Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-07-23

tees be the order Of the day. and like the able report of
The swalwout committee carry conviction 10 the minds
Of The people who will hu from power this unprncpled
Administration
Yours with high respect. &c.
THOS T. CROPPER.
Messrs. R. J. Ayres, VIM NJ Petit. T II. K-lam Jr
WIN. 5. Cuss, John Segar, end d. CoIonna, Com.
mee
This letter pon,s emphs,ca'y to Mr. Choppers future
course. "How can aid in sending him again 10 the
Senate" This declaration seals his vote sgainst Mr.
Rlvas Upon point; in the history Of the past which
Inns been dehafabe question, Mr.. Chopper testimony
bears with great fOrce that il long before he
reached Richmnnd the intention Of the Wings IN run
MIR Rres, no, as alternattoe but as The first choice
and as he appears afterwards 20 hint what the Wing
bnidy declared 10 him. not on The ground Of p7n
cipe, but Of pulley For the Wing declared, the great
object was 10 obtain the votes at the Conservatives
The Spring Election, in order 10 PIT dolen MIR. Van Buren,
Mr. CFrpper is more correct IN his history Of The past
than in his prophecy Of the future Let him or Mr.
Rlves speculate they please the days of Martin Van
Burens administration not numbered !"
Mr. Nathaniel E. Venabie, one If the Conservatives
We lay the f"llowing apntesson of Faith from the
other side Of the house, before our readers Mr.
Venab!c, Delegate from Prince Edward one Of the
Conservatives and he avows, that he will vote
for Mr. Rives He is not content with saying this only
but he has thought proper to bring in We feel
wish tn retort upon the gentleman. although might
take ample vengeance. and infct retaliation
upon him. Were G-p,.sod % strike him. we might
make his battered casque ring again about mis- No
man in Virginia was better acquainted with positi"n
than MIR Venabe. No man Thought himself better &C
quainted with his position, than did. No has less
cause to complain OF u.s. than the Delegate of Prince
Edward-and there man in the Stale, not even ex
cepting Mr.. Rves, whose has perfectly as
tonslled ua than his We drny that abandoned our
position On the contrary have adhered In it, 10 the
very letter Itwas others no abandoned their position,
and We had 10 chuose between abandoning admins.
tration 10 which We were attached with only excep
ton and going win h;T RiyPs and some of the Con
eervativps teasing tn coaesce with them and the
Wings We did not hesitate one moment-We never
hpsi,aed- We only carried out the resolution which
avowed from the very beginning Of the question. As
for those Conservatives who took the with
ourselves Of course never wasted adv FIRE upon them
On the contrary, approved and admired their COURSE
AS for the other Conservatives who still voted for mr.
Rives pronounced Of them 10 be honest in their
course but in very great danger Of heing alenaed from
their party. If Mr. V. calls this stunning FIRE dis
gracefully uprn friends, why all that say
is. tEat We do not use the same dicnnnry From those
frlo who have entirely gone off no mercy und
we ask We hove spoken freely Of them; but more
in SORROW Than in anger.
We will waive all further controversy With Mr. Vena-
hlr if his weather hereafter prove firm to lie pnsI-
ton He Justly considers The most important question
before the country is the Presidential Election With
HIM, 90 for the present incumbent-Wih him, We
will Join " no third party. as distinct organization :
We have uniformly entertained these senlimenls-and
our wonder 10 how any politician, with such "pni"ns.
cnud 90 for MIR Rves, in the position which he had
assumed in January last. Mr. Venoble is now in ia
of Mr. RivPs retiring. We avo~ed that opinion,
and pressed upon Mr. RIves, more than months
ogo And how fortunate would il have been for him. II
he had bu, hearkened TO earnest and respectful re-
n,enda,on, But. Whatever Mr.. Venable may now
urge, airaid thu. Mr. X. will not retire
PErlKsBuRc July 10 1889.
SIR: Al the request Of the writer nf the enclosed let.
ter which shows j, written in reply, send TO you
for insertion in the Enquirer You will please insert
this and that. without my name attaoht TO either agree
ably the understanding between the writer of the let
Ter and myself. Yours,
FAEMvrLLE June %. 1889
SIR-l hasten to reply yours.o the 25,h instant.
You frankly enquire whe ther the friends Of MIR Rives
hn is The ds,ir guishrd advocate The floor OF
The United Sin,es' Senate, of The State Bank Dap"se
system are hereafter to class you, the Enquirer puts
you down, among the "reirPaIing Conservatives =
Without he sltann, answer that not "a relreang
Conservative" having changed no opinion since The
memorable occasirn hen ] was compelled 10 designate
my friend of the Enquirer as the .retreang Consersa
tive He not only rftreaied, but most shametuly
turned his fire on his friends. after having ahSpdoned
position hch he had been carefully terrifying for many
months This conduct in the great leader of The Repub
can press Virginia had the effect to carry along with
him the constituency Of the Republican representation,
aud 10 leave those whn III my opninn used such just
and proper f"rs prevent The sacrifice of W Rives,
with scarcely corpnras guard OF ihei o,en patty 10
approve sus'aiR item truly represent the man
MY "f my nsri,uenis cannot vote for VIM & RVes
as u S. major: YET as do not consider il necessary
to The character Of firm Conservative Republican That
should sustain MIR Rives for that flee, hold that such
cannot justly entitle me TO the designation OF "a
rereating Conservative; neither do 10 be "a
treating Republican" AS has been we'll said by dis
tngu!shed Wing statesman in letter lately published
the greatest aud most important question now before
the country the Presidential Election. j have yer
hesitaied to The course should pursue GO for the
pr. incumbent spite Of HE Sub Treasury heresy
can't lakr The a,itudnarians in any event; but pledge
self my poor influence 10 defeat The SnblTea.
sury scheme and feel assured that the practical good
~ he W
any such unwise project The tendency OF which bring
nr all The bal king in The States: AID
find in the circle utmy acquaintance the mcsIntelgfnt
advocates Of the Sub Treasury going against the policy
O. Banking. 10 pIesPrve their own consistency As to
se Cnrserv aives must say that their course IN The
last Legislature ought 10 rnute them al least to the cha
racter oil frmness some would call Them obsii.
nate Their future ought TO be guided by The
conclusion that they most efficiently serve the coun.
Try by preserving their party When soy their party
mean The Democratic Republican party JOIN no thnd
per,y as distinct organization must be manifest To
every Republican, that the general good ct The country
much depends the supremacy OF the prlciples which
firm The creed of the Republican pariy and although
that party has committed plumbers, which have had a
tendency 10 shake public confidence, yet IRE must con
slider il the true political church, and must our
servatiye influence check that disposition TO Loco
Focoisn,, which is becoming more and more evident
II was seen by those actively engaged in the conflict q"
last winter that there more of personal hate than
Of principle, which ocua,pd some of the leading oppo
M ns al Mr. Rves II was proposed hy leader OF The
Loco Focs To the Conservatives TO drop MI RVes and
TO elect another person holding the same opinions .Iih
Mr. Rives as regards The. Sub Treasury This was re
cted by the promptly as altogether i'm
proper at hai time; but, now reduced 10 certainty
that Mr. Rves cannot be supported by The Republican
party and thai the Wings require of him es condition
precedent, in consideration of their support, thOt he
should. declare incorporating hostility to MIR Van
Buren,, es not his dignity require that ne should
re,re and reieveh friends their present Disagree
able position. This is my opinion most decidedly.
| have written hastily, and have perhaps said more
than was necessary in reply 10 yours; hut have n"
onniops ON any political subject which desire to Con
ceaI rom those who feel any interest in my views =
Leaving 10 you This you think BEST beg leave
to subscribe myself yours.
Respectfully,
~ NATti'L E. VENABLE.
---, EGG, Petersburg.