Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-09-12
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WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD TO TEE
QUEENS OF TIE L. STATES.
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~ Rl@h1H1 tt' TIE U. STATES.
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ngmhcr Of the G!sb, d,lcd ~ tho ,,
-a' ~ february last, c,ntslns noies e.nI,n,t, =,
a! th- notes !ppcnicd II my letter NJ no
%i jot"h"r, 1850, by the Vice President. which
hs'd"d hy the ia!iowng Tc;na rk:-"The Ed
"' o. ne !ei"9rsph has published Mr. Crew
Ifn letter IS MIR Calhoun, ystched sii over
VIA The notes of h,r ,.a;esgoaist 1t i, but fair
10 give ne explanatory ro;ee given by a friend
81 w. Crawford" Hero the chsrre !, ditsc,
e"u F"5!'lSc. The Vice PRECEDENT was in the
Ivy atd most be presumed 20 have seen the
s""'Fc tiiS silence, therefore is evidence that
NJ was lhs eI'h0r al the roics II is, al least;
evidence 10 which he canuot ob!ac.; fer ,t,a ten
Taia stronger than that which nc haa uryeG A.
E.inst me- This y-mkrk has already been pub
t'hed !" variety Of papers, and must, there
Istc' nave feached him through u variety If
ehhAneis. liz has c0ntTndIcted none of them.
"nG mast b. presumed to nave acquleyced IN chs
t.nth ot the charg~. Besides. no uns con he
ileTe ths' alr. Calhoun would Inve cuutiGed the
iHsk "i .ri ing nOtss to another porson-In his
letter Of tho 3ist October las. returning n,inc.
Il IS seen that he intended 10 use that letter =
6 alnst me. i!sve never, before the anppcar-
en-; a. Mr.. Csh0un's several pOubi,cs ion,
understood aul tet Tn. force and intensity of
that exclamation of;tc pa,rarch Jos. sOh that
nainn adversary had written a b, ek."-Siin-
has written ~" books. and one act Of notes, hy
- Oh IL 4, convicted bY iesa! tacue- Isl; OF
rIt"" tc' I'm. cnu5ri TO b. ,c.t,ts- the Ts.h
cf"s fstfsr, winch i'll his letter cf t;e ,etn o:
MAY, 1880. he asserts never to Lave seen -.
81 hsvin. ret up the H'u.itnstan F.e0usSic1n
ar the purpose Of riiy'ytng my reputation, Sd.
Nj having ennS?ired ,citb ,Ej4i.,,. k6i,ca,-ds 10
6e'tfoy my difficult end Private chnrsei-1- In IN.
letter last referred to lhe Vic-Pt.sii,nt pso-
Sounses, That 1t would have heen dishonoru5le
jar hn to have written tho Nashville letter to
InnTc one OF his associates In the ad,ninistrH-
1''A. NO FatIo' al bciHg vii. think disacut
from this sentence. But he i, by hts note con-
T'cied of this 0ishonc-atis Gct Now Il il reg
7"ct!oly submitted TO tn: dee enn a. 1nIjlh;cr.6
readers oi THIS Tcvisw whether it ia n, -c i.Ao,
"itJEs to hlTc WI ten hat letter icLieI co.itg.
or o"HjH!s2hooa, to the injury Of Kiat ,1s,,,;t.
thah 10 have fs'o5t'dsd q p:ce,. IT, r;:irGnr
~ rrn"satiHn IF The stt.c 1.s5ctqs. ,ohich iI,c1
c"h "lif} JGf:1 "oods npon that arsocii:e
1 he &C t'reS'd"t .ii,cs much patriotism, &
t.7"! VGt@ra'lon Tor the Fundamental iU.tltutioD.
q fhe unred States. There Is core OF those
'ts"'"t!n!is more vital than the liberty of The
F'f'a. iat liberty can never be rlearad IN
NC oHitHd State, but by its RIGHTEOUSNESS Il
!" "rh!y oeLcTrd that no press established in
tn 'Hlpn, carried ttn lccntonsnes. If th, pre- :,
10 kn5 eXtr' incs rs the Washington Republic n,
H"I even excepting the not rinus Peter Pus-
S''2ih'. he VICE President is here orc en- en-
cny tnl' he h rty Oft C pre-. apa:n 4 j, rc,-
pc IHiiy 0Fn!tcd ~ tn" cr'nlnr,i,v t. ,i,.cld.
Wheeler 1t "as utyre GjstDn,1,ibis to I, We writ
y .!an Ew'srd, 10 cnnsp r. with hir. 10 HI :, nv
reputation forever, AMI fix SIT gtz up1. rny IN
roceai aaa rnoH: ndnr Children? ihc Foregoing,
iu2si:an; are submitted with The fullest conf
cHacc That tho "nrwcr5 wi, bs Snnh Il virii!.,,
{ 'n:h"niy ough; 10 give; That TIE G:.tyaa,aj :
c'T!"'', rises IN regular G!Hhs'oD and te-:ni-
II les ~ CLIMAX. The Vca- Pi"=iIen: j. hb.
era. I'D casrE@2 OF my snmIy sgatnsL HIN. !
a.I represented by h1Ia as h,s blliprast enemy
4h most i2re'eraic enemy l. is true I feel NJ
f'u.s.''2 for h,m, and h We not size. he puai:-
ca'i1n cf the Eas"YI letter, and hsYn rcya,
made declarations Of friendship Tor hira s,ur,
itat period. What IL tie evidence y.h.cn ha
fvcduces OF my eE!sity TO h!:r, 1t. NV lcftes
to Aired Ba!ch, Esq; % Nv lct,er t. Nr Bar
~, respecting the 81. c:ion q. Weep re 5!dcni
lie !Had0r Is requested to conlpsrG thus nyi-
Hs"Ic, vi Il the ch=!Gcs wh!sI have juSl been
ci::bii1aed By legal "yiIcnc>, agains, tna Wee.
President, and decide bewccn ne, whrc! has
furnished the f5nst evidence Of ca:r"y anil RS
'antTeHt. Some bNg!isk aujhar, 60 n.ttcc.ileci
which 81 ms moment, says that n ,nan who has
Pae7 irJureG by another, may forgive the injury ,
&nG even o"coTc the friend Of the person rvt:o IN
&iated She injury but that the person who innict
e. TIC injury, can never be rcconccd TO- or be tho
tiicad of the person injured. If It's rcasoninr
ia afp!ed 10 the Vice president aud myself, it must
DO evident that lie can never become my friend
BIT that it is possible may become his--But what
does t'ls Vice President "'7ra .'Hr .. -.-.s
.. F.o.t "u nIn .g- u. ..r.-....
~ r - .~-e~- rr 1a % .s,r-.
not i'1taa7 bong ,ao ..a-ia To- s7i.-.
.. r...- q. 'fl..l.F. rs ea t ny .....z
...s fnuIcal ungor-
.-.-- ~mI couIc not conscic.tiousIy aid his fur
'"sf c!oraion to Office. II were 10 do it, sh,rII
render .3ySef the accomplice Of The iriur Which
ne i'iGh, and probably would inlict upon tic
~ tis Ticc.President in his notes to my letter
S"si, upon MIR. McDuifics cvidcuec. and that
eF .o..e IS the foundation of aluost all his reason
. = 'ad d aino't al the Infercncss drawn in his
elaborate letter ofth- 3G!h OF Nav, 1880. itjspro
.' 10 cnse for nc 10 say therc il no truth in any
|''i O .dr NcDufiips statement, cxcc;,. shat |
P's>eo through the village Of Edgeheid, IN the
ger o. iclS, md vas al the house of Co.
Gtaids. avery thng beyond t'Iat in SIr. Nc
!''l.1 E,1'oneEt, is the fiction of ljs brain Cs9s
~u.-s h,ore's icu-rs1) After roaGiray that let
'.F, 'la reader is informed that passed through
lHe '''.1Es Of EdgcHc!d on Frid.y morning. and
zr1''es at lexington, sunday, TO dinner. Col.
S7'"EtInH ard Fir. McDufia neither possessed or
'.'d my confidence. WcssEs. Moore. Cobb,
n" - ~ Dunn, we're ny personal and 70 IT,.
-. .''"'' and nei3!inors. Can any man ia l- /
'''."- '..iE.' woglJ have roads the o,irr. I.
..'l. .' 30 me- y mr.. Nc Du}ls on Friday morn /
..E a.9 GOD. sunday should hlgc cautiously arIs /,
70. a'"l con:nnn'c lti0ng 10 my ue-aou.l con- +
'1-'.'.i and political friends I;ai In Inc Pro.i
''a'ie. "srTasg Of 1873 and 1921. every ;,:,,r
... H..-r5 BY dr. Ca!loun ard liza fr.cude 10 Z
10 i5s l, ,f.4 Of those friends - ss marc a-
~ '':u ~. McDuGs. 7 rsnenacr in one Of
's ..n""r .raccheF, at Cam1-,-.S think. nc de- +
y.'a."" "la rs The rajicai chief tom - ;ha' timc
r. % .i.a ION of Mr McD3fic AMI ISIS patron