Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-04-06

Inc CHrCO hHfG y nc UHigS, ana nag CORSfFeAtirr*
We take pleasure in laying tic following letter iron!
James n. Mason before readers. 1t explains the
"snk swim expIrsSiEn- and are perfectly will
ing to ndop! his rzPauaon StTipt Of qna'acaiion
i, is indt' slronp"rl0Ps i"0 ;<r"ngb"Caus" II may
ne calculated /" produce pres !nsnGd we
qualified il in ilaCh. ISL, y psGLng ourselves 10 SINK
orswIm with Mr. v Guren Gga!n>I The Bank, Ta:T Nc
~ the G;cCt ssw" with Hem Clay !n. hr Bank. Tariff
&c &c Bat nj" IS intended IL be Understand III
The which Mr. Mason attaches to ii. !; vas moi
because of the strong personal feelings entertained
for Mr. Y. Il because lie the President 81 III"
T. s., thai applied it 10 Mr.. Y i but brCaUsc
regarded him member Of The Republican Party, ard
said another occasiaa as the rypanrT ct hrIr
principles; Who wGuiC maniy carry them out
aud looked ro as Tie candidate Of iaa. Party
The fact is, always considered i. as alnGs csr-
tain that il wnrG CONE Issue between ir Van Bu-
and wing candidate, aud such onr confidence
in tie former. that considered beyond doubt that
We should 20 iOr him. Bu surely % Eian could fairly
understand u, as b0rnd To Tor him L any contingency
utIcriy unexpected were ever 10 crcrrand he was 10
forfeit by any act whch We could not anticipate, Iha
confidence which We repoS9! IN h!m II there he tf a.
in TIE expression. however, let t!e Wings MAKE
the mos, of il At al events, nGopt with great
| pleasure what Alr. Mason gays. We seize this OPP
/ pnr,uny to say, with the Globe, that the lime Will
come when "Ee viii iGd, that (i!s inle conduct, bis
declaring t%Tusi. into The excuses of TIE Un!'a Cen
servayes) this regard for lie feelings aud principles
of the constituents who elected hin, is not los. upon
I m."-tiIghiy IS estimate Mr. Lucas. we cou;d
have wished that the late Republican Convention bad
nominated M Nilsson. Bat in fact. his letter did not
out IN Tine 10 diss pate the :eiudcfS which had
been formed BY PERSONS who did know his course as
well as ;:e die:
TO TIE EDITOR or TIE ENQUIRER
! SIR-The reluctance properly feels TO mngie in
the controversies OF The Press, has kept silent not.
withsianding The frequent ausor in Tie columns Of the
Enquirer, To expressions winch fell lrcm when in
Richmond in January 1887, in reference 10 Sir. Van
! Buren, and bis Administration.
Although had "l:en marked that you quoted them
in altogether different from that in which tie
expressions were u'ed; yet, until their paternity was d.
recily ascribcd TO me by nnmc, ! did not feel called on
10 inlerpose correction Hines the prevented it, But
ir the Enquirer Of Saturday last in your comments On
Mr. Rvess Address. the expression is again quuled in
such manner, that have determined no logger 10
frain. You there remark as follows:
"Anoiher of The most distinguished Of that small pr
IT," q waive The compimen) told US in January. 1851
that he should sink swim with Martin Van Buren,
We caught the expression from his ps and repeated
H." &c Having shortly before, in the Enquirer Of the
llh March said, in reply toa writer signed Fair Play
speakng Of this expression upon which that writer had
/ cnmmenledD inlay adu, that it Nj. Mason, who
SO long since pronounced those memorable words, which
we caught from his lips and circulated through CO.
umns. II not surely James NJ. Masons intention
TO 90 Oft from the Administration, &c.
| remember the conversation perfectly and the ex
! preston we'll used it adyrrlentiy, and meant thai
| it should bear an emphatic meaning, though not thai
which your mode Of quoting II would ascrIbc. Perhaps
however The best way Of separating my thunder from
yours, will be by recalling The topics Of that converse
ton, and thus restoring the expression TO lis context.
We were speaking OF the Subfreasury question Their
| depending at Westinghouse the position into whict
portion Of the Republican patty had been thrown. 81
their opposition Ina, and connected vii!
those of the probable consequences both to the Admin
stralion and the integrity OF the Republican party
if that measure persisted in. Upon all these, gave
you nv opinions freely aud fully. said that fer al
could gather the opinions of the Southern dssenlens
they we're severed from the Administration upon tina
question alone, and upon the financial policy
with -thai they had no idea because OF that differ
ence Of becoming either identified with The opposition
ofds,aching themselves from the Republican party unde
any separate orgunzann-snd in illustration OF hrst
views 1t was, that used the expression quoted. said
that however we might differ with The President upon
these questions it was In my mind very clear, that thu
escendsncy OF the Republican party stakcd upor
! Dir. Van Burens Administrations as one Of tha