Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-10-30

COMMU NICAvIONS.
WIN. C. RIVES, ESD.

and orinon is as various AMI diversified the
forms and faces Of the human race. The Chinese
wcnr white for mourning, the Ho,lentos graduate
beauty by the Ranoss of the nose and height Of
he check bones and tho africans paint the Devil
white. This Is all yell enough. AMI is admirably
ada tled TO our homogeneous human family. II ena-
olcs every man 10 look through his own specs and
accommodates itself most wonderfully TO that padt
neeus, doctrine OF r.cnm and mwm Uadcr lis
sro.d wings, wba, nigh, consider n " discrlmi-
mating TASTE my Old friend, the Editor the Viz
gnan might think most shocking one, and that
language. which, when flowing from his own pen
and falling upon the hesds Of John c. Calhoun or
Geo McDufhe, smiics upon his ear soft as the COO
ing of a sucking dove whrn applied TO VIM. q.
Rjves or Daniel w ebster, m'slt seam 10 hum a
mos, njndie;ous s..,;s,kllng of pepper and salt.
My fafm.c numbers must, Of necessity, IN part
submit to this com, dictated jury But there are Ger
tam things which admi, Of diversity of o. inion,
and which prevail alike in all nations ami amongst
all people. As for instsnce-watc' vii queheh
HI = fire viii ourn-ii is right to cal when you
are hungry, and rest when you are weary &c. &c.
rhcsa csmnlnnd the assent of all mankind, be
'anse they moi supPosltlons or oPhtors, toun-
scd on argument, resting on The evidence Of one,
TWO or a thousand witnesses, but because they are
flets, which have already transpired, aud 10 which
very man can bear testimony in his own person.
now enter up III Mr.. Rives's political life and
however there still may be room lett fer dlferen-
ces in the conclusions TO which VIC my several
~ arrive as to tn, aots shall state there can be no
diversity of opinion (unlcss il be fdctlous one Tor
they belong to the history Of ,hs times, and are
nnn Of he records of the country. A. do not
wish TO spill, his political chapter, will study bre
WY. Let us begin with the F'eaeh Treaty. The
cl aim, Of our citizens for French Sp9ia,ions,
mounted in the gross 10 some so odd mil
hons ofdolars. q do not pretend to bs pftctsc IN
the amount, having nothing IS, al hand to refer to
If err shall be in favor OF the gcnlleman) II
mas long been subject OF dispu!a'i n between the
two governmans the FIR nch unwilling 10 poy the
entire ciam the u St,,es regarding II just one,
and demanding the whole. In this state, VIM Z.
Rive. E4q found it when he entered on his minis
Try in France. After remaining there about two
wears, he informed our government that he had at
length concluded treaty, by which he had agreed
TO take five millions OF dollars IN discharge OF this
claim, of so mlons-,hus sacrificing 40 Odd thou
sand dollars, which had hitherto been considered
Justly due 10 our citizens. In his letter announcing
the treaty, he insnuates that ne has over-reached
the French government for that IN fact hoih'ng
was righfuly due This letter immediately ap-
peared in the " OFF al' Paper at Washington, nc
compancd with similar remarks, ana IN due course
Of ting re-crossed the Atlantic, ond made lis up
pcarance in Paris. Mr. Rivcs, pending these mai
tiers, arrived in America-was duly pulled through
he country as n fnished diploma'sl anu states
mon, and elected to the Senate. And through tho
agency Of he U. s. Bank, bill from our govern
ment on the French trcasu ry, was sod to Barring
s. Co, London, for tho amour, of this famous trea-
~. In the mean time, the French Chambers COLI
vene. Their first business is TO refuse 10 confirm
thus treaty. and to protest the bill, which had thus
been drawn by our government, on the faith OF It.
thus tnuiuiing the people with damages ms soon
reaches Washington A vessel is hued up, and
Mr. Living sor, with an cuff of $4,000, and salary
Of $4,000 per annun,, is forthwith posted over 10
Frnncc, to inquire into this refusal, and tho causes
| of h,e dishonorng OF our bill He IS there inform
ed that from Mr. Rives's own letter, published IN
! the " Official" at Washington, and consequently
endorsed nv tic President Of the u. Satcs and hls
| Cabinet. the French government owes US nothing,
| and taat the 5 millions agreed to be paid TO hf.
R,v.s was fraudulenty and unj1st'y obtained as
appears by his o,cn aforesaid letter, and therefore
in good faith, should not be pad-and' as me-
lawyers sly, " the same TO pay, aithoush one"
thereto required, nth refused. and SIN doth te'use
TO the damage Of the people 5o millions OF oo"a'S'
This is the who'll case Mr.. R'ves, IN ms eeSs'-
ness TO have it said that he had done someh"S 'o'
the 40 odd thousand dollars Of the people money
he had p,cketed agrees to sacrihce n'"c''enA"' u
the JUS, claims Of our QUEENSLAND aware 'na' "
had committed an enormous breach OF trust, at
tennis to smooth it over, by writing to the Pre-
sident that this latter sum he had agreed 10 'aAe
was lust so much clear gain, for that, IN fac., NO
thing righ,fully was coming 10 US and the Tfes-
dent. in his foolish vanity to have 1t soundeo Owe.
,he country. has i, inserted in the official paper al