The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-10-22

committee. composed as II = Of cal. iiienrd
i men. and awarr II llir inpa;i lance of the
:. consideration, shoald have content i lhrhi
selves with making The hare asserton, with
out snppUftluS = b. reference Ia Let's
We appeal tn them 10 say npon what data
they assuIr tbs broad ground Uc say,
ind W. shall support orr assertion by
reference Ia Nr. tfan lords acts, that, 50
Ear tfOo lis bcng consistent repnhtsdH,
Ia. has foaeered ~ hls political career more
than any III the other,caaiihaies. and lhd
liz has, .n1nre than nHy other candidate,
esiueed IN affinity of feeling with the
ytJerhiisls on all aHesliuus of political
,potnrnl lliai base. ARISEN aincr his entrance
upon public life. We hear of William H..
Crawford debut in Augusta Geo IN 1893.
as chairman ola committee anpulnifd by a
rank tory meeting held 10 that place, which
committee presented IN address Ia Pres.
dent Adams, picdslng themselves To uphold
his administration against the efforts lnen
first begun Ia be- made by JrDefsoR and hts
friends, IN opposition 10 Mr. AS hlgh.hand
ed and tyrannical measures. Aud YET, say
tie COMMITTEE, " he has unitormiy pfoi,'s-ed
aud adhered to The priuciplrs s. hic brot
the rcpubtran party into .rn"r = He
40 oSaii,ut NJ. Jettrs"u md tbs lPhfty -
The inciprnt stages of their opposition To
President Adams-and yet We are told he
assisted 10 place Mr. Jefferson at the head
Of 0Hr government Such is the consistent
course el fsagoSlns adopted b. the Bedford
committees, which, To he SURE, ~ on n par
with the "coaSiSifW republication" of WIN.
! II. Crawford But, tltiSis mt all. After
Nr. Jefferson, "the great apostle 81 human
! liberty" had driven his lfiHmptan. car
over the PROSTATE neck OF lederalisn-af-
! ter be was safely seated IN the presidential
chair, the idol Of tie natlou-"c find W IN.
II. Crawford, VIM indeed q proteSsed' to
be republican, 81 FAR from .adheftAg 10
Ire prineiptts" Which that profession i'm
piled, acllnS with tire iHveterate enemies
OF ti1ose principles, aud, Jddas-lkr, htSStng
he man l0h0Se measures he opposed lie
was elected 10 The senate Of the l.. 5. as
Jcilersonlan in feeling, as We admit hc
VAS IN profession. And YET, did he not /
nirnys ,ole IN opposition 10 TIE measures
recommended by Ah. j every one of
which formed component part OF a great
:, stem of policy which that statesnan
developed during his administration p
THIS fact cannot be denied. Indeed, il is |
admitted Oh all hands Then, how is it,
We ask, that Mr., &. Ia this co rsistcnt repnb
can Do not bis recorded votes ngoA.,
that he acted with tie l.acraI party on all
mohl'nlgus Questions OF n,tloBdI policy, as |
well as Unconstitutional construction? Ger |
lauly but, say his ficnda. tins opposHion
10 Mr. Jellersuu Only showed his HdYen-
dence aud that he aas not, iIike Nr j. " |
Adams, Who supported Nj. J.ilorson's
measures, capable Of b"lnS n'ade 10 sa-
clGtc his inJ sinent To his lnlercst--ll4t lie
nas no time serUer, &c. Truly, this is a
notable reason" Ii our councils had |
boosted of IA few more such " processing"
republicans, of independent spirits, Mr. !
Jrlirrs0n's y stem bad never been adopted
aud, instead ofbcing respected abroad aud
happy aud prosperous AT home, as We nov
ore, We should be still humhly asking " the
o'oh ~ nfittn" P'"'eesa'.'',.. s'ts' is.-t-,l
for the crumbs of commercial scr>itudc"-
Our nag, instead of a!lordliig protection 10
those who sail beneath It's stripes and stars
would have been still the deIitsd "sriped
bunting, that provoked 80 many sarcasms
from the present Premier Of Great Britain,
Ia whom Air. Crae ford played second
eddie go the iloorol Tour Semitic house Our
Navy, winch has Won for the American
name n reputation rs lasting as time, aud Il
glory rs enduring as the mountain waves ON
been lcercd and ,;bed AT 10y the right wit
tie" Mr.. Canning, aud our AMERICAN Sc
eietary Of the Treasury aud we should
have witnessed the degrading spectacle OF
AN aspiantto the FIRST office in the glfl OF
the American people, trunlphantly ioining
with Il British Minister in the durislon OF
our national character! We have 50 rcrent
" exposed Mr. 5. association with the rank
l.derNlists IN Congress GA the question of
re charte,Ing the old National Bank his sa
Iirlcdl abuse OF Mr. Mddlson-his ridiculc
nj our gallant little Navy--and his abuse
ri MIR. Jrllrrsnu's administration, by
sweeping dcnunclatlon--tha II is unneces-
! sary here To enlarge on these points,
| These plain and administrative evidences
| of bis predcc,ion for federal rnciples,
which were oVerthrorn ualy all,r II ire
mendous conflict, that has been enphatical-
ly styled n "cirH repOtuiiOH," are corrubo-
rated by the fact that the most con ,plcuuus
mnn Wlle are now STRIVING earn silly to
eXalt Mr.. (. are the most violent of both
parties, whose cIe.ds SO essentially differ
The support of such men rs Pickering and
OTIS is enough to damn him with all consl
deratc republicans, and shows plainly that
ms opposition 10 republican measures was
not produced by his independent spirit, aud
| by accidental differences ofoplnlon, but tlat
II was the oh,pring Of settled late to them
and their protector. II Mr. Crawford is
consistent republican, thea have words lost
! taeir mcaliDss --lhea GIusl Lie actions OF
| aien henalonger sfYraled 10 rs Tie criterion
Of their principles. But the b drurd com
mttee say that he is consistent republican
--"and they are honorable mea." 1t would,
10 be sure, have bvtn more sat sldctory Ia
those who prefer proof To assertion, II these
gentlemen had cundesccnded TO furnish
some evidence oi the justice of this posi-
ton; but, AS they would have found this
rather a Il oubcsume task, they wisely
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