The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-06-11

| eelience II Is TO uHiie The Tree donis eeehothN
| and illness III legislation which hei9ng 10 q
s,nnR eommannr aiih, With the strength and
se..rnify of o great impure 81 tilr NO enpusie
dangers Il which "ai eomIsi's suscIhpent !
leN. used | confess tton thai Ot nuHsui' Ia
tion not only rs The in9si probable, bni ai-a
as the uiast alarming. II these states should
bs resolved inio thuir constituent cleHetit
ehich heaven forbid, IA tbeir consequent 81
lsHi.hif--thrir conies's-sfheir struggles ioi
fhr mssiery, there w.nld br rooin tot tie lis
MA, oil m1sl al tie virtues which aiEisiiy ana
a10fn our speoies bai II ne oueo become
melted down iuto ons nation, We mus, ~ ~
long lime, 80 rs all other nations unye done
sfyc np8Hr li1eri3 for the s.ike Of tranquility
! aud is,hc relagr ~ deapoiism, under whose
taden .fWay all the argirs oil tltis liigl'hoiii
peaple ul.si barnlnc torpid mud lieless.
Ihr appioaehing eleeiion of a new Presi-
| dent hns inoreahan any other question OF late
occupied aud interested The public mihd-
! From tile un4snhi ..Inlbef of The candidates,
/ all having lligh pretcHsioas in point oil TeIhi
taton an1 pntnl1fity thefe-se.nied to he but
TOO mpch probability that ma one would get
maturity Of the whole member OF votes,
which is necessary 10 ~ ctoieely The people.
The consequence must be that lli. member 81
HE House Of Representa- yes, where the
smallest stale has The saiue vote as the lafg-
esf must select President from The three
most successful candidates. IL prevent re
sui 50 repngnaui Ia the great republican rrln'
ripple that II majority she1ld govern SO iaFo-
rai,le 10 intrigue alld corfnpiiou-and where
after all there can he no certainty of choice
Ito avid these threatened evils, II WIS pro-
pescd that the republican members shoDldi as
Gn former similar occasipns, meet IN an mol
hrial way aud recommend Ia the people one
If those who had been held upas candidate,
deeming IL better 10 assume the Office OF re-
commenting one out al Tour or i've whom
the people were as free rs before 10 approve
or reject, fhaHfp exercise the power at ehoos-
ing nne on of three, which choice is beyond
the peoples control. Influenced by thesr
a meeting MAS held, which
varv readilv attended,. Int - the number wrs
not more than owe fourth Of the two houses
OF congress, the recommendation has lrnba-
bly, had but litlic effect ia producing the dcsir-
ed uHanimity. II seems greatly To be wished
that this very difficult part al our constitution
should be amended, IL ans plan can lie dew
scd hy which the election ol Pre ,idenl can be
made with certainty aud safety, especially as
The recommendations OF III person. h} that sei
of meeting NOW generally designated by In"
enut term OF " Caucus (Which VII nalnri
y iie re-oriedtn in the present state ul hing
have awakened tlit fears Of many of our cit
izens a. likrj]f to obtain, in process Of time,
The force end authority Of appointments.
II wpuld he The extreme ct delienry not To
notice thai William II Crawford, The candi-
dDtr trcormcndcdby us IN cancu- ~ TT per.
son iar Tie next President, aud who seemed
also II have obtained The confidence Of the
Virginia Legislature, has been charged by Nj
aiau Edward, late a stu@orot the = States
ffnm Illinois With various acts OF misconduct
il hi office OF Secretary OF the Treasury -
The snlj 81 Na. referred - n select commit
Ice, who have made partial report upon the
evidence before them. ia which til nrqnit
NJ Crawford nl Intentional blame or culI pa
bio neglect al duty. A HE aeenser who
lal been summoned before the Z, nm tie.
Ind moi reached Washington when Congress
al Jnfurd, The committee lave power Ia sit
IN The rrcr,s, aud 80 make final report effcr
: ,e cone lded lhchinN stigAlua,w Which
report tht} a., - - .-...-...;,
10 each member III Coucress, for de parpase
ot giving The earlicst informal IN Ia the pro-
Pic. II AIR Crauiprd- conduct is tried will
that eundar which u due tarvcry public u,nn
who, IN the multiplicity ol his duties, may be
sometimes expected II CIR from iuadyerteurc
81 mistake, (tor what humau vigilance or dill.
lsencr does mol sowrt M, Ienit) ! auiici.
pate HE same favorable result IN the fnnl IT,.
port OF the committee rs ia ihnt which they
have partially madc. And | nna led Ia this
mol Only " nv raI hdence IN lie
character OF Mr.. Crawford, but also by I'll,
eandaci OF his nceuser, who, 10 furnish htl-
srIl with II preirA for examinations, has put
obstruction "n The secretary language
which II docs not necessarily hcar--and Who,
without ashlas neNpanaiion- Without open.
y complaints or indicating that he meant 10
lr.rnd himself, Us would have heen uaiurai To
Injured ard INDIGNANT innocence, remains 81.
lent Gil ~ est, $40 milcs oil aud then uucN-
poet. liv scu Is n memorial, uear the limp the
session WIS expected To close, IN which the
lNuWed purpose OF seli-detenor Is buried an
der thc n,a-s Of fact and argument lndu I'll
onsly accumulated 10 Willy and degrade his
rttended accuscr When Mr.. Edw ards i 80
ready to defend himself without first nscer-
tanning he wa a.saiiedi aud 10 carry lis Own
attack 50 Tar beyond the point required Tor
lis own NlndicHtiou. II sertus not uuchH1ita-
bic 81 lhter lhdt his "Ojoet WAS rather 10 re-
commend himself To Mr.. Crawford political
than To defend h,l"sell !t",n lis ac-
that he has lent his efforts aud
alehls, and would >eeh 10 prA cu The auiho
sty al Congress, 10 clCulIunCUinE purposes.
Oar finances lave al len Tia resumed their
orincr stale ii prosperity, 81 that after dciray-
ny the Ordinary expenses at government there
IS surplus OF ten millions to bc appropriated
EDWARDS the payment OF the principal and
interest OF the national debt W all HAT sur
,iHa, II Al should continue, the debt, amount
hs Oh the 1t January last, to S9oi lIdHG2 IL,
n ould be paid OF IN something more than -
years Il must however be rrrollroted HAT
he i've millions vii n hs the late treaty with
Spain, c stipulated n rey orr citizens who
MI claims on her, in consideration OF her
sesSion OF lardn. hecBme due this wear, and
will make an addition Of trat amount TO the
'uhlic DELFT. \ considerable saving viii lie
''iccted by using the m0ncy now in the trea-
AIRY 10 pay OF pari Of our debt bearing per
'ent Interest, aud borrowing these FIVE mil