Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-10-25
CONTAMINATION.

tina, MI tius" determines otherwise
lnho reply which am about 10 make shall advert 10
but enc remaik OF "hiuius which seems ntc n led to
ave personal bearing. did not ncud from the be-
ginning, to say any thing other than tlat which was en-
r'iy defensive and If have trdn>gresed those bounds
an, ilsen-ibie Of it, sh, pursue the same course
Mulus" says at surely not nee sssry Tor seer.
mancs to have grauitousy info med the public Of lis
persoral tor MIR. kives II the ssio OF per.
sona regard which made Tor Rives All b e ine,d
ed only To let the public know it, it would certainly
have been oniy graui,ous but nece sary aud d e;
b"cause the public has my Uer-
sonal regards, or in knowing whom the, extended
aud should have been but poorly Logged in making
them known with that object alone But had anoti er
view; oue which ieel confident generous public Wi,
appreciate Intended To bespeak the the pub
lie any seeming eAtravagsOce whic might Ell p,y in
speaking OF MIR H. on that account. dill not wish the
public 10 believe that was entirely dsnieresed in et
ing, when such was not the fact did no, intend pro-
less disnteresedness which did not feel Mu,ius"
may rest assured OF one thing that personal regard alone
did not prompt 20 enter the lists With him. la defence
OF MIR. Rives. had stronger uouyes-ii may be ex.
cused The expression, had motives deep -H.cing,
thought the best interests Of my country for which have
as strong affection as "Muius," any other person Mr.
k'ves had taken ground in the existing crisis hch an.
proved; aud SO lar Virginia concerned the weight
ot MS principles seemed depend upon hm--ou account
OF The station which he occupied. was not willing TO
see him fall without an attempt however feeble to ss
tain him, against the assaults which those who differed
with him IN opinion, were daily making upon him.
"Muus follows up this remark by saying: 'sDaily OBJ
servaton conviDces us, that there a few whose no.
it'ca preferences are founded upon warm personal re-
gard for their friends. The personal apoIic,,on of iii,
remark Is too obvious 10 be mistaken 1t was o
say that my personal regard for Mr. Rves influenced and
regulated my opinions Of him public man. will no,
say, without qualification, that this niima has no on.
dalton in fact; Tor have learned in the history of the h
man heart, that passion exercises powerful control
the Judgment, and unwary leads it into error; but will
say such be the with me in relation Mr. Rves
do not know IT, My regard for him has not BET m found 20,
upon causes, which likely to lead such extremity
oil elect IL has been founded upon an Observation, nj
about twenty years OF his private public conduct and
not upon any personal favor which ever received or ~
pect 10 receive at his hands have never received any,
% .skn Al :,
does injustice
will now proceed to the main object of this reply
"Muuus admits that he had charged MIR. Rives with
'the cnlpable omission oil duty, in failing TO communicate
ms constitutional opinions the Legislature of Viryin,
lime when Mr. Rives knew that his friends had it in
contemplation TO nominate and support him Tor the office
of Senator OF the United States (quo ing III, Gcbt. in
the House OF Delegates reported in Wig of the III
December, 1852, IN support oil the charge) and asks
'How has "Germanicus" answered the charge ,, /
think that the char ge sufficiently answered i'm r.,
article but will or it again-NIr Rivcs lad rss.h,
home but lew days before The election Senator
on Whilst al home lac received the letter referred To in
the debate reported by the Wing. In that letter
| understand Mr. fancey expressed TO Mr. Ri,es The
wish OF many OF his friends 10 put him i'm no,nin,
non Tor the Senate, who, however desired TO know
whdt were MS opi"Ions upon the great subjects whcl.
then agitated the public mind SAYING that a I,roe
majority oil the house anti bank anti internal inn
provcmeht, antarif and anti qualifications without iut.
mating wish that he should express his upion ~ u, tho
c0nsfltmOnnly OF the tariff To this e,tcr understand
Mr. kVes replied aroUicaIiy quoting the language o.,
Mr. fanceys letter, that he anii-biuk anti,interns
improvement aniiiarifl and anti nuicaio. M, heinv
called on to discriminate h ground oil opposition Ia te
iarl IL could not have occurred To Mr. Ryes at the time
Cana when hurried needed ihat il was
cesSary 10 STATE any particular ground oppoio more
especially as his orer upon this subject was he
iore The public Muiius cannot, however throw from
MS own shoulders ic burden OF proof il on mine
lie preferred the charge and lac oueb TO make il pooJ
Let him prove that Mr. Rivcs was expressly .,r mon
Tor his opin Oh OF the tatii, and ec;a r.
my an answer aud then he will have made his chsrq.
good; Otherwise not. In the very debate however
efred 10 by Muus," MIR. Yancey, VIXEN allied on said
that h,s, Al,
Oh this point Ii lie had made the particular enou;r,
he would have 30 stated, aud Mr. Rircss nc cct 10
answer IL would have been exposed; he would have
oech gui'y OF great derelcon OF duty The public OF
which none viii suspect lin. Mr.. Rives was SINCE civ
opposed TO the tariil, as his whilst member 81
ongress with which all conver.ai s,t,f,ctor,
evinced; and doubt very much whether The pr., l;
"i the Legislature attached very great importance to The
views oil Mr. Rlves on that r'Hnt, they would have
postponed the election few days until his upiu,ns c,,,
have been certainly ascertdined. Alulu must soyv
TO make his charge good that Mr. Rves knew tha hi.
views Oh 'e cOnsIiluionay OF the question ere desired
"hn That lie declined 10 give them-ho debate does moi
show iis
"Muu,s" after quoting remark from my first article
uses this language "O"e would infer from ti, t,,f
bad severely cemsured Nh. Rves because lie had o, die
cidred the tariff unconstitutional But ..(ernaui-us'
has totally Inexperienced The charge and II he viii ,g ,
Pcruse the communication which Affected his frendly
senSibi'ies so deeply, lac will perceive how sngula," !,
was That he should have fired at the shadow OF shade
or in other words have expended his logic on compain
winch had never been urged. admit lliat regarded
i"Muius as having charged Mr.. Rives with main.
federal doctrines, because iIe IA.
flh constr utiona notw ihsanGing his decided oppo.
s'non to II on every other other ground | regret The
misrepresentation under which | laboured; but from
the terms which "Mujius" employed Oiiuself beinc
HE Judge0 tie inference which drew was fairly de.
ducIble from his own expressions After anuo,,nriug
ua' MI Kvcss opinion OH this point length nscef.
'Nned ahd congdtulang the public that The darkness al
diplomacy had been succeeded by the sunshine of nun
"Muus says, CAS- had onjec;ufed, iIe Hon Senator
admits the cOnstiluti0nay Of the Tariff ia copuanv a i
Martin Van Buren, Webster, Clay, other FedeSaIisf
who are IN the habit O e6pOunding the constitution m "a
liberal MANNER gradually TO concentrate all power in
that government, which isnpcrceplbIy though steadily
marching 10 the humiliation OF state sovrrrigntv and
The destruction OF American liberty" n "SIui,us" did
not incnd TO make MIR Rlvess opinion on the constitutions
Atty OF the tariff subject of charge land take II Co
granted he did not. lac says so) is difficult to make
any application OF the remark just quoted and hone
"Muius viii excuse ms for making Inference to
winch Tie remark so strongly tended.
"Mutus' remarks: ''ll, Mr.. Rvcs said the farin
was unjust IN principle pedient IN Practice op-
pressye aud unequal IN its operation then his Tor the
force it'll wrong II Mr. Rvcs'ssupp OF The lore
bill right then he wrong in deuoupcng the tariff
Ours is government OF laws and It's stability dgpeud.
upon their faithful observance and execution The Laws
cuanse from the people tie fountain OF power and
upon them depends teir execution 10 secure s,lutsry
laws. The peoples by their constitutional charter have cre
aed l1wmakng power, secured against corruption and
oppression by checks and balances Ultimate RESPONSE.
bty To the people Themselves The solrauicd
that the dw-maSng power constitute te representa-
ton maorityofhc people and Ofte
prevsi', until controlled by The will, by success
fol revolution. This proposition s sustained by that emf
nent state aud sound republican John Taylor n hi
speech ~ the Senate OF the United States, December 2,