Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-07-20

tcltbelyfte IN their movements, none could hare
,cen SO capable to adyise-and, now that their
ADVICE has come, although ii may be attended
with same difficulty, to reverse the proceedings,
and begin de n2ro, yet, 1t inay not be in vain |
rs it will remain standing monitiou to AIessrs |
Adams & Co. in future.
Although the Committee acted rashly and
Improperly, in excluding MIR. Edwards, with
out consulting the guests who had subscribed,
or the citizens; yet, ut seems that Mcssrs. A.
dams, Calhoun, and Al'lean should have adj
dressed to them n humble note, demonstrating
against the proceeding, and praying for a with
drawal Of it. If this step had been taken the
honorable committee would probably have con-
descended to REGAL the order; or, would have
given their reasons tor not doing so.--rhey
might, 1t is true, have supposed that those re-
inonstrants were highly assuming AMI arrogant
to ask ST. important measure to be c.,an~cd
on their account rs they had no more right
to ask 1t, than the ''thrcc last names upon the
list" There would have been much truth in
this remark; AMI n second insult from the COM
mittee, would, probably, have been given.
They, IN the first place, excliIe a man, from
public dinner, for no other reason, than that
he had hal the hardihood to Charge certain acts
oI iaiiure md duty against the Secretary of the
Treasury; aye! and had had the audacitv to
prove every one ofthcm too, except the niotice.
winch was not charged To have been bad.-A
COMMITTEE of Congress had reported in the case
without censuring this man. They found sub
stantially true, all that he had alleged, but did
not THINK proper to condemn the Secretary
though they admitted, that to loan the public
money, without law, whereby heavy losses were
sustained, was dangerous. Shll there was no
ttnS to 'ntpench the general correctness of the
Secretary. This accuser is excluded from the
dinner. forthe express purpose, as no one toub,s
to make use of the exclusion: afterwards az
evidence oihs inf,my. and To convince the world
that here, where hisdenerits are best known he
was not deemed worthy of cutting at tie same
table with any who choose to subscribe to
public dinner.
There never was bascr act of petty tyranny
comml!tcd by any men, than this; and the uni
versal disgust which was excited throuclout
the city affords the best commentary upon the
act. Long before. the note of Mcssrs. Adams.
calhoun, and Mclean, was published, almost
every man of responsibility who had SUBSCRIBED
TO The dinner, except this prescription party.
erased his name. Others who had resolved TO
go, determined, at once, not to give t'.ir sane
uon TO proceeding so oppressive, and that
could only have originated from the ,Iregs ofpar-
ty luminosity. What would the elevated Edit
ors ofttt Enquirer havcdone in such a case even
admitting their utilization to the same party. If
not restrained bv the utter consideration. would
They not WItho t laying aside their editorial
francs, /" nave censured the proceeding, as a yio-
iatton OF all the rrlcs ofhosptality and dccencv
Would they not have vievc it as an insult TO
every IRAN who had subscribed for the dinner
Such would have been their feeling: and they
would sureiy-haSc been among the last to ask,
III supplicatory manner, n recall of the notice
to Mr.. Edwards.
But the withdrawal from the dinner is not so
much ccnsured as giving publicity to the act.
Hat not the conduct OF the committee been
SUCH as not To enti!le them 10 4 more rcspcctful
course than was taken WAS it not proper.
tfat eicir conduct should be known, that the
canens' generally, might judge of it and espc-
ciily that those who had subscribed Ia Ific lin,
ner might understand what kind ola ceIchration
was intended.
independent OF these considerations, as the
names ct those gentlemen appeared OH the sub
sc4iPtion list, although they were entitled to no
more privileges than any other three citizens in
the District of Columbia, nor did they ever
Claim any other yet, from the Offices which they
happen (if yon please, Mcssrs Editors Of the
Ea4nirer) to hold, some notice would have been
taken OF their absence, and an explanation
would have been called for AMI sooner or Ia
Ter, must nave been given. IL was, therefore.
better To give their reasons for withdrawing AT |
once; and by making thcm public, prevent any
on the subject.
But these Editors arc so republican IN their |
ieeiihgS' that they abhor and detcst any things
''',i c'ci! 'hiiis, mat savourS Of official inlu-
eHce, III transactions unconnected with Office. |
SHrcly, these Editors canrot svrport tho rn,n; |
nation OF a small minority caucus of members of
congress, as national nomination aad claim
II as Il REPCBIIcAS measure, which none Inf
'noSc u'triondiy republicanism can oppose. |
AMI snrelT, they do not denounce three fourt,s
Oh thcir icioV citizens, as aristocrats and fcdc
raiistS, because they will not support the exclu-
sivcly republican candidate. so ercluS;pcIy no
minated by few members of CONGRESS- in tho
very 'robcs" of Office. But all this is on the O.
ther side otthe question, and perhaps, cannot
therefore &c considered in point
III must be matter of great consolation fo
messrs. Adams & Co. that although they are
aehici the respect of these Editors, they, in a
most II comucsccndng manner, give notice that
they will not refuse to obey any Official nand,to
which may be legitimatcy imposed
Why do these Editors exut so much. that tbc
report ofthe Committee admitted the ceueroy
correctness oithc Secretary of the Treasury.
'hough soInc instances, as exceptions were
i named. Hal they any qualrns OF conscience. |
like Mr.. Randolph IL is difficult, in any otbcr
way, To acconn. for the extravaganza of t,eir
JOY. They say Mr.. Crawford is an honest mar,
ana mas been proven to be such what
ground for exultation
In concluding these hasty remarks. if may
not DC improper to give to these Editors word
o. CAUTION IN return for the alvcc, which they
nave 80 kindly givcn.--If you wish 10 serve tic
interest OIL hr. Crawford, YOU would do we'll
TO speak of his virtues in moderation and trn,I,
and aV"id by an uulustiiabe course of remark,
increasing the number of his opposers-In ali |
conscience they are now sufficiently numerous
10 engage all your cXcriions. Be charitable o.
houGh TO a!lnIt that some may be acfuatel bv
principle, who DO not believe Mr. CravyE,rJ 20