Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-09-23
POLITICAL.
From the National Journal.

NIX. CRAWFORD,S CONSlSiENCYs
Great credit is given to Dir. Craw.
ford by the Opposition papers, for what
they call his independent vote on the
Embargo, and on the proposed renewals
of the charter of the old United States
Bank. There are some facts, yet uD-
disclosed. connected with these votes
and with Mr.. era Words political ca
reer. which arc worth Knowing; and as
those journals have refused to insert he
'WestmorelaDd A dress, nOtwiths'and-
ing its liberality and forbearance in
speaking of Mr. Crawford; and as soEe
Of them have violently rallied at its re-
puted author, Major Somerville, for
suggesting that Mr.. Crawford was un.
friendly to the gradual increase OF the
Navy, it is worth while to disclose
few Of them. Without pretending to
know from what information that gen.
tleman drew his conclusions, il is easy
to show that they are correct. and it
might not be difficult to prove that he
has spoken too indulgently OF Mr. Craw-
ford. If any imposition has been prao-
tised On the public credulity by Mr.
Crawford's friends, in consequence of
his not having been sufficiently conspi.
cuous Is or 10 years ago to have had
all his opinions distinctly noted and re.
N embered, it is time that tie veil should
be Withdrawn, and the truth made
know The public are already inform.
ed, that this exclusive and consistent
republican, signed. in 1898, an Address,
declaring his confidence in the wisdom,
Justice, and firmness' Of the AdmiDls-
tration of Mr.. John Adams, and that
after the fall Of federalism, he deDounc-
ed it as regardless of utility In its
measures.
But the extent 10 which he carried
his opposition to the administrations OF
Jefferson and OF Mr.. Madison, has not
yet been sufficiently pointed ont.---
1t will be reeol!ected that Mr.. John
Randolph quarrelled with Mr. Jefferson
and his party except Mr.. Gsllatio) a.
bout the year of 1906 or Z, and succeed.
ed in forming little malcontent fac.
ton. which continued to gore, and to
oppose the government until the decla-,
ration of war, and doring the course Of
it. Who were the members OF this op-
position to Mr.. Jefferson's AdmiDistra-
tion? Were they not Mr.. Randolph, OF
Virgins, Mr.. d. r. Williams, of 5.
Carolina, Mr w. II. Crawford, Of Geo.
&c.? Was not Mr.. Crawford first elect.,
ed to the Senate about 1907, and old
he not identity himself with the Ran.
dolph Opposition 90 the Embargo, and
other questions? Did not the rancorous
opposition Of Mr.. Randol phi to Mr.. JET
political quarrel in, or about The yeae
of 1908, between him and Mr.. Eppes,
the republican leader in Virginia, and
the son .in-law of Mr.. Jefferson; and did
not Dir. Crawford carry a challenge
from MIR. Randolph to MIR. Eppes, and
did not Mr.. Eppes select his politicat
friend, Col. R. NJ. Johnson, of kep-'
tucky. TO bear bis accep ance OF ihes
challenge, although it was not known
that he, Mr.. EPpes, could scarcely ~
barn door with plstoP9 Although
Mr.. Crawford voted against the embar.
co. did he not, when the republican
party determined to repeal it, vote a.
gainst the repeal, and the next year,
declare in a speech, that the Embargo,
although vilifsd and abandoned here.
had proved efficaeious,' and ought nos
to have been repealed Did he notvote,
with the malcoDtents against ME. Ma.
dison's administration, and against tbs
republican, party; aud not only Oh thu
Embargo and the U. States Bank, bus
on almost every great question, from
the time be went into Congress, tlS07,,
to 1922 Does no, the following ez-
tract of Mr. Crawford's speech on Mr..
Madisop's message, of the Sd January,
1910, prove not only that he was not IN
the confidence Of the Administration,
but that his opposition to it was bitter
and severe? The Presidents mes
sage said he, has been introduced by
the Chairman of the Committee, in cup.
| port Of this bill. Feeble must be tbs
aid which this measure can derive from
that source. This message, In point of
| obscurity, comes nearer to my ideas OF
a Delphic Oracle, than any state paper
which has come under my inspection.
1t is cautiously expressed, that every
man puts what construction on it he
plsases. Is he for war?-The message
breathes nothing but destruction and
bloodshed. Is he for peace?-Ths mes-
sage is mere milk and acater, and Who'll.
" pacific. is he for the bill before YOU.
The message calls for it's passage. 10
he friend to large standing ARMY