Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-09

sustained such servli,y and degradation! Every man,
woman and child in the Stale, would have despsed and
condemned him, they ought TO have DONE Yet II is IN
effect fer not doing this that he is prescribed and con.
demned it is because he has found his support Of this
incompatible with his duty to his country that
he has to be struck by the lcors axe OF party dsci-
pne. What is the great and effective check in our sys'
TEN upon Executive 10 the PEG.
ple Yet representative of sovereign State is TO be
prescribed and executed for having the andacy to ndl
cate, that the President ght possibly incur the terror'
Of this responsibility. 0 Virginia, Virginia! how wilt
thou faIlen-how deep wilt thou have sunk into the
mire of servy if you submit to this spirit Repub'
icanism what daring deeds Of desposm will not have
been perpe,raed in Thy holy, thy sacred name !!
But say seine, he has gene over 10 the Opposition
he has identified himself with the Wings. What evi
dence is there of this, In what act declaration il
to be found: In nether the assertion is as unfounded
as it is unjust and only exists in the wish so of some
who desire plausible prelext for doing that which they
desire do, sacrificing Mr. Rlves to The resentment oil
party leaders, and the machnaiions of Presidential nspl
rants and President makers Mr. Rives does not place
his claims 10 support upon any principle OF party aegI
ance he places the upon the broad ground of patriotism
and fidelity, and the orthodoxy Of his Republican pin
cipes.
But some Of our Republican friends, while they avow
that MIR Rves has SO grossly snned that they cannot
sustain him. are most deadfuy alarmed for fear he shall
be elected by the aid Of Wing votes! !honstrum hor.
rendum! his is most terrible. MIR. Rves is opposed
to the Sub Treasury schPme-so are the Wings The
SubTreasurv Republicans refuse 10 support Mr. Rves
that very ground and yet declare that Mr.. Rives
ought to receive his election at the hands Of Wings
who agree with him He must undergo pilgrimage TO
Mecca-he must retire to Castle Hill, and have little
Of his independence and 6rmness purged out of him,
when he will be duly prepared for all the works of party
subservience and Executive va,salage, and again taken
into favor. What terrible fellows these Wings must
be, that Republican is contaminated with their very
touch, even though they maintain truth. think the
best disposition which be made of the Wings would
be TO COLOMBO them in Kamscbatka Oaheite for here
il seems that whenever they maintain TRUTH that very
truth becomes error and light darkness The only way
by which Republican maintain his consistency in
these hacyon days OF ruy orthodoxy and tolerance, u.s.
always manlun opinions directly opposite 10 those OF
the Wings, right or wrong. The Administration has
itself made the Sub Treasury issue before the country
MIR. Rves is opposed TO it Can he, then, when the
friends Of the scheme have based their opposition to him
upon this very ground decline receiving at the hands Of
those who agree with him, On election, whatever may
be their party names' Certainly not' This would be
to acknowledge that his principles were wrong What
would be the patriotism OF the act: Would he be doing
service to the country No-he would only increase
the chances of success the Treasury scheme and
voluntarily immediate himself for the grathcal.'n Of
those who are seeking his destruction What, then is
tic propriety Of Ibis call, which is made upon him IL