Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-05-02
POLITICAL.
From The Richmond nhig.
MIR. RINES-NELSON.

Messrs Editors-l esterday our Count day,
winch proved TO be very interesting the people oil
Nelson. The Court sat al early hour aud ad-
Jouiheu al IL, 10 give way to our Senatorial cand-
dates 10 address the people.
! MIR. Coles opened the discussion by n long hs-
rangue, evidently intended 10 enlist the people in
h's support, by denouneing the Federal Wigs rs he
called them, and particularly Mr.. Clay. the Ia
mi the Bank, and Internal improvement, as hobby
horses. lie charged Mr.. Clay whom he termed tho
Wing candidate Tor the Presidency, with being the
author OF all the evils which have visited the country
since the war, and being the auho, Of the Tarli
of 1898 and sounded tho praises OF Mr.. Van Blu
renN a Northern man with Southern feelings"
| and as such. opposed to the measures OF Henry
Clay. lie declared, he tAlf Coles1 was opposed to
| the Sub Treasury, hut rs 1t was u party measure
he would go Tor II. lie then began a personal at
tack upon William G. Rtyes, who was present
found etcn fault of his deserving the party that the
party bad desired 10 retain him, and he had been
rendered office. and that las, winter he could have
been elected by the Legislature of Virginia as Sen
ator, had he said lie would support the Administa-
lion (retaining his objection to the Sub Treasury J
but lac refused, AMI preferred seeking Office the
hands Of the Wings. He charged him with having
attacked the Government in relation to the sale of
the Bonds oithe United States Bank, without cause,
as that arrangement was good one. and we'll
| convinced was the Senate OF II, that no ono
came TO his support. lie charged him with inter.
lering in the elections OF PENNSYLVANIA. denounced
his speech on Wallis report, and charged linn with
being disposed To Monarchy, as proved by tina,
speech, and as beng willing to carry into effect
gae-law upon the people-all Of which beneath
William G. Rves. That he Mr. Coles, WAS JEFF
iersonan Republican, and whun he young
man, Mr. Jefferson bad voted for linn to represent
the people Of Albermarle. He said he put the is
sue between himself and William G. Riyes. and
called upon the people TO sustain him. Mr.. Coles
then took his seat, and DIR. Cooke rose, and IN a
condensed, yet cogent. heart-sirring, and able
shp1 all doc, hx
Mr.. Coles, save his attack on Mr.. Rves, of which
he said nothing he declared he was u Wing, but
not a Federal Wing; that he opposed pro-
tectiye Tariff, Internal improvement by the Gov
eminent United States Bank, aud of the Federal
policy of Mr.. Van Buren,; aud showed that the
Bank, Tariff and Internal improvements Mr. Van
Buren, was more Objectionable than MI. Clay; that
Mr.. CaS had showed his patriotism by his com pro-
missing the Tatf, and the Missouri restriction whilst
Mr.. Van Buren, was in favor of it, and Mr.. Clay
had said that he did not desire to carry on Internal
Improvement by the General Government. because
the States had taken that matter INTO their
hands. He showed that Mr. Van Barren had voted
for toll gates on the Cumberland road, tho most OBJ
jectiouabe feature IN internal improvement; that he
voted for the eXteusOnu the right OF free negro sui
fragc in the Convention OF New York and that he
admitted the Constitutional authority Of laying
Tariff for the protection of Manufactures; that
what he bad said IN relation to Mr. Clay, SAID
as an act of sheer justice 10 that gentleman, without
Of President; that that question ptcmaturcly
brought into discussion by Mr.. Coles las false issue,
but the issue before the people Sub -Irea-
surv or no Sub Treasury--,he will Of one man OF
The will of the people. lie could not see how
Democratic Republican, as Mr.. Coles prolessed To
be- could support the Sub-Treasury, when he ad-
mitted he was opposed to ii. lie deprecated such
party drill as would force a man to support inca
sure which his judgment told HIM was wrong
merely because it was a party T1easufe lie shew-
ed that Mr.. Van Buren, and his party ana gang OF
ofice-holicrs were exertlng every nerve ~ e'''y
that odious measure, against the will OF the neeple
lie also showed that Mr.. Van Buren, supported the
Tarn Of 1928 and that Mr. Clay, not then being IN
Congress- could not have been its author. Alter Dr.
Cooke took his seat amid the murmuring applause OF
the people, loud calls from all quarters OF the house
were made for Mr.. Rives and defend HIM
self. Mr.. Rives marched slowly TO the stand and
took his seat paused for few moments, rose aud
said he deeply felt tho delcacy of his situation
that ho had listened to the bill ofndctmen brought
against him by Mr. Coles, and the false position in
which he had been placed by that gentleman with
feelings OF inorlfcation--partcularly 50 as lie had
been informed thar some OF the gentlemens parry
had said he afraid to sbew his face in Nelson
yet he bad desired to say nothing. as he was well
aware that whatever he might say or do, would be
attributed 10 him as a fixed design to interfere with
the approaching election and stated that as strong
call had been made upon him by his old neiglbors
and friends in the county which gave him birth, he
Nevertheless, he was delcately situated lie would
wait for further manifestation Of their wishes, rather
than proceed--and took his seat. AT this moment,
loud calls of Ego !" ''proceed" proceed J. were
heard from all quarters of the house, as if one spon-
taneous emotion had actuated every breast. A gen
ileman then called all who wished to herr Mr..
Rvcs, TO hold up their hands, when, as If by one
generous impulse the hands of at least ourftlls OF
the crowd spraug high above their heads.
MIR RIves again rose, and commenced the most
nd i'm
heard As he proceeded, the pre- udces OF the peo-
| ple Except a few Sub Treasury and sink or swim
! eeniemen) melted away Like wax before the burn
! ing flame Loud applause interrupted his progress
at the close Of every sentence, he proce eded Ion
one hour and half. So completely did he vindI-
cate himself from the charges against him. that one
J gentleman who had condemned his course with de-
! nunciations, spraOg upon his feet. with ms arm
raised on high, and cried out" Palsied be the
arm that shall attempt to put him down Tears
stood full in many veterans eye lie showed, TO
the satisfaction of all, that he pure Republican
| of the old school. He deGed his accuser to point
out solitary act Of his departure from the Repub-
Ecan faiih-but he would not make Francis i.
Blair or Thomas Richie his judges. lie put his
case before the people OF his native county IN par
ticular and his country in general to say in what he
had betrayed the wishes OF the people OF this old Com
monwealth, or of those great principles OF Repub-
licanism promulgated by Jefferson and Madison.
/ lie then repused the charge that he had sough
office al the hands of the Wings. The charge was
basely false-and he showed, by clear demonstration,
/ that if office or place had been his aim, he could
( have gotten it from the party in power. Mr.. Coes
had admitted he could have been elected last winter
10 the Senate had he but promised TO support Maf
tin Van Buren's Administration, retaining objections