Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-07-23
MR.. MONROE TAKEN INTO FAVOR.

The tuesdays Enquirer has an article headed
Estate of things at Washingtou."-As this article
is amusing from the minute information it Displays
as we'll for possessing rather more an The usual
dose of egotism, will quote few of Its passages:
1--WE have just learned, says the Enquirer, 'irop
source in (on) which we place the greatest reli-
auce, that the President has pronounced his E1aL
decision in relation the suspendIng Of Mr. Craw-
ford from the Treasury. lie has refused to do it;
and refused So pcEemptorily that the and anx
oms opportunities with which he has been so long
heset, Will not bc renewed. AS soon as be gave TO
the condition Of Secretaries, Sc. his utinatuiD, he
left the CITY for Loudoun."
From these three sentences, the public arc given
to understand, that direct personal solicitation has
been addressed to the President, by the coalition,
neanin. Messrs. Adams, Calhoun, Southland, Wir,,
and Mclean, for the suspension of Mr.. Crawford
from the Department of the Treasury. The Eli
tors of the Enquirer premise this information with
the nee, that their information is derived fsom
tile most respectable and credible And yet
zoe assured from source which place
Inc most implicit reliance, that the proposition Ca
suspend Mr.. Crawford originated will, the Prcsi-
dent Iii: rs;lf-aiid HGt from no Jealousy or dislike
of Mr.. Crawford, bat from Il conscientious di ;oargc
| of his Official Trust. By the laws of the United
States, the President in the OF either sickness
or absence Of his Cabinet Officers, is vested with
discretionary power IN supply their places until the
| temporary disability IS removed The Pcesidcn
in this ca doubted ii ;:.is law not ioperahct
| on him, appoint Secretary of the TTcas;I,v pro
fcn,.--it being obvious that the of Mr.. Ciaw-
ford was propcy one III which to cn!crce IT, and
that that contingency had happened, upon which
he had discretion to act. So far from the member.
of the Cabinet, Messrs. Adams, Calhoun, &c. be-
| setting tie President to make this temporary np
pointmcnt, il was by decision If the Cabinet
that Mr.. Crawford sared fsoiu this humiliation
Whether this decision was right wrong upon prin
ciDie, we shall not undertake to dcciIe-We i'm
aginc however, that the people would he apt tn ds
cir, that the officer appointed to manage the pub
treasure, should at least be in possession of the v
senses; which nature gave him. That Ms CTdw
ford was for some time, deprived on the power bot
Of reading and writing, and compelled 10 sign III
name with "a stamp, we SuPpose VIII not be hcnIe
at this time Of day-bowever il was during the con
tinuancc Of the mi sfortunc. We rccur 10 Mr.. Craw
ford's Illness with Enf1ieudy nvidl0iis view
we sever have been unfrcndly To that distinguish
cd gentlcnan, nor have ihohght or spoken Dis
respectfully Of him But base attempt, with
base ultcror view, j; making 10 sacrifice the who!
governmeni--anA to their acdniual, it IS nHcesjnr
to review the Transaction in which they AMI nc al
implicated. We return to tn. Enquirer;
awe learn too with un'nimGled pleasure, that j
Il has never seen Ninian Edwards since MS tei"f
= from Illinois. Mr.. Adams 81 . SAID, requested
behalf Of Edwards, permission To visit the fcsidcn
but the PFC siient 90 his honor be IL sat) decline
receiving him. This alter tie last report OF Il
committeeman ycl tho = iai't;On siiii cndcav"f
sustain this fallen and de5tadca minister. ~
Caibo0e toos sem S''fP'ng "toh" i7tgmgS0" -
J. 51y lasff'
Wiater the President has, or has not, seen Nj
II ian tIwar.ls, sc presume IS not very ratcFt al
H. shall pass on in t,lt belief, 70 TIC nest seten'
which as is common in Sir. Eitchias rregna
STYLE, contains nctg AMI distinct affirmation. n
- sentence, "Gat wr. Adams rogue sted Of the Pre-
lie dcni' &C. Il completely enigm1tica and from
ID choice anA coll0ca,ioa If It's words. puzz
A. 30 fitd out-whstfet IS meant, hat Mr. Ada
requested peTros,io" ioI himself, o. tor Edw3fds
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