Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-30
Richmond, Saturday, March 40
Mr. RIVES'S LETTER

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here Virginia Poc:an ought TO remar IN ,.
of non-comlni,talism Who knows from, his je,o- L
are his feelings. bearings and relations: is hs ,ci
of the Administration: Is he a political friend Sc ~
Clay; Who would know where TO find Inn, s. I 80.
general contents Of this production It's sp,r ,,I.4
smacks OF the Opposition. The thrusis /, n,kss -
MIR. Van Bcren-s courtesy and compliments ,o,,%,
the Wings, indicate a marked change in IN. o,I,,.,
aiiinities of its author. F4'
The MadsoniRn of "Wednesday last "sv,rss,.
opponents Of the measures OF the hdminsio,on 80 r
as it be DONE to invite MIR Riyes 10 MEET iIs s
porers of those measures, before the people in ,s c
ing elections in Virginia. We presume the NJ.
MAN will now be satisfied This letter may a, s,s, ,,
" supersede the necessity Of his appearing in r.,
His case 's now before The People Of Firrnis TL
Conservative Address went forth as the .!rqnt C,,T,I,
Mr. ,RIyss Letter follows il. We abide csirly M
I the verdict Of the People Neither OF ,ben CT bmh
OF them together, can work any changes in favor oc
their cause On Inc CONTRARY, they bst c,lcc.
lated to conSrm the doubts and excite the suspicious
OF the friends Of the Administration There Is no, ,
single expression in all MIR. Rirrs's Letter which
leans towards The support Of the Administrative
not one to show, that he prefers Mr.. Van 8uren 10
Mr. Clay. Whilst almost every other politician i. the
county taking decided ground for c,c or the other,
whilst the People Of Virginia will have 10 decide in the
month of MAY, IN the Election for Members ci Con
gress, whether they vii! elect friend eneary
to the Administration BECAUSE in certain cnnl.I.
gency, the election Of the President himself will c.
pend upon the next Congressional perhaps upon the
vote Of Virginia alone, Mr. h declares the most vague
and gene raj terms that ''when the proper time arrives
Tor decision, he 'shal be prcPGrrf 10 decide lie +,
now private eNzen. We recognized the force
of line objections, which he had urged against hts speak.
ing out, 10 the Administration the election, whist
he a candidate before the Legislature Bu, they
can longer operate. Why, then, should not Mr. R
take his stand on 1.-The common floor OF ctIns5p ana
speak out like the other freenen of Virginia
We have 10 intention Of analysing this letter /, pre-
sent We mus, leave the task 10 other Reviewers. 1t
deserves and viii 6onbt receive, sufficient notice
from others We have not time ourselves, at this mo.
,nent 10 DO il Justice. We frankly confess, too that
while we deeply depnye and disapP,ove Of Mr. Riye.
course would rather assign the osi:ce 10 other har
We can see, with Il smile, the some what sly lhrus
which he has himself given 10 Us "under the fifth nb-
But we repe at once the impuat5on which i, seems {,
convey As far Of liberty to disclose them our
past political relations 10" ards Mr. RTes aye suscspbe
of a brief and easy explanation.
We agreed with Mr.. Rives about the Su5-Freasurr.
We disasreed with hi.N about The aesnsliveNe could
no, adopt his geneya Pet Banh system-end We had
two different occasions, {Dec, 1882, and June lc3.
strong reasons hope that he would come forward
supper, OF the Special Deposite-so far, at least 10
separate the pusles of the Government ffom The DIS.
counts OF the Banks But We aeSer deant Of carrying
our opposition 10 the Administration iurihe7 We can.
not think indeed that it originally his ow intention
10 90 any further But, with oil the ezeelsent qualities
his intellect Nh Rves wants some Of The cool temper Of
Mr. V Buren,. He 70 want portion o. that 'IuaG
nifty which rs essential To carry Statesman through
n fiery contest; and to protect him from the passions
of his friends vel! ihe seGnctions Of his ere
mics Bot we are satisfied that there WAS not ST
first for time, any oIgani3eG plan oil oPpos
ton among the Conse yatiEes OF the South. One u
them wrote durag the extra session. that he had NJ
doubt would become the duty as we'll as The inclination
Of the whole South 10 support Mr. Van Hnrens 'e-r!rc
ton OF the distinguished OF this smI.'
palty told Us III January, lcsS, bat be should "S,rS
or swim, with Martin Van Buren," We caught the
expression from ms lips, and repeated it, 1t "as PEI
haps too srong an e!Presson-ont shcn vas nrf con-
idoncs hat the issue InuS cone on between NJ Van
Buren, ard q W aIC candidate and suca was onr cont
d.nce in him, that did not hesitate 10 repeat n.-iS0
months after. modified so as 10 say that et the Issue
come when may, between Dir. Clay With his Sanh
internal improvement, &c, &c., and Mr. van Suhcr
ui,h unco,npyomsing hostility to all these hersslrs. We
should sinh or swira With Mr.. Van Bsren.-M. RNH
and his Conservative brethren have maSe free 0se Of
the expressoR-and they are welcome 10 II. d served
n ieas, 10 define position E'a determined 90 n
ucy. We spoke we then feA-bat certainty Te c0G,i
40, have ade de ourselves Gispe nsaton IRON
the rule, any extraordinary and e1Peete0 Dope
toss should suose uently occur We declared COR pre-
elections hen because wished our position to De W.
derstood by frlenh well as foe We SAID II under the
hale THAI it night enable u3, far coo5, to me
date between ioe two portions q our party; and bnt
about hn, compromise Of opinions and reunion Of The
Republicans which we he'd 30 m0ctf at heart. We ven
10 say, that has tell more an2ley 10 earc
it-uoue has done more TO attain 1t.
Such the elsIens Of the course which we hrdl!G
dozen ~ ourselves and which took the liberty oi re-
conmending 10 alb or enGs-kn opposition to tie Sub
Tn1sury-to oppose IT, had done snme other acts Of
former ra.icas she spirit Of end-,o 'ncu
cate seDtine ri OF eoneationo adyusth The GuesioEoT
liberal comp oniss-to reunIle ae Republican paiE?
support The other measures OF the doin@lIaion
any Other friend would toto AVOID az political al"
i,tiGn and onion With tae wings. IN thIs sFhfi We
have acted throuehou IN this spirit, yIssed NJ
R,ves TO act Bo3nd TO him by many ties. "e wish
ed him 70 ast, sad We have taken The liberty TO press
81 upon bin-snd do him the justice TO say that lie
uoormly ,scsEed our iTankesl sUggesllons W Tx MOs
courteous 3,aRnes.
In the sn,unsn Of 1887 we expressed nope, That ~
never wnsIa chs Whis,-snd hrs reply uas, AHiA'
could neither WOO them nor win them.
In July, 1898 suggested 10 him fpeThaPs with ors'
weening ana impairment zeaD to retire 10 NE shsee'
of private Rfs, sooner thas consent 20 pSoaasts mr. P
Ilca opponents By sacrificing .hoss great principles %
which he had been devoted darng his whole If' 10 re-
unite his DID, RepubGsan party; that he aood not
do any ,hag ot h,mseH, OF for he cosn.ry, "'iho''
thern lhst tAeT we've Ais Legitimate ses, and moi ne
Wings who have their own fayo1hes 20 promote, ana
their neaourss 70 carry with which MS pi'ncp'
would seo,a 10 associate c Ae.-In Dsee D0sI ia:''
we conures hs 10 retire he shades OF private NE
rather than his seat to the votes of The wings &c
Such the snggeStions we have taken Inc !lO''N
to make Perhaps they were received IN better ~'DP''
than they deserved
MIR Ryes seems to sup9oes thet il is his opposition .
the Sob-F7easuty, which has brought u2on nun wv
'heIce and proscrptIVe oenuncialtnb oil which NC I
plains We differ essentially with aim upon tbs ISSUE
Mr.. r. would have been reelected Senator, 1t ne o..
been foend in other ,espectn unchanged towards Inc Az
mnisyation ard its friends. DO. suspicion bad game.
ed around him, and he had refused to h Singer 10 o.
perse il. Mr. TalIma6ge hat coEsIsenced with the P.'
ciple Of "a disnc, political organization had n.
ed with the declaration Of "ureonprorSsiRg hostility
the reelection Of Martin Van Buren, Dir. Rirss "o''
take lessons from his e1smpSe-but got up ht p
pers on the EARNED neotraHty.' Then came his ieT"
on the Pennsylvania Election, in which be seeH'ss
| lean towards the side of R.ner. Then bis premauf
but able Speech his resolutions about the ha'msY
sale.of the U. States Bank Bonds-Ne1t, he 'eiI"
TO remove the doubts which his Republican friends o
| formed from these various crcumstances--and the ny
and irresponsible ground, which be took as Senator
! u S Under all these circumstances, our conhdeh''
his attachment the Republican party began 10 be "u
| shaken: but we s refused 10 take any active ~.