Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-03-28
MR.. CRAWFORD.

MIR. CRAWFORD.
We have seen two statements, one gerrnnated
IN The Democratic Press, the other attributed 20
Mr.. John Holmes, OF Maine, which asserts that
Mr. Crawford has written a letter TO Mr.. Clay,
and another 10 Mr. Holmes, in which he approves
Oh Mr. Clay's vote for MIR. Adams. The state
inent that MIR. Crawford had written such letter
TO Mr.. Clay was published here under the super
lntendance oil MIR. Clay, and is yet uncontradicted
10y him or his authority
party who would attempt 10 impose the names
OF Mes'rs. Madison and Monroe upon the public,
- an expedicnt 10 operate upon the election in
New Hampshire, has falsely charged that MIR.
crawford had lent his influence to sustain their
cause Tor the same purpose. We have now before
US letter writento gentleman of the first stand
Tag u society, VINO has been for years intimate
and confidential friend Of Mr. Craw ford and who,
upon hearing what was said of Mr.. Crawford
letter TO MIR. Clay, wrote 10 him upon the subject
oi the fresGential election. That gentleman is
one OF Gen. Jackson's most ardent supnorters and
IS well known in this District, and TO MIR Crav-
lord, TO DC one OF the most decided opponents of
-hr. adams, lie has politely permitted US to copy
from the letter of Mr. Crawford, which is dated
The 6th inst the following: Mr. Crawford says:
~ on do me justice III supposing | am with
you IN the struggle making in relation 10
'the Presidential Election. Though | am inform
led, by letters from Washington, that have writ
zen letter TO Mr.. Clay, approving of Mr.. Adams
administration: but am confident his name is
mentioned but once in the letter; and then ONLY
ito say that he is destined to undergo the fate that
,'betel his father: Yet, am informed, that Mr.
HStorrs represents that approve of Mr.. Adams
ADMINISTRATOR, IN preference 10 that which is 10
'tsucceed IT'D
Such we repeat is the language of Mr. GRAVY
lord. What then are we to think OF Bir. Clay and
ir. storrs: Have they, ior political effect, circu-
,sted fdlsehood in relation to AIr Crawford?
we repeat, that the gentleman, 10 whom Mr.
crawford has written the letter now before U.S. is
highly respectable, and has authorized US 10
refer MIR. Storrs or any other person to him,
when he VIII personally confirm what we have
here stated.
since the above prepared for the press, the
Soi9thr0n printed at MiIledgeyille, and edited by
confidential friends Of Mr.. Crawford and the
asElington News, known TO speak MIR. Craw-
lords sentiments, have reached US. The Southron
says:
"l57 In letter published in the ". York Com
rnercial ADV. from correspondent in Washington,
dated Feb 20, il is said that letter has recently
been received by Mr.. Clay from MI Crawford on
The subject OF The Bargain. MIR. Crawford il is
SAID, remarked thatthe evidence furnished by Mr..
clay, III his pamphlet, is sufficient 10 convince any
person OF the purity Of MIR Clay's course, in re-
gard TO the late Presidential election but that for
himself, he wanted not this evidence TO produce
such a conviction on his mind-he had never, for a
moment, gwen any creditto the charges against
MT Clay. We do not believe single word of the
above. We can positively assert, that Mr. Craw-
lord never wrote such letter. if he did IL would
not correspond with tl,H declarations he has hereto
vIe indue' ne TACT can easily be asceTtained, let
Dir. Clay publish the letter.
The Washington News says:
-" understand that letter has been received
AZ ashington, by MIR. Clay, from Mr.. Crawford,
IN which the latter not only acquits him of the bar
gam and corruption, but says, that if he had been
situated as MIR. Clay was he should have voted
IN the same way Raleigh Register"
GU The above is all .fat-tdt. No such letter
iias been written. The sentiments of Air. Crawford
are TOO well known, for such clumsy, not to say
dishonest trek, to be played Off successfully WHY
20 the friends OF the coalition eEdeavours,n this IN
stdnce, to bring to their aid, the weight Of Mr.
CTawiords opinion, when it is notorious, that in all
ntheT matters, among their first Objects has been
iie io'ai obstruction Of his influence. 1T speaks
language too plain for miscohstruction.'
We are informed, that the court over which
Nlr. Crawford presides, was in session in Wash.
ington, az the time Of the publication of the ar
iicle, which we have extracted from the News"
and the probability is, that thatartice was publish
Gao pr. Crawiord's authority. Thus lhcn Is this
lsSc tll5eho9d nailed to the counter
Wash iTcI