The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-09-13

frienl he HAS INDUCED N s1,n- remark al which
| might comasl charge II all 10 the warm
feelings OF friend much IS allowable ON sncb
occasions care not for them. They hayeno,
" raised the blush of conscious shame on nv
cheek" stirred up one rebelioaS feeIIne or cans
Ell me 10 'egrfi, Tor one moment. the part nave
acted. Every expression contained In NV c,,u.
mnncation applicable 10 Mr., Rves Is now claim.
ell IN, own. nor would |, had the same fash
ag ain taperfarm. retrencn one single sentence or
erase one solitary word o. syllable KNOWING
my own inexprrience. and d,nbtinp nv owo dis,
creton had not 50 lncantiouslv committed nv
opinions to paper IN relation to a man so elev,t
ed as Mr.. Rves, and thrown those opjnions he
fore the public, until had ascritaiun that those
opnons were not merely entertained bv myself
but were the prevailing opinions of respectable
number of my fellow citizens And even now
should be induced to doubt their correctness af
ter their positive denial by Homo. if had NOT
the strongest assurance hat was sunportcd bv
the unbiased and enlightened opinions of mon
10 whose virtue and intelligence even Hmm,
would yield his homage and respect The ex-
preston used, thatlf MIR. Clay hadbeon present.
he wonld have ftowned into silence his bold, he
cause seIi-srcure scuSer. has given more th,n
usual offence IL Homo. Offensive AZ ma, the
expression, cannot retract il bot wilinrlv
proud denial of il. A friend should feel acufely
did not intend TO convey the idea thai Mr. Rivrs
would shrink from a personal rem ontre with
Mr.. Clay hut did mean to say thut he would
be oVera""d whilst In his presence from indulg.
ing III any attack upon his political honesty |
VII not deny 10 Mr Rives courage. Indeed the
gE.ontry aud daring with which he has enlisted
ualrr the banner of the victor oftha elnriou, field
o Orleans, affords strong evidence that he At
lei believes himsef brave man Courage
li'ss virtue attracts 10 itself congenial spirits -
B3i | expect that Homo knows as well as any
man. he cautious and polite course OF Mr.
| hNss: no one kreDS more steadily IN mind the
oil 'aee " prudence IS the better part OF valor'
~,hr Knows we'll when and where 10 strFe--a.
gains whom 10 poise the lance and when IN give
the bio" he does not leap before he reaches
the still. nor then until he has cautiously exam.
| led the 9 Dund, weighed all the difficulties and
! compared his own streng b with the ti,k before
| HIM. Like an adrou general, he never exposes
We polnt, nor provokcs the anger of too
! formidable Antagonist, This, believe j. Il faith
| fu sketch of Mr., Rycss tactics and # an
| correct. Cannot believe that he would have px-
| posed himself TO the proud look indic nant ffo,vn
and superio, talents of Mr.. Clas Whon saw
superior talents, I mean 10 draw no uvlnus
comparison, but even Homo, with all the partial
| nv of friend will in candor admit that there is
a distance between the two men immcasurabv
| broad and never TO be passed
! In regard to Mr. Rvcs's speech, delivered at
the Amherst musings, Homo and myself are At
different points of the compass II thinks one
way aud | another. Who shall decide The
! people-thc immediate constituents Of Mr. Riyrs
who heard that most extraordinary speech. To
them would willingly submit the question, ard
| To them would Willingly appeal for full confr
| maiion of the description haze gwen .! it
| That he did throughout manifest hostility to the
| administration at once mtorp wing and iliheral
| do conscicntiousy believe ;---taa he did lahur
with undring zeal TO throw od'um and reproach
| upon its measures, ! also believe. Whv did he
1 50 long harp UPON til tariff law and why that
| manifest endesrpr TO law nc VIII rle system with
all its consequences. at the door Of the present
a1mins,ratnri II thr frst Mace he attempted
| t. ralSg 4 tc.nnest # passion against the system
| ard tnea. lnting on that tempest direct its
! whole e#,le = against the administration Did
lie tariii' 81 ten originate under the admmstra-
| ton Of r klans No Was It originated
| aud brough' ITO effect and operation und.r his
| au,p'res NJ WHAT agency, then, did he have
| IA haStening ~ maturing tnat system, odous
! u the south, al whirl, draws forth the sympa-
tbetc feeling II NJ. Ryes tnr the ruined coedi-
! ton g Virgins Will not saw that Mr. Adams
Ii opposed Ia '7tt system. believe he Is lis
! triend. And il thai be criminal. thcn he must
! vltn many Other treat statesmen aud patriots IL
! bdc the penalty due to such "A crime. Bat IN
scsnui1g the * stos tadn, aud meting oui To
zach individual the separate share Of praise OF
ceasure which his agency IN II demands, IT all
he praise and all tue censure he gwen 10 thos,
TO whom praise or censure of rieh' belong,
Homo tells Us that Mr.. Ryes 'Vgnf fully INTO
the discussion of the power Of Congress to con
struct roads and canals, and mss ed thar t,s
power was then exercised for eIeotoncerrg pur-
poses Homo is right. Mr.. Rives did go fully
into the discussion and did insist with much ear
nestness that the power was exercised for cleo
tipnecring purpoS s And in this he came fully
up to the character which have given of his
speech There was in this as in other paris OF
It, according to my understanding Of If, labor
ed attemptto imputc corrupt motives 10 all the
leading measures of the administrations Cor.
| rftpton created the administration corruption
cemenfed lt-corrdptlop dictated its pans-and
corruption executed them Corruption was tho
bu len of his song, and various were the chan
IS which an ina ination heated by the occasion
rung upon IT,
MIR svcs told the people, that though Mr..
Ad1ms was President ne jHrc, Mr. Clay vas dr
fqcio-Whv mi, wandering from the PLAN path
before him Was some measure iny diving this
question about to be brought before congress
and upon which Mr. Itives wished TO ascertain
the sentiments ofthe people or had he been
called 10 legsiate upon something of the kind,
aud therefore wished TO explain TO his consfitu-
enis the manner IN which he had discharged
thar duty No. there was nothing of the kind
done OF - be done. The truth is, Mr.. Riyes
wished Ia prejudice he public mind against the
President and MS cabinet, aud hasten the re-
u-bi ~ he n 1
Gcaton OF many. has thrown Virginia into the
ranks Of man, whose professions 10 The presi.
Cy she had Heretofore rdicuIed, and whose Gle
vaton 10 that Office she would then have depreca-
/ ted rs the greatest Of evils.
/ cannot fo'low Mr. Rive9 through his lengthy
speech, and comm Hnt upon the several parts that
appeared TO me, to justify the general character
! have given oft. NV memory does not retain
at iris time, lis separate and distinct features ;
though the general character of the speech is
still wildly Impressed upon my mind, and au-