Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-02
Richmond, Saturday, March =.

81 WILL DEFINE MY POSlTlON"--.Mr Calhoun
\ Correspondent writes the Madisonian, from Rich
mond, Feb 2ii the result or rather no result Of the
Senatorial Election. He asks in p s. "Where will
the Anti Sub Treasury Richmond Enquirer be found -:
We say Qcays rherc has been, viz !7nti Sab Trea.
sury (where is likely 10 recur though for the pre-
sent we consider it laid the shenot 10 be acted on
at this session. likely TO be acted during the next
onqress)-anli. Mr.. Rves Pet Bank sys,em-for the
modified of the State Banks, separating public dcpo
sites from banking discounts differing with the Adm
nsraon that one measure Qhe Sub Treasury agree
ing il on its second (the Special Depose, with periodi.
cal COW ertbtes OF balances into specie counting the
available drafts for pressing disbursements other parts
cash. Jour opposition, confined TO thut single point
agreeing with the Administration olersdlsag rceng
with the Wings by the whole breadth of the horizon
for Van Buren, any Wing canddae-and against all
utilization, coalition, call what you will, with the Wings
and opposed 10 all, who Tor any such coalition
as calculated break down party and intended
by the polite Wings to elevate their fayore candidate
upon it's ruinsThis is the position occupy; which
we have uniformly occupied since the vexed question
broke out Mr. Rves-ull the Conservatiges-all the
world know it, We friends 10 the reelection oil Mar
tin Van Buren-We are opposed to the election OF Mr.
CIay-and we will not be seduced by any difference OF
opinion which we may have OH single measure, TO CO.
operate with the Wings, in their avowed design OF putting
down the Administration. Put that down; put Mr.. Van
Buren, down. and you put up Henry Clay. He must be
infatuated who does not thai such is The ssuc--and
that such are the designs and calculations OF the Wings
who voted for Mr.. Rves.-ln that plst we will never
ioin-We Join no one, who joins it.
The preceding remarks indeed OF the Correspondent
of the adisonGn would have answered the question in
his F. THE most important issue at the Spring Elec.
ton will obviously be Sab Treasury no SAB Treasury
The Conservatives WILL doubt, being thus forced act
with the Wings who, in the MAN, have sustained MIR.
Rves from The double motives Of generous business
andia sublime pncy"-We will not act with the Wings
and the "An,i.Sub-T Treasury r. Enquirer will (noO be
found" there Ale you answered yeti The issue is not
SUB Treasury or no Sub Treasury But administration
or Opposition? Tan Barren Clay9 ,ciM the Wings, or
against he HgS?-And on these questions, no man can
doubt achsre we are be found. Let the Madlsonan
Correspondent, praise if he peases the generous just
ness and the Sabine policy" of the Whgs-Thelr poll
CIV is any thing but sublime. 1t is rather the Jesuit po-
lcy-"Ihe end will justify the means" They swallow
Mr. Ryes with all their antipathles, with all the
bushes upon their face, with all their denuncla.
lions against " the Little Expunger, as they call
hm-wilh the old warnings still ringing IN Their
ears from the r. Wing that Mr.. Rives would try 10
come lhem and that they must repuciale MS pre-
ensions-and why do they adopt this poiicy-tnis $40
lime policy? Why the Richmond Wing, the Fredericks
burg Arena the Petersburg lneligencer the Warrenton
Times, all, all told them just before the Election was to
come on-lf Mr.. R. be elected, (sad the X Whig) our
triumph at the Spring Election will be universal in
Va" &c &c The F. Arena said too "Let Mr.. Rives
be re eiccd and the uaiOn ,cH be eordial Geteen the
Wigs and ConScrratireS-tSc, &c the great majority
(of Conservalives) will be fouad ere long, to act har.
moniousy with the Whigs-and thus PHOSPHATE
VAN BURENlSM in ErginiG" The other Wing
presses sounded The same keySnole-and this is their
generous business, itheir) sublime poicy-So cum
ming is this policy that We will not CO operate with them.
The Madisonan writer we will notform any "cor
dial union" with The Wings 10 PROSTATE Van Buren,
The Wings may now talk Of Sub. Treasury-Senaorial
independence and all hat-But they bait their trap in
vain with such devices They will not Catch us-And
there is end OF the chapter!