Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-21
FOR THE INQUIRER.
TO TIE PEOPLE OF HANOVER.

FELLow-CIrIzENs: am again candidate tor The seat
present occupy asyour representative WIN Inc latest
breath shall draw, will only forget the kindness which
alone prompted you to confer upon me, humble as am
the proud honor Of representing you in the General AS
semby This kindness have sought TO deserve by n.
deity 10 your interests In the exercise oil my oihcIa
duty, have given vote that gave me much dhcu
ty and none deemed in conflict with my duty to YOU
The only difficulty have experienced was on the cleo
ton Of Senator. Mr.. Rives was elected as good De-
Hocrat-He iavorite OF mne-of yours-oi the
Sate-of the nation. We needed his services, and we
had no one free from all objections, who could so ably
fill his place. What motive then could have, but
strong conviction of Duty to give him up Accept Inc
assurance of frank and honest man, my trends, mat
never concluded 10 vole against Mr. raves, unui DE-
eved him To be no longer friendly 10 the Administration
What had occurred and was passing before my eyes,
Apart from other things, Mr.. Rives had assumed con-
fesscdly position Of armed neutrality PENDING The
great struggle in Pennsylvania he had wfi'len 10 oo
servative, in substance advising the Conservatives of
that Stale 10 for Rtner as Governor VINO was Inc
Anti-Masonic- Observation-Disclosures Harrison
Webster candidate in preference Of Porter VINO was the
Democratic Anti Federal, Anti-Bank, Administrator,
independent Treasury candidate Shortly alter Con
oress met he found great fault with the Administrator
about the sale Of certain bonds to the w. D banA; ana
nm that OCCASION abused the Secretaries OF war ana
Treasury if they were the worst OF mem mus cleti
" indicating The blterest hostility On that OCCASION ms
charges ,cere so gr0undss that not eren inc Hhtg' oo
Join him. So far from it, MIR. Webster even declared
that the sale condemned by Mr. Riyes was In strc con-
formity law, and that Inc arrangement
proceeds, eynced the soundest and most enlightened
nolicv He Joined the Wings in an attempt 10 gag Inc
small officers Of The Federal Governments measure
more offensive 10 freedom than the sedition law, ana
which the Wings themselves, and even MI hlVes tan
aw,v from when the vote was taken. He permitted
himself to be claimed by the Wings 9Rf aooua nor
worst of ally aas,oer his ,ends 1ohen catea "pon
as TO his true position You vote TOR me IN
to nv political opiuions-You vote Tor your menoef
of CONGRESS like wise-And you voted for Marun van
Buren, with his opinions openly known to the nation
And We, Mr. Riyes refuses 10 himself now athough
he did il fully in 1882 when elected to the senate, 10
which he now aspires Under these circumstances,
could NOT consider him friendly 10 the Administrations
and representing, as | do, an Administration county,
duu to uou my friends and ellow-czens JoTOaa sas
should rice him my cote At one tlme your senator,
believing Mr.. Rives had joined the WINGS Pnonely
avowed that he would go against him II II would nave
been right for him thus TO have done, surely, with
my opinions none should blame me Tor having vo'ea
against him have heard it was charged, That was
not frank in the expression OF my opinions last sP"g
was called upon as many Of you, doubt recoliect,
in q very sinister way for my opinions delayed an
answer for some time; but at length concluded wopd
give one that should mlnge the charm OF p''y'uIhess
with the gravity OF thought. did so; and now again
present it, the best the charge Of want OF
frankuess that occasion:
"7o The Editor Of the Whig.
"GEsrLEMEN An article in your paper some time
since appeared, signed Many Voters seeming desire
some knowledge Of my opinions, also those Of Captain
Williamson.
81 have hesitated for some time, as TO the notice l
sbon,d take of that CALI could not think there
MANY Voters in my county ignoran, of my political
opinions born as was in the county, as was my father
before me, and mingng with the people, as man and
bow for upwards OF forty years, often, during which
time in public life though and still think, that Ma