Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-14
FUK TIIE T.NQ IIKEH.
Hox. ROBr. NJ. II. HUNTER

FOK TIE E.N'Q uIRER.
Hos RoBr NJ. r. HUNTER
Great in usce is frequently done TO tins gentleman
by comparing his position 10 that of MessIs Rves and
Garland and arguing that the objections exist to
voting for him, that apply TO sustaining them. The
phstcal reasoning that leads 10 This conclusiOn easily
reiuted and exposed.
Nlessrs Rlves and Garland, from having been friends
Of the Administration, have become is bitter,
active and noisy opponrnts-nul only voting against
its measures, but making wholesale denunciallun Of
lis policy aud integrity Of purpose, the constant aud
only theme oil their numerous speeches and addresses
Like all seceders, they exhibit bilIe,-
of opposition than older adversacs, and are lar
less likely 10 return to the friends they have deserted
than those whose quarrel is OF more ancient dale -
Their actual hostility is rendered but the danger
Gus by the guise Of neutrality which they still affect in
sustaining such men, the friends ol the President would
be guilty of suicidal folly.
Far different the relation which MIR. H. bears To-
wards the Administration and lis friends. Elected prin
cipay by Wing votes, without orieng one pledge or
proving recreani TO one political doctrine we find him
acting in concert with the friends Of the President
sustaining the leading features of his policy, and never
joining in The chuus OF invecllye and denuncIaon,
which Messrs Garland and Rives are continually
chanting, 10 the great edifcaon Of the Outs who
want get elm In truth, all Mr. Hunters political
doctrines coincide very nearly with those OF lhe Admin.
isra,ion and he has had the honesty, good sense and
good nature TO repudale his opinions, because
he found them carried by those whom lie had
dislrused His high character for political integrity
and consistency The very best pledge he can gve that
he will continue to support the measures OF The Admin
sraton and TO vote for its election opposed as II
will be by men holding no opinion in common with
| himself
hlesss Rives and G. surely the less enemies
Of the Administrator because the hosllllle5 which they
are carving not preceded by formal declara
ton OF war; nor is Mr. II less its friend, because he
supports is measures, without having entered into
treaty Of alliance, through all time to come.
The high reputation for talents and learning which he
carried with him 10 Congress, has been fully sustained
in his speeches there On the dry and absruse subjects
of finance and political economy generally, he has pre-.
scented many profound and original views, which have
attracted the attention and elected the appreciation of
some of The first men Of the nation. lis true, he
has no, courled tina, ephemeral celebrity so easily
attained by INDUCING in viluperative personalities IN
debate, and has therefore aot excited such general
observation, some very inferior members, whose
speeches always spced with abuse and inveclive
adapted to the depraved palate.
The Bill for the safe keeping Of the public money, OF
which he is the author, reported just before the close Of
the last session, would, 1t his only production,
title him rank hgi able hnnnci nd statesman
This hill, by natural and easy process Of offset and
exchange proposes To prevent the accumulation Of large
amounts OF money in the hands Of the officers of Go
vernmen,. The committee to whom it referred re-
ported iavOrably. but time too late fur the House 10
attempt to act on measure of such vital importance.
Whatever may be The fate Of it's talented high minded,
and worthy author have doubt that the distinguish
ing features of this bill will be engru.d any system
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state Of our revenue.
A DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN.
TO TIE EDITOR OF the h.v9UiRER ,.oo
"NELsos May 9th, 1889.
81 have lust read q communication IN The Enquirer OF
the Sd inst headed WIN. g. Rves, and signed An
Eyewitness, protesting 10 give account OF the En-
Senator'S triumphant vlndlcnlion OF himself before The
this communcaton The abored audatory lyle through
out of WIN. G. Rives, believe it could not have been
penned by any other than armed neutral one hos
in fesD md
ton.
81 too was EyeW Witness 10 this extraordinary rndi-
cation Of the EX-SENATOR and will to the best o my abb
lity give you plain unvarnlshed statement OF the ma
,cfiaI events occurring before and after it, This eye
witness AYERS that as soon as Mr.. H. 20 MADE Ills aP'
pearance The ground his old friends and constituents,
from the most prominent to the most humble, locked
| around him, cordially greeting him, &c. Now Sir, l
Mr. Rivcs when he arrived and being an old friend
and constituent intended approach and converse with
him, (or, although have long since given him up, as
no longer the politician that ] with so much PRIDE
have sustained against the fiery Wing ordeal which the
party he now denounces enabled him successfully TO
pass through yet, personally feel towards him all the
respect did but the truths, there was such so
lid pialanx of Hhgs surrounding him, from the moment
he arrived, until he entered the Court house tina, it was
no easy matter for al least, TO approach hm-nnu,
indeed, it seemed as if the Wings considered HIM ns
their Seeing him thus surrounded, and his man
ner SO different from what il formerly to the Adml
nistralion party, felt great solcitude TO inter-
rupt that Joyful and cordial reception and greeting,
which the Wings mainly were determined 10 give him.
The assigned by San Eye witness, which IN.
duced Mr. Rves to address The people OF Nelson, was the
attack made upon him by Mr. Coles, candidate Tor the
State Senate This attack nothing or less than
the averment made by the Wings themselves, and not
denied by Mr.. R-thal Mr.. r. is no longer friend OF
the Adminslrs ton-lhat the Wings are for him. evnc'
ed by their voting for him-the VIII hog press suddenly
changing and going for him. his speeches this Winter in
the Senate, any thing but rendly-the wish OF Mr. Clay
for his eecon-lhese and many other facis fresh IN The
| r. itntaH in onha
| Mr. Coles very succncly anmadYered on-and this Is
seized on and made sufficient for Mr. Rves to
vindcate himself before the people Of Nelson, although
his printed Address has been circulated and IN posses
sion Of every one, and that just before The county eec
tton hive il from The best authority that Cen Cot
don at the last Abemae Court in his address to the
Pr ople handled MIR. X. with much more severity than
Mr.. Coles and in the hearing OF MI RiVes- bu. not
word did Mr.. Rvcs say in reply.-Oh, no A speech
in that county would do good-bu IN Nelson and IN
Amherst where dinner is to be given him few days
before the election, speech may give MN 'oe or
two Here is the soution Mr. Editor. But TO the
events Just before during and after this speech Of MIR
Riyes | state that he called upon by The Wings TO
address the people-was led up to the hustIngs oy
Wing and after getting there expressed unwIIngness
to sneak unless q unequivocal decentralization OF
wish ON The part of the people should be given. Wing
there upon called out for all those in favor OF speech
from Mr.. R. TO hold up their hands. | looked with
all The eyes had, and could see none but wings WIN
their hands alo have not space TO give IN detail Inc
substance Of this speech if it were praccab'e-
II was throughout bitter, biting philippe against the
Administration and all who support it-od eoptandum
throueh out, claiming for himself and his little Conser.
va,ive band The honor of being the only unchanged true
consistent friends Of the liberty and rights Of The people,
dealing on, bitter charges against Buchanan Roane and
other Senator'S calling them Notwithstanding our
late Convention in Acknowledging il the Judges
Couvcn,ion;-indeed il would have deied The most e1-
merit stenogapher have kept pace with tie Speaker
lie spoke with great vehemence-his voice harsh ana
unnatural-the whole wrought up by high passion,
jumping from subject to another, and pretty mnch
in the STYLE and sentiment of The Wing press, that
daily feasts it's readers with the most bitter dennn'
CATIONS against our Republican Adminislra ION. H'
speech was so pleasing tn the Wings, that he scarce
" could speak Line or sentence o wt.npO num
iul,.s f.nrn IN hers n1espnf who with those oil