Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-07-30
.Mr. RIHES-anQ his Trumpster.

Mr.. RIFES-and his Trumpstsr.
The Charlottesville Republican of lie 25lh. has od.
dressed a question 10 US, which We d. not hesitate q,
once 10 answer:
will put a question or two TO the Eaqrirar, ad are wiia,
TO a1ite BY IT'S answer Could Mt. RHes us a man Of homo: ros.
sistentIy and without doing violence 10 his conscieurr, tUr ~;
Mr.. Van Buren,, after the repeated and aggravated injustice whel
has been done him, and the insults and abuse which h. t,sea,s
fom the supporters ofthe President, aud the press devoted 10 tarI,
interests: Would the editor ofthe Enquirer himself 'ote ior4a
under like ci;cumstances.n
We will answer the question upon our honor Ina...
we have answered II by anticipation, in an article whoa
we threw into the Enquirer Of Friday, Nov 80; the yp,;
day in which We stated that SWIM. {. Rires, ESQ, IS
nov in Richmond, on his way TO ashington':
"Can The Wing presses expect, that MIR. Riyes will
consult their wishes, and take their advice: Can the Alex.
andria Gazette presume to hope, that those who are
called the Conservatives Of Virginia will adopt the sug.
geslions, which it is so kind TO propose 10 them IN The
following paragraph: Htdr himt
"'The Conservatives Of n. York have taken The mos:
open and decided ground against the Administration, -
Their motto iE, 'uncompronising hostility 10 the IL.
election OF MIR Van Buren, Their course, so far, hes
been in Advance of the Conservatives of Virginia. and Il
remains 10 be seen whether their lead will be FOLLOWED,
or whether there will be halting here. What is the po
per course for The Virginia Conservatives to take, Is, 10
us, most manifest, nor DO we see how they can, hoOor.
bly,, relapse into the embraces OF a party by which tasy
are, in reality, hated and ~despised He'd Mr.. RIyestakra
the stand assumed by Mr. Talimadge-lhe Virginia :.
nalor would have been hailed throughout the country -
As it is, The Administration party are laying los,
ready to pounce upon him at the first opportunity =
They have hitherto been restrained only By 'prucehla.
considerations. =
''Such a course may be most monyest 10 a Wing, Any
course may appear honorable TO him, whose generous
judgment is ~eclipsed by his party interests, and who cal.
cuIates not what is good for the Republicans, but wka'
is a~uspicious for the Wings. But a Conservative val
ask himself, what is my duty Which am 10 pc
fer-a party, whose great principles are The SANE Is
miEe, whose measures are the same with only one eAcep.
tion-oR, shall | go over 10 q party, win whom party
nsrse m that question only Am TO take open and
decided ground against that Administration which ,rp.
ports all my great principles, and throw myself into tNs
arms Of The Wings, and 90 for their candidate, and Their
measures: Am / 10 desert n man, who has thrown hM.
self into the breach upon a question in which the whole
South is concerned? Even If some Of our party do 10
reality hate and despise ME; if they have IN Ustly PEI:
secuted and abused me if some of them are disposed
10 exile me from Rome, am | therefore TO cousgit ny
private feelings, and, like Curiolanus, throw myself i5
the arms o! the Volsci;'
We say, then, as "a man of honor tia, We wNll
not go with the Wings, nor against Mr.. Van Buren. 3.
though we had been III treated by some Of his support
ers. But ran the e Republican noa express the tty.
ings and the determination Of Mr. Rive {: D,esM avas.
that he is 30 little of n statesman, as 10 consul; his ~.
vate feelings, instead of his political principles: Is ne
indeed the victim Of his private griefs-aGd has hen
the spirit of Corolanus, thrown himself into The amst
The Volsci? We took the liberty Of advising NJ. Rl'si
in the most delicate way we could, of the danger whIcn
awaited him, from The indulgence OF his resentTeG's-
but if the article which we laid before him in November
was not sutticientto warn him againstany such erors.n it,
at least calculated 10 answer the queries OF his apoog.l
Will the Z. Republican abide by our answer; Week
pect notion the contrary, we look for further, and We
respectfully think, unjust attacks upon oursclgrs-
We shall meet the dispensation, however, with ai!rt'
grace in our power. The Charlottesville RepuhJcaa
charges us with ''enmity and vengeance" towards NJ:
Rlves. We disolaim The motives which bis adSo'
cate has been kind enough to ascribe TO us-We d."
approve OF his course, II Is Hue-and we would :"
more disaPprove OF the motive which the Repnb!IcM
would ascri5e 10 him, FOR his opposition 10 Mr.. Nt
Buren,. We frankly confess, that we have Paf'
with MIR. Rives, with more regret than with or
other man with whom we have dIhrTed.-But "
parted more in sorrow than in anger. He has cea!
some blows-and some Of his friends have made se'
raj and severe assault upon us. But we are IndcoNe
some liberal spirits for an answer 10 some OF these p'
ippics-and as The Wing and Conservative presses D''
seized upon The following diatribc from a ConscrYa'T-
Correspondent Of the Charleston Courier, and c!rcuia.:
1t with uncommon G%ssiduily, we lay the following ftft
TO il, from the able Editor of the Mobile Register, r. /
fore our readers. II will serve TO dlssipate at the s1|s
time, all the trash Of such %scribblers as .7mGricO JaatHi l.
e Id omne gtnus Our worthy friend Of the Aiexantr
Gazette is pleased 10 ask us ''Iespec,iuIy" $50 look ms
mirror, every morning, Immediately after lead'ng re
articles in The Wing, signed 'Ainericn Junius, aaat
we do not see "there a knight OF The Rueinl COME /
nance" The A Gazette, from whom We might t1'e /
expected better things, is most respectfully assured, ~ T.
we not only read the text, but his arm comments 81"
the utmost competency. The following from The DC
bile Register Of the Sth, is indeed an answer to the wB0t
il defines our position precisely. We take No ple':c''
in publishing such severe structures on MIR RIves WIZ
ever Tie =. IL. may say or lnslnuate TO The coaltai!
From the Charleston Courie)
"MR. RICHIE sYD MIR. RiyEs The course Of M
Richie 10 Mr.. Rives has been 10 the last degree n,:"
nerous, TO use no harsher term. An enemy 10 w
Richie might pronounce him a traitor. When thcc.' F.
Treasury scheme was presented 10 the nation y
present President he denounced it, as it was o1eiHa":
denounced by the Jackson party, as a plan, whoa ? =
lltically considered, would make the Presidents G,s'
and financially regarded, would lead to the ~"o'e''t n
plumber OF the Government treasure. In every asP
1t was bad-dangerous 10 the liberties of The pep
ruinous 10 the finances Of The country. H. 90" u =
stand on the same platform with Mr.. RiTes ne
ed him on. He held him up as the true SAVIOR,
Democratic party, and the faithful and consIs''"'. -
ciple Of Thomas Jefferson. But Benton lrihmr'l"
The President would not .or could not chahSS
opinion. Sub.Treasury became the toucbs'ohe "
deity and the condition oil favor Mr.. htchi' y
dons his principle-he deserts his fre nd-nny NOR
stands by and witnesses-nay abeis the mos, ''5"
war ever carried on against even the most aV1'',%
Of public conspirators. He allows Mr.. Rives 10 De
matised as another Burr, and worse than BUZZ
eagerly joins in the sacrifice Of him whom he nv
pronounced the pride and hope and ornament "
mia. He gives him up 10 be mangled ana des"9, ss
the very vile scum whom he had a !iite VIM.
proclaimed to be almost the only ardent suppl
the sub Treasury. We rejoice that the homes. 'Ydrorr.
Virginia have reyolted at this inscriptions a"N 49,
nerous procedure. We are glad that a co"scrm \,
people have rejected the advice Of a counsei", w., !" ,rrrE
spoken TO them in two voices. We trust u4 .n,u
meeting OF the Legislature Of the Old comm" A. d.
will present MIR. X. 10 the nation, mol the ~" 'br,ura
sertion nor a martyr 10 prncipie-but truHp.a". his =.
the strength Of his friends and The generosity
cent opponents"