Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-11-12
FOR THE F.N'QEfRER.
FOR THE F.SQETRER.
TO THE REPUBLICANS OF VIRGINIA.
AN APPENDIX
To the Remarks uyon Mr. Nm e. Rrss's Speech at III,
LnUlSH Dinner
eve are OF all tiin-s best led 10

eve arc OF al tiins best kAto
Mem priEcip!rs hy what they DO "-IIrprsEi'.
True, aud but that provrrh which says That
"Nvne are 50 blind a. ihose Who TiH not see How
else account for ia. si'ion OF those gentlemen
who still continue IL support Mr. R,ves at the time
that they prOjcSS support and ngree with the prnri
pies 81 the present Democratic Administrator IN The
naGiRf
In this free country. il ia neither crime dis
grace, for profess lhfir principles and Prfdirc.
iions any political subject whatever Nay. | Will
go u h-r and say. thai il Is crime Tor gentle
man belonging either 81 The great parties of
country change sides. provided he ls homes. aud
scentnus in his convictions, and does opcniy aud
obOre tnard II any man is longing 10 become convert
Of thu Uamih0Riaa Ftderal hruGIehteai schn"l pre-
ference 10 that Of JEFFERSONlAN DEMOCRACY.
II, him do peace Bn al the same time. ] h"ld II
b. infamous and disgrsceiu for public man 10 pro.
,ss what he is not and he reaiy ,chnt h. dnes
rrnftss g. desplse that man, th0t politician. nho
such ambidex'sr"us position, IN "rder To
DUPE Ihs people; cho can hearessy beiray The gener
Gus confidence thus reposad IN him. and the power
and influence with which they have clothed him. under
fe prstcIt for purposes to which they themselves could
never kno'ri"gy consent to apply them.
The profits OF a coalition between the ultra ConspIya
,pes and the unprncip'ad portion OF The Wing Party,
are so rey abundant that are at loss TO enunerae
them in their Ir"rsr order The following nre. how
ever among rhe most prominent in this DARK BOOK
OF HYPOCRISY AND DECEIT.
Isl, Although the Subtreasury had been upon the
npis for nearly eighteen months, yet it till
yoresnJer les that Mr Rivps commenced for the first
time an Rdisrimnais and f"rce atack against the Admi
nsra,iun His celebrated letter with regard 10 The Penn
syyanIan election first indicated his deep and srtied
hostility 10 the Drm"crac party lie ~rs in donb
10 hch desirable the election OF Dsm"crHfie
Porter cr TINT the "dons Federal Wing -iboiionist
Runrr This was Conservative tolerance with
oesnce While he profssed differ with but uron
.rr single unesi.an lie would fam have transferred
PENNSYLVANIA 10 Wig Governor IN lc3S, and TO
the Hhiv candidate Tor the Presidency in lSlO THIS
was hr premoB torv symptom OF an alliance between
himself and Mr. Clny Then followed his ruthless
course and unreasonable assault upon the ST cretsy OF
the Treasury. Indeed, so weak, wicked, ana absurd
was it, that of our inost decided political
ponenls (Mr WFbs'er) could mol toThear sfHrg al The
fIv md malice which prompted it. He differed not like
friend but ahus The members Of the Democratic party
like TYRAST and hitter and ,nrcRomtd Toe u he was
sincere protesting hostility only TO the questions under
review why did he refer 10 other topics merely to reve
and insult US: Let suppose, that the Secretary
of the Treasury had been 10 Hdmc, still why Gid Mr..
Rires not stop there: Why did he this opportunity
10 insult other and measures, why. IN word DID
he far 10 sgmaiiZa the Democratlc organs anu
presses being gnily Of idlsehood:
AN hon, 81 difference IN c"unirys cause,
Good men ma have. but Yet love moderation.
Their light may differ the sunbsaEs change,
Ia ud. red through creations range"
Cd That Mr.. Rvrs has love for mn,orilies is also
evident When PpnDsy Ivanla and Ohio went against
lie Wings (Oct 1881 he wrote 10 Mr.. Garland that
..,hey One Cnnservaltves) had nothing TO expect rom
The Whius and that their leaders had been guilty OF IN
nr,ucpled manenvrIng Yet, no sooner had YORK
,one ,r,ns, The Administration (Nnvember Of the same
year) Than we find MIR Rvrs at the next meeting "f Con
grsss pyncing iberaiity and rancour towards ne
Administration than any "risiHai Wing Now, when
.s rccorrt that this done by him lime when ms
f;nd J;,Dmodse and the y Y. Conservatives had con
snmmaed their Jarge'a with the Wings and declared un
con,,ron,isinp husty the re election OF Asrtin an
Bnren;' al time, to-, when The Wings and Conserva'
lives were known command ma nry IN the Legs.
I,ne ~ vroinia md when Mr.. Riress election u.
self vas a, hand who you'd not. ask have his susp'
IONS erced by such startling Developments: Whence
All this se,c bum zeal The part Il MIR RlVes IN favor
Of The hgs: Whence his sudden parhah'y 10, "ms
a,d.,a "a, The Guhs material Chair a neighnorng
state. " hence his general POSITION TO an Admnisifa
lion. which he had I'LL then supported 10 The nam