Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-07
VOLUME XNX".---No. sls.


VIII" are at the same time the hottest partIslns in the
country II was not however until they quilted their
old party, ard organized themselves into No party
party, that they began This oulcry These modest pre-
tensions. these noisy rma,ons of peculiar patriotism,
and exclusive devotion country, bring to our mind
passage which cangh, eye the ether day. in booking
over Hiarshals Lille Of Washington. The language 10
TOO much like the Conservative cant Of the present day,
not To strike the reader 'e (ArnnId attempted 10 CO.
yer his dIshonorabe proposition with the garb of deeeney
and PTtnnP by representing the base step he invited
th"m 10 take the only chich ooud
their counry pace real liberty and happiness AS to YOU
who have been soldiers the continental army can YOU
at this day. want evidence that the funds o your
t'yare e1hansted or that The managers hare applied them
To thctr prtrnte uses9 In either you no
longer continue in their with honor advan-
tage With these charges, he ar,fuiy mingled asser.
tons IF their soreregn contempt fer the people" This sp-
peal addressed TO the officers and soldiers Of The con.
tInena army who have the rial 0 -i couEtry
at hcart We cite this only 10 show, how the wo.s men
may cover the worst designs with fair preexts pomp.
Gus Prernsions Of zeal TOR the public good The profess
SONS OF tie meeting al New York presided by the
great Conservative leader Swarwout, his travels
Of pntriomc devotion, coupled with holy indignation at
the corruption n.d misdecGs Of the Administration
not more lofty.
We have the old story of tie alliance with the S.
Bank, which Mr.. Ryrs, assisted by the financial
! acnE!en of Reuben 81. Whitney, could succeed in
proving 10 the satisfaction Of out Of Con-
greSs The arrangement, confined as IL TO parti.
cuIsr fund only polite and proper in the es.i
nation of friend and Toe, but absolutely unavoidable
der the circumstances This whole affair wos in the
language Of the days emphaca!y mares nest upon
what authority does Mr. yes confidently assert, that
the president of the Bank OF the T. 5 has become the
friend Of the Administrator: The Bank, which
rechar;ered for than the third OF century, by Mr.
RIVes political friend. Gov Ritner is certainly not
very good terms with the Democratic Administration in
Pennsy Yania lis barely possible that MIR Bidtle may
have felt somewhat disguised at the sudden deserlon Of
that party upon which he had lavIshed much, as well
as NJ MIR 'ay proposition OF Bank OF fifty millions
/ orb he Of
Besides MIR BIdd!e has not only resigned his official
station but s, are told, The Of cmbarhng with
his family for Europe Oar opinion is, that he 10
rot par culary pleased with any n the parties which
ngitaIe the country. It suits MIR Rves purpose, how.
ever, To call him "a friend Of The Administration
Mr. Cr:,,cnCens unfortunate bill receives Cxtend.
I'd notice this political dinner speech 10 spite Of his
sympathy with. and support Of, the principles upon
| "hich It was grounded The fact is, MIR kvPs both
ashamed and afraid TO vote for this silly, i'll
rvet unconstitutional aud tyrannical measure, which
sought 10 stlrr The minds ana clap paddock upon the
ongurs OF Irceborn Anrrcans-ice yes IN thought and
speech although they may happen 10 hold humble offices
under the government OF the people bill Of pains and
penalties against thought, peech, nay motion itself,
and that not hasty, premature measure but studied,
deliberate assault Upon that which force coeIce,
letters bind. Where then, "lae wrath o: Achil.
he's: In the debate upon this odous bill, this worse
! than Sedon Law, where the voice of the Senator
from Virginia, that State whose immortal Resolutions
/ had before noby Ylnd,clieG outraged liberty Was
II not heard denounc'ng with vehement Indignation this
! Coarse outrage upon the Constitution upon freedom,
upon the gna and ludrie rights Of man and of
human nature; No--but p1llintng ex,enuang, almost
usttyIng, ron which It's advocates at
last fled, with mingled sham" and terror Nit Rives
---y 'dim 10 his heaus content against the mas,erly
and unanswerabie report OF Mr.. Valve wish for his
honor thgt he had written IT, II is lhe true Virginia
stamp
Mr. R'yes' present ideas of Justice may be Inferred
from The iact that because the able and honest collector
Of New York had the Spit IN virIic,,. b;s ch,,cer
from the secret nsPesions OF Corrupt and dismissed SUBJ
oIiuGtrs he denOunces "a recent uar!c, instance of
nsult and conumacy 10 both Congress and .,s ofciI
suprrio.s by this very MI Hoyt who was said % bs
hugh the confidence OF The President" Has nobody
srusIby 10 be wounded reputation 10 preserve but
| MIR ilves: We all know how the Swarwout Conn
nl,,ee constituted appointed it ny secret
vote, and composed wothIrds, Of the terest cn.mes
Of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, who had given judgment
advance, and already pronounced The Secretary Of The
/ Treasury worthy OF impeachment. Yet not 10 speak
Of the minority report because the President had not
the weakness al ignonnIouy TO dismiss The naval
officer the Comptroller, The Auditor and the Secretary
9" The Treasury, he Is denounced as dercct from his
duty.
We do not Think all the "crat" and scrplura learn.
Ing of the late Senator, viii succeed in pesuadng the
people that there IS any analogy between him and the
great Apostle Of The GrntIes. AT any rate the latter
bare the "persecuors Of The cnraced craftsmen Of
! Ephtsus with infinitely more eGunnimi'y and dignity.
But his is delicate ground TO tread upon MIR RIves
ma talk he WILL bnt every knows that the pre-
contest is intimately connected with that Of the
Presidential election. hat he calls his Senatorial In
dependence, is too small maer to constitute Inc issue
before the people He kr1ws that he has been used by
I've Opppsi,ion ayowedy, TO break down the present
Republican Administration, and build upon lis ruins a
FEDERAL dynssly not that he, by himself has strength 10
effect purpose, but that his te squad, the partan
bauJ are supposed to hold what they call the balance
Of power II is tins accident, not intrinsic merit
strength which at tins moment gives him prominency
and influence. Without H. his PERSONAL issues and boast
ed independence and dreadful prosecutions, would not
attract much attention AT present., observes he, 'the
! atInn ia mn
Is govern IT.; just as II the hon did not depend upon
the whgm But are sick Of these shallow ailaces-
Mr. Rves wonderfully afraid Of being considered
a Dcm0crut and is very ncetious upon The compound
! name assumed by thr Republican Convention at Rich
mond What, then is Conservative Republican, Con-
seryatve Republican Democrat, for in New York here
the Conservatives were first marshalled by Mr. Swart
won't if we are not mistaken, they called themselves
Conservative Democrats: Mr.. modeslly considers
the great mass of the Republican party Its TAIL and
his insignificant app ndage containing 10 both Houses
Of Congress G,zs uins at most, this mere pro-
lection excrescencr which has long since dropped Off,
e cumpaceny perks into our faces, and insists that It
the body and real presence Of tie Republican party
We have but word more 10 say about tins dinner
SPEECH il his that the sudden anxiety Of MIR RIves
get rid OF the title Of Democrat speaks little for his
Republicansm, the of Jefferson. This eminent
statesman did despse The term, and Il was he dis.
tncye appeation Of the party, in Whole States at least
which 50 nObly sustained him. Federal Republican, Ma
tiouai Republican, Wing Republican, Conservative Re-
publican the slrname assumed by all democratic
Republican, is good old and ineligible name, and one
of Which we are sorry Mr Rves Is ashamed.
Of the other speeches, the letters and The sentiments,
there is little be said, except thai ihey all breathe sc.
cre n, ,yowed hostility The Republican Atho'
ush,red forth with great p"mP they what friend
a, our elbow calls very sosoih We hope, for the plea
sure Of the company that the wine was better than the
w,, The muses. also invoked upon the occasion;
hn, he poetry Of the dnnet u.s. if possible worse than
ia ooIllics Take for example the following stanzs
hnd yet, and yei
The ruby juice POUR,
AGd drink
'Our 0un'Ty, right ~rong"-
But dsh9noI'd be the il.rong
Whom party drives along
Their counry's stain.
We are not informed 10 whom we are indebted Tor
this 6cnuufut efusion Judging from two tIt-emtty Po.
stica they must be the production either OF Mr.