Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-03

frH Clay cr ior any a;i'nt'nouf tcnsitnchoh's''
f., any Chan MON Of Il Na,lrnal Bank. II IS III Vhin'
h ,s ,Ia, Mr. Eiyes would attempt 10 ALLEVIATE f!r'
ginia from the support Of the Republican
lie might as well attempt 10 he~'e od A"as rum hS
base n -. t-..-
nm The sketch r Mr. Rives speech We understand, lie
attempted be somewhat severe upon lhe Eoi'o o. 's
paper The author OF the sketch does ho' ho''cc 'n
nt,ack-bu let ttat pass Mr. EIVrs h'emP.s 10 JuSiy
biu,alSnpon The nrnuud that his Senatorial ndePend-
cpce has been assailedw hen it = Snown that the tie
publican members Of the Legislature "onh nave IoweG
20. Eis differ Of opinion on lhe QUO iea'uff CUES
ton If they could have been satisfied al ne was iflend
" 20 the Administrator. Would any considerable man
haye had lirm lnTp.csc 10 IN" Srnae oil The u - gu
opponent uf The Adminsti alton
The cunrsr of Mr. Rives aiifms. thai lie demolished
Mr. Coles We have had very different atcounl OF The
matter Certain il is, ihtl we have seen Trend "i Mt
Coles WHO gives Us u very coed r''' uni It his health
Re is Tcpor,cd To Il. not only TO be very we'll bu' in fine
srr,. shout lie results {" The election lie conEdes in
the good sense ard virtue If the i-"pIs Tucker Coles
is not man be demolished either NY ilIPPant words
or by paper SHOT
JIn Speech of Mr. Rivrs at Nelson Courthouse has
no, vet been puhlisheG-and therefore we canmt judge
of lis merits The Only account we have seen Of II IS
the follow ing, aud concurrent eiicr ir" TIE same p0
lucsl quarter in the columns OF The " hg Mr. Rives
is also 10 deliver an Grafton at Amherst 10 operate upon
III. doubtful G, nlemen in that couiy. Like Peter the
Hermit he had better iakc pilgrimage throughout the
Common ah-thouah II will not all d. 10 turn back
the tide of popular opinion Tn" uny sps cImen OF these
recen, harangues which hav" cen that drawn cut
by the Orator himself is The speech delivered al Char
lottesville-- hch shall publish ii Our next. We
intended from tie beginning TO give II placetut We
shall accompany ii with sIrcutrs, from The zen oil a
TO TIE EDITOR OF TIE ENQUIRER
HJLLLi.H t.. RiVES.
As YOU profess sui have high persona! regard Tor
this zen! cInau and Consequently to b. opposed Ia lie
mr. ylTucuCe
OF your compecrs ii The frC.s pursuing him. nave
thought some account Of his triumphant vIndica'l"n {"
himself and his political before the people vi his
native county, Nelson, yesterday, April CouIt Gay,
| might not only he acceptable, hut gratifying 10 you
Mr. Rves had heard le report Gr some Time SO vaunt-
inny circulated by his enenes in that county that ne
was ashamed show his ihce aInOuf his " OLD lrlehos
and constituents, and lie determined 10 avail himself
Of the fist opportunity 10 shor has face to as many OF
| them as be could That was on yeferday as soon as
il was known hai he vas On The grand, ms oIu liehGS
and constituents, from The nrst poniinenl 10 Inc most
humble locke around BIN, and n'veI dd man receive
q more cordial greeting. All seemed anxl0us 10 takt
him by the hand and welcome hun, once more, 10 his
native county. Some of them, in spm OF candof
which showed they were cnquirig alter the tTnH asked
him concerning the thousand md one charges which
had been brought against him. tie explained, where
nation required, and 'u'ed, where refntnon
was necessary, until they brcan indignant, that they
urged him ADDRESS the peop, from the HustIngs-
From feelings OF dplicacy he ocned doing ST.. His
friends nm IL persisted III
telling them that handle wouh be made OF il, rot only
to njure him. hut the election u is friends in every part
ofihe Siaeiha he would be accsed OF interfering IN The
county election particularly, begged that the idea
night he dispensed with But the srIl OF viruUuS ndgna
high to be thus put of The people continue
their appeals ~ him. telling him hat he had been accused
Of being favor Of gag tar, having ayowed pre-
ference for the British the American Constitution
charg which Ee had had no opportunity Vi reptiIng
Whist IN Congress- and that. pTeover he was a
tn I1E and tIaC ilf,t
hsnative county, and they d,mmdcd to hear him He,
al length, agreed that il c ab"v charges, which he
dersood had been made against him, before the people
of Anhersi, WERE that day Iuewed, he would rcpe
them; but, under no other cir umsIanccs, would he
speak.
The people al length assemble in The Courthouse,
and Mr.. Coles. Of the cGndIoles for the State Sc
nate, addressed them He disculsed considerable
time about Henry Clay, tie AdsrHes, Democracy, haul
ed down the Sub Treasury, ~ the Special DeposIlc
flag, dung the Sub.Ireasury nm and wound up bv
epeaiIug IN substance the above AIMED charges against
MT Nives lie also SAID among ther absudties, that
the contest was between Mr.. R,rs and himself. He
carried himself, there, rather too much above his proper
Level. IN point OF talents and political importance mean
but proved that he, indeed beons the SWIM dnd sink
party; for elevated To that unm,ura height his head
Will most assur.Cy, swim, ant sink lie must. Dr.
Cooke, his competitor rose in rPly; but seeing the de-
termination Of the people 10 bear Mr. Rivrs and their
lmpallence, made only few pungen remarks IN answer
to MIR Coles. and RESUMED ms seat The cry Of MIR.
Rves. Mr. Rives Instantly broke from every part Of The
Court house. He walked up on the uusngs, and
there repeated the decacy Of his situation. and said
he Preferred even then, no, 10 address the people,
without 4 iur,Lrr manifestation ci their wish.
hundred voices Instantly cried, go on, 90 on He,
lheeupon, again and every eye could al glance
that the spirIt ot triumphant vindcaon sat Upon his
features l',e him by the iires!de, and in pIblc
ussenbilfs-l have heard hIm before the people, aud in
the Senate Chamber ut Inc Nation, surrounded alh
giants IN intellect and ane, and did See hInook
proudly eIccl-m"re supremacy dnnifisd. Icar
him more overwhelmingly triumphant. He took ~ tie
charges one by one, and nmnlhaled them lie proceed
ed II was Ike the rush Of avalanche over the OBJ
strnc'inns III lis path. Never a completely
orerlhtpwn, defeated, hmOii>h.d was alr Tuc.cr
{ rs He viii rue. 10 his latest hour that he ever po-
vnk' Il al encounter with VIM. &. Rives | shat! /.
tempt sketch Of il. No feeble portray Mt OF nine
shall G:srgure 50 mastery tici But there is one
part Ui thai speech which never forget even i'll
eoudev.r forget nny E0't'n" Of It. allude TO that pat
IN which he spoke OF the charge Of having cnurtcd OF
from the Wings. When lie mentioned that bis is,e
cooftd up. his eye flashed, ard, rapvrg with his hard
on The little eek that before him. be- turned To NJ
Coles, ard. with 'uUk 1T The scornul. vi
iherIng aud overwhelming err sac. and barring
gesture and tone equally as emphatic. said, "Sr,
DENY IT.. The effect Tremendous. 1t lhrl!c!
'r"nHh every avenue OF every heart present. The az.
plauSc which followed was commensurate with the Fl
feet produced lien he, rds the close of his specch
nPP'"'d |" his old friends and associates TO know p
had done any thing which demandtd his sacrifice tears
$1,000 IN he yr OF m7ny grey headed old man, and
Tie young from their IL arts answered. Nc!
The effect produced By Mr. Rives NAV be infrrsl
from The fact OF h', having bren most cnihusinscaI;
cheered, At The end Of almost every senen nee rourhoU
long speech Nor were The people tired then They
would have listened TO him till midnight ill Gay
break H'Ver was battle more molly fnugbt-rorr
molly won. The charge Of Desaix on The ie i'd nf Aus
tPfz the carnage Of the British forces before New Or
leans were not more rHhe lining or terrible than the
effect potucPd Ivy MIR Rlves on The ranks Of his aGyer
saries S"ms "f them r.buk,d, disconcer,,d Their
charges thrown back into their teeth and determined In
be his enemies s,li-lr The Courthouse But they were
itw-rfry few. Nineteen twenelhs Of the assembly
listened, 10 The Inst with enthusiasm that bordered
on phrenzy, 10 his manly and Triumphant defence |
,caS triumphant! Some, no had determined 10 abandon
him, nfter that defence renewed their adherence One
sac 81 cannot give him up yet" Another SAID, "H.
has done nothing 10 merit sacrifice third said ~.
Is The same WIN {. Rives, that he was when We irsl
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