Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-26

ject, (which, knowing YOU as do, ! know will be
difficult matter if those noble and ge"erous emotions,
which formerly were wont to take possrss'"n oil your
whole SOUL aud compel you 10 do right IN despite at
almost uncontrolled Snper, not extinct when they
shall again come Ike ministering angel 10 undeceiVe
and to relieve you you will admit the business oil what
have said and the conclusions To- which have coTe.
You will also, then render justice to that Spartan band
IN the Legislature Gale d The "lmpraccab'es as the
future patriot asSurdy WILL if faithful record Of the
times is handed to posierty. They viii be regarded,
ST., the "ionrn hope who planted themselves in the
breach, md successfully resisted all and every assault
made upon rle citadel oi liberty. ask them, when they
have served out their lime volunteer their services Tor
another campa gHiA hieh must end he struggle BE
at Waterloo and witness the triumph {; your principles,
their death! and, e, the victory terminate
may, this feel assured Of viii be ali homer
able-such patriot will be ashamed Of Posterity
will read upon the same page OF history the part borne
IN this controversy by those stern and unyeidng parI-
OTIS, the impraclcabr Bolts and GIlmer, and Sou'ha,
and Go"de, and Bayly aud others and that played by
the practtcaUe Pendleon, May WItcher, and Others
aud wII! be coniounded at discovering that in this en-
lgh;ened age, statesmen, who went Tor Pr'Hcpis were
called impractcsbes, and their opposite practcatsS
VINO doubt The decisioD
In regard To the great maioi,y ofhe Wings who
willing uHdr circumstances 10 vote Tor MIR. Rves,
have not 20 much complaint To make; though az have
before stated. think they were evidently wrong What
have SAID have intended for those no preferred him
primarily Much excuse is TO bc made Tor those who
merely and reluctantly willing TO take him as an
alternative. The whole Wing press u the State stranse
is the lnct) IN his tavorand we ali know h"w
powerful the press Is IN this county, in controlling pub
nc SENTIMENT but think hazard nothing in saying,
and believe every candid nInd Will agree with NE,
if the public press had remlned where IL wa opposed
To Mr. RIyrs. that not slng Wing Delegate no, not
one! would have been found voting tor ir Rives. Be
the press supported him, that did moi make right,
il il was not right before All have 10 say 10 such now,
is, go home and represent the matter fairly 10 Their
constituents Do not. however, be driven to advocate
Mr. Rves IN jusl!tynE The TOte you gave this Winter
urdrr circumstances. Before your constituents Tor
n WEie--n thorough Whlg--a Wing teiihOut doubt. II
il the only way the OF the Wings can be sustain
ed in Virginia and nov tell you-aEd have had
opportunity of collecting publ" sentiment III the
coun,ry-il is the only way, IA which can by pos
Mr. Riyes be not abandoned shall certainly be beat
en- in this State. that the gives highland if Mr.
Rves b. Wing or half way Wing. lie will take steps
t. have his name Withdrawn from the cnntrst
shall probably address you again on !s subject, and
the enquiry may be mlde--why. /, Whig. q tho.
rou. IN Whg) should select the Erquer Tor TINS
nicalioL; answer simply, not thai consider 1t rcry
y,oEcr medium through which 10 address The Wings OF
the Stale but at this nIe the best rItriny. | am will
ing and would wish that every Wing press in the Stale
should publish il but | !cll confidence that any
would give it what considered fair publication, judy
ing from what nave observed in regard 10 other COM
municalInus the same subject. ii Mr.. RiGcs be a
Wing he has imposed upon The Conservatives; If he b.
not he has imposed upon the Wings lie is not both,
and thereire he has certainly imPIscd either upon the
Wings the ConseI ra,iv-shud no matter which. that
randes him in my estimation unworthy the confidence
Of any man or party Neither Mr. RIves himself
any Of his friends resist the truth and the ioce Of
this. Wings, keep il ever in view!
PLAIN MAN