Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-07-09
THE ENQUIRER.

The Editors of this paper, have lately Infatuated
on more than one occasions what it would have beer,
more masnanimous TO have openly declared, if they
realy believed tor suppressed altogether, if they
did not, that Edwards had been privately bucked I'M
bis attack on Mr.. Crawford, by Mr. dams, in con-
Junction with the President of the United States nn
Messrs. Writ and Caihoun.--As far as the Prcsi-
dent and the two latter gentlemen are concerned.
we have no authority or information- -thoueh we
hope believe for their sakes for the honor of
the nation, that their efforts TO sustain anr. 10 conn
tetfance Edwards, have beer exaggerated and mig
represented. We can speak more explicitly in re-
lation to the Secretary Of State. Before Edwards
charges were exhibited, Mr.. Adams was appriscd
by MIR. C--k, that charges would be exhibited,
informed of their nature, ahd requested to express
ms opinion OF their character, and the propriety of
pfeferrng them. In reply, Mr.. sd,ns pronounced
them TO be- futile and absurd, and did ample justice
TO the character and merits of the Secretary Of the
Treasury We arc sorry that Mr.. Adams was SUBJ
jectcd to the modification of bcirg so approached,
and we do not know which most TO admire, the au<
cify the meanness of the individual, who dared
to do it,. Go his part, the transaction invoun-
taF and after its occurrence aud justice left
knn but ono course to pursue, rucb, wiiss u drs-
played maguanimty towards rival, sud equal jus
ticc 10 the integrity Of his own character.
1t is equally creilitable TO Mr.. Adams aud Mr..
Crawford and corroborative of this siateme MT that
the best understanding exists between them--ats
understanding which neither the pecuarity of their
relative situation, the efforts their mutual enemies
or the still more dangerous indiscretions of their
foolish and red hot newspaper partizans have inter-
Nt.,l Tt -
pend sbe hopes of the nation for avcrtng perlis
and distractions Of the approaching Presidential
lection There is an affinity between THAR causes,
from which, ludicious and prudent men hope
alition in case of necessity--as there is between
their causes and those Of Jackson and Clay, re-
pulsion which nothing can CONVEX. into union. With
the great majority of fIr. Crlwfords friends, Id
ans is the second choicc--as with those of Mr.. &d-
ans, Cra,cford is the second choice. Prudence,
then, would seem to dictate the friends of each,
moderation, forbearance and fair play towards tho
other, when so many circumstances may yet occur
to consolidate the two parties fto one. Even should
none of these circumstances happen, wise fore
sight would interdict the beral policy Of slender,
abuse and Misrepresentation, which will produce
this effect if other, of converting the opponents
vi hp' CrdWIoTuS election, INTO the determined
and rrcconcileable foes of his future administration
OF all the attacks which the enemies of Mr.
Crawford have aimed at Mr.. Adams, this last, in
attempting to identify him with Nnian Edwards,
and to transfer part Of the ignominy which that per-
sonage has justly incurred, his hitherto unsuspect-
ed name, is the most dsingcnuous and unworthy,
Nobody wonders that the polluted columns of tho
Washington Gazette, whose Editor Is yet snartns
under the disgrace of mercd cxpulsn from the De-
partment Of State, should pursue n course, which
discovers the impotent resentment of its conductors
without establishing his innocence.
That the gcntccl Editors Of the Enquirer should
sfooP to accept morscls catered by such filthy
hands, as a matter of some surprize. We should be
less surprizcd if we were not satisfied that they
know such opinion to be unfounded.