Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-03-28
Washington, March IS.
MIR. CRAWFORD.

in the Democratic Press, the other attributed to
Mr.. John Holmes, of Maine, which asserts that
Mr.. Crawford has written letter to MIR. Clay
and another to Mr.. Holmes, in which he approves
Of Mr.. Clay'a vote for Mr.. Adams. The state
ment that Mr.. Crawford had written such letter
to Mr. Clay was published here under the super.
attendance of Mr.. Clay. ard is yet uncontradlct
ed by him or his authority.
A party who would attempt to impose the names
of Messrs. Madison and Monroe upon the public
as an expedient to operate upon the election IL
New Hampshire, has falsely charged that Mr.
Crawford had lent his influence to sustain theil
cause for the same purpose. we have now before
US letter written to a gentleman OF the first
standing in society, who has been for years an in
innate and confidential friend of MIR. Crawford
and who. upon hearing what was said OF MIR. Craw
ford's letter to Mr. Clay. wrote to HIM upon the
subject Of the Presidential election. That gentle
man is one Of Gen. Jackson's most ardent supper
tiers, aud is well known in this district, and ia
Mr. Crawford, to be one of the most decided oppo
nents Of Mr. Adams He has politely permitted
US to copy from the letter of Mr.. Crawford, which
is dated the 9th inst. the following Mr.. Cran ford
says:
"You do me justice in surprising am with you
in the struggle now making in relation to the Pres
idential Election. Though am informed BY let
ters from Washington, that have written letter
to Mr.. Clay, approving of Mr. Adams Admins,
traton, but am confident his name is mentioned
but once in the letter: and them only to say that
he is destined to undergo the fate that beiel his
father. Yet am informed, that Mr.. Storrs rep
resents that | approve Of Mr.. Adams Admins
tration, in preference to that which is to succeed
it.o
Such we repeat is the language of Mr.. Craw-
ford. What then are We to think of Mr.. Clay and
Mr.. Storrs: Have they, for political effect, circu-
lated ialsehood in relation to Mr. Crawford !!
We repeat, that Me gentleman, to whom Mr..
Crawford has written the letter now before US. is
highly respectable, and has authorized US to refer
to Mr. Storrs or any other person to him, when
he will personally confirm what we have here
stated.
Since the above was prepared for the press, the
Southron printed at Miledgeville. and edited by
confidential friends of Mr.. Crawford, and the
" Washington News" known to speak Mr.. Craw
fords sentiments, have reached us. The Southron
says:
"pJs In letter published in the New York
Commercial Advertiser from Correspondent in
Washington, dated Feb. 25, it is said that letter
has recently been received by Mr. Clay from Mr..
Crawford, on the subject of The Bargain Mr..
Crawford it is said, remarked that the evidence
furnished by Mr., Clay, in his pamphlet. is sufficient
to convince any person of the purity of Mr.. Clay's
course, in regard to the late Presidential electon
but that, for himself. he wanted not this evidence
to produce such conviction on his mad-he had
never, for moment. given any credit to the char.
ges against Mr.. Clay" We do not believe sin.
gle word of the above. We can positively assert,
that Mr. Crawford never wrote such letter; if
he did, it would not correspond with the declara
tons he has heretofore made, The fact can east
y be ascertained, let Mr.. Clay publish the letter
The "Washington News" says;
"We understand thai. letter has been receiy-
ed at Washington, by MIR. Clay, from Mr.. Craw-
ford in which the latter not only acquits him Of
the bargain and corruption, but says, that ifhe had
been situated as Mr.. Clay was. he should have vo-
ted in the same way.-Raleigh Register"
"sJe The above is all fai,lal. NO such let
ter has been written. The sentiments Of Mr..
Crawford are too well known, for such clumsy,
not to say dishonest trick, to be played off success
fully. Why do the friends Of the coalition endea-
vor. in this instance, to bring to their aid, the
weight of Mr.. Crawtords opinion, when it is noto-
rious. that in all other matters, among their first
objects, has been the total destruction Of his 1nfu
ence It speaks language too plain for miscon-
structon."
We are informed, that the Court over which
Mr.. Crawford presides, was IN session in Wash
ngor, at the time Of the publication OF the article
which we have extracted form the Sc Ncws,'' and
the probability is, that that article was published
on Mr. Crawiord's authority. Thus then is this
base falsehood rssled 70 the COUNTER telegram.
We have Signs ofthe Times enough both large and small
to 4oarran the National lntegencer in looking head for
change Of its flag After the sycophancv ii has practi.
sec, since they came into power towards Mr. Adams and
n in l..L
they will pursue towards Gen. jackson. When they now
lick the hands of the who would have stabbed them
under the fifth riband when they cry up Mr. CLAY
Of him after the declaration to Col r. johnson that Mr.
Clay knew that they (he Edtors) knerv him rveHwho
will be asonshedst their ayishng the ulsome pane