Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-04-04
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WE. w,e''-snd if it be true, that persons profit
nv their errors, than The lessons OF others, le
pUs oil in due lime become one OF the wsest Snlomons
:: ,ns world But beg our neighbor TO recoecl The
r;,o Of Lori Chatham, that "son'e men continue ig
800, ie sai,e of experience.
w. have 30 disposition 10 wound The feelings OF Inc
1vh;aan4 w, not therefore, compare our log books
s. s,,,s wears past. But il we were to conhne our
10, -. single case of MIR. Rives, we ore very apt
L,rS thai the comparison would be some what "odot
,," for or worthy contemporary 1t oontrsSes "thai
evs s,onths since il opposed 10 MIR. Rivess cleo
,," How eartk il was opposed TO him, il seems some
a,,, I, have forgotten. Our scaihing Correspondent
~An Examiner" will duly refresh its memory in Tins
bsb,f Wso could have expected, that an act OF moral
,uyp,sG. which. ages of penence could not wash OUT
was 10 be washed our in less than twelve months
C,d any Senatorial lnde pendsnce ever atone for
n,ury which deserved the lash OF every honest
duny an irn mortality Of punishment But not the Wh!g
rnsakea ia The merit which It now assumes 10 i'se!i!
Was really fos his Senatorial independence, that Mr.
Riyes was no. TO be forgiven but rewarded? We have
rad the Wing Sesy differently. We saw the Whg tor
several Gays before the late Election, urging upon its
friends to lake him up from poliey-to unite the Wings
and Conservatives together and by this unhelo"ed Co
slOn 10 ~. dozen The present. demonstrates" Inns
was the Ethics Of The Whis-these were It's INDUCE
ments- these we're its arguments.
But {sayS tie Whig) lean the Enquirer give as good
reason fer chans'ns from his support rs gooat-a
worse reasoa could not have. we have, We nope,
much better one. We have not changed our general
course-k1t when We believed, that MIR. RiSes had
hanged his-and when We clearly saw that The Wings
had changed ttseirs-that Mr. Clay was Tor him-that
the T. Wing ueginE all its followers to vote Tor MIN,
in orde, to put down the Administration, and put in
NJ, Cl,y We then thoLght it time 10 changs course
towards Nie |Rires. When others change, must not we'
CTS i, tie hs alone, who IL 10 grow WISER as II
COWS o!der;-"kre you answered yet:-But 10 show
Il, Wig how snaca it has changed in relation to Mr.
Ryes we beg SeaSe 10 recommend the following Para
lei 10 lis calm conssderati
"' 10 YWe EDITOR Of THE ENQUIRER.
Sir-EucIoaed goa 1ill find comm nications, one
Of wh.ch, signed "a Wing from Principle" was writ.
Gen for the LyHcisbs&g Vrgiuian, in answer TO re-
nv from the Editors Ok that paper to some interrOgato
res u,apoandsd te thea by myself The reply to my
queries was entirely unsatisfactory and evssve IL they
had answered the intcroga,oIies they should have
dome would have beeR content. But instead OF DONG
49, the most Bpcrlsat ea<s were mol noticed, while The
OTHERS uer. answered ty means conclrsively and
the v.snce oil their reply esataned nothing but denun
cI,,iol and od eap.andaE assertions md when sent
in a b,.ei communication ia answer, they refused to
publish IT, Il this SsaEnS are Tue Peopte oeeettea anu
the truth sypFFtsStG.
the "IroyscacatIes" IS they are termed, are de.
nounced and abused aad every effort Is made to lash
them ir,o he ranks, while no opportunity given them
Of rspe!Enr the vie stacks tnede upon them hope,
Sir, TIA, pos vii! display ihs geseeosity in permitting
US 10 be heard through CO! usaos, oil which our
friends seem totally destitute. When It was FIRST under
stood ke.e tina, ocse Of The Wings OK 4e Legislature
were disposed 10 :eeEct Mr. RrTes 10 the Senate,
scarcely Wing coadh fond wholA not condemn ii.
But snc the Wig press here wei! else where, has
endearotec 10 Justify the anPrtnoPke course pursued
by lbe Ways Of the Legislature, and will publish no.
thing e1c.p: j: he in justification Of that course the
number OF Mr. Rivess Supporters is increasing. But
hal if not of the &hgs Of this place are most
bitterly opposed 10 bic and many 81 them will never
again vote 80: Wing Of easy e;-tae.
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
Editors sometimes sare short memories!
The course pstseed by The Eaitsrs OF tae Richmond
Wing, ia regard 10 The Senatorial election, is indeed
strange one Il is sar2ekag Stat any Wig should nd.
Tocae the election Of Mr. RYes bu,i pesSing strange
that shoaE be supported by tie Editors o. the Wing,
whe II is recoi,ectsd w.th what vruehce they de-
nouaced /" Ey PrSeEss. 20 prove thst essto.s some
times have skG memories, let ae;s te ssba,t,ed to
candid world The following &c fsom the Richmond
Wing Of May Cd, lS57:
or. Rise ce lie E=;pungiag so.r.-
ave iai t,oo si .Ast tae ierstd Gad Indignant elo
qasDce, and the rxco'iaDg satire Ct ;as te.ghs, the
P'estoas, IT. Cahcuns, tie Cteys sad the Websiers
had perfected TIE odlu;c OF the Expcnging But the
caPsiane wss wsnuRg-lhe speech Of MIR. Wise supplies
A. ISa, als lie Hessr'e ct the ESfsxssrs agemy and
makes it a,ltsers1i and sterRai.
TIE EGd,ng of Neto-:he consul al C2sisula-
the c@t-booted tyranny Of beus say De forgotten;
tie long catalogue u cFitae which sa:,5s e.emeno
Of EuHsa depapy, may fade from the page Of history,
AND vanish " the Reisory Of Saan; bat Es Vase act
untouched ty tH fnyer eftime essH a,ne our
natures 10 tie iateS! ages The who the bidding
OF SOc' rs L" II lie presence Of the sssesab:ed
to' oeote i'eIt cossg asd their God, FULLY and de-
<'Tstes Se,;@re4 tAemssess and placed the perjury on
heeo never erpeci TO be }orgottes not feTgoen
SHa'ay acy ea,Hiy e,y mitigate The infamY of their
ksJ a4stS Ii 80 be <10cretea l1h,i
e"'ue "as a sTts'y, or ctce Is deprocuteC.
we sahcefey WIS.,. that IL not counter to the
"'1et 81 floYcence that all the perpetrators Of that
osfk tragedy oa o.; cceclrys koeor nght We cursed
win an immortality here That thew migkt live on !
Whilst line holds IS Course hear IN heir proper
pUus Tie SR"dsur1l and bitter execra'ioRs Of every
SSfs sAS snc on each returning day, 10 be lashed
naked through tie world wl,n whip Of SCORPIONS from
"s ii:!E1 70 Inc setting sun"
Inc following is from the Richmond Wing, Of Feb. |
'oa'y iYh, laf9, IN regard IL EKpungng.
. al 'hat can be SAID IS, that aud Nc. Seuthall
W1osh! 40 uaP!incped measure but lhcl Mr.. Rires
Cd H@-o', as man Of honor and Integrity, he would
wv nave voted or IT, teas Gereore error Of judy
mn, a" q conscious sacrifice IF priseir'e."
,y, at difference between May 1882, aad February
H''| The foin"Iag extract from Mr. Wise speech at
-'i'k 10 which The Editors Of the Wing alluded, will
o" That Mr. kves conscie ntiousy opposed to the
n'poSs'ns Resolution Mr. Wise says, .Looking to !
we seais Of Virginia Senators, sac Rioes. could
h'' oesisl from speaking him. did tell him, 'Sir,
"oud q God this cup would pass from you He seemed
De hombled, and sepled IN substance, and nearly
o'os y any supposss that this scene Is gotten up
=. ne, he is greatly mistaken He said aiore-the /
sncent Ok which as supposed, that he never eI.
Pcedto be bsoush, up actually 70 the daan<a deed"
thus lsppeass that Mr. Rives voted fos the Expunge,
DOL through an error Of tie judg"e@' bs. hat he
sae he .'sh, and get tie prong pursued The Editors
:" The Wing said, IN May 1897, tina. ezpaag'ng could
n'sT Be jorgotten nor 5orgiren" In 1899, they say
us; they care disposed forget The past, and look only
Spresent and 4!ure" In 1897, they wished E1pung-
e lice toreotr, tia; Mey might hear the hitler e1eera
IONS geesry honest nun" 'oo they are found support
.' one o 4ese same Ezpnngers Thus, the Expnnsers,
being dsgraeed and degraded by their coaduct,
'e been elevated Thus is riytae puRisAed, and r1ss
,sea,ad The Editors of the Wing soy. that they sup
po' Mr. RiSes, not for the purpose Of usyng hs con.
tsas'-ci sanctionng the denominations with Which he
S polluted himself; but for the purpose OF putting
sm Gown Put dozen denominations by rlerating their
I"fs new means Of REFRESHING vice, peculiar |
,"y 70 this age Of humbugs As we'll might we expect
put down robbery, BY aPpsudng the robbers ~aen
ppehended for their dexerity in committing dePeeda'
o' and then discharging them. The two cases are
s seiy analogous They ascrbe the prolong.sion OF
II senatorial election to the "lmpracticab!es Had