Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-09-10
VOLUME XXXyH.---go. 3G.

euI"gss pursued him viii. The most yiruent denuncia
ton aud the most bitter abuse: Let him looS around.
and see who are his associaes-sce the motto hc -
cmhazcned on ha,banner under whose folds he fights
learn the principles which they the measures
which they will certainly adopt, il they s"u'H
succeed IN the approaching contest. Let them lean
that he is surrounded by the friends Of National Bank,
with lis capital of ENy m!NiORs'-the advocates Of
high Tariff pol!cy-and Of liberal system Of netnal
Improvement, which is 10 BE- sustained By the ntt
the money of the Federal aforementioned Of all those
measures which Virginia has repudated unsouwd
in principle, and runous in their results Ii he VII
give himself up TO cool retrconard will calmly AID
dispassonaely survey The whole ground, which viii tr
occupied in the next Presidential conss-he must he
satisfied that he now occupies position which ly SUITS
politician who processes the doctrines OF The iIlus!n
VUs sage of Monticello.
The letter ses on, with the declaration, that at tie
lime Of his election TO the Senate the SuGlIeaSury and
Mr. Rircss election distinctly put in issue. an.
thai he beat his competitor BY large majority. We d
not consider this fair statement OF The case We !ta
Oily De that he DECLARED his opposition to The SUB
Treasury and expressed his determination 10 vote cr
the reelection OF Mr. Rvcs 10 the Senate. But i0nh
the circumstances at the time these declarations were
made MIR Rives and Nj Ands Isnn prolessed at TIT
time warm friendship io the President, and for the
cess Of his Administration Again ard again they told
the people, that thfy differed with The Administration 81
to enc measure only and that they did 10 aban
don il. In addition 10 these facts, Gel Burwell coGl
not with any sort Of propricy be considered ca"tdae
IL is tree he voted tU by Of tha friends OF ~"
made speeches--un ana we doubt much y neither lie
people in the Of Allegheny Bath, end Poc4-
honlas, which part OF that Senatorial Disirct,
know that MIR. Burwels name had been before the Dis.
trict WcappeaI then 10 Mr. Il hlmseli say, tbs
fair test Was the Sub-Treasury properly before '!r
people and litir voice IN regard to II expressed "t
that election:
Ana.ber reason which operated to produce an uAf,r
impression upon the public mind, and thus prevent an
unbiased verdict hy The people at hnt time, was the
gumen that if tins measure were adopted, there neyre
would be end to the suspension OF specie pnyneI.
But this Argument, like hundreds of others, that have
al various tunes been urged against the measure, Ia
shown ha been entirely erroneous Tie banks have
resumrdand ara now paying out specie IN most OF III
States Notwithstanding all the ruInous measures pur
sued by the Admin!stralion-an and which were 10 result
in The overthrow Of all The State instItut!orsn tie
destruction Of public coniiLence-and in Tie Scne'"l
sagnaticn Of all trade aud business if The predictions
OF the H hics and Conservative Wings to be be
lieTcd. Bot they not AT all discouraged. Sill; they
20 On 10 prophesy ruin and Giolress-ard all the
consequences from the measufes"t this Administrative.
We ore sorry that Mr.; Anderson should so
haze fallen into this habit OF the Wings His predictions
WILL unless deceived evenuate much as these
of his present iustious associates IN lie cause OF HMs.
gerry.
The only lime a, which the issue Of SubTrcasury rr
Sub-Trcasury fairly tried, was at the late c!'a.
lion. In the county Of Bptctoutt The issue was iatH
presented by Mai Hannah, aud the people proclaimed
voice not be misunderstood, that they were tie
friends Of Van Buren, and his "sad!ng measure In
the county of Roanoke The same issue, we learn vs."
presented ard with the result. In the county ~
Allegheny, 81 hCugh Carpenter did not arOw himself
Sub Treasury man he did his preference Of ha:
measure National Bank, and what more his u:
compromising opposlUn 10 the reelection Of i'ts 20
the SENATE Here then, Is the voice 81 three Of tie
counties his District which have most uneqnivocaiy
dlsapproved Of his for Rycsand those three
tam majority Of he people Of The DistGct-dnt hcd.
ing he does 10 the right OF Instruction, wholly
loss 10 know how he vote Tor hlr .res al tie
coming session Of the Legislature
But 10 make still stronger case, we Will take tie
Congressional Election where the issue vas, ""G6 ii,i.
surg '.no Sub TreaSury and was fairly and fully d.
cGed. The issue distinctly presented ty both Mr..
Craig and his opponent, and every thing which arr
and well directed appeals could fleet IN ai0us'~s P'p"'
iTr prejudice against The measure, aPh e ".'' nav
who proposed il, fully tried. AZ Ii'e ." ,"P""
dunn arguments which had rh so ihcch USED "h'n We
wns ;r. ,roocsed repeated with such al
crons and embellishments as were Calculated 10 eAsct
the end desired 1hese arguments were met and the pee
ple after the most deliberations decided ~ favor
Of AIR Van Buren,. The measure was sustained, a'd
,rump,any sustained. In the county OF Botelonf',
where the day OF the election, the EDITOR OF this pa
der pr rsonaed alr Craig We placed The election upon
this proundWc ted The people, that The Iss e was the
Sob Treasury and that desired IN expression OF their
views, and upon this ground our candidate ceHed
majority of 80 votes in the county In Allegheny, ""
lonk the same ground and there he received molri"
Of SO ro,ps-u Roanoke, he received majority :" J."
votes with The like issue before Ike people Here thea
is majority in Of this OF Doc votes luI
The couniits u Bath and Pocuhcntns exceed this volt
lhey cannot then il IS clear to our ind that Whn-
ry ii that Senatorial District are decidedly ifendiy u
the messu.e-qppcsed 10 the course OF Mr. Rvts-nni
desirous of sustaining tie Administration OF MIR. Van
Buren, !, TO ns therefore, that Mr.. Anderson,
hud,ng 10 the Right Of Instruction, i bound TO oppose
the re election OF Mr. Rvcs, and 10 yield 10 the Admit
nislration and its leading measures, warm and decd.
I'd support That lpniy Of his constituents are AZ
mEisation men. having tie utmost confidence III ""
PATRIOTISM and honesty Of the President we entertain
i & A d.,t.
,pgard To it, We suggest him The prOPrety OF -tesr
the matter Ly a resignation OF his seat, and by standing
another Poll Here is fair test, and il he believes 80
he maintains that The people are with him, we DO not
see what objection he can make 10 our propos!iion
As 10 the pledges which il is sed Mr. Anderson gave
urevious 10 The election the county Of BotcCuft,
know nothing Of our own knowledge. We have hea'd
SAID hp several persons of the highest responsibility
that he did give pledges This, howeveria matter when
can be- settled between those no state and Mr. a
and with them leave il. As 10 what occurred al A.
leghany Superior Court, in The month Of April last ~
the discussion which took place between HIM and our
seiicur recollection is perfectly distinct alter STAT
ing 10 The people, tina, he had voted for MI R'Srs- NJ
uuy because lie entertained for him high personal ~
gard, and moreover c"ncurred with HIM 10 srhhe G'as 10
The Sub TreGsufy-but also, brcause he believed lac "I'
r. ectinr The will oil his constituents, he went on 10 ray
(and We believe use his precise "orcsJ ~ from w.
election which IL approaching IL SHOULD appear, haL
he was mistaken 10 The wishes q" his constlUehtS-"e
then held himself ready to conform 10 he great repr-
sentative principle From this declaration We under.
sard that minority Of The people should be opposed
to Mr. Rves, and friendly 10 The Administration, r
would reIrn his seal Tor he more than once ~ lhnt
sne.cb declared ha, he would not assist Sin the dIg9
work Of Frustrating Riyes somuch for his declarations
in his Allegheny speech
We are not aware OF having employed either denun-
ci,rru or any ether means TO induce return 10 IL"
HeoubIican party, and certain that We Shall nor
MAKE such attempt with him. Ill .ha, our article
con aimed appeal 10 him 10 define his position,
10 tell bat would be bis towards HE Pres
,eu,-whethrr he would su-tan his re eleclipn-";
whether he would yield his influence in ensuing ihr
eli cIion If Uhg lie has in reply defined his POI
ton and he will pardon for saying That ne has p!sc,d
himself on ground which We ncver expected !" SEE ht
occupy We had fondy hoped, that thr moment hlr.
Rges should take his position OF decided and uncoG-
promising hostility The Administration OF Van Ea-
rem thai he would leave hin 10 bis tate, snd return u
his old friends and hs old Republican principles. We
ye, hope cool reflection vii! produce this result IT, how