The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-10-22

If. Crawford " al not furnish one single
md loemeat toipreser,e il from, the ehlisl"u
y hich awaits the laburs of nedipcfIiy ia
Whatever sphere, unless il be, indeed, thai
he has fioiafrd the constitution by foahlHg
fhe peoples money To purchase popularity
II /. true the Bedford address say thai lac
has been acquitted Df all the charges PIE
fefred against him but IN this 1t over
shoots the mark. II reference he once
more had Ia the Report made at the last
session ct Congress by the Committee OF
Investigation, IL will be seen that this
change was fastened upon bin, and the
practice pronounced 10 be a " dangerous
Innovation AsIo his hold aud ",iluous"
recommendation rs Congress I" retrench
tie expenses of government, we have no
means by us uf Judging Of the extent al
tbs recommendation. But, II we eau pro-
cure Mr.. Grawford's Treasury Report oi
1870, We will ytntole wager thai the
recommend dion, If he indeed made any,
is Of hut little consequehee--or that 1t IS
rendered Il mere unllny by the terms IA
abirh it IL conveyed. But admit That he
did make this recommendation, Ee per
formed only his duty, aud certainly ihe
Bedford committee VIII not claim far him
an ertruordinayY degfes of credit for 1t.
,. Mr. Ciawlord's opposition 10 the Ia
riff is the third ground OF preference assign
rd by the Bedford committee. We do not
nov for tie first time assert our brliel that
Mr. Crawford is in .farOr of the bill passed
nj the last session 81 Congress. Ne have
heretofore quot,d from his Treasury Re
ports, recommendations 10 Congress - Ju-
diciousiy 10 reriSe the Tariff :" This .was
done with his Characteristic iesuitical cum
uing aud ii IL NOT ut all singular that while
he is claimed here as an enemy - that
measure, lac Is elsewhere supported IN the
ground that he is lis warm advocate. We
are nstpnished that the Bedford committee
should have gone So openly into the teeth
IF fact, aud fact too susceptible of such
easy demonstration, on this head of their
subject, as 10 assert that Al the states
" hcl support Mr. Adams are in fayou1 or
the Taiih, aud claim him as ito advocate"
i that committee had paid attention Ia The
votes { the last session Of Congress, upon
The d,taiiS of the Ta,iT hill, and upon
lis final passage, and il They were acqaaint
cd with the local Interests of particular
sections of the country, which the general
of lis members would lead MS
Ia suppose, il would have me-, or hazardrd
such an assertion. Who was the ablest.
opponent Of the Tariff bill j? DtHiet UeJ
ster, IF Boston. He was the centre of tie
opposition around whom the minor Sa-
ELITES rrn oket, rs the scarcely pcrcepilb'e
liars of Heaven re, olive around the San.-
fhe votes OF Massachusetts, and Connect
nj. aud ofihe New England states gene
ally were against the Tariff: Aud yet we
ire told, in the teeth of this faet, that "Ail
he states which support Mr.. Adams arr IN
asor of the Tariff, .and claim him as ats
advocate !" We cannot express tile extent
Of our surprise that the Bedford committee
should have suffered lhsig zeal 50 far To
outsirip their discretion as to make an
So easily refuted. They might
have conjecturtd Mr Craw Ierd's sentiments,
ND no Evidence could have been brought
=" ".,", ;"t them OF error for, AS
We have before remarked, his Irsuillcal
cunning dstics Ill cKrrtions To ascertain
what they are. But they aheuld have been
cautious how they attempted 10 dtlInc the
5cntlDents of Nj. Adams, unless they could
bring somc proof te their AID. They are
"ursr than unfortunate, when the very
circumstance which they adduce to support
then conjecture, is known In be an dSsamp-
ton on Their part, which ttcts prove they
had no right to make. Thy imply that Mr.,
Adans IS IN favor of The Tdrif, because,
they assume that all the stptes which
support him are in favor" of it. Ne assert
that hcis not in favor of the Tariff, hecwnse
most oI the states that support him have
cr'nccd that Tiny are net in favor of IT.
4. The fourth ground OF preference Of
the Bedford committee for Mr.. Crnwf ford,
is, that he WIS Nominated by congress
SIGNAL caucus. We Will not hcrp reiterate
the oft repeated sud just objections 10
the odious system, which this address, EN-
anaiinS from IA body of men So often EN-.
ployed IN making the VERSE appear The
better reasou," attempts Ia Justify. We
refer our readers To the excellent remarks
Of DR.. King, ia To days pspcr, ON this
subject. We urr content that this point be
decided upon the reasoning of that gentle
man against, aud that of the committee in
fapor of a caucus. We nill only remark
the Inconsistency of this pnr Of the al
dress, which defends iho'caucus system on
the ground OF its keeping the election out
of the House OF Representatives aud from
this consideration urges the people of Bed
ford 10 obey It's mandates, when by So doing
the very evil is created which they pretend
So much Ia dread. BY voting for Mr.
ra"ford, Virginia inevitably throws the
election into the House, aud when too il is
impossible 10 elect him. But if she vote
Tor Mr., Adams, which course Justice aud
,onnd policy alike dictate, the election viii
be made by the Electoral Colleges, aud the
% much dreaded appeal TO the House will
be prevented,
We came now to that part of the ad
dress which relates To the Vice Presidency.
rs we have before said, if Mr.. Craw ford
be elected To the first, Mr.. Galllln must
be to the second Office in the government,
They sluk or swim together. The com
mlll~e no doubt think that they make Il
most Pawelf,A appeal To the feelings, when
they ask, " Noutd ii now he objected To
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