Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-04-30
RNEST DEMOCRAT.
FOX TIE E-i'Q
AIOOKING GLASS

pondence For the present, farewell.
AN EARNEST DEMOCRAT.
LOOKING GLASS
"Recornzns do the right Of the constituent body in
their Representative at tmc aud in mode which
poprhow The be rcpudiIcl
by the individual ntruccds source deep regret t1
cannot, the present give effect the Cclared will
those no have honorrd me with their confidence
81 regard The which, nc Senator Of this district should
Meckcnurg duty huuni- yield my ndiyru,i
preference mud support the their choice but for tho above
have a. tia, choice ooc-W e. Rvr-rioc prine
pies hold to be s"rersirs II s COHstuon and dangerous
the slrons Allegation which rests on eacb m,du, 70 s
port tn institution OF his country all their purity mud cfcucyI
cannot plhont Isreetion Prirp aid an the Iteration The Sc
nate the T. s. cE Grored odeoeG IF The Proclamation ard Pro-
honestly tina, uvowc
and the principles there asserted mol Indignantly by the
people only Yielded up to is
invader, but tie Executive will he virtually invited all
the every department of the people
viii! he permitted hold their GIFTS stronger
viii him. who thus rendered omnIoo" being constituted the
source anh CCGfG oil all power"
Sn spake the Senator Of Halifax and Mecklcnburg in
1884, (now The Editor Of the Danvil!e Repnrier) in
ply 10 his constituents, who had instructed him 10 vn,e
for lillian {. Eives So sPakc the snd Fix Senator,
(nnw Wing Edilof) of the 'nrra urpitudc of sustain
ing, under tie positive instructions Of his constitn
ens, av5wed advocate Of The Proclamation and Pra
test His oDh as Senator forbade it; The ohiga
iions resting upon him eiti-'n forbade it. The sub
version Of the Constitution. and the d. sruclinn of the
liberties Of his country would result from sustaining the
principles of William Rivfs
Republicans of Virginia! hold up this looking glass
before yon not for the purpose Of exhibiting 10 you The
Editor oi tn" Danvle Reporter, who AMI is Int
aping his leaders; bu, hold up this mirrnr order that
you may sec, in all their beautiful consistency the tent
Of the new Coalition, who are manGurring 10
elevate WIN. e.. Rives Ia the Senate Of the U s that
you then thuug, their leading organ, The ttich
nond Wing, in which this letter was pubsl"d; tha,
you may have view Of the political character o: that
organ and lis plant followers who submit To lis dctann
and rrckIessly follow il throug all the OF its flick
ynt,n nd lack n LAM
Ex Senator of Halifax ard Meck!enEutg. repeat, IN I'll
that he sad of the "derection of principle, IN support
ing an avowed advocate of The Proclamation and Protest.
npng his eadcrs-lenders v no have since dFn"nnc
ed William &. Rives as very Nero-a "perlcred IL
pungcr whose "moral turpiude" "an eternity o! re-
penlunce, could not wipe out.
hat is now The position and vocation Of these lead
crs: Hand and glove with the same VIM c. Rvcs, and
sneering the scruples OF those who refuse 10 follow
thcm any further in their Of somrrsets Read the
appeals Of those Coalition leaders, aud their organs in
favor OF Rves before during and since their recent al
tempt elect him, and what do they amount o: 10
nothing more less than brazrn conicssiGn that
whilst the have cheated thousands OF honest voters by
preaching their proessed principles, they arc in truth
governed by prncp whatsoever except seishness
and PARTY malice ii is astounding to see with what I'll
fronery they rake ISLANDERS without title OF proof and
thunder forth anaihemas against NJ. Van Buren, and all
who support him. whilst they themselves, stand sell con-
vic,rd Of political imposiure-of having unhlusmngly
deserted almost every principle which they have hitherto
protssed They actually plead their past inconsistent.
ces and mposues in selfjusifcation. and in condem.
nation Of those who pretend TO be guided by principle
Glance your eyes their newspapers, and IN one co
lumn YOU see the most arlfn! eccloneerng appeals 10
the homes, feelings Of the people-pleadng principles
with the most sancmonious grlvy-andin another Co
lumn you find whisper 10 some lmpracticabe-"Never
mind your principles Let forget what Rves Is, or
has been rpungcd be all that we have said about him
Forgotten be all the panics which We have created
amongst The people about has principles kves can hep
u.s. and we must help him. Don't be such an mpracll
cable PURITAN talk about your principles We must
put donn Fan Buren,, although he has staked his po'i
cal fate upon those State Rights principles with which
we have been cheating the peope-and even though
we have 10 ride into power upon Henry Clay, against
whose principle and measures we have wared even 10
the brink of disunion. You know, that we supported
White who had been guilty Of every sin which we had
damned in Jackson; that we justified our inconsistency
in going for White by pleading that he was Southern
man. and STAKEHOLDER; and that after we had pledged
ourselves for White, and created an Abolition panic 10
bias. Van Burens prospects, We wheeiea ahou, upon
the very eve Of the election nnpedgsd ourselves and
transferred our ticket 10 Harrison, an aVowed Abolition
ist and that bv The instrumentaiy OF The General 90
vernment What weakness is then, to sickle about
YOUR PRINCIPLES, or talk about consistency We must
all hang together Down with Van, and huzza LOT 'he
Wings" i
People of Virginia Here you have true picture Of
the political morality o! the Wing leaders, upon whose
naked assertions and garbed statements you are called
upon to put down this Republican Administration -
They treat you as mere childen-Ther professed prIn
ciples are merely used toys TO keep you in good
NOR, or as frghen you out of your own
notions Will you disgrace yourselves, and place
stigma upon the Of your State, by contributing
10 the success of such downright imposlure as this
such debasng system Of eIeclioneerng, as character
ICES the presses and leaders Of this new coalition be-
tween the Federal Wings and The Conservative tede
raists? ANSWER athepoHs on The fourth Ihnrsday IN
May! SOUiH SIZE DEmooNHi'
TO TIE EDITOR Of THE ENQUIRER. !
,,1o mod nd do n
and accomplished friend VIM Selden, at our last court
He made most powerful speech, and it had great ell
fec, on the people of old Hanover He defined his post
ton ably, and with dignity have never heard sur
nossed in speech 10 the people. There was none OF
hat slang and abuse Of parties now COM
nnnn among candidates for popular favor His defence