
cious And.incorrcct decIstna. We Mere tired
al hearing the uuidsllfaGly hnrsh comments
upon bis conduct, which originated with the
lnauirer aud Intelligence, repeated by eye"
~ nnAcdged political lyrU, who, jus, able to
comprehend their import, were unable 10 es-
ttnate their correctness. We ARE accustomed
almost every day To hear Edwards NIB lscd by
the Treasury partisans who seem 10 imagine
that lhey haze an eAelGsiFc patent 20
"Deal daauoiion round tie land
md when We ak them it they nave real th'
ME already entirely convinced that Edward
ism Villain, and il would be snperer3 aatoty
Yvca If .fe Ind the patience, to make assn
rance doutllv sarc hy wHding through such f.,
Jnnss oil evidence" How have these men
formed NJ eaion' lp"h Whai data j
they have n = read the itsidS0Rg, upon which
tJtn parties must rely Tor their taenlpation .
it,tineat len, by wird right and with what jus
lire do they Ironouace Edwards sillan Ant
tad l.. In.
ola maxim to be reversed! Are We 10 con
.,Jer man guilty until he Is proved TO be in
noceut Instead Of dceibing him Innoccilt un
III he is praved to be guilty. Oh no, We ar
al once told hy these gentry but we haveren'
m, commences III the Eneurer, upon the evi
d,nce. aud we have toohigh IN orinian oi tn
god sense OF the Editors 10 suppose TINT the,
could haze misunderstood Is pnrport, aud he
1i.ve them to be too honest TO misrepresent /
for marty purpose. Thus II IS that we hea
.o muny persons abuse Edwards who hav
,okroNIedce of the true slate OF the case
,,b, know not indeed what crime be is char
s,,,,ith and Nh0 az ignorant OF every thin
e., mis- hostility 20 Mr. Crawford Ihey say
themselves the necessary research 10 cuab
t,cm ia form n correct opinion, by fdling il
with HE crowd aud baWiing " mud dog - d
1u.6Iv as the be- 'eailer OF then ali.
Ne repeat once more as we are anxious 4
~. understood ou hi, point, that We are no
Ascending Edward, for We believe him 1
he. in he rain, q icfersible But there is
determination which ought 10 he drawn be
,,...en q. # part OF his conduct which is ret
,.hensible aud that siich is uo1. lie oug
n,t tn he hated as all Eeyil; and even il h
S.,ervet 10 be so hated, il would not ncce,
tarily follow as some reason, that Mr.. Craw
T,rd IS sH.perCect. ltisot this nuwarrantabl
csumntion, and lie equally unmarrantabl
y,,emp, 10 cram il down the throats ol ignc
ace and crednlity, ti,at wc complain, an
tbat ne shall continue 10 expose
We cannoi close ih4 article better 'h"n h
ra,ving the following rrmarkS from an old
,,.insble and innuen'ial democratic paper
,yh;ch sbated ia the conflicts OF that party