Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-10-11

prnpfiety OF nsruclIng senator tOntaIHp
to vote aeains, William G Rves as Senator Of the U
s., at the ensuing election A VOTER
FOR TIE EMQURER
pire La Bggnisile!
writer in The Wing of the 9Th Of September who
signs himself "A Voter" land who, by The wsy NAV
very well be identified with certain fdns .3kaies OF
Senator Fnniane, whom the Editor of the Enquirer
properly placed last Spring among the rahered ribp
makes feeble attempt 10 defend the conduct snd course
OF his supenr IN the most servr and squire like
ner imaginable. After displaying in his rxordum lis.
sue OF common place phrases. j"ned together BY thu
most honhasc style and pedontic quotations, he falls
back upon The ground occupied by Glessrs RirPs and
Fouaiue and repeats over again all their sincere
professions, as If The penple deaf the county
had not been Hooded with pamphlets issued by these two
gentlemen whoincur much expense merely Tie good
If the pe"pie But this short digEessi"n with two
knights must not Interrupt my comments on he commu
nicalinn of his Exceency, the Squire! great part cf
this valuable d"cument occupied in The illustration of
ancient and modern history from The perusa of which
would he persuaded that nothing short of The
recton OF Hume hsd taken place, and proceeding far
ther the image Of Livy would To be rising before
our view; yet alas how grea, the illusion. w hen
The shades of those great auth desecrated by
old field teacher THIS great relates the following
historical nexuctnde lie says, Cato alone in the
Senate with few followers members that il is cuun
try not party TINT hr has been chosen 10 serve Every
who Is in The least acquainted with Roman history
knows, that ,hr Office of Senator hereditary and
elective. How, then, could Ca have been chosen
when he was Senator from his birth; And thus 1t is
that Conservatives always ulle history merely
party purpose, and place themselves in the prrdica
ment of the rogue in the prover5 where he is always
crying 'ibief
acting al The bidding of an Ohgarcby al Washington:
No thank Heaven The people in the same stu.
alton that in which The Voter himself stands who
s bound 10 obey, follow and defend every mandate and
bull that is issued from Castle Hill "A Vner reserves
for The end Of his ale the subject which he has m"st
heart, 10 w.t. the cas,iga,ion of his Pge Gonch!and
Courthouse lie has adopted The fashionable Wing ruc
of argument and accordingly treats The communication
Of "A Goochaud Voter " Tissue OF msre prrspn MIA.
nns from beginning to end ], is an undpuabe fact,
that "A Voter" was not al the Goochland meeting (un-
less perhaps he was perched upon some ncghbnrlng
tree like pigeon How can he then have the Inrdi.
hood 10 say that The account Of the meeting incorrect,
when he himself was mol an eye wiiners; All the IN
eIIgence that this voter has received from the
proceedings OF the Gnochland meeting. consists Of
duuhtediy verbal revelations from his Oracle and TINT
Oracle is the mist interested party in The controversy
This imam Of straw has also thuU2ht proper TO deny,
that Senator F"Etnine said he would continue 10 sup
port Mr. Rives. although instructed to the contrary
less he had reason TO know that majority of his
suen,s were IN favor Of The Sub Treasury" Now,
do affirm (hs ahse nj normPr Ia the contrary nntwh
ssndng) that Senator Fonlsne did speak TO that Effect
nd in fact there other and nndr0abe pronfs which
90 TO show that such has been MIR Fonianes course,
until Indignantly rebuked therefor only in Goorh
land but in Louisa also. writer in the Richmond " hig
of September 18Th, who purports to eulnpzp md give
glowing description Of Mt tontalne Sefcn al Lou So
Courthouse, says, The declared mmntabe determine
ton give his cordial support 10 Mr. Rves, uni ss he
could ascertain by evidence the most ndispuahe that
majority of his cons'ii0enIs were in favor OF the Sub
Treasury scheme. Here is then account w hch was
doubtless written by warm fterd OF Senator Fnn
tame, and hch has gone nnconlr0dcled by HIM TO this
day This, then, IS wha' every intelligent freeman will
ind ,Caan,Iy repel, attempt hch hos been made
by the egegous misrepresentation OF the Hanover dis
lrict, 10 dictate 10 his constituents.
"a Voter charges the movers oil the meeting ~ lie
ing "iwo lads and thus at once neglects The merits OF
the he attempts 10 dernd; and wishes to dscri-
inmate farther than the law dues itself about the proper
age for discussing and entertaining political opinions
This is The churge that was made against William
Ptt-who afterwards became Lord Chaiham-by The
corrupt Wapoie; and The just and eloquent reply OF The
former is so appropriate, that will anscribe portion
of il for The henpt of "A Voter. 1Sir the alr0clous
crime of being young man, whick the honorable gen
,eman has with such spirit charged upon me, shall
neither attempt 10 paate nor deny; but content my
seli with wishing, that may be one at those whose
folIies may cease with their youth and not of that
number who ignorant in spite OF experience =
Whether youth be imputed TO any man as a ie
proach will not, Sir assume the province OF deter
mining; but surely age amy become jus ly contempt
be- If the opportunities which it brings have passed
away without improvement and vice appears TO pre-
vail when the passnns have subsidized The wretch who
after having spen he consequences OF thousand errors
continues still blunder, and whose age has only added
ubstnacy stupidity is surely The object either Of ao
horrence contempt, and deserves not that ls grey
hairs should secure him from insult
But in fine, the Inconsistencies Of "A Voter are so
very abundant throughout the whole of his commun
cation that it would occupy space, and take more
time than such untrue and incongrnous pTConcuon Is
really worth, TO portray them in their true co'ors
However will mention another OF his beautiful state
mens lie says. .lnslead Of Mr.. Fonnine being NOR.
tGed al what he witnessed al Goochand Court house,
he has repeatedly been heard 10 say that hIs reception
was 1atterng and agreeable Than he conio nave
possibly anticipated" will forbear here making any
a md preIv ropir C.
coun, given by the squire with that given by The knight
Mr. Funane in his address 10 the people OF The district
SAYS, "A public meeting has recently been held al
Goochand Court house at which preamble anu reso
lunns were adopted expressing determination on ihe
part Of those present. and calling my other consl'tn
ents to instruct their ~ The Senate
of Va 10 against Mr. Rves, and censuring my con
duct in neither kind, courteous nor JUST asi trust
| shall show"
The silly tumble Of tinscl learning and historical blum,
ders which pervades the communication Of this lcarned
Theban furciby reminds one of The following comic
song by Burton:
have read crery BOOK through and through,
But always fondes, OF HISTORY,
Because all know that is true.
Old Homer wretc pirGH's bucoirs
he biud poet begged for his bread;
King Charles the first up such holes
That BOnaparts cut of his head
Whiting n's ca, had ii. day OUT
Milton declares it WEE ,abiy
t1arriek found Boteny Bay out,
And Hamlet buit Westminster Abbey.
learning to nc, &c, &c, &C."
will only say few more words TO "A Voter, thai
ann neither of the gentlemen whom he has insu'ted-
nor do take any more than common interest in poll
Tics and it is but rarely that ever perus" The Federal
channel ,hrough which he publishes his gronndless
charges and false accusations In concluson do mol
know ,ha, can easily forgive myself for having taken
sny notice Of such an article However, do hereby pro-
mise thu, this is The las, time shall ransgress RUE
hch ha We long since made not 10 take notice OF lha
which is really below notice. But happened TO De 10
= vein of rood humor and hence my fally. Malice
says the pfoverb "drnks one half OF it's own poison
Silence oo often becomes not only necessary, oul IN
prn,rr selfrespec, And indeed, when men conscious
=, ,bs ,;ce and ;mno,ency inherent in their cause, con