Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-03-19

Paris, Ken. .GnrastlS, 1897.
DrGr SCR: In consequence NY absences from bou,
did not receive your letter of the 9th !u:y until aft
my return from the Court al Columbus Ohio on Mon
day evening the 9th inst
You request me to the substance cf CONVERSE.
uon which took place between Us TT the City of WASH
h%loh' III February March 1924, after having visit
ed MIR Crawford together in relation 10 the then next
Presidential election ~
i"e occasion has passed over in which statement
o i' conversation would have been any direct ser
wee TO you; yet as it may be satisfaction 10 YOU
10 knoS what my recollection is Of the conversai on
alluded to. will state it,
while iii the City, in February and March 1898
VISITED Mr. Crawford several times. | rccoicct per
s0uy' mat on one occasion, you aud went gethcr
10 pay INN visit OF respect; we both entertained
Tor INN very high rcga,d In goin, to- ana return
ing from, Mr. Crawtord's cunvciscd freely abou,
ms health and on the subject OF the approaching
ireSiuehal election; and have distinct rccollec-
uon OF what passed, after leaving him, on cur way ta
our lodgings at Browns. you asked NE what
thought OF Mr. Crawiord's health and pf HE nro,,y
o'y OF ITS restoration enable BIN TO scIarr,
the duties of President. answered that u.v opinor
was decisvey aga'ns; the probability Of his rccuverv
SO as to be able 10 undergo the Iabcrs and ds,har,c
me duties o. the office and ,a; Thought his rcso
ration SO az TO justify his election ht be consitlcr
hopeless. added nay conviction that he could
recover ana that his lie would be enIlanp cred! until
he quit ms present Office, and left the city with an i,s
cares and troubles behind him. You eyi,ressed yo,.r
eh'fe concurrence; and hcd, that vou had wis.
eu 10 KNOW whether my deliberate views Of his coni.
ton correspondent witi those vuu had ,,r.yios, frn
ed Inc conversation turned upon the crobabily IT
~. bsI.,r
the house OF Representatives. We corcurrc in o,,in
ION, that from the number OF candid,cS it was i'm,
probable any one would have nla iurty o the fiecio
raj votes and that it Mr. Crawor,l's friends on,;rra
10 entertain hopes OF his recovery, and to press his
claims 10 the Presidency, it doubtful whether h.
or Mr. Clay would be lett out of the House You ex
pressed the opinion that (Ciay aside MIR Adams v.s
the safest and best choice and that the friends Of af:.
culture, internal improvements, AMI domestic manu-
factors, ought to unite upon him in the event OF MH
Cays exclusion from the House. You remarked tl,t
you had once entertained some preiu,lices against Nj.
Adams as stas sman, but That the more yo had see,
OF nm AS statesman, the more YOU had been con,
EinceG, thcsc prcpoSSes5ions We're not " ell founded,
iou alluded to the tariff bill Of 1894, then Under dis
cnss'on IN Congress; expressed your determination Ia
support as system Of protection domestic manu-
dcturSs; ana SAID, 1t You should have vote, rs p
member o the House of Representatives in the cleo
hon OF President, You would vote for the NAN who,
and whose friends you should think mos, favorable %
hat you called the American, System You sud ,h,r
Mr. Clay had been the great champion of that system
that If we lost him, You thought MIR Adams and his
TRENDS next most favorable il that YOU could not
and would not vote tor any who, and whose friends.
you believed to be united in opposition 10 it thar
some ot Alr Adams friends opposed it, but
many OF them IN favor OF IT, and that you beIiev hs
opinions were favorable tn the system remarked!
itiat Il Was, perhaps, too early to make un ccsy {.
opilon' IN The event OF the election coming into The
House OF Representatives that the views Of men
and OF parties, in reference these great uatioH
interests of agriculture, Internal iuprorcments and
domestic manufactures, would probably be further de-
VeIoped before the election. You answered, true;
but that you had thought much u on the system for
Their encouragement and protection; that YOU had
made up your opinion upon il; and you added, eu,-
phaiica'iy my creed is fixed as 10 the princinles
which must influence my decisiou."
In other conversations with me at the city, UNDER
stood you as indicating similar view but in tie par
t'cular conversation above detailed, you were morc
explicit than in any other ard the very emphatic man
ner III which you concluded yuur remarks made a
strong and lasting impression my memory and
s'"sIea me, that IN the events contemplated YOU
wouid vote Tor MIR Adams, unless something shonid
'fnspre before the election to change YOUR onjnion
uyh!"i, an reference To your tiivorte system
wan sentimcn,s OF sincere regard!
ON Cbetlient servant,
EUBERE IRIMRI,F,