Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-10-29
49,, hr.h,t degree OF responsibility 10 be imposed
and se,t,nr io III the necessity at Bank reform

.,,>Ar The L~g,sia assembled on the I'D
s.r,,. Vas urgauzed by tbs appon ment Of Joseph
", Nirn President, BY a vote Of 10 q Robert +. |
.,, was unanimously rsappoin,ed Secretary Tin |
h''i hons, Of assembly The Hon. VIM Stiles elected
lnS ,,,n and Peter '. Coppuch Clerk, by majority
Ill ., " hch are good Wings and true The Wing
- on iMnt ballot is sixrrEN, which secures The
m";n # a Wing G"vernor-a Wing Treasurer-u
r,, q. The Supreme Court for seven years, besides
IONS o,l,1 important Stale and County appoint.
utG's
vG RITES LIST SPEECH
Ne CONNIE tins day paper Mir Rsvess SPEECH,
,s,,t al the Louisa Dinner.
ca. Correspondents in Louisa have only anticipated
!, mir request, the execution o! our purpose
:; rad n publish long aud may add a strong Sc
- structures MIR. Rives' Speech; and We thought,
u ~ duv to lay the text along with the comment, be
w., orr Readers lie, the Public Judge between them.
- will have both sides before them w ha, an ex
.o,,3.nary revolution is this Tha, the Wing Presses
vsbe ssizng Mr. RS Speech, 10 lay it before their
,s,s IN order 10 suppor, their cause And that the
mncra,s should be publishing such structures
= 10 f,lnwing upon his productions There can
.s,.rIy be found in The Annals Of political parties
more ''"'''' FOR TIE Enquirer.
Magma est Yertas ct preualebt"
TO THE REPUBLICANS OF VIRGINIA
". m c. Rirsss Speech atthe Louisa Dinner-lNo. 2
There some men OF whom 1t may DE SAID, that
,h1rr worst rnsuni-s sAemSefres
When Henry Clay made his celebrated Speech apainst
II, r,aSttu,iOaaiiy of National Bank in 1879 he
MI men prtse, ina! the future ye. behold him
% is,cs,e and feed attorney Of such institution
I%-t, il - ,,at, that Speech made as it was a, time
chm he belonged 10 the Republican party s so able so
comprehensive and irretuiabie argument against the
Bark A, j, has renamed unanswered 10 this day even
hy Mr Clay HIMSELF great have doubtless been bis
eTGs Yes he has been unable TO refute ms
o,-a positions II is we'll for the cause of truth Justice
morality, md human liberty, that have it often in
ou poker thus 10 DETECT and EXPOSE TO the
s.ofchs Indignation OF the world the ,oat tereper
.,i,ns and bad faith turncoat Doii,icans
betrayed FREEDOM, the noble CAUSE Of DEMO
CRACl. and The RIGHTS of MAN for the gratifca-
a Of ther own c0priees convenience sesRcsS other
SUI darker and meaner passions
When VIM & Rlves made his celebrated Speech in
irs.iclon Of the removal Of the deposites by Pres.
cpG Jackson in 1894 he did not then foresee tina, the
future yet 10 behold him The bitter enemy and
,ryr Of the Democracy Of numbers The first choice
and isvoe candidate OF the Federal party for the office
Of 5 Senator; as the political friend Of The Richmond
Nh,a the political friend Of Vincent Wilcher (,oho
January 1885 nns brought from his sick led in ban
ki INTO The Of Delegates to record has cote 3G3LNST
HIN: aud while Mr.. Ntcher is the same rank Wing
that he has been, Mr. Rves would fan have US 10
brere that he himself has not changed but how else
can this INDUSTRIOUS coalition be accounted for? And
as the man, whom II CLAY himself preferred above
al others, seated beside him in The Senate Of the
81! Neither did he totesoe al that time, that he
TO be invited in The year lS9 parlake OF public
dinner phtrc nearly one halt it more, Of the guests
we're To be Wings; uhsre Repubcanism TO be by.
word and reproach; srhere an INFAMOUS gag law
TO be defended it's odous author euogised and The
venerable name Of JEFFERSON himself invoked 10
hnVo,r this base this shameless and arocous attempt
violate direct and positive provision of written
Constitution uherc The men whn have toiled and
,ciirg for The PEOPLES RIGHTS despite all the
ia5eraliy and SANDERS that heaped upon them by
the scribe aud dtspieatle creatures OF base and heart
less mushroom arisocracy) 10 be reviled; rhcre
JACKSON and VAN buren,, and ROANE, aud
the EdIior Of the Enquirer 10 be abused and
lUuniated; and in word. rhere b W Leigh, II Ciay
y,pay onke cd dear old I o M,
t,u a.; L: TOO is friend 10 the Souihl and Da
mel Bcbster (quite variety in the State Rights soil oil
virginia J we've LII to be toasted, complimented and
aarirred IN company with Mr.. Nm c. Ri1es!!!!!!t!
TINS great man did not foresee again repeat in 1884
that all these mighty events and developments were yet
10 pass; and therefore it was, that he did then
hesitate range himself on the side OF the people against
the abuses and despolsm Of nschievous paper sysem
snd nnuring the Constitution as his standard, he loudly
proclaimed to the world that II was HIGH TINE 10
"RESTORE THE GOVERNMENT TO IT'S TRUE
ORIGINAL CHARACTER AND DESTINATION,
THAT OF A SIMPLE, SOLID HARD MONEY
oSSs 's'6a'd SEEM, ."at ,sss": fssnnosed to be
the suspension IF 1887, and The late Bank frauds The
Suttrtst) have tended greatly TO modify The hard mo
ney piopenstes under which this truly great Statesman
abored IN lo34 and have induced him butterfly TO repent
the bOysk error which he then committed; and he noo
io>ooth. Duke Mr. Clay with his anti Bank speech Of
l>i2 would gladly consent 10 have his great speech
upon The Removal Of the Deposites comfortably lodged
in the crater OF Vesuvus that i,s dreaded ghost might
again disturb his mdnight slunhers But all his
enteavo'S to Kill that mIschevous offspring Of his, must
p:ove unavailing "Wh hat is writ, is writ = and The
printing press and tergiversators friends Aud
th' Conservative chleftain may YET for aYght know,
fall victim 10 his hard money instincts in 1884 Ne
vrrheless. ike ingenious lawyer, he goes make
III" best n what reauyn very bad CASE and his Louisa
Speech he tries TO place himself euTia by The
most croohtd Unfair and eI parte course OF Argument
Imaginable; and while he most bitterly inveighs against
some person or persons for having made partial quota
tons from his speech he is HIMSELF guilty OF sup.
pressing by far the most important portion of that 6ocu
nrn, Does this Look like injured innocence Does
THIS look Ike VINO cannot be convicted OF inconsis
eney: What has innocence TO fear from posure?-
Why did he not seize this opportunity of explaining to
an innrsd aud deceived people what he really meant 10
l>%l +! c'amorng for "a hard money Government 10
l,3i: On NJ" Instead Of this see him endeayoring
10 swallow his words 70 destroy his meaning;
AMI ciinging to the miserable and contemplate qu;bbIe
Of The as far practicable, (Which stands isolated, and
instead OF Guoiyng his meaning, HSey qualified and
Destroyed by ,ehat Immediately Preeedes and oiors in
III sane paragraph he is literally catching OF straws
Unhappy man. hat an Illuminating spec,acle and were
IT no p"bic duty to expose his iaiacies, j, would be
lar preferable to Ie, him s..,. IN let that sc..,or
puh'c contempt which irreyocably be his lot
AMI which he has done much his part richly TO de-
serve Neither do take any pleasure or delight IN such
az exhibition Bur tic has thrown the gauntlet; one OF
ih@ greatest political ergversators has arrogan,y chal
lsngr my To him Of inconsistency and he
has by his violence and ndlscrimnale attack provoked
not merely reply but severe castgaon tor mol con-
tented "I,t The mSchief which his former position has
enabled him d. 10 the Of Democracy, he has now
added INSULTto INJURY; he noD stands among The
most promnen, enemies Of popular supremacy and while
he and his friends coaesce vote WITH and euoglse our
political enemies, they jointly mesp for our trumphs and
mutually SIGH for, and mock at our reVerses! For my
own part then, strong in The consciousness OF right;
strong in the justice Of the Of Democracy to which
saod devoted III all the enthusiasm oil my heart, and
10 which all my sympathies are bound; and deeply i'm
pressed with the conviction that Mr. Rives has nothing
10 gam but ee1y Thing to lose from full and impartial
exhibition Of his formr principles, have determined
than hmSe. Come forward, then, thou rirtnouS and
'Y"red Statesman! thou most firm, faithful and consist
tat POlteian for thou shalt enjoy The pleasure OF pc