Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-11-05

Mr. Hives himself aware nl ms lmpfoprely I'D ailuu
ding TO The toast, says with equvucallng modesty
sWu hout oresumng to appropriate 10 myself the M
Structure hi,orca nliusion IN The toast, &c &C, ana
in the same breath says. 81 thought It would as iil'ie
become Virginia Senator as Roman Consul, 10 pemi'
either the gold The Elephants the brides or The threats
of Pyrrhrs or the offer Of the first place in the
Kings Court swrrve him from his duty TO his coun
try Hoe could Prgina Senator hare been snerred oy
ne L,ibss, &c 81 PyrhuS, nho hred more than tet"y
reatvyies ga? He 20 be careful IN distinguishing
n Tirginia Senator from Roman Consul, but Pyrrhus
and The President make md the came person That
is to adopt fact The malignant dbsurdy OF The toast
We must remark Also that The old Fabricius had oeen
ConsuI brfo,e was Consul aftr-but was not a Roman
ConSd ,oIen 81 n, as an Pyrrhus pardon
able mistoke ths in any other persunage less diplomatic
than Mr.. Races.
Al the end Of his speech. abiding again 10 the ons.
and To Pytrius he SAYS: "When that bold and yico
rious invader had pushed his enterprises TO The rery
gates Rome and in The midst Of his success, sent an
embassy TO propose 10 the Roman people treay OF al
lunce and friendship with them, not doubling Their ca
ger acceplsnce Of such favorable terms, what vas The
answer Of that noble Of freemen: Pytrhns must
Ian down his arms, and draw his orcps out oil Italy, be
fore will hear any proposals from hun In me trst
place, then. Pyrhus never came TO the Uery gales OF
Rome the authors that put him the nearest 10 Rome
(os Zonarus 1yianus &c. &c quoted by FreinshemiuS)
saw that he stopped at PrGasstc which IS at The dis
lance Of t1renty miles from Rome tut pntnrch says he
advanced lar that he was within about hTtySeren
miles of Rome Itself If Mr. Rives without any hiso.
rical ground TO stand upon but only to give more tcct
to The embassy puts Pyrhus al the Gerry gates OF Rome
schere can he put Hannibal, who came IN sight oil The
City. But moreover the authors first quoted say that
it then that he sent his embassy but long siter-
wards hen he al greater distance and tchen hr
entertained no hopes of subduing The Romans In The
second place the Romans never did say 10 the King OF
Eprus the first part oil The answer, viz Pyrrhus mus,
10y down his arms they not so eJtrarnsonhy ar
rogant as to employ the rctors The language that
is only proper towards Surr0unded or ranqaistd enc
mies The real answ said To have been, ntqu reclp
cum in urJc,n (nam hoe ptttum tuera) neqae prMs
guam Haliam oni,isset, de amtchia ct soc,sdts ogt
possc When the tacis altered we cannot say Of
the writer,
"Rcc;c facta Teer'; oricDia emFoIa no's
lnslIuit excmpIis.'
But it was necessary 10 nsnuae that the President must
Law down The Sublreasury system and retire; here
was nothing more proper than 10 bring into the field some
ancient Transaction between two begerent nations, and
with few artful alterations, make 1t sun the purpose-
This may not be aiTness; but il may piss al least for
Conservative ingenuity.
Certainly his earrst sle Fabrieus enus rnpser
gentna pdfeG amen ptd
erio Neither could ~ Fahcns tell
Pyhu-" eriru 1ch fugarosHe dsniRns, oenorf,
mgneipiorpm gperis, ldborbUs eOrperis nor.
tsfha Fabcus whose nho plate consisted of SALT Gel
LAR and CUP. the rsiained by wooden stand.
Psrrus, Of snail fa and is cottage and
derive nv subsistence from the eork Of SLAVES
enr r,s,ny., hu, from nv MAMA labor"