Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-26
G1YsHsgNECAT'IENS.
To JOHN H4.MPDEN PLE.7S.3NTS, Esq,

COMMUNICABLE.

Senior Ediior IF the Richmond Wig.
II has been frequently said (and il you have mt said
it. you have endorsed and adopted IT, that The CGseT-
vatlveS elected vote for Mr. RvPs, and therefore
could not. without committing act of moral u.Piiude
and baseness, vote for any else. the time these
Conservatives were elected so to vote, suppose you will
have the cador admit they elected by Admins
traon m who differed with the Administrator on
one question only (,he SubTreasury), Mr.. Rves him
Oor being regarded By them an Administration man.
and differing with Il only o" ,i.'o !'''"t
The position Of the Conservatives ami Nh RIves beIng
as have stated (aud such il undoubtedly the tact) 1t
seems TO me that when the election Of Senator came
o. the Conservative, still occupied the political position
they did. when they were elected and Mr. RIves also
still pied his, they Qhe Consetvaves) were bound tn
vote for him. and could not have deserted him. without
being gully Of ':mora urpilude and basenGss y Rui in
that state Of he case, presume Of yon are Whg) yon
Will hgree that genuine " hg, without hring 'quay
guilty of moral turpude and base abandonment Ui
principle could have given his support 10 Mr Hves-
because at the time the Wing Delegates elected,
the Whips then knew Mr. Riyess political position ard
none Of lhem as you eH knOU them had The least idea
of supporting Mr. Rres any other person in h!s p"-
ca position to the Senate "f the u States.
Sc. MS me, then, 10 be clearly demonstrated. that
if Mr. Rves at the time the e. con was attempted, &C
cuptd tie political position he did, when our State cleo
tons were held last spring. either that the Wings could
moi have supported his clon without being guilty c
moral urptude and tasenesS OF that The Conservatives
mgh, have opposed his electicn without being guilty
This is too plain 10 require further comment But II IS
ATTEMPTED to change the issue By varying the facls Yon
and the Wing members Of The l., gishture, who sup
ported Mr. Rrvrs election, say his position is changed
.tLc, sr R,rcs is nO,c Ukig enough fur you " You
mean by that, that liz is opp"s' d to the Admins
ration ard to the re election Of Mr. Van Buren, Pre-
! sIdrnl Mr. Rives now Wing enough for You! How
is this thing; How do you gel at the tao, that Mr.
I Rtvrs is nav Il Whg--In other words opposed to the
Administration aud the re.recon OF Mr.. Van Buren:
hat information lave you, which the Conservatives
and the country have moi; If yon have none, and |
presume Ynv have ~" then Tbs strange aud Inaccoun
able state n things exists hal two p'rits IN the State
: uEr Conservative R!sss men and the " hig Rvcs men
with the sQr'r acs I'D information heore them yet differ,
toi0 caie as To MIR hlves political poson he h's':
aeselrG that save the Sub Treasury, he AIR Ivrs,
i, ihorouuhy Administration and for Mr.. Van Buren,,
&c &c The latter asserting he Mr.. RivSs Why
cvoyod for them Well, .fr, presume tn cannot be
,tne: MIR Rvrs must be either Wing and opposed 10
Mr. Van E:rrn, lie is not IL he is not, then the
higs were wrong in supporting bim-and If they knew
he was not and supported him, they gully OF u
hosp abandonment at prIIciple-but this charge not
upnn those who did 60 support him. suppose the
evidence satisfies them But II he is Wing. then the
Consev were wrong in supporting him, and II they
knew he was and stIll supported him. they we're gully
Of baseness and reachery to those who elected them
for they elected 10 vote against wing and 10 vote
! for q Conservative Administration man. make no
charge against !hcm elher-l suppose they were salts
fled with The hghls they had. Br from he f"ffg"'ng
stale of the case (Which is the true slate, as on my
conscience believe this conclusion Inevitably follows;
either thai the Why's the Conservatives were imposed
mon and deceived If MIR Rivcs be what the C"nser
vaIvcs declared he was, no genuine and honest wing
could have supported hImand ST. he were what some
Uhigs said he was no genuine and honest Conservative
or ny other sort of Administration man could nave sus
tanned him.
Yes | repeat the charge Tie Hhigs rtre dercired or
c Conservatives imposed rpm Mr. Rvfs received the
support Of party at least 10 which he was mol emu
tied IN this Stale Of things It must, think, De oppa'
rent every good patriot 10 every honest, suaght
ward man and politician, hal MIR. Rises IS unworthy
pOiiceilv Of being trusted by any paTty-ln private
transaction in social life, such Conduct ""a.u meet anu
hat Justly too the scorn End Indignation ii every pure
and vir,u1us man Mr.. Rves knelo the stale OF things
! 10 exist which have described. He we'll knew The
Wings were supporting HIN, because they considered
him Thig enough-rha he was anti Administration anti
Van Buren, &a &c. lie knew the Conservatives were
Supporting him, because They considered him no Hhg
hui Administration and Van Buren,, DC &c put H.
then every candid honest and honorable man. 10 say
what il became MIR RIves 10 do. was he mol bound IN
honor to Ina We undecered these abused gentlemen: Sup
pose Mr Pasants when you go 10 The polls althe he1
election YOU were to give your suffrage 10 gentleman,
purely the ground. that yon believe he WILL IN the
Legislature Ecxt winter, vote 10! Mr.. RiveS as Sena
tor aud that gentleman knowing the fact, but at The
scme time intending 10 vote against MIR Hives, and
having frequtn, opportunities 10 undfceIve you, yet
does uo,-that ncU'd be y0ur opinion Of That NAM
will not answer for you-hut leave 1t 10 you and III
rord people of this Commonwealth TO answer each on
Tor himself But Ibis will say, that there is IN primer
2l" aud substantially, difference between that man
case and Mr.. Rves'and If you would not trust iha
man. you oug!,; trust Mr.. Rives. Aud, now Nj
Peasants If you will cooly and calmly conshF 'h't sue