Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-07-06

10 the last hour Of its ephemeral existence
lts nominal and putative Editors, their aiders
and sbettOrs, would move Heaven and he'll Ia
annihilate w. H. Crawford. But what shall
We say Of SON Of Mr.. Rufus King, the con-
ductor of the n. Z. American stunning over his
pen to q Correspondent, who does not hesi-
tate TO speak Of N. f.. in the following strain /?
49,, another preliminary is =" answer tho querc,
The act of sr.a, m,s% de'f% ms %.s'on. Twas "
soul sia mped with peculiar and nice seMsibiliy Of
prop..ciy and honouI. I, a resolution which de-
"'d.dy proved hun worthy Of The badge he RESCUED.
AMI that the honour and Interests of the cosn,ry
were safe in the keeping Of who was willing
make such acrfees. and WHO ev,nced 90 much abb.
lily 10 defend bic own"
But what shall We think Of the 6 National
Journal'-(the very Office to which the Sc
crefary of State seems willing to transfer the
patronage, Of his department-vindicat his
pretensions and printed under his own eye)-
What shall we say If this N. Journal, for tax
ing the part OF n. 'Edwards-upholding his
cbaracter--in order, by a side-bIow, to sup
port his charges against Mr.. Crawford ? This
enlightened friend Of the public morals thus
speaks Of Nnian Edwards -
II - delicate and disssreeable thing, TO ami
u'adsert upon the testimony Of gentleman holding
80 ugh And honorable place that Of Senator of
me United Stdtes hut regard for truth our sense
oi Justice 10 m injured and persecu,ed, hut high.
minded, independent and honorable Individual for
bud ~ 10 DO sileat. We can Otherwise account
Tor the Testimony Of Mr. Noble, than from The cup
position that he had the same things 90 often
and so boldly asserted ia the papers we have alluded
70, that his mind gradually admitted tho Impression
o. o. 'neir Eu'h. we csuno! for a moment entertain
the suspicion, that he wiIfslly and consciously de-
posed 10 that which he did the Leii.re 10
be true and hrmly We repnse in the honour and
ser.e'iy OF Mr. Edwards, we should be slow to
doubt the oath Of Mr. Noble, had we not the most
naqnes'ionaie proof that his statement founded
an error Of diies Al the lime Mr. Nohle's evidence
was given, unfortunately Nj. Edwards had nothing
10 otter 10 opposition bur his own counter asseron,
oonhrmed by strong and almost Irresistible rircum-
stance. But what could amy circumstance weigh in
the minds Of men determined to beieye tho worst
OF Mr. Edwards, against the positive oath Of an no.
norHbIe Senator? Mr.. Edwards was compelled 10
submit TO the impuaion thrown upon his verAciy,
and patiently await the development Of the truth IT,
tsis situation proper sense OF his dignity due
regard TO ms own honoar, required that he SHOULD
res'gn his appointments"
La our next paper we shall enter upon de Jailed
analysis aud review Of tho evidence taken before
Tue Committee, IN which we conciusveiy 10
SHOW, IN the frs place, that erert charge mad.
against Nj. Crawford, ia the memorial of Mr.. Ed.
w''ds mas been distinctly proved, aud admitted 10 be
rsossd, ny the Con@','ee aad in tho second place,
,h:" MOI SHADOW IT doubt has been isf, upon ,he
"a" character OF Mr.. Edwards, as a man OF honor,
integrity, aud veracit,."
so saith the N. Journal, in It's mad rage to
InJure Mr.. Crawford and 10 prop its patron.
And this nation is to he told, that N Edwards,
the equivOcator and the dec-iyer, the man
who Is proved to be guilty of breach of We
facity by at least four witnesses-the man,
VINO skunk from an Office from which he
would have been ejrcied land afterwards pre-
tended to claim merit in resigning II for his
magnanimy towards the President, aud his
love oi his own honor--ihat this man is 10 be
uPhtld and pulled OF as prosecuted! high mind
ed! and honorable individual! Well, be it Sc
let the Editors Of the National Journal take
the consequences Of this folly