Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-15
CD-H-H Cs'JCIi
To WILLIAM c. RISES.

CO-NHL.SJCHII
TO WILLIAM c. RIvES.
Sir; beg leave TO congratulate you upon the won
full accuracy with which your recent prophecies II
gard TO the vote Of your native State have been iu
ed. The remarkable penetration which you dIsp!al
the Gcutencss with which your prophetic 81
penetrated the veil of the future, and the c.
dence with which you announced 10 your delir.
votarics, the certain majority of from TO len /.
sand, surely entities you to the utmost credit as
and 10 lofty standing amongst the political prop
of your party. True II is, you had every oppo.tun'
judging with accuracy, and Of forming correct
Mon, having in your character ofpolitcal moun,e1
visited almost every county, spouted IN every log q
and learned the candid opinion" Of every mon
Wing wiseacre in the Old Dominion Nevcrthe.
the almost literal iulflment of your predictions =
ter Of congratulation yonr friends, and OF reNao
chagrin to your enemies. And yet, SIR, VIII you
lieye it, there certain disconte nted and grumt
persons, who, protesting 10 be your friends, do,
withstandng berate you roundly and impatently =
that they will never again place confidence N
Judgment or veracty either! and for the patry ret
that relying upon the literal iuliilment your pr
cies, they were induced 10 bet large sums Of Their
ney, and in consequence losers TO no inconside
amount. One of these malcon;ents declared 10 m
other day, that his faith in your prophecies bad .
stoned him dead loss of $4,000 and Sc much en-.
WINS lie ut the recollection OF so large loss, tina, i
cruel manner, declaring that he would never aga
faith in aught that you said or did; that he h.
believed you little, contemplate selfish and Dr..
man, and that R0W he knctc IL; that he would fa'L
dog and bay the moon than such prophet, am
he sincerely hoped every good Wing member q
Legislature instead Of voting you the reward thf
pieces for which you so zealously served, would ]
you from him with the scorn which your vile apo'i
ives, strange as IT seems that was the very Woi1
used) so richly meritcd,
But how could H. continued this unlucky
waxing warmer as he spoke, 81 how could ], far
ment, suppose that Virginia, the parent Of Pres
the mother Of Jefferson and Madison, and Ia"
could be swerved from her political faith by tie
whanging Of such wretched lmltator Of Og!c.
grca, men change their States change with them.
Carolina turns to Calhoun, as the needle TO the
Tallmadge changed New York; but when he, WI
Rves the little expunger, attempted to shake the
the Old Dominion, she rebuked his arrogance Z,
served, and gave him 10 know that she has still sC'
strength to crush the vi per which her bosom nou'
| Thus, Sir, are you sometimes belaboured Y! J.
| whose sclfinterest predominates over their paa
but, for myself, cannot sufficiently admire yS-
firing exertions in the good cause OF Whiggefy
spooney speeches and kitchen references, W.
worthy the refined taste Of such distngu'-h'-
of Old Virginia And it is truly gratifying
new allies, 10 see how completely you haze =
roded Herod, out Ogled Ogle But there "
portion of your course, which candor compel'
confess, even Highly disapproved Of. You m';,
that am an "orginal Jackson man, and ha,s
told, that upon divers occasions you attacked
ractor of that renowned old Hero, and te'F9
him with much abuse. This, Sir, was unpardon'
| do really think, that he who was glad to lieS J.
of the lion when the lion was living, should NO.
the carcase of the lion now that he is dead
am, Sir, &c,