Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-21

pom IN your hour OF trial in his power. ,ybep vo,
WE nsIceiy attacked, If not by Mr. Crawford him
&C." ss;c2St W some of ris must confidential anu In
nusutai hieeds. Nor is tho manner less rom, IL Mn
man inc timo-, Mr. Forsyth, a Senator from Geo,-
g,a, asfe e his place writes to AIr Crawford. HE
.c.c' ooVeUny CERTAIN enclosures and r.f,rrrr- -
CERTAIN corrsspon.encsr aud cnnvors,,;oas 60
Ion 70 my coaduci ia the cabinet Jelibrot;on nm ,a
?ehinoie question Mr. Craw ford answers co.,e 80
ug tue s.aienients alluded in som. instances and
confirming aud simplifying in others. ybicL sn,,a
ne authorizes Mr. Forsyth to show mo ;r no
W all this, sIr Forsyth gives me not 49, sed:
Inunnt'on though ~ the habit of air. ssi -srtest
~ 20 - ne Senate and ip- .''st Gaily inter
mr. Crewferds letter, 49, lead of showing me
near oft for tho 6-- 40 was authorized 10 do |
my hand ~ -sS time, by having copy put III
'nstane- .der cover of your letter Of the l3th
Do /. copy with important blanks, md unaccom-
Led with Mr Fotsyths letter, with its enclosures,
to which Alr Crnwford's is in answer
Why is this so' Why did not Mr. Forsyth himself
SHOW me the lettcr-the orgnallctte BY what au-
thorty did Ire pDcea copy in your hands, None gi
saa by the writer WY is your name interposcd' Was
1t 20 bring INTO conflict with the President of the
United States? 1.-THE object ofte correspondence be-
tween Mr Crawford and Mr. Forsyth nc to unpaach
my conduct, as It would seem 10 be, by what ruc Of
Justice am deprived Of evidence material TO my de-
fence, and which is in the hands OF my accusers-
of copy OF Mr. Forsytls letter. with the enclosures
OF a statement OF the conservation and correspon.
lenee OF the two individuals whose names are in
blank IN The copy of Mr. Crnwiords letter furnished
cne' Why not inform me vino they are, Their ties
timony might be highly important, and even their
naD'es alone might throw much gls. this mysteri
Gus affer.
[ must be fra X. ] feel thl, am deprived of i'm
portant rights by the intcrpositlon of your name Of
which have Just cause TO complain. Il derives
me OF important advantages. which would otherwise
belong TO my pos ton. By the interposton ofyour
name. the communication which would exist between
Mr.. Forsyth and myself, had he placed Mr. Craw-i
fo.Hs letter in my hands, he was authorised TO do
is nreyente1, and | aam thus deprived of tic right
- - ~; - hat 4
sy,ch would hare usrvus. 10 me- .; '"at case ana
which he could not in Justice withhold or beIuy W..
ced in possession OF all the material facts and clrcum
stances connected with tins affair In thus COM
planing. II Is not my Intention TO attribute you
any design to deprive me of so mPor ant an advan-
tape. know the extent of your public duties and
how completely they eDgross your attention. They
have not allowed you sufficient time for reflection in
this case, of which evidence afforded by the ground
that you assume, in placing the copy of Mr.. Craw-
'>'tar Ill M hand, which you state sub |
iords dn not DC understand him;
mi ted by his authority. "a
the authority was as conceive, 10 M: Forsyth
not 10 Yourself and applied to the original letter and
not to- lhe copy, both of which, as have shown, ure
very important in this case, and not mere matters of
form. have asked the question, Why is this affair
brought up this late period, and IN this kable
manner. Ii merits consideration, al least from my
eelf-I am in the habit of speaking my sentiments
and opinions freely, and see no cause which ought
to restrain me on tho present OCCASION should be
blind not to see that this whole affair political
manOuVre, III winch lne you sIlOuIu
the instrument, and myself the victim, hut in which
the real actors are carefully concealed by artful
movement, A naked copy, with the names referred
to in blank affords slender means OF detection; while,
on the contrary, had been placed, as ought to have
been in possession of all the facts which was cnti-
tied TO be- but little penerat would probably have
been required to see through the whole affair The
names which IN blank might OF themselves
through their political associations, point directly to
the contevers of this scheme. wish not 10 be mis-
understood. have much respect for your char
acer to suppose you capable Of participating in tho
slightest degree In a lcal intrigue. Your char
acter is Of high and generous cast TO resort TO
such means, either for your own advantage that of
others. This the conirvers OF the.plut well knew
but they hoped through your generous attributes
through your lofty and jealous regard for your CHAR
acter to excite feelings through which they expected
to consummate their designs Several indications
forewarned m, long since, that u blow mrdI;a
ted against ME; will not say from the quarter from
which this comes; but IN relation to this subject,
more than two years since, ] had n correspondence
with the District Attorney for the Southern District
of New York. on the subject If the proceedings of
the cabinet on the Seminole war, which, hoagh 1t
did not then excite particular attention, has slsce IN
connection with other circumstances served to direct
my eye to what was going on.
OF Mr.. Crawford / speak with pain, and only III
sef-deencu; but, that you may III re fully realize
the spirit which actuatC5 him. and how little scrupu-
ous he is of the means lnat he uses where am con
cerned would refer YOU for illustration to facts in
the possession of who stands TO you III the rela
ton OF a constitutional adviser, and who from his
character 10 entitled to your entire confidence; /
mean the Post master General No one knows bet
ter than yourself how sacred the electoral college for
the choice Of President and Wee President shO Id
be considered in our system # government The
ELECTORS the trustees of the high sovereign power
OF the people of the States It relates the choice
of those agistrates; aud tho degree Of fidelity
with which the trust may be discharged depends, N
great degree, the succ 'ssiul operation Of Our sys
EN- In order to prevent, as far as practicable 20
cal intrigue, the operation Of cXtraneous Intlu
cnco on the choice of the electoral college, it pro-
,ided that they shall meet their respective States
ind that they shall vote, throughout the UnIon, on
he same day and be selected within thirty four days
IF the time designated for the election thus cScud.
ng with the greatest care all other influence OH
he choice of the electors except the will Of their
onGtituen,s but where the object was - Inlure me
Inc sacred character ofthc college was all insufficient
estraint. Mr. Crawford wrote to MAJOR Barry III
October, 829, Ia copy Of whose letter he has fur
iIbed at my rcquost) requesting hun earnestly
use his influence with the electors not to vote for
ne as Vice President though be could not be ignorant
hat had been nominated for that office, on the pre-