Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-08-12
REPLY TO &C. See 6rst page. !


in the field, biandshing bis lance and spear. View
do him the justice TO say in advance, that al'hong
Ire brings new arguments 10 sustain his views, b
certainty gives the old aud ofteu-efuted assun p
lions Of is bloher 1nrractiesblos all the iofee o
which they are susceptible As 1t was rot our design
in reply 10 .sGs first article, 10 provoke soii is no
nov OUT purpose 10 continue a contrortrsy Win Inn
uron the points al issue. Hence, we shall instead
orrepIyiug seriatim TO each Of his positions, merel,
throw out such general reflections as The subject nat
u,ally prompts.
&c" treats us to a new edition Of tie Expunging
depunciaion; and in all oil his condennatory remark
upon that act and those by whom it was rerpeifaied
We cordially concur. How them do we defend the
Wing vote FOR Mr.. Kvesl By single remark.
which has often been made. and never met: II the
Wings had not voted for Mr.. Riyes at all, concen-
ration of The Loco Foco and Conservative vote
would have taken place upon Judge Mason, and he
would consequently now have been cur Senator.
Are you answered! Judge Mason was Expunger
as well as Mr.. Rwes. What did common sense
dictate in such energencyl Should not the
Wings, even Lad Mr.. RNes ayowed readiness 10
" sink or swln,'' have voted TO, ham, who agreed
with them on the Sub-Treasnty question, rather
than have contributed indirectly to the election Of
Judge Mason, who, liable 10 all the objections appl-
cable to Mr.. RHes ErPunging included, differed
with them on the Sub Treasury question also How
much more readily, then, should the Wigs have
voted for Mr.. Riyes, when he refused to sink
swim'-when too, he did So knowing that that
Cusal alone stood in the way OF his reelection TO the
Office which he held, aud which, according to our
correspondent, he so anxious to secure that lie
was willing to return 10 Washington, the 4" nauseaed
alternative" of his late opponents We ask &C.
sobery he can believe himself with the facts of the
case staring him in the fac ? Il Mr. Rives was
eager be Senator that he willing TO accept it
al the hands of those, 10 whom il bitter pill 10
vote for HIM, why did lie not take The slraigher and
more direct and no, less degrading which lay
before him. receive as ii the eager choice Of The
party with which lie lorg associated, and
which, if they are To be believed, so reluctantly
gave him up! All. bat says our correspondents
=. the prospect frightened before him of rising
with the Wings" What, rising with those
who nauseated," even while they voted foi
Mm rising with panty confessedly in the minority
and which, its opponeHts sill Say is in hopeless
minority! The argument dont lold water. No: f
MIR. Riyes bad been nuenced by ambition rather than
princple,-by love of sell, rather than love of coun
camp of those " ho hold the "spas," and who distr
butte them lavishly TO their folowcrs-who would
have given him any office, either in the besowal OF
ahe State Legislature OF of the Federal Executive
and WHO would have placed him in the the front rank
Of the Presidential aspirants. And yet he
cd his back upon all these bright and brilliant
prospects he refused 10 be elected Senator, by hls
,wn party, when thar party required degrading
pledge, condilion oil their support, aud yet
erayey told, that lie x0us for the Office
OF Senator, that lie was willing accept it as the
.'nauseated alternative" Of The VIII 5 &c" has
much penetration to see thar If hls assoc
ton be true, Mr. Il. played his cards very nnwlsely
Again The Wings Of tie last Legislature acted
precisely did the Wings Of 1895 BY whose vole
Wn. Ii. Rome, another ErFunger was elected to
the Senate opposition another md v.duai who was
the choice Of the Spoi's parry, AID n'ole obnoxious
20 the Wigs. They did TO thau all parties in
minority will ALWAYS dom choosing that candidate Who
was least Objectionable. Why did We have 10 denun-
Citations oftho>e Wings who voted for Mr.. Roaue
Is it because olthe ye,y men who voted for
him, most loudly aud most bitterly denounce
those Wings who voted for Nh Rves! They swear
that it is most "unrrncIped" vete for an Expun-
ger; and yet a.cy voted fer W III. II. Roane! They
say. that they did so because tie Wings were not
strong enough to elect lrom their own ranks:
Neilhcr were the Wings sttorg enough 10 elect one
oil their own party last winters viii they be next
And upon Tins broad ground il there were no other
they might rest their defence Ii any Of them think
James Mcdowell or Judge Mason lesser evil" than
M Rives Mey can vote for OF those gentlemen!
III. argues, howey1r, that an ,hou will be made
TO cfface from the Journals Of the Senate The odlous
Expunepg Resolutions and that tLeIeioie Mr. Riyes
"il' be very improper person 10 represent the
wings OF Virginia in that body. There is some
f'ausibillty IN this oil lection but it loses its force
when We remember the remedy which we hold in
our hands. If the Wings ever acquire the ascen-
dancy in Virginia. they WILL OF course, instruct their
senators to cooperate in any proper for pur-
ging the Journals Of tha, stain and Nh Riyes will
nnquestionaby either ''obey or iesign"-obey we
NJ We no question, both because there will be no
ArSrai impfopiety in doing, and because We have
reason TO believe, that " bile he entertained no con-
siiutional sciuples as 10 the power of The Senate to
expunge, lie did conc in the necessity or ex-
pedency OF its exercise, and voted for it only be-
cause he was instructed so to vote.
The assumption of &C. that our defence oCthe mo-
ives OF MIR. Rvess in relation tolhe removal
oi the Deposes and other measures Of Gen Jack
sons administration, which we believed poiuted Al n