Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-14
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NJ. RIVkS' SPEECH on Crtitendes ST PIE ~ Z

M RIVES' SPEECH on Crntendens 6sH;
no TIE EI'ITOR or TIE E-NCt'fshfs'
In vour paper OF pril 3Uih, there Is communicable"
signed "An Earnest democrat, commenting, in ~
of great coaseness, and in spIill OF extreme
the public character and c"nauct VI ~ 49, h,
The destruction of this gentleman, who, oy 'he oo'u
md fearless Ddepend. with which he mas o"fne h
self has earned an honorable title 10 the hatred OF all 'e
worshppers of power now so obviously Inc oo)ect Tue
Administration and It's Part'zans' that We ought pe'hap
to feel no surprise at the vindctve and eHIermhas
,emper with which he is pursued My intention, There
fore not the communication referred 10 ABOVE
farther than expose OF lis charges whch mas 'e
grace Of nory and LOldaesS, at least 10 challenge pun
lie attention. . :,
This writer charges 'lhat after some considerable De-
law Mr.. R. has published speech as The one he deli
yered on Cruendens Bill and has entirely changed us
character and perverted the constitutional argument he
urged in support Of it"-Your Correspondents, Air
Editor seems TO have forgotten, II he ever knew, that
u very full and spirited sketch Of Mr. Rvss speech
published in Ut the baiiimoie papers TOE Gay
after its delivery in the Senate. The speech was deli
vered on the 18th Of February. and in the Baltimore
Patriot ian evening paper OF the 18th inst the sketch
referred TO- furnished by Reporter acknowledged to ne
one Of the competent and skliul that ever attend
ed the debates Of either House Ut Congress- was pub
shed | have carefully Compared The speech, as VIII
ten out at length with that unusually copious sketch o.
both arguments and topics; aud will venture TO say
that exact and remarkable conformity between
the extended report Of speech, aud the coiemp"ra
outline OF IT, furnished Tor the oay press, mas
never been exhibited.
But Sir let il be tested by the standard to which your
Correspondent has himself appealed, (hr Buchanan :
reply with all the disadvantages for MIR Rves OF BE-
ing iudred by the versions OF his adversaes; who, II
oe denied by one who has been ctten've 10
the scenes OF the late session VI Congress seIz"d every
occasion to pervert and from their true meaning.
every thing tina, said done by him. LIT MIR Bu-
chanan attempted To Mr. RvesS constitutional
argument be examined aud compared with the argu
men itself as contained in The Report Of Mr. RIves S
speech and il will BE- at That every topic no.
ced in Mr. Buchanan reply, is faithfully sci iorlh IN
the reported fredericksburg ut the same time. the
evident Misrepresentation into which Mr. buchanan fell
of the las, topic. In like manner, let the reference
made BY Mr. Buchanan 10 Mr.. Rives quotation from
Dr.. Tocaueve be compared with that passage Of MIR
Rives speech which The quotation is introduced and
il will be gee that all the variance oi any moment, be
tween III. speech and the reply the afguents "i
'soprUtise speakers, rot in their statements. But
however this be, Guhori-ed state that the
as D psye Ar ahiay the speech
which was actually delivered, and on comparison OF
the reported speech with the cop"us colempoianeous
sketch published in the Baltimore Patriot, and with the
manuscript notes from which together with that sketch.
it wss drawn al length, believe that speech d!
the same extent never reported with more rematEa
BILE accuracy and fidelity II it has suited the purposes
of any attempt prejudice the public mind in advance
by dscooured exaggerated perverted representations
OF Mr.. Rves speech-which was declared at The time
BY impartial auditors TO be the most orhodnx Republican
speech made by hmand The speech itself be found
10 warrant those represenaiionsare the public 10
be eravey asked 10 condemn the original ns SPURIOUS,
because it does conform to the ea'eature should
not rather the caricature be judged and condemned by
the original? JUSTICE