Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-01-31

We rrIa,si,nd from III, best authority, that the ~
mour, which We no:lcrd IN our iaSt, OF re''''" -
lions rs ing made in The Whg Caucus oi - "5"'
respecting MIR. Clay S predictions, "a- H"l ''''''
Other rurnours equally # not Ill more e3ao "'','
about Mr. Rivess drclAra!!"ns were "h""' Sr'"'u'! III
the Lobby Of lie Hvus-. Ii is strange ihA' t' rear P"
s!:un Of parties cannot be better aSccfla'''ru'
no friend Of Mr.. RIvcs wh' can obtain t'ie "eG'S"' "
formation clear up all these mysteries, ahu GS'a'
the occasion for all such runouTs c,,
Is Mr. Riyes the friend of The Administration OF war
tin Van Buren,? Is lie DEVOTED those great prhcPss
and those measures of which that Administrator . M
exponent or the repres n,ave Saving the SUP
rs question which claim for ourselves as we grant
To others 4 generous dISpen5avn) IS he to1 NC X
election of Martin Van BITen, against Mr. Clay or cry
WING which shall be thrown into Tie arena: O IS vi
Rvcs as many OF the Wing presses claim HIN III ue.
ced opposition 10 the Administration and e-section oi
Mr. Van Buren, Is it possible that he is wiling to sup
mort Mr. Clay The N3nik Herald hints: us these
vague rainors would dafkly indicate;
We do not hesitate 10 say once that ii MI klTes
be friend to the present Administration; II lie w'
support lis measures on the same liberal principles WIN
is other friends; if lie does cOnne his opposition 10 Inc
ypxed question alone, o his friends claim ol
him il IS his duty 10 come iDrh show his hand aHu
ayo? his sentiments 1t is his duty remove the great
stumbling block which stands in The way OF his party III
Virginia Way should he net by explicit avo"ai Ut
his feelings heal their dissensl0ns and give peace 70 MS
nar,y We are aware Of the conscientious which have
been urged in justification of his reserve We cannot
Weld 10 their force But allow for them in all their mag
nude admit that Mr. Rvcs is withheld by respect Ter
himself; by respect for his station one OF the liz.
nresan,svrs Of sovereign Staie-admit that lie VIII
not expose himself II the lmpntlon OF seeking re-
election By The disclosures OF his ssnii;nsn's -."i''
! all this, though we cannot allow Inc io'ct WIG" 10
claimed for lhem--we cannot allow that the hfP'e'
sentative of State has right to button up his opinions
in bis own Goubet, from those who are to elect INN; we
cannot allow that Republican should permit ms parry
to be torn to pieces by his mysterious az
mt all we epeat, get there other course Tor MI
Riyps 10 pursue Is there other way ~ reconcile
bis frankness with his sstrespect: There is snch
course-and we do not hesitate 10 say mat IL Is
course which vii! place HIM above all lmputatnns,
and which would invest him with species OF moral
rlorv which any man mig III DO ambitious Of possessing.
Far beyond any honor, which his present otce claims
and emncny calculated to raise han in the confidence
or his cuuutry is The which wCul! have him
10 pursue We would have Mr.. Rves, therefore, 10
spcnk--io speak reey--if lie feels himself 10 be the
friend of the Admins It's slave not lis vas.
sal-but 4 liberal friend In this way, he re.uGes lis
party--avods all utilization with the Whgs--decIG's
the danger OF their votes-whch. like the shirt OF Mes
sus will consume hmaad yet preserves has good name,
urlarnSed by the slightest breath OF Suspicion, from
/ party or from the other.
II MIR Ri"es then be tie friend OF the Administrations
as of his Conservative friends claim him 10 be, the
path which leads him out of his enbarrassmcnts still
lies before him. He has bu, to tread il with the t!'in
ness which belongs to statesman, and all IS safe before
him lie increases that moral influence, which emba!ns
his name expands his reputation. and endears EH 10
his cOuntry-inslead of going back TO the Senate Cham
Der, by The votes Of the Wings. separated from his own
Republican party, dependent upon party who will me-
con;de in his principles and spl Of much OF thal
moral Influence which To The success ol
any politician We have wished man better from the
very bottom Of our hearts, than Mr.. Rives. But let him
beware OF holding his seat at the hands Of the Wings
From that fatal movement, all his political relations TO
the two great parties be rrTsStb!y reversed. IL
sounds the knel Of dissolution from the Republican par
IT, who so long honorei aud cherished him. He must
| tread the downward path Of Mr.. TaIimadge-ard the
next pledge will be An unromprotnSing hostility 10
! the reelection of Martin Van Bnren.