Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-21
Tie Hon. ". L. Hires.

We have never known any inan 50 idly and heed.
!essiy squarder away so large 4 reputation, so literally
bestowed upon him by his party, as Mr. Rives. We
would rather conceive with our Correspondent that his
excited passions have produced something like "men.
tai halIuci,stion,' than suppose that he would delibe.
| ra,elr descend 10 such wretchcd slang, such low ana
| uniounded and iuIpassioned abuse, such unworthy i'm.
putations upon his former friends, as his harangucs in
Buckingham and elsewhere be.ray.
EXTRACT Of a isHss, CrMEERLAsD c. H., July II.
uOn Monday last ] attended Buckingham Court
| where | had The pleasure Of hearing our Ex- Senator
| R.vcs address the people Of that county, agreeably to
previous appointment, upon the various political sub
jccts which are now ngitating the public.
"Mr. Rives was conducted to his stand at eleven
o'clock, at a much earlier hour than he would have
been, | presume, if his political friends nhe Wings, fol-
he has no other political friends noe, save the Wings,
had not had the goodness that morning to tender to oui
Democratic brethren ofthat county the liberty OF re-
plying to the Ex-senator, which had been before very
~peremptorily refused. This very kind offer, on the
| part of the Wings, was not accepted, as no man nae
repaired himself TO address the people, in reply to Mr.
Rives, on that occasion.
Il listened to Mr.. Rivcs's speech with some atten'
ton, and my only object in view, is TO inform You OF
some of the means resorted to by Mr.. Rives TO inJure
our cause.
sSome short time after he had commenced his polItf
cal sermon, whilst discussing the Independent Treasu
sury scheme, he told the people he would show then
what effect this system would have upon the country
! lie then READ 10 lEeIl, from q small sip OF puPcli -
[ suppose, from some Northern, Federal, Abolitionis'
paper, the following: eThe price Of labor is entirely too
high. The laborcr can afford 10 work for I'D. a day
and the hard money system will bring down wages u
that sum. Wheat will also come down to sixteen cents
a bushel, and every thing else in proportion. THIS Is
the best Tariff you can have, and the only one that car
enable the manufacturer to compete with Engiaha--
The Sub-Treasnry Will effect both these objec's-it wi
put down the banks and bring wages and every ihinG
else down"
ssThis was an extract from a Speech delivered m the
T.. S. Senate, by The Abolition Senator, TapPan, Mr
Rives said. Now, Sir, what viii this great and talented
man think, when he sees that this is pronounced a
forgery out and out, by Mr.. Tappan, himself Mr.
Tappan denies having ever uttered any such thing
and it would be hard for the Ex-senator to make the
intelligent portion of the community believe that ne
thought he was doing justice to MIR. Tappan, when ne
ascribed to him such a motive, in advocating the lnae
pendent Treasury system, as that contained in the e1
tract above. ~.
"Mr. Rives spoke for six hours, INDUCING in all the
Wing slang of the day. | had thought | had heaFe
our distinguished Chief Magistrate abused; but his de
annexation of him, Kendall, &c, surpassed any thing