The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-09-24

partmeni, for which his great rival =
Jack son, declared him better oi#.,
than any other man, B. thr duties at =,
he has no" discharged for near ri.l. :,
TO The entire sal.'faetlon of The a.,
ment aud the nation. o'''a'
.-eNs..
! The friends of Mr.. Crawford ba,a
sented him tn the public as candid, Fe'
the Presidency, under circumstance ~
peculiar character, and which d.. W 4
he noticed. Some Of them are hon n
, meratcd: ''u,
1st. Ia 1916, the friends of Mr.. Graz,
insisted on caucus. Mr.. AIonro.
friends We're opposed to it. -, h
hnwe,er. Was held, aud Mr.. Crawfn,1 "a
ecived Sd votes. T.
In 1924, the friends of Mr.. Crawl,r1 .
gain call a caucus, and he recci,,s 49,.
less thaua fourth of The whole nuah,,
the members of Congress.
cd. The first movement in rrl,ion,.a
ensuing presidential election, va, mad
| hr. Claw ford's friends, the THO in Gem.
They denounced and prescribed the > :
niiuistraiion. Not satisfied with the ,,.
cesoiun for Mr.. Crawfurd, they alt.mr,. ,
| toprostrate the whole Cabinet eytrn
or removal The people Of the U. stl'
dn not appear TO approve this dnel,n.
whether applied to few ofiicers of fl.
Government, or To a whole nation.
Sd. They have represented Mr.. Crav
ford as al variance with the whole adm,
i.tration, the object of their maliguily and
IntIignes.
18th. They perseycred in their cali for
caucus IN Feb uary, 1924, in opposition ia
the majority, who wished the question IA
go fully and freely before the people and
IN Georgia first, and then in New York
they have opposed, aud successfully on.
posed, the repeal of laws by which N.
right of suffrage VAS usmped by the LEI,
lltures from the people Of those States.
5lh. They have invariably representa-
Mr.. Crawford as the only genuine repub
lican among the candidates, while then
most strenuous eXerlIuns in his favor have
been directed against the rights of the
people.
9th. Although solemnIy and repeatedly
required, they have never indicated any
service that he has performed, or any
talent that he has displayed. Is not lhl,
| enough
7th. They press Mr.. Crawford on The
| people, as President, though they know
that as Il Senator he did moi supper, III.
var, rilat rs Foreign Munster he did
nothing as Secretary of War, nothing.
and IN thr.rrcasury Department, nothing
Hhcl shows either devotion IL lis dulic..
ar more than very ordinary capacity 6f
erfarnting them.
oh. The friends Of Mr.. Crawford con
t'nue this pressure, though they know tls
his present Office has been sinrcure erer
| since his return from Virginia, IN the an
tomo "f last year. WIN they say hs
often he has been at bis Department; bow
many times he has attended the councb
of the President
9Th. The caucus papers have not scru
pied To represent Mr. Crawford as having
been conTalescent for the last ten months
and more as II the necessity of making
the statement now, did not prove the err0f
OF lol tBer statements.
10Th. Mr. Crawford has always been be
l'ved to be hostile, Ia the administration p
which he is IA rneInher and MS ly,enAs, a,
- '" P'"'' tiiC shuJftt bcy onu upho', are
with few exceptions, the bilirre.t enene,
pei sonnlly aud politically, Of the Presided
aud The Secretaries of State and Wor
llth. Mr.. CtavCord has been pnbcy
accused OF a neglect of duty 10 nut maxim.
reports 10 Congress in relation to deposits
IN thr We en- Bar ks, and of al ltlold
law IN lending public money to the bauk,
These accusations have moi been ansWe
ed, hecuse they cannot be answered TIE
Report of the Committee admits that try
| are true. But the friends OF Mr. CraNhi
nave taken revenge, by attempting to in
peach the character of the accuscr. as iftIe
truth of the allegations depended On ts
| EVIDENCE.
18th. They have brought forward NJ
Crawford in his feeble state of lealth a
President, With Vice President, WIN
would probably be required to act as Pr.
sidrnt, and yet for whom il is rot htiesd
enc man IN the United States-no, n1
one-would vote as President.
t.Ydt. Jour
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