Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-04-27

Crawford had been guilty Of repeated acts of NAL
Versation III the discharge of his duties, Mr. Ed
wards certainly owed it 20 the country tn have de.
inandcd from the representatives Of the people, i
S'su'hy OF his conduct, and proper punishment for
his Offences. Blu; lie did no,
In the laird place, there are the sam, charges
WEIGH were made at tho last session-invcstira,ed
ny the House OF Representatives., aud declared to
be groundlcss.
finaily, Mr Edwards behaviour in relation to
me a. y. plot, or whatever it was. has BEEN TO saw
the least Of il, eluiyoca! as TO s,rip him of all
claim to crciibig,y. senator in CONGRESS. h, al
iedSed charges against high officer of the govern
'''eh'' 'hfo 'hs medium OF newspaper, and anouy-
hiouSiy. he subsequently, denied the author, l,ip
permitted tine stigma OF The deed stain the cha
racter oil his son-in-law. After all this when his
resentment seems to be rekiudicd agans, the Sccrc
tary of the Treasury-when his ambition or his y
varice Is ggai:ad by the rank or the cn,olment of
Il ioFeiSn e'nbaSsy--1nd when, rs he probably ina
gined, Inc was about 10 his back on the city of
W ashi:gton forcver-when he had NOTHING NOR, T.,
expect and therefore nothing lief, to fear-aeer his
he
has the hardiiiood 10 acknowledge himself the uu-
'hor OF the A. 3. letters!
The union o. SO many strong ana suspicious cir
cum5anccs,as derived from the personal couduc,
of Mr. Edwards himself, without entering a, all IN
10 the nature of his charges themselves, must make
every candid man receive any statement, he could
make, with much allowance, aud demand Of him,
tbae
their standardization.
ne shall bc suspected Of lao injustice to Mr. Ed
wards for the purpose OF bc:cing Mr.. Crawford,
by suppression oftruth. We do not desire TO SIZE
Mr.. Crawford Presdent--and we even, on that ac-
count among Others, ret the repeated exhibition
OF charges against him, which we believe TO he
sfoun':lcss. The people might take it into their
heads n, last, that he is prosecuted and reward him
with tha Presidency, because he deserves it. but
because Miriam Edwards had twice exhibited futile
and ridiculous charges against him. The cry OF
persecution is most efficient clcc,ionccr
It is melancholy to that there are many Pres
ses i'll the Uted States, which, have taken up this
subject, solely with view to party purposes. We
should bc unwilling to elevate the whose claims
we support for the Presidency, by injustice to Mr..
Craw!ord-and il the election of Mr.. Adams de-
pended upon such circumstances, we would do ali
in power 20 defeat ii. We do not think thai
the affair Of which we have been speaking, is most
important for the charges of Official misconduct
which il prcsents-but frum the circumstc nee that
ITS author, who displays much mcanness of every
kind, IS Minister Plenpotentiary of this Govern
mcnt. That such has been selected by the
President OF the T. States, as the most worthy he
could fnd in this great and enlightened nation to
represent its national character, and the national
| interests III country, bc,weeu which and our own
in future, the most important relations must sub.is
WHO have evineed Willingness to approximate
their institutions of government 10 ours, and must
be greatly influenced in ther opinions ni US ,>,.
Institutions by the man who represents both. |!
Mr.. Edwards is the best choice which the unbound
ed latitude OF selection possessed by the President
enabled TO make, God help the ten millions of PEG
pie he leaves behind m-if he has been picked GA,
for other reasons we must say the Executive Power
is not welded with pure impar;iality.
Oar readers will perceive ffon, the proceeding, al
the HOUSE CT Representatives, that writ has been
dispatched after My. Edwards to Illinois we NAV
reasonably concludc tia, the affair will terminate
i'll the revocation Of his Mexican appointment, II
he has received the outfit of 5900O-hc ,riN uroJu
bly, keep ii.