Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-06-04

Give the Wings the 3 doubtful votes and you run
them up TO 20 joint vote-or give them to the Con
servavcs, which is more probable, and you make them
9-1hen the positions of The Two parties will stand at
20 on the e1trcme rig-67 the e1ttme ht-the llght
rnieu the left meu 10. There can thus be no election,
"a being a majority of the Legislature, unless some oil
the Conservatives, or some OF Inc wings shou'o Jun
of The Impracticabes will vote for Mr. RiVes even 1t he
comes forth forth and procaims, as Mr. Legh insists
upon it, ''uncompromsing hostility TO The election OF
Martin Van Buren-but, suppose Tor the sake oil The
argument that almost all Of them 60 over in consequence
of such an uncompromising decfaralIon-nay that all
90 over (hough are perfectly assured hat OF them
never WILLY then how stands the question: What IS 10
become of the Conservatives? Wii they 60 on WIN
man who Joins the Wings, and takes sides with Clay
apainst Van Buren,. We know these gentlemen better
What will Oscar M. Crutch6eld, who not only voted
for Col, Banks but declared that he was as warm Van
Buren, man, with one exception OF u.s. J0no0 MI
Riyea into the camp OF the Wings? Never Will Bar
rett e. Payne Of Fluyanna, always Democrat who de-
cared himself even favorable to Gordon, sacrifice ms
principles for Mr. Rives' Will John ]. Anderson OF
The Senate 90 off with Rves-or will Good, the Sc.
na,or Of North Western Virginia. pursue Mr. Riyes IN
his deser,ion: We will not believe it-Nor will my
Conservative Of the Southwest initiate his example
Mr. Rives may have something TO gain by his desertion
lie has office in his eye but what nave they 70 ean
in exchange for their princples-or, will they barter
them away for any such consideration? Besides, these
gentlemen pnlilicans-and they have too much sa'
acy not TO see that events are sweeping on TO an Is
between Clay ana van bufen-uno tney nave ~"
much honesty TO abandon all the cherished principles OF
their whole lite for the false idols Of Federal heresy
few Of The more mpassioned OF the nsdious friends
Of Mr. Rives may be tempted 10 make over Virginia 10
Whiggery-by way Of making Mr. Rives the heir 10 mr..
CLAW interest in that party. which they hoped by their
trenchery 10 place in The ascendant But we are emf
nentIy mistaken in The gentlemen we have named, u
ihey will not lift their hands against any such
design, or any such devices 49,
Mr. Rives then, cannot be elected Senator. II ne
propi,ia,es the lmpracticables lie will offend the honest
Conservatives II he continues TO wear the mystery
which he has assumed he will not obtain the vote Of e
lmpracticabe Wings lie sbe,ween two fires, and ei.aer
will be sufficient to consume hi.h Some of The wings
of this City are so well satisfied of the truth Of these pro"
positions, that they have almost despaired OF elee.ng
Mr. Rives as scna,Or--and new, and a more outra.
aeous Pho, now Matched I'VE shall slar,le the homes,
People of Virginia BY The following Developemen,,,yhu
tow err TO proclaim the following
Foul Scheme Of Intrigue. ;,
We state, then, that scheme afoa. for making ni
Rive, Governor and Mr.. Leigh Senator. The n. nh,s
,sU scarcely renure to deny that sueho proposition IS nSD
under the con sidsraon Of leading Wig; s Is
ev-We hsy no idea, that Mr. L. has been ad'isea o.
the scheme-nor that Mr. Rves has consented 70 .ne W.
,,nous arransemen,-Nor are we aware, that any C0n