Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-04-09


later, ultimately do it,
All these declarations of opinions and of objects had
in vew passed almost unnotced at the sevea times OF
their being put orti but xpedien, call the aen
ton 10 things passed What would stakeholder say or
think of ndation by Mr. Clay when President
TO Congress, 10 appropriate one million out OF the Irea
sury, 10 send his slaves To Arica:-nnd that too
after almost the whole profits Of the labor of those slaves
had been INDIRECTLY distracted by lhe operation of The
Tariff by having distributed the proceeds Of the sales
of public lands which should have gone into the Trea
suTy TO help TO pay The expenses of The Government,
and thereby enable Congress 10 reduce the taxes-7nd
ask any mum eho friend Of the Rights Of the satcs
ko opposed to Federal Usupation and especially to
tie .7boltonists 10 say hop he support that man as
President that nun, toho he becomes the Cht
Nugistrate may his rery first Message recommend to
Congress to take and exercise jurisdiction upon this most
impOrtant subject Of Stausry No such pocer ecer nas
goea-.No such poer designed TO be gren IN
any form nhatSo,r, orcr any staoes etn The borders
of Tie u. States. A SHAREHOLDER.
FOR THE ENQUIRER
mo. H.
Mistakes corrected and impcstures ezposed-An appeal
IL all honest Republican Voters.
"What crime have perpetrated,
heinous offence have committed, to have drawn down
upon me, all This fierce and unIeentiDg hostility p
lave misrepresented the sentiments and opinions
betrayed the Interests Of The Sale 1t will not be pre-
tended" w. &. RIyEs.
There is boldness Of face whilst plotting the most in.
cidious designs, arrogant petension 10 immaculate
purity and recklessness Of assertion, which are, and
have been srkpgly Characteristic OF the Federal
party. Here, Republican voters OF Virginia, you have
your late Senator, striking example OF Inc uuth OF
the remark That he has deserted from The ranks OF his
old friends no one will pretend 10 deny. That he
has teDde red himself and all whom he can lead willing
allies of the Fedcrass aid in breaking down this Re-
publican Administration, the Federal presses and par
zans throughout. the country loudly attest That IN the
pre,ext which he pleads for his long pent up, and DOW
"ferce and unrelenng hostility towards this Admins
uainn, he betrays an utter abandonment OF The Princ
pies which he pofessed 1894 and papabe violation
of solemn pledge which he then gave, think have
shewn beyond the reach OF contradiction, and beyond
the combined powers OF artu bubbles bold assertions
For. if William e. Rives, in 1884, did not avow himself
in favor Of and pledge himself to go for the divorce OF
Baua and State, and that To more rigid extent than
was provided for in the mscaed, misrepreseDled and
rejected Sub Treasury bill about which he seeks
alarm the people, then our words no longer 10
be regarded signs Of ideas, means of maxi
ing known sentiments but as means OF concealng
our sentiments and cheating and belayng each other
sntrcat every honest Republican voter, who would
seek the truth for the love OF it, and follow it, read
for himself Mr. Rives Speech upon The removal of The
Deposiles-his speech resisnlng his in the Sc
nate in 1S34-his Charlottesville Dinner Speech-to
compare them with his Conservative Speeches and efu
sions SINCE and the contrast, between The Demo
cratic Republican Of lS34.-35 and the Conservative
leader of 1897, 49, SO. Review his past course, and
former sentiments; survey his present position-see
can succeed in Sei osans, this Admits:
tration; and him at the polls the 9TH Thurs
day 10 May, 10 "what heinous offence (he) has com.
mtted - whether he has msrepresened your sentl'
men,s and opinions whether in the Coalition which
he has formed with your old enemies he has betrayed
the interests of the Siale:" SIT will not be pretended,
he triumphantly exclaims-Now il is prelended-and
can be made 10 appear to the satisfaction OF any Impair
tia that be has msre presented the and
opinions Of the Stale and that he is seeking to beray
her interests unless indeed her interests have become
identified with, and dependen, upon. the triumph Of
men, principles, and measures which Virginia has hllh
unlinchingly opposed For no Intelligent and re-
fleeing doubt for moment, think as he may
of The principles of William u RlVes, that, th's CO.
a,ion between Federal Whgism and Conservative Fee
deralisn can triumph this Administration, the IN
teres,s Of Virginia will be subjected to The dominion OIL
an ultra Federal Administration.
But Mr. Rives. his Conservative squad IN the Legs'
aiure and his Federal allies throughout the Stale, are
seeking his and their receancy under the as
seron that the People of Virginia are notorsousty op'
posed 10 the Sub Treasury This assertion u Is mol now
my purpose TO reinte But confidently believe hat II
The Stale Rights Wings Of Virginia could lay aside their
ranking hate of Martin Van Buren,, and the abiding ma
lice consequent upon past political conflicts in which,
humbly think they have been grossly cheated by hei
leaders some of whom would now transfer Ihem oouno
hand and foot into the hands Of the ultra Fedeaiiss-
if thew would be guided by their proessed principles IN.
stead of by their love hate Of men, the Sub Treasury
would be trumphantly sustained in the State. But let
that pass and give Mr. Rves the full oeneht OF the Us
sumpion that The State opposed TO the Sub Treasury
an called does il follow that he has truly represented
the sentiments and opinions of Virginia, simply because
he has opposed that measured sit will not be pretend
ed by any candid man, who will look to his whole
the state Of pnEtes-to facts ana hgnfes
Their than naked assertions.
In looking 10 the state Of parties in Congress, IN the
LEGISLATURE and throughout the State they will be found
divided into st The SubTreasury Democrats and State
Rights WhIps-2d. The Anl.Sub Treasury Democrats,
who for the mos, part the Special DePosi,e Sys
tenn agreeing with the first, in their leading PrlncPe OIL
withholding from the Banks the of the public MONIES
az fund to speculate upon, for their own proft-3d Inc
National Bank menCAnd lost ano tsa ST., pe
tenn of which Mr. Rives has put himself forward as ne
champion and leader . ~
Now | maintain, and every candid man WIN sustain
me in 40 DOING that upon tnkIng the vote OF The whole
neople between these several measures each upon It's
own merits the Sub Treasury tooud prone aee.aedy INC
strongest, Will the friends and allies OF Mr. fiVes,
dare 10 contend that in presenting and sustaining,
and again. his famous Conservative substitute, WIN
tentv Eve selected Banks under the supervision and
direction Of The Executive TO regulate the paper cu
rency, issued By eight hundred Banks.to cay wnat
should and what should not be received ior oues
TO hold and to speculate upon the public moneys
he wa. truly representing, the sentiments and Cpl,
MONS Of the State /? cit will not be pretended, ]
repeat, BY any candid man. its real ifiemos nloogn'
out the Stale, are "few and tar between lney are
ken, in countenance only by the help OF the Netiop-
al Bank Federalists who again and. again have damn
ed the "Pet Bank system before lis failure, who ney
support it now, do so in the teeth OF se-con'e
nation, believing that will a'i hoping that %
and ready to make il fail whenever, thereby, tney can
secure the triumph Off Federal President and National!
Bank. Such are the allies of VIM. e: Rives-Ana ye'
he and his squad of EARNED neulras 10 the
assert that he has disappointed expectation deserted
no principle that he ever proessed-"Not one no. not
one" and he and his friends and allies everywhere are
covering their apos,acy by the round asseron hat
he has faithfully represented the sentiments and
of Republican Virginia. Republican voters, beware OF
the machina,ions Of this coaton.-'lt will not be pre-
tended" even BY Wm. c. Rives, that in recommending
The establishment of an Independent Treasury your Pre-
marks Of the Constitution On the contrary, Mr.. Rves
himself has demonstrated nhs speech the called SEES.
SION that the trainers of the Constitution could never
have contemplated the agency of Banks the paper OF
Ranks in the fiscal operations of the Federal Govern
men, Think as you may them about the srpedieney Of