Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-05-22

OF what has keen SAIL Ii this practlcs wore
to become general, tse intercourse of prjyate Lf.
would be stript oil it's chief endearments. hien
would be afraid TO express their sentiments lest
! they Ell -nid be cert: fed and published to the
world, without All The ACCOMPANYING circun
! stances ard expressions New restraints wouIi
be imposed up n society. No man would dave 10
utter any thing but what he w.uld be wiiAs should
go into a newspaper. The bo~piiabe table and
hreside would be instantly dives ed of the proec-
ting mantle with NJ ich honor has guarded them
and the press oil our country would soon he dis
honored py becoming the retailer Of the savings
and transactions of private lite. Surely il ia iu-
possible that the PRECEDENT can see such pr,c,ir.
fesored 10 for his benefit without the eepest norti-
hcat on Whatever our opinion of his politics
may be, we never have thought, and .hould be
unwilling TO think, Sc badly of him as A man
Were he 10 indulge such disposition, not all the
re-pect entertained Tor his geaus and bis attain
menis, could secure him against contempt
Why (for the sake of Mr.. Je.ferson's memory \
were no. the public told when and where, aud On.
der what particular circumsta. ces he was induced
! thus 10 speils of Gen. Jackson? Indiyidusllv we
nave had some opportunities of kno ing his senti-
Inents In relation TO the General. We know ,b,,
as TO parts OF Gen. Us conduct, of which we have
strongly disappro' ed, and which we never Can
approve, or we had the misfortune, & repre, of,f
ferins with that great man essentially In mis- ,pnon
lis memorable toast, too, Honor to Kim W ho has
ti!ied the measure OF bis countrys honor. will
| not soon be forgotten. We have no douh, h,,
that msny OF his friend> know tie bigb es,ims-.
ion d. which he held Gen. Jackson; ami ,b,, /, i;
| perfectly uue that he did not prefer him a. pre-
sJsni to dr. Crawford The latter ,,a RE-,
was his favoiite in the late election Wba,ave,
may have been thought of Gen Us qualifca-
Hons, three Or four years ago, in comparison win
/ those oil Mt H. 1t does not necessarily foiIorv
nat 4, his iime MIR Adams also should be nr..
isTied 10 him, either IN the opinion OF MIR Jeecr
sou or The american people (Doi, as expressed
oy he state msJorities M The Ii. of R) All
preferences Tor meu must be founded upon cor,
parative merit. Between Mr.. Crawford and Gen
j. the great body of the Republicans in Virynis
with Mr.. Jefferson a, their head, did not hesit.tr
In preleTrlnS the iormer- And in contest he
tween them, objections might be urged against
Heh. - winch apply with equal tree TO him
Hoio- But the consistent iOiseacrcs of the d,v
insi,t that these blsc.ions having beeo urged 10
Ihe General, i'r. Adams is therefore at This lin
witn all his political ransgres,ions upon his ho.N
10 tie preferred to him. II is now redured I'm
moral ceTIaln'y mat the contest ut the next elec
non Is To lie between Gen. jackson aud Mr. A.
dams In such contest, would not these Wiz
acres, insist also, that hose who had sx,res.aa
strong objections TO Mr. Adams could NOT nou,
cohsiS'eh'Iy.yote J0T BIN? Thus they would ex.
c'nde The friends OF 'lr. Crawford from any choic.
between the two candida es, when upon a com,,-
Fison oil their oblecuo"s 10 each most of Them wouJ
prefer Zen. Jackson- Those friends of Mr. a
VINO rlpnp the former objections OF Mr. Cravs
ioId friends towards Gen -. are not aware that
'hey are teii!ns the world, that with all these oh
JecHons aVowe J., Mr.. Crawford's friends prefer
1eh. - 10 LII, Il. How much stronger then
must be their objections o Mr.. a!
Since Mr.. j rffsrson's opinion acsina, C.n-
era jackson has been ,houshi oil so much con.
sequence al this day, why do not tine same &c,
IyhS gentlemen, hunt up what others ms,
nave heTd him say about Mr.. Adams? but. thrre
-, perhaps, some danger that il would be ST. ouoey
'han theiF palates wo9ld bear They would GIVE
US only one side OF the picture S. have il believed
there was no other! II the opinions of that erea
and good man are TO be brought to bear upou
p"oiic sentiment, II Is bu, jus 10 his memory
LIat 'heS should oe faily and iunpartialIy s'aied
As' 'he world see whether he thought there was
more danger oil military rule, from patriot sol
u'ei' or OF consolidation aud monarchy, from ga
uua and lns.d!9uS civil usurpstion The world
already know, that his lie ter written ONLY .ix
months before his deaih-exp,esses In the
stronger Terms bis fears Of ' all lie evil
wheh me Present lowering aspect of our no.
NV" ho'!~oh so oHi"ou~iy portends {: tiat
al some future day, which | hoped to be We
~ distant, the free principles of our pnvern-
'ne"' might change, with the change If circum
stances, was to be expected; but | certai,Iv did
not eNpecl that they would not overliye the ',sns
f"hon which established theuI''- Here there is
no naming OF persons; expositione of the DUAL.
ihcatlons of Presidential Candidates bur. We ask
iankiy--was it Gen. Us - extraordinary run. or
me principles and conduct Of the present admin
istTahon which caused him hire 20 fear tha, he
Nepuoiic wo I'D not stand long The letter which
s"i,eG form ihis Reply proves what he meau; Tor,
.lts' iereI was desrant upon the enormous doc
tTines OF MiS administrator
f'nt' enough! Ii is devOutly to be wished hy all
VINO respect The memory of Mr. J. thai his casual
opinions, on competing candida es for Office should
NOT Be pressed into the controv ersy, by second
hand reporters by certificate