Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-09-26
" No 2" OF Ire Enqnircr's " Iiems "poa the II"
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Thc 2l No. Of the Enqurcr's " Jews is such
a prosy collection Of shrrds and patches-sucf
aborcd effort 10 distort aud pervert Gen. Harri-
sen, meaning, by unfair quotations from his pro-
duc,ions-and teens with such hr-irtched infer
cnces from detached sentences of the Generals
speechcs, that il would require more room tlp'n
we have to spare to reply to it in detail We
mus, conline ourselves 10 prominent points.
EUst-The Enqfircr again acqults Gen. llar-
rison of supporting the Alien and Scdition laws,
but repeats the charge that he was supporter OF
tue administration OF the elder Adams, and en-
deavor, to sustain It's allegation by evidence which
directly reutes tive refer to the speech Of
Gem Harrison, in reply to Mr.. Randolph, in 1926,
when the General, denying similar allegation,
then made by Mr.. Ranloph, showed how the
mistake had originated, by admitting that he had
expressed sentiments favorable to that admnstra-
tion''-'' far at least as to the course pursued
By II in relation to The eorcram1m Of France
occupying, in this respect, precisely the same
ground that VIM. II. Crawford, twelve years AGO
the favore candidate of the Richmond Enqui-
rcrior the Presidency dd.-Mr. Crawford having
presided at a public meeting in Augusta, Geo.
by which resolutions plelgng its members to sup
port the Adams administration in its existing con-
tfoyer>y with France. were adopted. Why does
the Enquirer regard, as henous offence in
Gen. Hair son, an act which il charltably ex-
cused, hay, which it SO warmly defended, in
William H. Crawford! That Gem Harrison was
not deemed a supporter of the Adams admins
tration, in the general acceptation, of that term is
evident, from the tact,ai he expressed I" favorable
sentiments" of poronofi,s measures, such as the
proprieiy of resisting heenrroaehmcni and rcpel
ling the insults Of the French government, (Which
would lave been very supcrliuous if he had been
one Of is recognized SupPorcrs,) while in relation
to the Alien and Sedilion laws he was numbered a
mong It's opponents Tie former mere
question OF IOiicy, Just our late controversy
with France WAS, with regard 10 which members
of the same party might well differ the latter was
question of principle, in reference to which the
two parties were irm y and compacty arrayed
against each other In the former case, Mr.. Craw-
ford, Gen. Harrison, and some others, differing
from the mass of the Republican party acted with
the then admiais'ration-wlils in the latter, in
volvmg violation Of the constitution, and, with
II. the r'gh's OF the citizen, they acted with the
Republican party III opposition to The ddminlsra-
'loh' were MI webster, Mr.. Clay and the old
National h"pnbllcan party deemed jackson men
and supporters of Jackson's administration, be-
cause ysusaiucd it, IN It's controversy with South
Carolina No one PretendS to any such thing.
And yet II may with Just as much proprlcty be
80 asserted, Jana probably VIII be 50 asserted some
thr'y OF forty years hence, as that Gen. Harrison
WAS supporter OF the administration OF the elder
ada"'S' because 1T approved OF It's coniSe IN the
French quarrel OF that day Mr.. Jefferson
would not nave fe-aPpoIn'ed nm Governor OF the
Northwestern territory II 'n'fe mad been til" sem
o'anc" 81 trn'h IA the Charge. nc ncrer dtd 0p-
POM a sApp0fttf % ms PFe'ecfSSo's ddm'atStro-
no" 10 any 90ee
Bat let us' tor il moment suppose the charge to
be as true as 1t Is false. With what grace do such
complaints come from party which has recently
elevated TO an Office second IN importance only
10 III" rfe''ue"es "sc'l' IA sei'-conlcssed disciple
o' 'no s'no'' o' "'' e'def Ada'ns-an Alien and
'e''''o'' Ia" e'e'"'''' o' pure and "nadn'tera'cd
'''''' anu u "''""'e'''g cohs'ancy to his creed
"'''''s' all '''o mutations OF party What, we
ASH are We 10 '''nh oI the honesty OF men, who,