Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-05-18


) ackson's letter to Mr.. Krcmer. But we have
seen II and read it sinoe-and our first impress
sions are unatered. We still think that Mr.
Louvre ls fully and honourably acquitted, and
we say again ''that the weak evasion of MIR.
hay, IN attempting to get the President off, up
on thes ecihc terms, too l':.!e,. ii. nd t,co
II Pn6t cans, which he chose to attribute to Mr.
Lo~rie, is clearly and justly exposed (by Mr..
all men who choose to be go
verncd by common sense, rather than fastidi-
Gus and unintelligible metaphysics will say, that
had Mr.. Lowrie in speaking of Gen. Jackson's
letter, used those very words, that he substan-
tally and sufficiently described a.n Whc N
truth is involved, ssdiscrction,n that admired
quality of the Majors shall neither induce us 10
pervert, or suppressit.
MIR. CRAWFORD AND .MR. EDWARDS.
Wehave not yet published Mr.. Crawiord's
we will do when it is more conve-
nent. We are not willing to lend our aid to
swell the consequence of an affair, which we
firmly believe has been got up, to place Mr.
Crawford in an amiablc attitude before the
country. His friends anxiousosly desire that
he should be considered persecuted man-and
they and he, have dogged Mr.. Edwards into
the ridiculous measure of preferng charges,
which are too remote and obscure in shcir ORR
gin and character, either TO be established or
refuted to answer this purpose, and to afford
HIM an opportunity of making yindcation
which as he has nothing TO dlsprove, may well
be satisfactory. This is to be spread through
all the papers favorable to his interest, aud
Mr.. Crawford pathetcaly described like Uivs-
ses, as ''much enduring man, Wedo no,
think that either Crawford, Edwards or his
charges, are OF consequence enough to protract
the Session OF Congress month at an expence
of $4,000 and to throw the whole country in
TO a flame. Mr.. Crawford's friends are giving
this matter an artificial importance, and W.,
wcu'dcd m ailtogohone, { at end to .
private affair Taey have finished he IA lie
business and they have no right TO be consul
m ng the public Treasury, to aid the interested
views of the Presidential candidates" To YOUR
horses, gentlemen, to your horses" The poo.
pie did not send you to Washington to make
Presidents, but to make Laws. You have
made devlish bad out of the last, and we are
afraid to trust you for the first. Believe me,
the people care very little who is President
Let who will be, they will manage him. They
feel much more uneassness, at the habitual and
progressive length ofyour sessions, and they be-
gin to think, that you go to Washington to
make money, rather than attend to their affairs.
''To your stud, Sir Harry, to your stud"
To the Editors Of the Constitutional JpAis:
Friday. appeared an address to &c James Mon
roe, Esq. President of the U. States,' under the
signature of Virginius." This writer in an
swer to an imaginary enquiry of who he is
thus describes himself and his motives. "That
he IS man who supported your election in eve
~ variety OF mode--a man who is grateful for
the blood you shed during the RevoIution-who
has felt the deepest attachment to you, for your
personal virtues, AMI political seryices-one who
I,,ro Il
litician. He is Virginian, who feels proud of
the very name-and the last man in the world,
who would wish to strip another Virginian of
the honors which properly belonged to him.
Bnt he is also a citizen who loves his country
more than an individual: who has spoken to you
on many occasions, the language of truth, with
decent respect-and who is firmly persuaded,
that the plain truth alone, can save you from
ruin and disgrace.n
feel myself, not the smallest curiosity to
know, who this very friendly, cousiderate, pa
triotic and high minded s'Vrginano is. Ifthis
curiosity is INDUCED by any, am persuaded it
can only be by those, who feel DESTROYS of strip
ping the ass of the lions hdc-by men W 60 re-
ally value the name of ssVirginian,n and who
see 1T with pain, impertinently used to hide the
absence Of merit, by anonymous scrib5lers in
the newspapers, as well as by empty and vocif-
erous members of Congress. Let Virginius be
assured, that if any are DESTROYS of finding
him out, they wish it not to thank him OF to ad
miro him for the sentiments contained in his adj
dress to yIr. Monroe, but TO expose the incon-
sisteucy of his professions and his acts, and to
refute his claim to the several recommends
tons to creditand to favor, which he has modest
ly assigned to himself.
What course gentlemen should we coniec-
tnre mau who was really proud of the name OF
sVirginiann-who was ssgratcful to Mr. Mon
zoe for the blood Inc shed in the Revolution''--
who felt the deepest attachment to him for chs
political services and sshis personal yirtuesn-
''tcho loced him as u man, and respected him as
! politicianr--woulJ have pursued under the
circumstances, which dictated the address OF
Virginius, / hesitate not to say, that the course
of an honorable and generous mind, would
have been to address him prir1tcly--to state
firmly and can idly, but at the same time, ten
DERBY and respectfully tue errors of his conduct
I-(admittIng there were errors) not to have re-
preached him for errors, which il was at least
doubtful, If he had ever committed; but to en-
quire into the truth, and to advise The bestex-
pedients for rectifying them. Instead Of char
ging him with the commission of gross enor-
mites, exposing his private eInbarrassncuts un-
feelingly and unnecessarily to the world, and
threatening him with yawning guph at his
feet, he would have expressed his sorrow at the
complicated difficulties of his situation-assur-
cd him oft1e continued confidence and regard
Of this great nation-expressed his solicitude
for the presence of difficulties, 1Docently or no.
uouraby incurred, and soothed the sorrow
which he believed to exist, in the language ofre.
spect, and friendship. A fricnd, gentleman
would have done this, or he would have done
notbing--tIe would have sighed in secret oyel
the memory Of those virtues, which he believed
were fallen-he would have sorrowed in silence
for the difficulties of friend, grey haired pa