Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-16
Saturday, March f6.
A Ro,ryopi far nm Olirkr!

"A Ro.cland for Oiirer!
Although our "quondlm friend F0naIEe is notorious
~ ga bit of bore" yet cannot deny him the pleasure
oseeing himself agair print scerlan'y the astue
that either Of shall trouble the public in this behalf
through the columns Of this paper. The Corresponds
rather TOO pquant for ordinary paaies and SIN
gle is sufficient for readers Besides, our Cor:
respondent really stoops low for the qualification OF
his resentment his charges harsh and his express
sions herai; that he has right to claim the PR
veue of another cHtTee His nsnuGtion about The elects
Of Mr. Fsks upon u.s. is as graiuous as 1t Is
fase-and would alone be sufficient to forfeit al! his
claims. li man abuses you in your own house isays
the PovebO it is your own fault II he ever sees The IN
side of il again For this time, however, we waive all
etiquette and proceed lay his alrabilarla euson be-
fore readers. 1t surely does very little cTeGh TO Tie
columns of ewspaper.
MIR Fon,ane complains OF the injury which we have
done him. He npeaches of many "high crimes and
mjsdemeanors" Here is the Tremendous budget III which
he has .'nnpacked his bosom OF lis peTIi1us stun. -
We have 20, all the philosophy of Socrates; but the ho-
norable Senator certainly reminds US OF the comic anec
dole OF &anlIppe.
6 We have no room 10 throw way extended
mentary upon this angry production might receive.
What have said is than It dcSeTreS lhe game
is not worth the candle" We have Il higher game to
,ursue There are much important matters To fill
our loaded columns than any thing which can noo ema
nate from the seething brain of Mr. Fontane. We are,
therefore withheld by compuson not less than by choice,
from Offering larger margln oi comment 10 this Tor
re o we
way of explanation The Card Of the Senator Is IN the
words and figures following .o,.,,,.,
CARD
The following article, which appeared in the EDqui'er
of Tuesday being understood here to be directed to me
ascerained by applying TO Mr. Richie, that II was writ
ten by himself, although disguised BY the usual marks
Of anonymous correspondents, -"for the EHq.HT -
and signed "RepubtCaa: az
Il lr5rl 10 another Conservative.
You live in pOputou- county, where there are no more than ~
date and Wings start another What must be- Thought oil
ou of your great attachment, to the Administrations your
m your directly the Wing scale, yen &c, Conser
canlt4" aud indirectly defeat the Republican, h% stripping
The hig CANDIDATE: GU AEo"
the only defeat the in""dS oi the AdmG'sa
you conlrsc 10 90 he indirectly! AID ins'tousy
which YOU directly Wha, hail be said of the ehaac
such CoGseTvGsm as this What wi! tie people S.! 20
Politician: They will scor" rci' HarG"Hfe "s unworthy
of the frank spirit VirgnansBut how whe"
such devices venture TO Ike sra IN the LohFG
friends Of nc Gmipistrc,.oq? Ifyou have odc.ry
draw yourself om the Conventions have M doubts, "hc'hf
they refuse aociuc their fortunes vita to'c ct sue"
afeGtwhcther they VIII .nd tn. mantle OF ihe htTHIc'n
nHkelne'' lou ht,'" lo" he " mrs
a. a., , om, 1n ,T' ''0 -" ~ 20 REPUBLICAN
| wrote an article over the signature OF Justice, III
the Enquirer Of the 18th of January last. IN which re-
sisted Mr. Ritche's strange and inconsistent opinion,
that MIR Rvrs ought not 10 accept his election by lie
addition of Wing votes TO those OF his own irenda-n
which combaed the position he had assumed, that"e
should 90 against Mr. Rlvss, because the Wings were
In fine distinctly understood 10 intend to do what
| have done adhere 10 Mr. Rives, unless there was
some other reason. besides the suspicious OF the SUB
Treasury party believe that he opposed certain mea-
sures of The Administration, merely with desire TO
break it down. | will not 'cGndrsCend To VIndicain
myself against the charge of want OF 'J1T denlHS
aud poiic1i r,ngnanlmiy charge OF "i"Stdt0aS
ness indrectiOn. nc. &c will !etmy qnondam r'rno'
do that by quoting what he said Of me when he pub
lshed Justice what he said III me before had COM
mtted that unpardonabe sin OF refusing TO sustain Mr.
Van Buren, right or wrong-beioTe he CePairrd OF pre-
valling subscribe to that pure Republican doc
lrine OF sinking or swimming win MI Van b"Feh'
To Justice.
sour Correspondent has made an appeal TO Us which
" we feel bound to notice We acknowledge with as
" mach, it not more. satisfaction IMAM ne hunsrh e@
presses the concurrence which las prevailed ~ onr
" opinions on the prominent questions o! Inc cay we
will do him the justice TO say, that we are PROUD Of
ranking among our friends 50 intelligent ana hohes'
" politician We know none in Virginia 10 whom we
" pay this tribute with more Satisfaction than 10 Inc
" author OF Justice.
stand now exactly where did when wrote Justice,
and ''out of his oun mouth" have made MIR tltche
dele md me against his own charges.
And now let me ask, ''1rhdt c the pf0p: say 10 Such
n uolitican as Mr.. Richie, who, under The assumed
garb of an anonymous correspondent, makes an attack
in his own paper such as that signed RepuOilcah, on
an individual of HON he spoke lie did on The loih
January last one whom he had known so long w.
"Wha will the people say TO such politician as MT
Richie who, when lie uIerance to The unsuhtued,
honest convictions Of his mind at various Times,
from September 1887 to February, 1883, characterized
the Sub.Treasury as the accompanying extracts Will
proye measure placing The money Of the people sd.
reclIy into the palms Of the Presidents trends and
parlizans -.efecting a closer union OF the purse
md sword in The hands Of the Presdent-enlaTg'
ing his 'neans Of corruption ling 1t "a Wild
and dangerous scheme establishing two sorts Of
currency, the better for the officers Of the Govern
men the baser for the Peope'-enlarglng 'the EAecu-
tive powcr already great for Republic as ncon.
| .;.t mite n UulrdPd *
cheCuer-es capable Of expanding rs patronage, by The
direct appointment Of officers, TO unlimited number
of "tax receivers under the administration OF some iu-
,ure ambitious Presidpnt-imposing 50 tax to all Ia
ents and purposes the people, 10 the amount OF the
premium on specie which the merchant must pay, TO
get it 'Eor paying his duty bonds 10 the Government
and that, too. finally 10 60 Unto the pockets oi every
man who feeds from the public crib
What will the people 10 say politician who uttered
these sentiments when he spoke like the conductor OF
free press ought to speak, 10 free and enlightened Peo
pie; and nolc, when todby one OF the most pro-
mnent advocates Of the SubTreasury that the fIes
dent means to stand fall by that measurethat Mr.
Mr. Van Buren, or Mr.. Rires must be sacrlhced-he
tells the people it is 81 subordinate qneStionH lie IS
the last who should talk about the want OF political
"mag nanimity, "indrecilon, "manGuvrcs, 'devl-
ces ~ pretences and "nakcGness" Where will he find
mantle sufficiently large TO cover his ndktdncss; when
his discovery that the Sub Treasury is "suJOrdinac
question is made co'emporaneous, with threats 10 esla'
bsh Subj rcasury paper IN Richmond, and alter Inc
many SOLEMN warnings that opposition to The Sub lTea-
sury would not be tolerated much longer. Soon ai!er
the meeting Of the Legislature, Mr. Fisk, the editor Of
Sub Treasury paper at Portsmouth, gave notice that,
unless Mr. Richie changed his course IN short Tine,
he should up Richmond and set up his paper in
opposition-the SubTreasury suddenly becomes snb.
ordinate question:" Mr. Rves sacrifice is decreed and
Mr. Richie now, to justify his own deserlon attempts
destroy in the estimation Of the people, all those who
revolt at the consummalon Of The shocking deed and
have much independence to sink s,tn with the
President. It is awful responsibility Mir Richie has
assumed in thus binding and misleading the people -
How YOU sir prostitute the press 10 such unhoy
| purposes? How you contradict yourself, as these
extracts d. what you have recently said OF the Sub
Treasury (c)
(From the Enquirer, September Sth, 1872
How is it that The great masses OF The TWO parties
seem be respectively shifting the grounds they occu