Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-26
A PLAIN Man
FOK TIE E.NqrEREK.
To TIE Senior Ediior ct The Rtehm0"s Hhg,
III Ms Hkio P"rfy in IirgiRi0

III Ms rkig Party in luginio
You, Mr.. Richie, wilt probably be- surprised, that
should avail myself Of Tie medium presented by your
paper of making this address John II reasanis Esq
and the Wings Of Virginia. However, imagine you
are not surprised for, one 0! your political experience
and saIa2ty. mus. have perceived that The Wing parry
proper, in Virginia. have press, al this tme through
which they lie fairly heard upon the subject of
late attempt elect IT, States SENATOR that hsiGg
the subject on which desire To he heard, shall ask I'll
you, To publish in the Enquirer what have 10 say.
10 lie Wings Of Virginia then, say, there is da'k
mystery involved III The ldcl vi the support which Mr.
RIv.s received from the Wing press III Virginia What
are the facts UP To the lime Of very Iew weeks before
the meeting Of the Legislature. no genuine Wing in
Virginia ever, in his fancy, dreamed much less thought
seriously Of advocating MIR. Rves az Tie Wing candl-
date for The Senate. Aud yet suddenly, just immdiaic
IN before the meeting Of the Legislature, hmd the
whole Wing editorial corps in Virginia, with one hone
rabls exception Qhe DanvIlIe Reporlc) a,dcnHy and
:saiousv advocating Mr. Rivss election. We had re-
celrcd prcvvus warning or Int!malon, and W., the
unntaied, no were not IN The secrets OF the MSa
GEiorS were filled with ming led feelings "t sorrow, dis
trust apprehenSi"n aarm-We eit that we han been be-
trayed-aye, that the word, trfraycd
Saw Wings @! Virginia (of course ! address mys self
only 10 The unsophscacd and uninIiialed) 1t what !
hprr state does not appeal TO you, as being tue 10 the
very HITTER; How them will you account tor the course
Of he editors pea! there ddrk mystery this maj;
ter Wnni Is tile ultimate Prizr and " hat the price, Was
II lhnug best first Ia convert The editors TO make them
the Apostles To CONVEX; The party: WIKI Ia the wise,
we hope, viii be <ui!irient-We the people Of tie Wing
usrrv ere MT satisfied We want these holy pns,lfs TO
give their trp6rencs, that We MAJ decide whche:
tAqy are still IN tie trnc Jni Cnvel the mystery l."
dark und rsandrgs We cannot consent 10 be- led blind
fold 10 the ghirr And my ei!uw-labuers ~ the Wing
cause it what have stated be lrle-il, un:ll the *
Whig' told YOU, that MIR. Rves ought 20 be sustained
by the hru pariy-such thought lie entered your
minds does II brcpme right 10 DO So merely because
the Wing has SAID IT, has any thing TRANSFERRED since
To render proper: Winch OF he political sins Of Mr.
Rives that stained lis escGtche"n in November, lc,
has he rfnnunced since that period: Answer Tue that
question: Mr. P!easan,s | assert and | think nny do
II without the fear Of contradiction by any candid and
honorable man, II then, previously to Novrn-
Der last he not worthy TO BE- Tie wing Senator,
what has made him SINCE II surely i'll not be pre-.
tended shat II because he has opposed the Admins
,raii1n in their iaTorite Sub Treasury because, in s
he hos bern opposed the Administration since 1t
WAS first proposed far back, believe, as lc3; aud
vc, during all that period from lc3G 10 Nov 1888,
find line Kichmrnd nbg h.!ed with the b,rrest drnun
ciatirns Of Mr.. Rves. II IS not for this, thcn!
What then, has now rendered ham worthy o! being
the Wing Senator? In what else had he differed from
or oupnsed the Administrations when you, MIR Peasants,
became his advocate: Can yGu Tell u.s. must be per.
milted again repeat that dTk mystery pervaces Tins
matter. Unve il, lei US see IT, You have all along
sn that the Wing party intelligent and vruons
| thought so, too: still think 50 ] think We onght 10
have HE secret We worthy I" BIZ entrusted with II.
If II be proper will second you your Efforts but we
have right to Judge for ourselves-and II no, dIVuged
we have right presume II Is, because 1t cannot bear
the light. Wings OF Virginia are you aware Of the mo-
raj lesson you will incuica!P IT, under existing c'fcum-
stances YOU cons To- make MIR Rves your Senator:
You, effect, say 10 your prominent statesmen H do
not expsc, 10 act upon irIncIpie-go on, act with
any administrator, however corrupt as long as II IS IN
the ascendanbut when you find IL Is on the ~ane that
is BEATEN you have only seek pTernes TO DIT
fer from il single point; and we, Of the Opposition
will take you into fold, forgive oil your past SINS
lhpur! unrep-nied of by yn,,-niy, more. we WI mol
only take you into our old but as yon have proved ua
tor 10 your party, we will reward you oy "ahns
you our leader ,. :.
If there are sny religious men of The wing Pary-i'
there rre airy moral men of the wing par'y-h mere
are suv honorable nrn Of tie Wing pany-and be
Tevs ,het. IRE many many OF each OF these clssses-,c
you appeal to avert from our party such sian-and
@ ON, ronn,ry such stab al It's virtuous and free 10
,i,r,;ors /, is SAID that the great body Of The peop.
are ho,h yir,uous and wise. Upon your virtue, then
and vour wisdom firmly rely, 10 rescue from the
d,nger into winch have been precipated; how ant
by whom you know, without being told by me- From
tia, which our press We can expect nothing VIVA
have 10 say you this subject is do not be dUpet
by throw yourselves upon Your own resources, witt