Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-26

and The remark IS applicable to Mr. Grawiord's
E lends generally, ,hq, if they bad supp'sehN
was necessary, IN order TO deleat Ven: Jazz
sons election, ,hey woulG have u"ltcd wan MI
Adams friends on the first ballot, and nave a :
bandoned .-.r Crawl I'd without The eompn :
ment of d singh vote. This was pfop"sta.i"
crave consultation, and pr ssrd by some ot Mr.
Craw(ord's friend, who afe now the warm
supporters of GIN jackson, thai the country
might not be disgr ced bv the election 81 per
son Wholly urquaii, d to fiji the fresld'nua'
Chair. Previous 10 Mr.. Craw'"rd's illness MS
friends entrrt ined the most sa"8nine hopes col
succcss:uay they were so confident OF 1t, thai
The canr.t was designated. Mr. McLane bad
assigned Ia him the keys of tie rcasury MI.
Crawford being defeated, hi, friends HOPED 10
participate largely in tn oficts, IN The event
tf Mr. Adams election, t,r whi' h hey enlef T,
,aiurd no hopes On III" ascsndency OF l'rnera'
Jacks n, over whom NJ. Calhoun would hoit
an uncontrolled influence, ana be'wrrn whoH'
and MIR. wford aud lis friends, there wa
the mos, deadly hostility. Aud Il is no, among
the least astonishing occnrrrnteS al ihe ia!
that Nj. Crawford and hi fr'cncs haves 50
soon Forgotten WHO was a. tie bottom OF the
4 b. plot, and who was he counsellor ana az
wiser Of ,nian EDWARDS in the charge
preferred against Mr. Crawford. Anhoaen
the friends nf NJ Crawford have largely, yefy
largely shared in The Offices IT thr oisPosaI o.
the present administration, lhry have MT prei
distributed as ihcy wouli have Jt EN-, under aHo-
her slate ofevenls Mr.. McLan" WAS not pG
at the head OF tie treasury department, nor VS.
Nr. Van Buren, sent to the Court VI ~. james
nor Gov D;ckrrson 10 that OF hahrla. WI
McLane evidenced lis deep modification u
his severe remarks whfn the hom'na Ion OF VT
Rush WAS frs, announced. He SAID : WI
Rush hal been found incomHetnt 10 Inc DIS
charge rf The dui'S Of every appointment ne
had he d even % that of Comp'ro'lcr IL Is
submitted to a discerning public 10 determine
whether Mr.. McLane does mol expect, IN Tue
eveut nf pros,raling the Misunderstanding I" nave
the KEYS of rhr treasury put INTO S hah''s U!
the next. Mr.. Woodbury. va, 'lec'ed' DIS oeins
the decided friend Of The adminlstrailon-.h'
came here as such, he rcmai"ed SO unlrhe DC
came Ultimate with Mr.. Calhoun. in Inc e
ent of Gen. ia, kson's election lie VIII be pro-
yided for The her members OF the o"hai'
alluded to, have united with the opposition l.
the hopes Of giving the ascerdency % the Cra"
ford patty hereafter. | ought 10 have PAID Z
pss,inr remark t. Mr.. Benton. here IS no
reasonable d ,uht that Missouri IS IN favor o.
he re election II Mr.. dams. When G'n.Jack
son came here and proposed an anncs y, Mr.
Ben on, with the expectation that the Gen"ral
prospects fpr the Presidency were NOR MAJ
,ering than ,hoss Of sthcr OF the o'her candi
dates. concluded 20 avail himself of that OPP
portuni,y TO lay ,wn his arms; but whether he
was prompted 10 90 this from ID" recollection
Of the enc oun,cr at Nashville, or from the con
srucrion put Ivy the General on the "srcont
srcliou." or from some other causes, Col
Benton has rot d,igneH to imrorm he.pu0llc'