Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-10-23
COMMUNICATION.
WIN. e. RIVES, ESQ.

A few days since promised IA Wing friend to
pay my respects, thrc' the medium Of the Press, TO
the gentleman whose name graces this fronts
pierr. Upon reviewing his course . am almost
sorry that did So for dislike even the appear
ancc of seeming harshness. Blu, have said IT, and
shalt not do i, will here remark in The out
sell that have not-nsy cannot, have any person.
al feelings of hostility towards the above named
parsonage. And whilst no man holds more sacred
the SANCTUARY OF private feelings ,hnn myself, or
would moro harshly rcproba'c the ruthless assalcr
ofprvate reputation than do-yet. when speak
ns nf public measures and the men connected
with them. hold it unworthy of freeman unbe-
coming and unchnraclerisic Of Wing keenIy a.
live To the jeopardzed interests of his country and
the great cause of liberty, to mincc his words, or
mollifv darnnaon with phrase"
As TO Mr. Rivcs personally, | have seen him,
and would perhaps know him were 10 see him a.
gain But, ths,s ALL lie interiors; with no
scheme al mine, can thwart no plan, and his rise
or fall in politics unconnoc,cd with the dangerous
and d,mnabie herescs he has adopted, could affect
me bought. In all the private relations of life
have understood him Is BE- altogether amable. BE
i, sol know him Only in his public ch:racer-us
the self styled Proteye of the ustrous Jefferson
the resdua iesa'ee of his political principles
Senator I'm, ,caS md is 70 be. shall speak If him
only rs public man Bat must speak in my
nwn way; MIST call things by their right names
and #, in my bunncss, should shock the cour,ier
poencss OF the gentleman and HIS naderlings, they
mus, hc IT in mind that am an od-.ashoncd Viz
giuian out and out-,ha, have never been per-
mi,i.d to wear perfumed gloves, and ogle through
al opera glass and sip French slip-slors and STU
iy ne ton, Wills, dancing two years attendance
around forci n throne, and al at the peoples ex
pcnsc-tha, no glorious Hero has been so kind
to me MS TO give ms forty odd thousand dollars Of
their hard earned money jus, to let me kiss the TIP
Of my fingers 10 the Queen-dinc with His NJ jcs-
ty-famble u lib Sebasiani-and, by inbb'ng The
pu,rid atmosphere of yranl's court, learn 10 ex-
charge the honest bodness of the moun,ancer, for
the serye spirit tina, bends the knee 10 pomp, and
bows in humble submission TO the powers that be.
Recolccting oil these things, whilst they can but
desrisc that Republican simplicity which induces
inc to call spade, spade, yet am IN hopes
tho Senator sxpectant (and consequently his slang
whunESrs and undcrslrappers) will only, a Ia mede
Erapcois shrug up his shoulders, and thank his
God tina, two years scJou'n IN ~ oeffe fa'H,
has cured him Of all those dirty, vulgar, democratic
notions ia which nc too was raised, and winch,
thanks 10 Gen Jackson and his idol, little Van,
q III SO soon be exploded in N. America. 50 let
il be- 1.-The dcsplses me for my home bred VirSi.
nianism, can only say in reply that | have al
WAYS hal, even from early infancy, an instructive
horror and aversion to all very, very great ieie-
men.
Having thus cleared away the entrance ana pla
cett ali mst,ers upon an amcsble footing, STAND
rertus in enria, rendy TO do impartial justice d"
the PREMISES. In he next place, then, let me un
dress the gentleman. biash not faithful SOLDIERS
Of dcspo,,sm do not mean &c strip your CHIEF
No, rag of his own will touch. Only wish 10
relieve him of his borrowed drapery ; TO help nm
off with those pondcrous clcaks, which have oeen
nurloincd from anothcr's wardrobe, and unoer
bich man of his diminu,ivo stature must needs be
weary. This, if not on act ofkindness, is at least
an act of insticc-and if it renders him more sunc-
r,bIe to the shafts Of his assailants, it also enables
HIM with more agility to evads the blow, and strike
more dcx,erously in turn. In these squn''y umeS'
truth is what We want. The whole political eie-
mems are in comnlo,ion -porlentous looking ciouu'
su,n the heavcns-rcsllessnes and uneasnesspay
along the asi,atcd waves OF the m'sh'y oeeP|ue
earth trembles and unduates upon her axis: Ex
perience teaches US that these signs Preecoe 'n'
'cmpes, and usher in the volcano We want l,gh
and, strange to say, the ex-honorao'e candidate
for the Senate stands ia our way! lsay' strung.
because who could have thought that gha' cou''
ever have obsc.wcd a roy Of the midday iumnars
that an atom floating in the ulr, could ever nave
bedimmed a solitary beam from rs a'sh D 81.
rhi, behold the power of the Great Ma?'c'anD'''
mote ocv of the WIZARD Of Is ndcrhooK' nc no