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WILLIAM H. CR AWFORO.
Several months ago—when the
election for Governor wa< pending
and we were anxious to do “ one
thing at a time,” so as not to
“Jeopardize the election of Ibe De
mocratic Candidateby entering upon
the Presidential question—we men
tioned thnt we had in our possession
two letters from General Abner La
cnk which contained matter pro
per for public information. Those
le’fers we tfiis day publish. I* may
not he in proper to recall to the
publio recollection that in 18t6 t
there was, in Pennsylvania, a deci
ded predilection for Mr. Monroe as
the next President, and much ap
prehension was then entertain.'*,?!,
that the popularity of Mr. Crawford
in Congress, would secure the nomi
nation in t'aucus of that gentleman,
in preference to Mr. Monroe. Sat
isfi and as 1 was of tho claims and
merits of Mr. Monroe, and of the
wishes of the Democratic party of
Pennsylvania, I did all in my power,
bv publications in the Democratic
press, and by private letters, to se
cure his nomination in Caucus. It
was in the course of this eoreespon
denoe that I received the following
letters They exhibit s -me import
ant facts which it is now deemed an
act of justice to submit to the pub
lic.
1. Thev prove that there were so
many persona at that time in Con
gress who preferred Mr. Crawford
to Mr. Monroe, that nothing hut a
positive opfusal on the part ol Mr.
Crawford to he a candidate secured
the nomination and election of Mr.
Monroe, and thus preserved the
Union and Harmony of the Demo
cratic party of the IT. S.
If. They evince, beyond cavil or
dispute, the sincere friendship of
Mr. Crawford for Mr. Monroe, and
his extreme anxiety to secure his
nomination even in preference to
tha of himself.
111, They demonstrate Mr. C'w
for.T* devotion to the Union of the
Democratic party, rather than his
own aggrandisement.. Had he, like
Aaron Burr, or De Witt Clinton,
listened to the voice of Ambition ra
ther than that of Principle, he would
have secured his own nomination
and probably his Election to the
chief magistracy of the Union. How
far a knowledge of these fads may
have provoked the enmity ofrlieFed
era! party, or how far they entitle
Mr. Crawford, at (his time, to the
suffrages of the Democrat*!?* Party.
a**e points which they, and they a
lone. should, and are to, determine.
hem. Pres*.
Washington, 7*h February. 1816.
gome hints on the subject of the next
Presidency, I have sinee made
gome discoveries, which you have
as follows.
The friends of Governor Pomp
ki’‘S in the New-York Delegation
have given up all hope* of his suc
cess. I apprehend, and will very gen
erally go for Crawford,whose friends
are already numerous and respecta
ble. and there is nothing now neces
sary hut t* secure the approbation
of Crawford a? and his consent to op
pose Monroe, o make our distrae
tio * complete, and to s w the seeds
of lasting discord in the republican
ranks. I have for some time past
felt alarmed at the prospect. I
tmTc. w tUi xLi I have, discovered,
members of the samep ditical house*
hold looking ai each other with
jealousy and suspicion already
but a eir"iiinstance has very recent
ly taken place* that lias in a great
measure removed my fears, as to
Crawford, You have already seen
in the papers the publication es
Doctor Bibb ; a suspicion, however,
struck me that it was possible al
• though Crawford had authorized
the Doctor to say he was no candi
date, yet the love of power and
prospcot of sure success might have
induced him to have privately coun
teoan ed the uso of his name as
President,
Yesterday 1 suggested my fears
io Governor Barbour and Mr. Ro
berts: they appeared of the same
opinion 1 told them the fact must
be ascertained, and if they approved
of the step I would go ind converse
wi*h Crawford myself, freely and
frankly. They approved, and I
next ‘•oosulted'Dr Bibb, the person
al and bosom friend of Crawford,
bus the political friend of Mae roe ;
be said—•* go and see Crawford,
Us ** too honest to use duplicity,
| at;d will convince you of his sia-
Verity” Thii9 advised. 1 this
rC&iug called on Crawford, aud
- ■•■‘-a ‘
(he following dialogue took place as
near as I can recollect, and being
prepared for the interview I cannot
be much mistaken.
hacock. I have called upon you
this morning* on a subject of gorne
delicacy as it respects yourself, and
of much interest to the republican
party. I have sought this inter
view’ with a desire to converse with
you openly and freely in the spirit of
republican candour, on the subject
of the Presidential election”
Crawford. “ I am glad you have
called, f shall converse in the spi
rit you dasire and without conetal-
Lacncb. “ Although it is under
stood you have auihorized your
friend Dr. Bibb to declare you are
no candidate, yet in the face of those
declarations your friends, or pre
tended friends, are still with zeal
pressing you forward Cop that aitu
ation and declaring your willing
ness to serve if elected. The con
duct of those who pretend o be your
friends, can hut excite suspicions un
favorable -to y<ur character, indu
cing a belief tliat you are acting with
unfairness'and duplicity.”
Praia for 4 4i I am aware there
are grounds for suspicion. When
I first heard of my ‘mine being
though* of or mentioned, I told mv
friend Dr Bibb to put a stop to the
rumour; to assure every man that
asked him, or with whom lie con
versed, that I was not a candidate,
I never designed that this should
appear in the papert. 1 did think
that this declaration, made in the
sincerity of my heart, would have
been sufficient, to have satisfied tny
friends and put a slop to the busi
ness, a oil 1 9t ill think if there had
been no other m live than friendship
for me, it would have had the effect,
I pegrpt it has not.”
Lacotk. “ It is unfortunate thnt
the subject has got into the papers.
No matt wished you to appear be
fore the public through the medium
of the press—-but you have it io
your power by declarations such as
you have made to me. (and made to
a number of oilier members.) to ar
rest the evil, and prevent the mis
chief that will arise by a fatal divi
sion in the republican party, and
which threatens to destroy our bar
mony. I am a friend to Monroe,
but. not less your friend, and these
arc the feelings of every man who
advocates his claims. You may he
the President of the United Stages
when Monroe is in his grave—-his
experience gives him stronger claims
than vou : he fought and bled in the
revolution. Many Pennsylvanians
still remember that he languished
for months at the house of Mr. Win
hoop in Bu’ ks or Montgomery coun
ty. in consequence of wounds he re
ceived in Jersey, These things
ought not to be forgotten ; he is the
last of our revolutionary withies
who have claims that will entitle
them to this distinction ; let us not
withhold this grateful tribute of es
teem from Monroe, when no other
objection can be urged against him,
but the crime of his having been
born in Virginia: were he of any
other state, he w r ould not be trou
bled with a competitor.”
Crawford “That is true, and ae
knowledged by all. If Monroe be
longed to any other state in the
Union, there would be no other re
publican candidate spoken of—and
as to the jus* claims of Mr. Monroe,
l feel the obligation as strong as any
man, and have urged them on a!)
occasions ; particularly to some per
sonal friends from Georgia in Con
gress. Three of them l have lately
seen, and told them expressly and
without reserve, that 1 was no can
didate. i have dene more—yester
day Gen. Root from New York cal
led on me, after some preliminary
observations, he asked me “ if I
would authorise him to say I would
serve if elected.” I told him I
would not.”
I shall send you the residue per
haps to marrow (the mail clones.)
Adieu, &e. A, L VJOCR.
JOHN BINNS, Esq.
Dear Sir—Yours of the 7th has
been this moment received, and you
will see that the zeal you recom
mended has been anticipated by the
republicans. The party will not di
vide. 1 think we shall have but one
republican candidate for the Presi
dency : how unjust were our suspi
cions of the honesty of Crawford ;
be is indeed pare gold. Now for
the balance of the dialogue. I think
I left off w here Gen, Root, Minister
Pieoipoteatiary from New York,
said to Crawford, “ will you author
ize me to say, you are willing la
serve if elected V 9 Crawford an
swered, “ I with not,” “ I have
(continued he) already authorized
tny friend Dr. Bibb to say I was not
a candidate ; can you export I
should make myself s<* ridiculous as
to say now, that I am ? I cannot be
expected to act with such duplicity,
I have not changed my opinion.
What I told Doctor B bb I tell you,
I am no candidate for the Presi
dency”—Genera! Root then said he
did not oppose Mr. Monroe r.or ask
him (Crawford) to serve in opposi
te , because he had any objection
to Mr. Monroe, but purely to pre
serve the republican ascendancy in
New York, which he was convinced
would be overthrown if another Pre
sident was taken from Virginia :
“ Yes, added he, the republicans ot
New York, I fear, can render no
aid in (lie elcctio* of a Virginia
President.”
Here Colonel Johnson of Ken
tucky cauie in ood interrupted our
conversation for a few’ minutes. Af
ter he had left us, Mr. Crawford
added, “ after some further conver
sation with General Root, lie left
mo I hope satisfied that it was in
vain to press me any further on that
subject. Su'*h has been my ecn
duct to each, and every mao, who
has spoken to me on this occasion.
What can I do farther except it he
to see such of my friends as soon as
possible, in .wham i can confide, and
instruct them to forbear the use of
my name ; this I will do, and pre
vent as far as possible my being
made * instrument to distract and
divide the party.”- He added, io
contdasion, that he never could for
a moment reconcile it with his feel
ings to oppose Mt\ Monroe for the
Presidency
“ There are other reasons,” said
he, “ besitjie those we have mention
ed. Mr.-M’onroe has been my sin
cere and intimate friend since our
first acquaintance; the manner of
my befog brought into the Cabinet,
t e effect on ?hat body, if both were
candidates, indeed every principle of
honor, justice and propriety, forbid
me, if I caa help it, allowing my
names be mentioned in opposition
to his.”
At the cU s e of our conversation I
asked Crawford if I was at liberty
to make use of his declarations on
the subject:—lie answered be had
nothing to conceal, I might make
what use I pleased ot his observa
tion*. I know I have preserved the
substance, and I (hik pretty liter
ally, given you the conversation be
tween mvseif and Crawford Has
he not a (pitted himself with ho
nor? Phc result of this interview I
have communicated to V|r. Robetts,
Mr. Ba bur, Mr. Johnson, Dr.
Bibb, the two Mr. Clays, Thomas
and William Wilson, Samuel D.
Ingham, and others. They all ad
mire the honorable disinterestedness
of Crawford—and fee! satisfied that
with such men as him and Monroe,
the republic has every thing to ex
pect and nothing to fear. Yours,&•.
A. L ACOCK.
Washington , Feb . S. 1816.
JOHN BINNS, Esq.
TTfflrnrr” fa mi inr u— ■ nismiiins iwiamaam
Notice.
A LL person* indebted to the e*-
” tate of lohn late of
Elbert county, deceased are reque t
ed to come forward and make im e
diate payment; and all persons hav
ing demands against aid e tate will
bring the >ame forward, proved as
the law requires.
James Christian, £ *
John Brown, \ 2
Nov 2 S, 1823. 47—ts
Notice.
A LL person* indebted to the es
v tare of W illiam Woods deceas
ed. are requested to make immediate
payment, as it is intended to bring the
estate to a speedy close : and all per
sons having any demand* against said
esta e, are requested to bring them
forward prepared a* the law requires.
Jeptha V. Harris, adm’r.
January 13, 182*.
Notice.
\LL person* indebted to the es
tate of Samuel Huling. deceas
ed, are required to make immediate
payment, and all tho e that have de
mands against the said estate, are re
quested to present them within the
time prescribed by law.
James Huling, admV.
January 8.182*. 2 81
JOB PRINTING
Matty Ex&utid at this OJl&c.
Sheriffs’ Sales.
WILL be old on the fir-t Tues
day in Februan next at the
Court house in Wilke. t ounty, within
the lawful *ale hours, the following
property, viz:
beven negroes, viz. Allen
a man. Chilis and her hildren Ben
and lewis, Betty ami her children
Peter and Adsey ; levied on as the
properly of James Brown by virtue
of tw o fi fas, vs said Brown, one in
favor of Archibald 11, Sneed, and
one in favor of Augustus 11. Gibson;
properly pointed Mit by I sham
Branham, and sold subject to a
Mortgage in favor of Laurence C.
Toombs and said Branham.
ALSO,
Two negroes, Will a man
about forty years old, and Peter a
boy about twelve years old ; levied
on by virtue of sundry executions
as the property of John HiU to satis
fy said ti fa’s.
ALSO,
One tract of land, contain
ing two hundred acres, more or less,
in the county of Wilkes, on the wa
ters of Clark’* creek, adjoining
Daniel Harvie and others, in the
occupancy of Robert Aikin ; levied
on as the property of said R melt
Aikin (6 satisfy sundry executions
against him; sold subject :o n mort
gage in favor of idmunU Stoue ;
pointed out by raid Stone, o*:e of
the defendants in one of said fi fa’s.
al*°o,
Elzcy B. Reynolds* inter
est in the negroes belonging to his
further, Ann Reynold*, being nine
in number, viz tarry about thirty
five years old, his wife Siua about
thirty eight,and their seven children,
Be ky about eighteen, Emily about
sixteen, Lucca thirteen, Nelly ele
ven, Catharine nine, Hampshire six,
and Retry three years old; levied
on by virtue of two ft fa’s, one iu fa
vor of Joseph B. Galbreath for the
use of Thomas Williams against
said Reynolds, a and the other in the
name of M’Kenzie, Bcnudck & Cos.
against Eizey B, Reynolds, John
M’Cord, Silas Reynolds, X George
Tomlinson; said interest being one
fifth part of said negroes at the
death of said Arm Reynold*; poin
ted out by George f omiiuaou.
ALSO,
Thomas C. Porters inter
est in all that undivided rad ol
land containing twelve hundred *.
eres, more or Ins, in the county of
Wilkes, on Rocky creek, adjoining
** illmru Joues and others, o< cupied
by Mrs. Cecilia Porter; levied on
by virtue of sundry fifa% in my pos
session against Thomas C. Porter ;
pointed out by plaintiffs’ attorney ;
his said interest being according h,
the will of his father Maj. Be-ja
min Porter, deceased.
* ALSO,
(By consent of parties,)
Six acres of land, more
ar es, with the improvement there
on in the county aforesaid, on the
waters of Rocky Creek, adjoining
land tat ly belonging to \\ illiam G.
Gilbert E q. and others, in the occu
pancy of John Burgamy, a o one
negro woman named Jenny about
forty five *ear- Id; levied on as the
property of Nathaniel Burgamy to
sati fy undry e. ecutions against aid
Burgamy; pointed out by the defen
dant.
ALSO*
A tract of land, ftontain
ing two hundred and five acre , mort
or lew-, lung on the water* of Fish
ing creek, adjoining John Dy on and
others in the oc upancy of Wi! i a m
C. Boren, one house and lot in the
village of known as
the Planters’ Hotel, we t improved,
in the occupancy of Benjamin Woot
ten, E q levied on -8 the property
of Reub n Scot* to atisfy an e ecu
tion in the name of Nathaniel M’Me
kin-, vs Reuben Scott and Augu tus
H Gib-on &Cos together with sun
dry others against said Scott: pro
perty pointed out by one of the de
fendants.
Richard J. Willis, Shff.
January 2, 1824*.
WILL besslii on the Ist Tues
day in February next, at
the court house in Wilkes county,
withio the usual sale hours, the foi
lowing property, to wit:
One sorrel mare ; levied
on as the property of William Saf
fold, administrator of William Ham
brick, deceased, to satisfy an execu
tion io favor of Jess* Finnan, with
ethers*
ALSO.
lifty acres of land, more
or Ins, lying in the county nJ'ore
snid. o) the water# of Newfnrd
C reek, nnd h ihe oeotiptney Tho
mas B. Danfort!) ; levied oo its the
property of Bei jamin Mai k to e*!-
isfy two fi fa’s—• e in favour of
Willis Pope, aid the ether iotke
name of Just pi. Heard,
ALSO,
One hundred and sixty
a<*re , of land, more of*. less, lying on
the dividing lire of Wilkes and Lin
cn!n, some in one county, and tome
in the other; levied oti as the pro
perty of Simpson Mel<endon to sat
isty an exemtion in favour of Nel
son Powell and Franeis McLendon, <
admiristr to) s* tVe. and Nelsot Pow
ell, Guardian, &<\—.pointed out by
de fend o nt.
ALSO. £
Two hundred and
arcs ol land, more or less, Ling in
Wilkes C ounty, in the wn'ets of
Motriß8 f s Creek; levied on as the
property of Joseph Heard to satisfy
two executions : oit in the name of
A. H. Gibson &. Cos. for Ihe use of
A. H. Gibson, vs. said Drrrd. and
the other in favour of Thcodorio
Stuhhh field 7*. D well Hays aud
said Joseph Heard.
ALSO,
One gray 1 orse,
•nd furniture tread nd cdfi six
sp it bottom chair one pine cup
biad two pine r.ble one et of
Hat iron , ere per ere even & one
ioi-kipg hviid in a* ihe pro
perty >f Thomas Y Gi l to satisfy
an execution in favor of John L.
Whitman ior the u e of John D.
Mroud vs said Iho mas Y j 1 arj
• il!*am Gi 1— property pointed out
by Thomad Y Gib. r
At SO,
f Postponed by const nt of parties.J
One negro woroan ; levied
on hs the property of Nichola G.
Barke?da e to a isfy an e ecmion in
favor of .lame HmLey vi. * imeon
M’Lendon and Nichola G f'arkes
dal security; a -.o one oirci mare H
one set of CarpenterL toe $
*’ the property of Simeon M Lendon
to s ti fy said fi fa ; property pun
ted out by plaintiff
V*l LI aM >Mf m, and, s,
JyniiH j- 3 18-4-.
V $, > ILL be sold on the first Tues
\ \ Hay in March next, at the
cour? how e of V. rke county, with
in the u pal aie hour , the following
property to wit;
) wa.negro won en, named
Esther and Jinny, levied on as tht
propert of Henry Ro e to satisfy
sundry execution obtain and on h#
foreclo&ure'jof a mortgage, vs. >aid
Rose
O; \\ ingfield, and. s.
January 3|. 182*
— - ■>
1 ax Collector's hale.
A T Libert Four* House on
** first Tuesday in February next,
will he sold within the tkual sale
hours, the fallowing proj eVv, viz:
One hundred and fifty a*
ores <f laid, more or less, situate,
lying and being :c the county cl h I
hert. on the Qeßverdam creek, ad
joining the heirs of Thomas [lor tea.
deeea-ed, or Bf mueh of said tract
of l8nr! as will satisfy the ax ol
Robert Kennedy, dee. for 1821 and
1822; said tract of land levied onus
the property of said Robert Kenne
dy, dee; amouni due gl 6 12 rents,
L. M‘Curry, t. c. e. c.
Nov 25, If-23.
, 820 He ward. ?
fy ANA WAY from the tjfryjlfg/
* * oa Sunday the Ii t
negro mzu hy the name of Jacob,
dark complected and branded on the
cheek with the letfer> t. H*he it t
stout builr, quick spoken, at.d active. I
The above rewaid will be given to a- I
ny per on that wih apprehend zn&A
ledge io jail aid negro and give in-B
formation to the subsetiber in a*h-fB
ir.gton, v* ilke- county, ‘-o that he 1
get him, or twenty fiv* dollars if de- I
livered to the I
John D. Thompson, M
January 16.182*. o—2t M
tp The Georgia Journal and ‘ U<-V|
gusta Chronicle will p'ea e to givsß
two in ertions to the above advert! e-'J
ment, and forward their accounts to I f
this office. \!
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