Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-07-30

q ElNn MS oVposItiuii W "a -.
,n jsratirn, nor has he used the cloak of Conserva.
ar" !, cover his detection from the Republican party,
az smooth his passage into the most opposite doc.
s a,s aad ultra opposition Of the Federal Wing party.
.,i,. literally IN sta,u Gao ante Geiam-and n more diff
,,sujou - maintain in q more violent war, can
."r be conceived Here he stands on the identical
,,,,,m' which erst was occupied with him By The yir.
INA Senator. Did M Rtres stand by hisfriend? Did
mo-, 20 over 10 the enemy, in spite of the entreaties,
=, .ol,cita,ions, the earnest appeals 10 his principles, his
t,re, asa par,izan, his fame as a statesman, his prospects
"3 ambition as a politician and a man. Mr.. Richie was
49, =, l,st 10 desert him in his career Of incorporate infa
,,,.5n, and gave him up al last, more in sorrow than
:. ,ryer," as ~profigate son, bent on his own destruc.
, 81, is true that Mr.. Riyes and MIR Richie occu.
49,. ..5 The same platform in the outse, Of Conservatism,
+, with wholly different view vs. and feelings. The latter
a. tr;end TO The Administration, giving a friendly warn
,mr no, 10 adopt a measure which, in his opinion, was
r.ssnan, with injury and danger; the former as a dis.
,s,1oia;si man, an enemy at heart, seeking an open rup-
, n,s and bent on breaking down q power, in which his
ambiion had been disappointed in playing a subordinate
nj, Mr.. Rives was a Sir Lucius O'Trigger to The ad.
ialn!strauon
ssh. that canno, be, for | have not spoken a word"
~ beg your pardon, Sir, for a man may think a lie, as
vsl as speak it; and | say you lie"
Ill was 10 this spirit that Mr. Rives originated his
,rned neutrality II was in this temper Of mind that
h. seized upon every occasion in the Senate Of The u.
: 10 sIgnaIize his opposition TO the Administration upon
elcues,ions besides The Independent Treasury. No man
Who Witnessed or watched his course in the Senate dur
IN, thai winter, md just before the Senatorial election
IN Virginia, can doubt that he had openly abandoned the
Administration, and was playing boldly in his new cha.
rausI as an oppositionist for The Wing votes in the Vir.
saa Legislature His speech against the Adminisira.
ion, IN adeanee OF the facts called for by his own resolu
TN, for information IN regard 10 the alleged renewed
connection between the Government and the Bank Of
las Z 5 apart from his personal Aft nities with the lea.
tsrs Of The opposition, convinced every friend Of the
Administration that he was no longer one Of them. Mr..
Richie was slow 10 believe it-he was the last 10 be.
lave. He had almost sacrificed the confidence Of his
friends, in his attempt TO defend. and recall from aberra.
ton his personal friend and political pet. Mr.. Richie
CID every thing but yield his ptinciples--he was obliged
10 abandon MIR. aives, in order TO maintain them"
This language is harsh-too harsh towards Mr.. Rives.
We d. no, believe, that when he began his opposition 10
.hs Sub Treasury. il was with any deliberate design Of
op?osing The Administration. But his feelings have be.
rome warmed and chafed by deglees-and they have
got the better of his judgment Were he to consult his
teller interests, he would even now take The advice Of
Mr. vennbie, and voluntarily retire. We fear, however,
the, he will turn a deaf ear to all such suggestions.
the article from the Mobile Register, SO far os it re.
latss 10 ourselves, is also a reply 10 the attack made upon
Us the other day by Messrs. Wood, &c lin their address,
published in the N. Y. Times) "To the Conservative
Democrats Of The county Of T%o,npkins and Of The seve.
raj counties in the State Of N. y Ia this address, they
sigaa,se the R. Enquirer, among other compliments,
with having yielded up lis formerly independent pages
10 the absolute will of the Northern man with Southern
principles They say, This press, as a last resort,
is now made the pack horse Of the party. 1t would
now appear, that lis Editor had been paid his price, and
was working for value received. His paper is in fact
the sma, machine Of The party, through which the crude
and exttayagant productions of "the Government at
Washington are FIRST run, in order 10 give them credit
and consideration" &C., DC. Such excess of abuse is
even amusing-as that Of the R. Wing is, when it pro-
nounces our request of it 10 r~epublish wla, Il said Of the
appointment Of Mr.. Campbell in 1880, TO be "fendsh."
Certainly, we plead igRoramus 10 their charge Of being
subsidized. paid his price, and working for value re.
csired. We canno, even conceive 10 what the Tall
msdge Conservatives of Tompsins county can allude.
.Mssrs. Clay and Pan Buren,.
The Greet UeStern Orator arrived at Rochester on Sa.
mt,y The 2O,h. The Wing papers say, that 'He was
mel some distance from The city, and a committee Of the
young men, appointed 10 receive him, and who with q
large number ofcitizens in carriages and on horseback,
escorted him to The city. (One Wing paper m~asnifes
tie cavalcade into 10000 The procession passed
through the principal streets, and on arriving opposite
tie Eagle Hotel, q loud and unanimous call for Mr.. Clay
arose from The multitude in the streets. Mr.. Clay in
answer made a long address which was enthusiastically
chsered. Ga Monday, in compliance with the invita-
ion Of The citizens he received his friends in the Com.
mon Council Chamber, and after v ards addressed a targe
ocvtourss in the Court House THE Rochester De-
mocEi, Wing Paper) says, he spoke briefly; and noticed
She iaI.bIess Loco Foco Administration with thu, perfect
courtesy Of manner and language for which he is distin
gulshed. Its c0rrupt0ns were unveiled, and its false, de-
imirs promises were u%nmasked by a master power
NhatrxGuislte courtesy 10 charge corruption upon The Ad-
MUS ldll9!l. w nat lNe ldSle, anu IDITd ueiIC1Cy "
tbs Groat tiesisra show, in thus contributing all he can
toa Change Of rulers, for the purpose of bringing him.
self INTO power! But The Orator has always over played
his part, and he is doing 50 on his present tour, in Mr..
Van Buien's native State-Mr. Clay leit Rochester on
Tuesday 10 visit MIR. Granger al Canandaigun. The
Pouahkeepsie Journal Of Wednesday (Mr Tallmadge's
mouth. piece thus chaiks out his route ''He will arrive
sISyracuse The latter part Of this week. He will then
proceed 10 Oswego and thence into Canada, visiting
Montreal end Quebec. On his return, he will reach
EafatOpa ab.ll Ike lnth pf Au0uat where he iS q yDPct.
90 10 remain for several days. Our friends entertain the
nope, iaa, as he passes down the river, he may be IN.
dncsd to stop at Poughkeepsie." The Wings of the
.!.'yo Of New York will, Of course, make a show OF him,
When be visits them.
The President on his return TO his own State has been
received with great respect, although the Wings have
attempted TO throw cold water upon his reception, The
,Ionmon Councils Of Hudson and Troy refused 10 pay
ma any honor but The consequence has been, To pro
eeee a strong reaction in the public sentiment. His re
ctpA5n al Hudson was very cheering, although The Wing
presses have sought TO ~disparage il. His visit TO his ma
uFe 'o"n Of kinderhook was warm. hearted and touching
-oH' ms reception at Albany on Thursday last was un'
usually brilliant. The procession of the Citizens was
very large, and the military never exhibited "a more
imposing aIray."-But il is impossible 10 please The
nn'ss. Sometimes they affect to say, that the Presi-
cent reception was thin and cold, and therefore it was
an evidence of Inc Indifference OF the People. II, on the
e'aer hand, ii is so splendid, that they cannot with any
ace csny It, they try 10 slig!natise 1t as a royal procession
as one OF them said about his entry into Albany
S1ePn Victoria herself could scarcely have rlValleo MS
nfpuoiican .Ngjsstyi in The gorgeousness OF his Reception.
a Iont Of the City Hall a temporary Throne was erect
ed' which, after the Royal Procession passed through
.ae principal streets, the King assembled and received,
through Ex.Gov. Marcy, a dutjut address from his
toga' subjects, to which he was pleased TO make a gracious
reply .-Mean,ime, we never hear Of Mr.. Van Burens
Ealing into such vile taste and e~sregious excuses, as TO
a Gus his enemies, and to denounce his competitor. The
Wing press can, however, charge Mr.. Van Buren's visit
70 ms own State as being political-yet deny entirely,
VII. CLAW & visit. ihonuh IL ia so STRONGLY marked Oy /
political and electoneeving speeches, is any thing else
'Aan a visi, to the Falls, which he had never seen before.
Inc quidnuncs are specializing that "Mr. Clay, Mr..
IAN Buren, and DIR. Rives, will be at Saratoga at the
time"
The Shenandoah Sentinel brings up the question of
''ihe Senator again. md says eastern Virginia has
had more than her share"-"Mr. Stevenson is spoken of,
y a candidate for the Vice Presidency-some body else,
a candidate for Governor-and Judge Mason. as a
.sndida,e for the u s. Senatorshio; alt Eastern Virgil J