Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-08-22
MR. RIVES.

Extract of q Letter from Nelson County .aug. ls.
"n late No. Of the exemplary Whig journal Of your
city, letter Is published, from Core spondcnt in
this county, garnshed and Get OIL with Editorial remarks
in the usual strain, srragnng Mr. Rves. in very vindic
tive terms for his unnvited witt his family friends,
aud property here; and representing
eiecfoneering movement for seat in the Senate OF the
U. States AS the public. generally is not sPprsed OF
the various and particular relations which connect Mr.
Rves With this county, and effort spared by the
magni'y Of party spirit 10 wound, through his Sides the
high and holy cause with which he has m i'm some
gree associated have thought that il might not be anss
to lay the real stare Of tho facts before the public.
more induced 10 do by the numerous false statements
which appeared in the Journal about the period OF
the elections; and which, exempted from contradiction
by their very absurdy, have, nevertheless seems,
stated by several correspondents Of that veacous Press
under the silent sanction OF the Editor, that Mr. r. had
gone around the tcho!e State eefioneerng. and hs-
raDgung the people at their respective Court Houses -
This invention, have no doubt giousiy believed
by many Of the ghost ridden dupes OF the Whig. Even
in ,e rcceni discussions which have arisen the
sion OF the proceedings in Chesterfield has been
suned both sides, thai lac present at the election
in this county, in April last, aud took active part il,
we'll as in The election in Abemsrle.
Now, The truth is that MIR. II. neither attended the
election here, sought in any manner TO Influence its
result Alter his return from Washington he naturally
here 10 see his ,ther and other relations aud
look into his private coDcernssx months having in
ervened since his last visit them. And being the
couniy the period Of the March Court he emf 10 the
CourHouse, Gas il had always been his habit 20
and did not hesitate 10 speak TO all his old friends and
Iuantances whom he there, tho every conscience
wing VINO biir, might suspect him oil
preaching Jdeksonism, while he talking of such in
nocen topics as the tceofher planting &C., SC. IL
Is well known that, shat OCCASION lie strongly ug
ed by Of the most respectable in The county
address his old neghbors and constituents The then cr
ca and interesting condition of public Affairs; but he
wiihsiood their enreatcs and refused from the decacy
he ie account OF the remote bearings Of such
general discussion upon his In relation the
election in his county, he only which he
presently he held himself much soof from the
that he does not hesitate 10 say that he should have
experienced the most serious self rcproach for his nac
witty, il the event Of it had been different.
On the subject Of his present 'uninvied' visit to this
county, which IL considered such gross outrage deli.
cacy and the freedom Of the peoples when il is considered
that he was born here, that he lived the county from
his birth TO such age have been its rep
for three in the Legislature, that his father resides
here, that his brothers and sisters aud their families
side here, that the valuable portion Of his property lies
here, requiring occasionally little attention from him
sell; that under these circumstances, he should
the country, once or twice year with his family, with
out previous tnuifdfi0n permission OF tte
Wings: Will not all this be considered by liberal
very great assumption in free country? that when
here he should the houses Of his old hiends very
strange occurrence in hOspitdbIe one:-Bu enough OF
thist