Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-03-04
.yscununG, u.ncm 1879.
SENATOR'S ROANE AND RIVEs.

Mr. Rosne was elected to the Senate Of the United
States By Vhig rotts, in conjunction with smaller
portion oil bis own party than that which gave Their
support another candida,e-the Wigs then be-
leyng Inn be a " less evil" than his competitor,
just they believed Mr. Rives to be preferable 10
John Y. Mason, and under that belief voted ior that
gentleman at the present session. Elected under
! circumstances like these, which, taken IN connec-
ton with the aci that the Wings, almost en- mdsse,
had but short time previously voted for Inn
Governor, in opposition to the present excellent IN
cnmbenl OF the Executive chair,-t was natural for
hun 10 apprchend that his party might entert,n
some doubt OF his peele ct orthodoxy. And aceor-
dinghy he asailed himself OF very eally occasion
alte, his election show, first that the Wings, not
having slrenlh enough to elect a man of their own
party, compromised no Pr,acPie invotag for hun as
the least obnoxious Of Two political opponents aud,
secondly thai he ought to be suspected, because
he agreed 10 receive Office thus conferred upon
him by his opponents This lac did, in speech de-
livered al dinner given to his colleague, Mr..
Ryes, who was then the luvorile Of "the party IN
Virginia; winch occasion lac pledged anew his
iealty 10 the rcigning dynasty, and under the pre-
sumption oil course that Mr.. Ryes was as logal as
himself, agreed TO perform the humble but for aught
we know, the Apr plate duty of " holding the nail
whilst his colleague drove IT," And now, having
thrown down the nail OF his colleague having re-
fused TO strike it, 1--WE Cont know exactly mhch)
he appears before then mutual constituency in the at
tItude Of the aud revilcr Of his associate in
the Senatorial dignity.
If was no compromise Of principle on the part
OF the Wings two years ago, to elect Mr.. Roane as
+ a trlb eofa lis A / l.
process of reasoning can be shown that the Wings
Abandoned Their principles IN voting Tor Mr.. Ryes
under precisely similar circumstances! For al
though il is nue that The Wings in the resent Lee
glsatnre are numerically stronger than they were in
the Legislature of l530-7, yet in the latter as in
the iofmcr,wc asser in the tech Of all declarations to
the conuary.by whomsoever they may be Made that
they are not strong enough now, any more than they
were then, In elect a Senator of their own party
Thisls clearly demonstrated by the TACT that the whole
| Wing strength in the Legislature does rot exceed
| 90 votes, Qncluding those who, although calling
themselves Wings are no Whgs) when S. are
necessary III iull vote, to make a CHOICE and
"hen' at no time, was less than 81 necessary during
the lac election. Aud although, on one or two oc-
casslons during that canvass Loco Loco voted for
"
IN no ballot was this done when it could by probablli-
y have resulted in the choice of the Wing SO voted
tor Nay, we assert, upon a full knowledge of all
the circumstances connected with that election. that
cvey demonstration" Of this character. whether
made IN the shape OF an avowal vote, was device
/ 10 entfap tie W mgs and TO secure the election OF
John \ Mason, which would havs been effected if
the Wings generally had been as unsuspicous and
crednlous as were some Of the " Inmacteables -
Who believe that Col. Watkins, or Mr.. Woollok
or McMullcn, than whom there are no more uncon-
promising trends of the Administration in the Lens-
laurc desited, would have moved a Gneer TO Ell
feet the election of Wing Senator, If they could
And yet these are the men who voted for Wbip
knowing inll well, however that their vote would
not elect hm-lhese are the men who proclaimed
that the Wings had IT in their power 10 elect a
Nhlg-lhese aie the men who wheedled and BAN
boozed The imPracticabies, and fooled them TO the
top OF their bent" And what was the object of all
tins manuusrlng and double dealing lie who runs
may read 1t was. by deudin5 them with false
hopes, which a rcsouto the fundamental rules of
arithmetic would have Immediately dissipated, to
render them obstinate IN their impra cticabitv and
prevent thefeby,no the election Of Wing, for
sbIe, it would have been to have made IS rotes
/ ont 81 50 roterS-but the election Of VIM G. Rves,
winch by the entire cooperation of the Wings with
the Conservatives, would have been effected: or Sc
condiy, aud mo,e probably, to induce the Wings III
body 10 desert Mr.. Rivcs, and rally upon lan of
Their own patty Tor several successive ballots SO Us
10 dishearten the Conservatives and induce them TO
abandon Mr.. Rive and to vote for John Y Mason.
as one ballot three ofdem did! And we proclaim
the fact, that, If the Wings bad thus deserted Mr.
lives and asserted their unalterable determination
to vote only FOR Wing, the result would have been
tie election of John Y. Mason. No one doubts this
VINO is acquainted with the facts 1t was FOR this rca-
son. that, after Mr. Johnson obtained 70 votes every
hiG but three voting for him, that he began to re
cede; ior II was pretty well asseItained lhat had
he maintained this position, three ballots more would
nave witnessed the election of the Sub-Treasury
Administration candidate, by the aid of the major
portion oil the Conservative vote,
But ltmay be SAID, that if this be trnc, the Con-
Se'ahves were unworthy Of the support so long and
so steadily given TO them By the Wings Not so
hts'' because they elected as friends of the
Administration, and had no reason TO suppose
that their constituents would approve the support
OF Nhlg-and, secondly, because the support Civ.
en- to Mr. RHes by the Wings was wholly without
consultation or understandingwith the Conservatives
ana was gwen ifom considerations independent Of
and any considerations nj rafJ - a.