Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-10-05
MR. RlV rs.

The N. Y. Commercial Advertiser, which wa,
caught but the oher day with gross fAisehood up,n
it's back, In relation 10 John Randolph is noy eudo Sing
N equally false sat-ment, in relation 10 another Of
Gen. JAckson's ministers WIN. Rives.And this too,
we suppose, is from ZONE honorable soToeY Hea-
ven protect ia from the gross msr-p esentstons OF its
honorable correspondent, or iis own vulgar exaggers-
tons This decent Editor quotes a letter tom A.
mercan gentleman! in Par-, ia which Mr. Ryes 4.
4" spoken OF as amere BLANKS cyph.r in the world"
The thing is utterly incredibls.-No who knows
MIR. Rives, the amenity Of his polished manners the
clearness OF hs undsrsandng, and the exten, of his
sitaDmeDts. can believe word OF ii--And st lsss,
those who have him in the various stations he has
hliod in public life, aud the great weight he bad
red with him. He stool eninently hgh In the L.si,-
laure OF Vngins-aud in Congress- his srescbes were
universally admired. aud his reputation known to
the nation. With wha, decency can i, be said, shat
this man is cypbor and blank 10 France! You
could not place him in any station Whatsoever, iu
which this bera description OF him conll be true
But I" we happen 10 know that IL is not true OF him
ds Minister in France We know, from the beat
thority, that his negotiations with that government
were in the most promising state and that there
every resscn 10 teive, lis labours would have been
crowned with success, by final and .sti'iactory
rangemen', Notwithstanding the many difficulties be
bal TO encounter win them, II they bod remained In
power one or two weeks longer. Was this being
blsub, or acypher?
BIT Mr.. RIves did not attend the celebration
The late Anniversary OF our Independence, at Paris,
though invited from courtesy 10 the ofire."-And is
he to be banned because his health would not permit
him p" When his health PROF osed, T. was re-
ceived with universal dsspprobstion.'-Wh says II .
the sans " hsRorabe source e." to which we are 10,
d.btd for the SANDER on Mr. Randolph 1t has also
been said in another CT the affiliated presses, that Mr..
Rives could not read The obvious Signs OF tbs Times,
IN relation 10 the French Revolution and, there fore,
Left government UNIFORMED in relation TO matters
Of public n,ioisty(snd this Is insinuaied in the N.
Journal TO be OF he 'horiiy Of Clerk in the State
ID Psrimsnt D-We believe ihs whole in'inuaticD 10
he iaise-Ws know, that could have hailed the
late brilliant achievements IN France, with more rap'
turoms enthusiasm than Mr.. Rivss has done. The y.
s. Telegraph says most empiaueally up'n ibis sub
ject that II IL sary for Us 70 n'om our Tsa.
ders that far relates to the discharge OF his pub
lie dues The writers Tor The prinsjo question, are en-
trely ignorant aud that, therefore, their statements
are unworthy Of cred-but 1t will no doubt be graft.
fying TO some Of the friends OF the able aud
amisble Representative Of GivernmeDt. TO know,
that 20 lar from giving cause Of complaint either Of
inaention or want OF ability, Mr. Rives has d.cbafs
ed his high and important trusts, much 10 the ssisa~
lion of this Government. To the charge, that Mr.
Rves IL unpopular, the beet s his kno ur-