Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-09-25
or those o. his friends. THE we're not too

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but when be aspires so high as to aim al
DE Presidential chair, raise my voice a,
galnstit. | cannot give my consent Ia
his elevation. | do not believe that anu
man ever changed bis political sentiments
at the age OF 10 years through pure and
dsssntsrested motipes"
But 10 subsequent part ,of the same
communication from which We take the "a
bove. he gives US fair opportunity Of
properly approaching his logical talents,
and of proving, by his own examples, his
glaring insincerity in the opinion be adj
vances.
He is vindicating Mr.. Crawford in the
part that gentleman took on the United
States Bank question, when he writes
what follows:
GLOW did it afterwards turn out ?
Most of our greatest men and nbiess states
men thought With Mr. Crawford upon this
subject. Even Mr.. Madison, one Of the
venerable Psrarchs or the Revolution
tina, man who is the standard of political
integrity. and the most able interpreter OF
the constitution, was compelled 10 yield
bis scruples upon this subject"
What were the ages of these great men
and able statesmen, when they "atter-
wards" " thought with Mr.. Crswiord?'
And what was the age OF Mr.. Madison,
when he mas compelled to yisIa his scru~
piles upon this su9scs?'
Another OF the Junto writers, Z" CATO"
gives US specimen OF Inconsistencies not
less remarkable than those of his coadju.
tor. After an elaborate argument to prove
the superiority of Mr. Jefferson's diploma
tic arrangements over those of MIR. Nom
roe. he says,
Mr. Monroe invited Mr.. Adams to the
Department of State We oil know the
pertanaci,y rv,th uhich he Mr.. Adams] dd-
heres to course Of policy once traced By
ham. The President knew this as well as
any man living We are. therefore, justi'
fed in considering the diplomatic arrange
ments subsequently adopted as those OF
Mr. Adams. The President may have
sanctioned them, but Mr.. Adams undoubt-
eddy proposed them -
Il should be remembered, that the same
writer has repeatedly charged MIR. A
dams with spostacy, and Willingness to
submit Ia executive recommendation.
without inqurirg into the motives that
produced il. But forgetting this, he now
grave!y tells US, thai ''-rs all knO7u T'th
what psrtinacity he adheres to course OF
policy once traced By ham "
As regards the arrangements, we see
no Improperly in admitting that Mr.. A
dams may have proposed them, and Mr..
Monroe sanctioned them, but where was
the Senate when the appointments were
made and where was the House OF Rep
resentatives when the appropriations were
called for2
We insert the communication OF our
correspondent "NorvaI,' because we did
not wish to disoblige him by emitting 1t,
no, to take the responsibility, Gas he is
'Crsw ford man y OF altering it But we
make tree 10 inform him, that we had RAJ
iber know the favorable opinion OF the
public, through some other channel than
articles sent 10 be published in our own
columns
To his political remarks we have no right
to object. He IS entitled to his opinions,
and shall have The facility of propagating
them whenever we can afford it.
To use some hat of common meta
phor, since the editor OF the Gazette has
risen, like Phoenix, from his ashes, the
Alexandr!a Gazette has universally been
acknowledgement to be invigorated; and
bids fair to give a tone to public sentl-
ment: if it will have the magnanlmity TO
forgive, not to forget, fallen ioe-Ir1
contest
Thus far, is the preamble to an editor
with whom totally disagree-potst'caAy
am era tord man. How weak aud ir-
resolute must be, what the National
Journal calls the Richmond JuniO, when
they attempt to decry one of tbe very last
speeches uttered in Congress by WIN. II.
Crawford. as respected the renewal OF the
charter OF the Bank Of the United States.
Why, on the most accurate, The most crl-
teal view, as regards the political and rs
cal economy of our country, The re-estab'
Iisbuent of the Bank of tn United States
" as the most important most valua'