And he, who
k i r Mnn I til it i ii-
i " .
as the JVfow rwi would
i-oin hvn. us believe, after hav
in- sported' with the most sa
cred principles in our Constitu
tion, was appointed by the Ex
ecutive ofjtheU. S. Governor of
ihe Floridas, and vested with
unrestricted powers such as "no
one in a Republic ought to pos
sess." ;
"Mr. CRAWFORD possesses
ability and integrity; he is capable
of the most laborious investigation;
possesses a nice discriminating
mind, and most profound judg
ment." ,'
As we have been favored by
this writer with all the objec
tions that can be conjured up
against the other candidates, not
even excepting those which
have been procured by invading
.the sanctity of private corres
pondence, and distorting ex
pressions used in social conver
sation; and, as he has overlook
ed those urged against Mr.
Crawford, or thought them: too
trivial to notice, I will state
some of the most prominent
facts, which have been collated
from his public acts and opi
nions, and public documents,
that the people may have an op
portunity of contrasting the de
merits of the several candi
dates. In 179S, Mr. Crawford, pro
fessing to he republican, draft
ed and sanctioned a public ad
dress,expressing unlimited con
fidence in the federal adminis
tration of John Adams.
In 1808, as Senator in Con
gress, he voted against Jcffer
aon's embargo, with all the fe
deralists. In 1809, he voted with the
federalists against the repeal of
that act.
In 1811, he voted in favor of
the renewal of the Charter of
the U. S. Bank, with all the fe
deralists. .. ..
At a subsequent period, he
attempted to. ridicule the mes
sage of Mr. Madison, : detailing
the injuries inflicted .on us by
Great Britain and recommend
ing energetic measures, and sol
emnly admonished the Senate
against preparation for war.
When war apparently be
came inevitable, he opposed the
creation of a navy, pronouncing
it "worse than ridiculous to
think of defending our com
merce by a navy. "
After voting for the war, and
at the most critical period since
the formation of our govern
ment, he declined the appoint
mentment of Secretary of War,
thereby avoiding all danger and
responsibility, at a time when
the preponderance of the repub
lican party was extremely pre
carious. At the close of the war, when
the ascendancy of the republi
can party was secured, he ac
cepted the office which he had
previously rejected; and during
his administration made no ef
fort to correct the abuses and
the extravagance which had
crept into the system during: the
war, and left the department in
the utmost confusion; witness
the reduction of almost one half
iu the expences of the depart-
cin, uy nis successor.
Ihe commenppmpnf of ViU
duties as Secretary of the Trca-
juijr, V characterised by
blunders which would have dis
graced an ordinary accountant;
and his subsequent management
by waste, extravagance, and cul
pable neglect.
lie has been in the habit cf
depositing DUD11C monpv Jr. ,1:r
Cerent banks, "as an accommo
dation to them," in direct viola-
pCnrtvfifirfinn -lm..
b7 the people's money has been
highest tribunals.
He. has deposited public mo- j
ney in other banns, Bi-uuu5
them "more than they ever da
rori tn nsk " and not assigned to
Congress his reasons
for so do-
' ..InUdnn nf an nvnrnct
ing, 1" Viuw" v"ll"WJ
law.
He has received "unavailable
funds," in payment of public
debts, against explicit contracts.
He has, in several instances,
suppressed public documents
and papers, when they were
called ior by Congress.
-, His "nice
discriminating:
mmd" has been nlainlv evinced
in his recommendation of the in
termarriages of our citizens with
the Indians, as the most effectu
al mode of civilizing the sava
ges; and his "profound judg
ment? displayed in repeatedly
urging; a revision of the Tariff.
In the various stations of Sen
ator, Ambassador, and Head of
Departments, which he has suc
cessively occupied, he has not
left a single memento of supe
rior .legislative wisdom, diplo
matic skill, ort financial ability.
Since his admission into the
cabinet of Mr. Monroe, instead
of sustaining the administration,
as he was bound to do by every
principle that binds men toge
ther in relations of confidence,
he has secretly fostered and
reared up, with a view to his
own aggrandizement, a party as
rancorously opposed to the ad
ministration, as the federal par
ty ever was to the administra
tions of Jefferson and Madison.
Finally, his equivocating po
licy and vaccillating principles
are of such a nature, that they
will bear any construction.
With federalists he is a federal
ist, and with republicans a re
publican; he has been for and
against every administration and
every prominent measure; in
the north he is for the Tariff, in
the soutli against it; and tho'
"Tis strange, 'tis passing strange;
?tis wonderful!"
His friends and opponents all
AM
point to the same documents
and the same sentiments
for
proof of their allegations for or ;
unst him.
Fellow-citizens, the above i
facts, embracing objections a-
gainst the principles, capacity, j Bolivar had embarked most of
and integrity of Mr. Crawford,! his army onboard the Peruvian
are undeniable; whatever color-j and Colombian navy, then at
ing his friends may give them, i Callao, and retired toTruxilo
still the facts remain tho same. 'leaving a Peruvian col. in com-
Ol 11 I
snail we cnoosc a man, encum
bered with these powerful ob
jections, and whose principal
recommendation, (disguise it as
they may,) is a pliant disposi
tion, ready to grant to his friends
and supporters, (in his own
language,) "more than they
ever dared to ask," to preside
over the destinies of this great
nation, in preference to one to
whom even his enemies admit,
that the nation owes -"a large
debt of gratitude," and who is
objected to, principally, on the
doubtful authority of distorted
private opinions? I trust not.
I do not consider it necessary
to ransack ancient or modern
history, for far-fetched compari
sons of our condition with that
of other nations. The existence
of this republic is an anomaly in
history; what were formerly
thought the visionary dreams of
moon-struck philosophers, with
regard to the possibility of man
t in eivilized
society, are more than realized
in our institutions. He have
triumphantly withstood the
shocks of external and internal
violence; it yet remains to be
seen whether we can withstand
the insidious wiles of corrup
tion and intrigue. France, du-
ring her feverish existence as a
republic, successfully opposed
the assaults of violence, but
yielded to the influence of cor-
ruptionand intrigue. Yes,,even
Napoleon, with a million of bay
onets at his disposal, could not
effect his elevation to imperial
dignity, until, he had cdrrupted
the representatives of the people.
That these dangerous weapons
are powerfully wielded against
our liberties, the recent trans
actions and exposures, at the
City of Washington, too plain
ly evince. Should any strong
er reason be required, why we
ought not select a Chief Magis
trate from the "residents" of
that corrupt place, I would only
request any individual, who re
sided there the last session, to
narrate candidly and particular
ly the means resorted to, to gain
the good will and secure the in
fluence of the Members of Con
gress. The inflexible integrity
and unyielding firmness of Gen.
Jackson, eminently qualify him
to cleanse the "Augean stable."
It is these qualities the leading
men of the country dread the
most. lie may not, perhaps, be
so accomplished an orator as
Clay, so great a diplomatist as
Adams, or so skilful in Treasu
ry estimates as Crawford, but
for valuable services and practi
cal knowledge of the true inte
rests of the country he stands
unrivalled. , . He is emphatically
the "People's Candidate." His'
enemies exclaim "the nation,
owes him a large debt of grati-:
tude which it is willing to pay;"
his friends respond, "it docs,
indeed, and it will be paid:" and
the ensuing ides of
March will
our second
give, in the case of
Washington, as it did in that
of our lirst, another practical
comment on "the ingratitude of
1 bjfUUllt .
Hal
I FAX.
FOJllilCJf.
SOUTH AMERICA.
An arrival at Baltimore, on
the 31st ult. in 22 days from
Porto Bello, brings the follow-
ing verbal intelligence. About
the last of May news reached
Panama, that owing to the dis-
affection of the Peruvians, gen.
mand of the garrison. Shortly
after leaving Callao, indeed be
fore he had lost sight of the
place, he had the mortification
of seeing the Peruvian flag hau
led down, and the Spanish co
lors hoisted. A short time after,
news was received of the aboli
tion of the constitutional gov
ernment of Spain; upon the re
ceipt ol which, most of the
Spanish troops in Peru refused
to acknowledge tiro absolute
government of the king. A
vailing himself of this circum
stance, Bollivar immediately
returned to Callao, and was
joined by a great number of the
Spanish troops, as also by the
taction in Peru who had before
opposed him on the ground (as
was said bv them) that he had
eome not lor the purpose of as
sisting them, but of conquering
in thd name of Colombia. He
had again taken possession of
Callao, and was marching on,
with every prospect of bringing
the war to a speedy close. On
the 18th June, a reinforcement
of between 2 and 3000 troons
from Colombia, had passed Cha
gres, on their way to Panama,
to embark for Peru, taking with
them a quantity of arms, am
munition, cordage, &.c. for the
navy. A report prevailed thro
out the country, that a treaty of
alliance had been formed be
tween Colombia and Hayti, in
which the latter agrees to fur-'
nish 4000 troops, completely
armed, for the assistance of the
former, and which were daily
expectedl On the 25th of June,
the French brig of war Gazelle
arrived at Chagres from Marti
nique, bringing an agent from
the French government to re
side at Panama, . who had been
well received.
A few days before capt. B.
left Panama, a brig arrived from
Callao with official accounts
(letters from President Bollivar
to the.Intendant) stating the sur
render of that port and the city
ot Liima to his lorccs on nis ap
pcarance, without resistance.
MISCELL AKEOUS ' ITEMS.
Africa. We sometime since
stated the fact, of a battle having
been fought, between the Ash
antces and the English troops,
under the command of Sir Chas.
McCarthy, at Cape Coast, in
which the latter were defeated.
Further particulars of the en
gagement have been received,
by which it appears, that but
two or three of the English offi
cers and about fifty private's es
caped, out of an army of 1000
men. The distance between
the country of the Ashantees
and the American settlement on
the coast of Africa, is upwards
of GOO miles, and the face of the
country between them is rugged
and mountainous: of course, lit
tle or no danger need be appre
hended bv the friends of the
Colonization Society, that our
settlement will be interrupted
by this warlike nation.
Constantinople, Wth May.
It is known that Sardinian
vessels have been permitted to
. . i in i n i .
navigate tne imcK sea. it is
now said that the new French
ambassador, Gen. Guilleminot
is about to open negotiations to
obtain the same favor for the
vessels of the United States of
North-America.
FRIDAY, AUG. 13, 1824.
Divine Service Dr. Harpy
will preach on Sunday next, in
the Church at Halifax, at 11 o'
clock in the forenoon, and at 5
o'clock in the afternoon.
ELECTION RETURNS.
Town of Halifax Jesse A.
Bynum, Esq. State of the
poll J. A. Bynum, Esq. 26;
Robert Potter, Esq. 23; blank, 1.
Edgecombe county Louis
J). Wilson, Senate. Richard
Ilines and Henry Bryan, Com
mons. Granville James Nuttall, S.
P. G. Bowers and John C.Tay
lor, C.
Pitt John Joyner, S. John
C. Gorham and Shadrach Al
len, a
Beaufort--). 0. K. "Wil
liams. S. William A. Blount
and Jas. Satchwell, C.
New-York. The extra ses
sion of the Legislature of this
state commenced at Albany, a-
greeable to rroclamation, on
the 2d inst. An immense num
ber of visitors, among whom
were several foreigners of dis
tinction, members of Congress,
and influential characters from
different sections of the Union,
were present at the opening of
the session. At 12 o'clorl- v
House was called to order, and
proceeded to business. rri,
Governors Proclamation Vas
read, and committees appoint
to inform his Excellency aii
the Senate that the House w
organized and ready to proceed
to business. In a few moment
the Governor's message was cr
nounced by his private Secret
ry and read by the Clerk of the
House. The Electoral law ap
pears to be the principal objee
in view. A resolution was
mediately offered, stating tha
the Proclamation was unconsti
tutional, and proposing to ad
journ; which was overruled
After considerable debate on
that and the succeeding day, a
vote was taken on a resolution
to provide for the choice of th
Presidential Electors by the peo
ple; which was carried 67 to so
I he proceedings of the Senate
were similar to those nf
House; but that body passed re
solutions censuring the conduct
ol the Governor and deterro
ing to adjourn. The vote of
censure was the ' trvin- point
and was carried 21 to 10. It
appears to be generally conced
ed, that the Presidential vote of
this State will be given to Mr.
Crawford. A correspondent of
the New-York Evening Post,
gives the following description
of the opening scene: "At an
early hour the lobbies and gal
leries were crowded to excess.
The fashion and beauty of the
place and parts adjacent were
paraded in awful force; all the
valetudinarians, drinkers of Sa
ratoga water, judges and barria
ters, members of (the British)
Parliament, and of the Cabinet
at Washington, editors in any
quantity, and the mobility in ge
neral, waited in eager suspense
for the message of his Excellen
cy."' Another writer states
"there is more caucussing and
bargaining now going on in this
city, than has ever been driven
on any former occasion. It is
sickening to an honest mind to
witness such disgusting scenes
of corruption."
effecting Casc.Kn in
quest (says the Philadelphia
Franklin Gazette) was held on
Tuesday, at Hornscy.on the bo
dy of Miss Phoebe Darfite, who
had drowned herself a day c:
two before, near the New Rive:
heard. It appeared that the
deceased had mostly Jived with
her family, and was of unble
mished reputation. She hsd
formed a very ardent attachment
for a young man, who professed
the warmest esteem, and paid
her the most assiduous attention;
but from some cause not explain
ed, a sudden alteration too
place in his sentiments, and he
discontinued his visits. This
conduct took such an effect up
on the poor girl, who in vam
endeavored to obtain an expla
nation, that she became distract
ed. In this state she called on
some of her friends, and com
plained bitterly of the neglect ot
her lover, and said, "Oh! may
he never feel the pangs of sligh
ted love." She, on leaving the
house appeared more compost
and seemed anxious that the
young man should be reconciled
to her! however, she never
went home, and wandered ia
the same unsettled state as for
as Hornsey, where she had been
observed weeping, and passion
ately calling on him who had
deserted her. No persons, it
appeared, offered her any assist
ance; ana in the morning
ferrvman found ho.r bodv n0"
ing down the stream quite dead,
with some trifling love-tokens
tightly grasped in her hand.
Insanity.