Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-09-24


equally inug nnrit Ind Il i,
d' speak M ro'atcd terms ofthe ,iisionua
:, eondnet al Ats X err, wo would not havr nee
sin.isr language 2 colo. hearted ~ :. te, t,os
crea'tor taxing all the household propert, of ,
distressed icfnsic, leaving her and Ter sn, Icrno
icn'''ren IN aperishing condition, iseno,ei,, ane
more than enough, to excite ,iisrus, IN, $50,
humane bosom. In addition to Ills. ,b,. ,,,,,,,o
IN which MIR. Kerr had treated Mr. 13,,,,. :,
placing the note in Bank, and Layin,, y ~
'esstcd' ana the amount embraced in II hcr,
greater than that for which distress w,s -
formed continuation of circumstances ,ye,
calculated TO excite indignant feelings, in every
"onora"'e ,nihu. WHO would have felt less, OF
expressed less, than Mr.. Adams din
Is 1t, indeed, an evidence of his jisho,,s,,
'ha', under such circumstances. he offered l.,
pay upwards of ninety dollars? This b.,inr ro.
'useu, ana believing that the facts had l,ecn mis-
represented, so AS to procure his endorsement,
ora greater amount than was intended. did n,
act iraudulently, by declaring that he as legally
oouno' ana should not pay the note? He has
since pad tie full amount; and i'm doing So bo
has acted wisely, for any man had better sacr;.
ice small sum, than have contest with a nor.
son of MIR. Kcrr's character
LUIS Is a SIMPLE statement of the case Tho
pubic can judge OF tie conduct OF Mr.. Adams.
"lth s,ich sirulcnce is he pursued, by a SET ri
i''eh, WHO nave united their fortunes 10 an adj
verse cause. that he IS arf;,iyned Tor his acts Of
'charty--'"dhy men who never felt. nor .yo.
praetised, that godiilse virtue. Such acc,,sers
are fitted for such Il task Mr.. Kerr ,,ay
speak OF ms insuited honor, and Injured fee,;ups
~ the teProof of MFR. Adams; but he seems 10
nave no sympathy for tie dstressas of tho ~
fortunate. ttn can bcreave n wrctched fcn,.l,.
o, ner all, ana hear the cries of her distressed
chiiiren' without emotion. The last cent which
the law allows him, must be paid. repordIeo. ~
% &c chi nl1 ,lIs
pies; for had Mrs. Nloul,on and her sict. ci,;i.
urcn SUNK INTO the arms of death under tho de-
pnVaton OF her property, Mr.. Kerr wouId no,
nave becn SUBJECTED to prosecutions He
would not have been chargcable with any crime
recognised BY the law. But there was another
'ri"una'' before which he would have been ar
ralgned and condemned. whose sentence I'm ,
man of feeling, cannot be, less awful t6:,n ~
which the law denonrces for the highest offence
Iuohc opinion wuuld have passed upon him.
Every bosom IN which tie feelings of iin,napitv
were ACT eXtingulsi;ed, would have GLOW ed " ;th
indignation against him. The mention of b;s
name would have excited sensations of horror
lie wohid have ioundno resting place in the oom
mnnity.
The timely interference of Mr.. Adams md
IioeraI exercise of his benevolencc NAV have
saved MIR. Kerr from this state of wrctchedness
hnu YET occasion Is sought, by this gentleman.
ana ms worthy associate, to asssiI the private
character OF Mr.. .4daps, in this transaction.
Let the public Judge. The Contrast of charac-
tsf cond not be more striking, thar, the fact, of
inns case exhibit. We see Mr. .fians, by a
no'ie &C, OF chaIify' rescung helpless female
and her distressed children from .e crime of an
un'eeling landlord. No greater misfortune
could have befallen this wretcled woman. than
10 become the tenant of Mr.. Kerr. She is not
the first victim that has been oaup,t hy b;s
tangs. God grant that she may be the last.
There is no parallel TO this conduct unless il he
found In the conduct OF General Van Ness.
These gentlemen are fifty associated, as the
authors OF this caluInny against MIR. Adams
They fill the Offices of President and Cashier of
the Metropolis Bank, which has received TOO
many favours from the Treasury Department
not TO secure the most active exertions of ito
officers IN behalf of the dispenser of these e..
yours. This accounts for the use which these
men are Alternating to make OF the above
transaction wiz they enlist the public sym
patty In their behalf; or rather, viii they moi
secure to themselves lasting nfamy.
am free man, Mr.. Force, md an .Q,ne,.i
can, lent a hand in 10 su;sose Won know
what that means. | feel therefore. tia. ,,ay,.
light TO know who's to be President afr
Monroe goes out mean to give my vote Ia
none out a aerlshgr caenf-Sr't, american. /
am told Mr. Crawford is an american, and
that he was born in Virginia. Ely object al
present IS not to write about him, except 10 ask
how i''s health is I'm told he's better. Pm
giaG oi H. But should he chance not 10 reco
yer, want TO know if Albert Gailati.. sheu,d
he be elected Vice President, would succeed 70
the Presidency A young man at INV elbow
tells me liewould. Then, Pan against The C.2a,s
fo'H hchret altogether For while live. don,t
want to sec an american ship put under com
mand OF foreigner American tars under
staiia .dnefacd't language, but the, &c not read;
10 take the chance of entering with n comn.an
Ger whose language they wou!d have TO learn.
They've 40 time for that, either in port or at sea;
IN gale OF wind or iii the fight. Let us have
none OF THIS No, not even he chance of 1t.
wish Mr.. Crawford my get well. I've no
hostility 10 him but there's better comma nd,rs
than he, even though he'd never been sick in
his hfe-give us one of them. There's Adams
nobody objects to him. He's sound. irue
blooded American; and there's jackson. and
Gay, and thousand others-ail good men and
true, who hav'nt got foreigner for their first
mate. No, no, give an American--so saws
tie friend ofoid Barney, aud the NAVY
To the Editor Of The Yirg;,ia Herald.
SIR: As very erroneous notions appear Ia
prevail ia this part of Virginia, respecting the
state OF public sentiment i'm the two CaroIiuas
and IN Georgia, with regard 10 the approaching
PRESIDENTIAL Election, the publication OF the fol-
loving extracts, from two communications
one from an eminent citizen of North Carolina.
and the other from a conspicuous member Of
Congress, from South Carolina, will have ton
dency to correct them, and will present an an
md 10 a. r