Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-10-02
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
rfoahe National Mtei'igeacer.

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ruFI.ATE WILLIAM II CRAWFORD.
His first appeat1nce on The 'hea"e 0, ,"e ',''.'
covcrnmon, was as the successor Of Nj BALDWIN
in the Senate oflhe United States, on the oIh OF Dc
tsmher 1907. Coming there young and compare
lively ,nknogn and taking seat IN body evet
,he, ;llns,rious for talent and high character, he
.oan made him,eltknown and aud respected by The
forcc of natural ability, energy ana ioi'ihess d
mind His speeches wefo 'emhfkaes iot lheif
Strength and his votes for then honesty anu inne,
rendence an1 what procured loo him pfooaoly
more respect AMI general regard than any o'hei
,,al,v was his unconcenlcd dIsdain OF every tang
like pro,cnce sub,erfusr, Of the ordinary arts ana
tricks Of more paty-mcn. Bold ana fearless III NJ
course, he was always TO BE- found IN INC hoh' Oh
battle He Summed no responsibility nc eonPro-
mistd no principle. II, indeed he hna ,a"'' nt
,nol,eian !, wa, rnthcl IN contcuining too hansh-
tlly the customs and secmnes wh'ch FORM pan
oftbo usages Of those whp mngle much 10 public
,,fars prcforrng downright truth, in all iis sim
,4si.y. and oil its nakodness too TO Me circumo.
ratj,n AMI perphrazs Of older and moro praeiisod
statesmen.
s. us influence in the Senate soon became proper.
body for hla abilities, but more tbi ~
&c, integrity and unlnehing hrmness IL be
emo the acting President of that body at an ea'hel
ugripl alter entering " "'y ''t'h' -
ever did within our knowledge and IN that staten,
which he flied with gres, dignity AID proprety.
discovered an aptitude tof public business whish
srenethenol the hold he qircaJy Lad upon The gen.
cral regarl aud confidence.
The rost OF Minister Of tho United States TO the
Government OF France becoming vacant. IN the
vear 1912 by tho dcrease OF NJ. Eaflo", aud that
being then a s. alton Of very high trust aud conn.
d,oce. Mr. Madison vrh II dscornmcnt winch
nd HIM honor, selected Ar. Crawford 10 FIJI II,
and all Congress approved The selection. mI' Z.
remained in France during the trying period OF our
var witl, Great Britain aud on his return received
tho uapon,mcnt OF Secrs,ary Of War, which sta.
lion brought HIN again 10 tho view OF ms ieilow-
c izcns IL a year or two Afterwards he became
Secretary OF ihG Treasury, and discharged the dn,
ties OF that oll.ar he had those OF the preceding,
with fidelity and a manllncss that mug mented his
already great popularity
WINS, occupying that station, public opinion
pointcd him out as ono of the prominent candidates
lar The Office Of President Of The United States on
tho retirement Of Mr. Monroe. la the midst OF the
cAnva,s for ha, office, with the urcst prospects OF
SUCCESS 10 tho onof,s Of his friends, he was struck
d, m by disease which parulyzed his system, and
lef him so onlcu Died create doubt whether hc
would be IN d condition If elected 10 discharge the
daues of the Office Whatever ground there might
have been for lhis doubt, IL had weight enough TO
determine the election against hlm, wnon 1t became
.ccssary There being no choiceby tho People, ior
t,e House 10 choose between the three candidates
who received The highest number OF woes for tbs
presidlntship for II was the ground upon which
several mcmb rs OF lhat body who had preferred
Nr. Crawford, voted iirsi for him who was then
second choice, aud whose upright aud prosperous
administration Of the public affairs subsequently
iasidsd tho con6 lenco thus rcposod IN HIM,
A2er this event, Mr.. Crawford, though invited
TO remain attic heal Of me Treasury, retired from
lac General Government 10 private lie, from which
he was APPOINTED to sea, on the Beach of his
a yn State in the discharge of The duties O! which
judicial Office he was, il appears, occupied nj thu
me Of his decease.
With hasty pen we have thus briefly traced 'h'
history Of Mr.. Crawlorls public corfsc, as far IA
known 10 US In his domestic relations, anu IN all
the private relations Of life, he enjoyed 10 lees the
1--we of his family and tho affection Of his friends,
than in his public life he possessed their unbound
ell respcct and confidence. Fiom the world IN
which he acled conspicuous pari, he has tor
wears been cut oil, but not from the attachments oil
those who knew him best, and whose hearts have
never left him. though SO far withdrawn IRON the
sphere Of their vision. The news oil MS decease
taough. after so severe a pros,raon of his phys
not be received With indifference by any one, who
ever had, like US, the opportunity OF familiar
kno Wedge OF his many public and private virtues.
The system works admirably" says the OH
cial. The following is the iales, information We
have OF tn result of tho financial felicity in which
the Experiment was conceived
From The 81 L0ais RePablic1R, sept IL.
"sa. Eighteca Kegs Of Specie were landed at
this port on Tuesday last by the John Nelson,
from New Orleans. They contained cbou, ninety
five thousand dollars tho amount Of the draft sent
to Major BRAS1, from Washington, upon the Pet
Banks at New Orleans. We have not been able
to ascertain the precise loss which the Government
will sustain by this operation-in the payment oil
freight tho mileage, SC. of the officer of the army
in whose custody the draft and money were placed
But that Is nothing. The poor Indians, to whom
il was due, arc the greatest sufferers, as they have
been waiting since the first Of last June for the pay
Mcnt uf their annutcs"
MORE TWINE.
Post Office ecOnomy eay The money goes.