Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-14
Mr.. RiyeS.


There .-c various and contradictory reports ahoat
,hor, this gentleman letter from Albemare stated
that he had declared his preference for Gen. Harrison
N conversation, at the last Court This was confirmed
By gentleman from that quarter. On the contrary,
same of the confidential friends Of Mr. Rives, stouy
that he has come out for Gen Harrison; and they
refer 10 letter of Mr. Rives received by one of them
which states that he should not vary his position from
that Of the last wnter-and therefore, they infer that he
could have made such declarations as have been as
cTihcd 10 han The two Charlottesville papers are en-
,relv silent about any such revelatons-Ihe whole
matter IS still envclcped III mystery.-kut mPoTte
as 20 the result OF the election
u Since writing the above, we have heard addition
al grounds for the report which stated in our last
Mr. Rvcs will out in black or white but there
are reasons to believe that at the last Albemare Court
he made no secret of his prediction for Gen. Harri
SON We call upon the Editors of the two Charlottes-
VILE papers TO out, and give US light upon the
subject Did Mr. Rves declare for HARRISON: 1ye or
no The country has right to know-for, he IS now
acandidae for the highest Office within the gift OF the
Legislature. The honest Conservatives IN particular
have right to demand the information. They ought
no, 10 move blindfold-but TO look around them-to
look shead-to know positively, whether they are to
elect for six years to the Senate of the U > polt'-
can, who goes for Gen Harrison-aye for Gen Har-
rson who in spite of all the baderdash OF the Rich
mond Wing, holds not one great principle IN common
with the State Rights Democracy of Virginia. How
revelations around him: How would he feel, when
without taking the pains to ascertain whether MIR. K
the supporter of Gen. Harrison, ne PUSHES
and throws his vote upon hun, and Mr. hlVes
should then openly out and declare for Harrison:
Has ne not sufficient evidence before his eyes to
him against all precipitation, to generate the
strongest suspicion and arouse all his gance? What
says the R Wing itself of yesterday morning. He no.
tees our article of Saturday last. Does he deny it,
Does he contradict the account of MIR. Rives having
come out: Far from it. On the contrary, the wing
.idcules any doubt we may have entertained. The
Wing declares it is all afeetation on our part But
hear the Wing HIMSELF and then let the public Judge
for themselves Of Mr.. Rves' position:
Had clap thunder upon the Editor Of the Enquirer
h3n clear sky he could not have felt greater surprise than ne
cJs feel al the revelations a6fo II all atiecatlon tic
has known from the beginning, that Mr. Rives would support Har-
o and His course for the last eighteen months has
loo unequroca 10 permit reasonable man TO doubt Why Is
tbs nse enacted For the benefit of the Conservatives whose
nerves designed hake-The design ought, in policy to
have been concea-d the acting chance Of producing the
deied effect, but Is unwary aud Enthusiastically exposed IN
me sane paragraph ile" MT Rves Us the Enquirer
meaning imp'acale Nhies but asr issue made up nhh
sHs t All Is 20, indeed, Here, then, letting ofthe
cal ou tue bag and the motive explained for all the sur
pleased OCCASION Whether the Conservatives
nave authorized Mr. Richie make this new issues for them
orwh,hethcy comscu, for him 10 issues prefer
making them Tor themselves; whether their affected
'he lHrm"tlh 81 future hostility from their "retreatine' bro
au aiosac "rgan which these quotations intimate, we pro-
irss 10 be uniformed"
We practise no 'spolicy' on the occasion-We speak
hght out, as becomes US, and as becomes them We
ask The Conscrvatives-not the Rives Conservative
tu Inn, who though moi friend of the Sub-Treasury
Isl decided friend of the Administration, and of the
great principles of the Virginia School--Wc ask him
who is no Wing, or Harrison man, whether he will &C
on with Mr. RIves into the arms of the Wings Whe.
Tier he will cut himself off from his old Republican
PaF,y-whethcr lie will take the Richmond Wing, the
trend Of Adams, and Of Clay, and of HARRISON and Of
s their obnoxious measures his counsellor and his
GUIDE If he will pursue the follies and the hereses
OF 'hs Hotspur and Madcap, shall regret his aber-
tdtons; but we shall never regret the freedom with
winch we now speak out We will speak out--we will
speak The truti-We will again call upon the honest
conservatives to see the Lion in their path Let the r
wing characterize us by what silly ep,hes may please
70 employ. We deSpise its vulgar ncknamcs and its
coarse abuse. We will still warn the soldiers with
Mhon We have fought in many hard fought field, to
Oh those who would seduce them into the paths
Oh treachery and into the camp of the enemy
NC nave rstrratcd' from position which we have
occupied. We have uniformly declared that we
should S'nf or srim with principles and with him
VINO supports them We are still more satisfied with
o position, when we who it is that we should be
p.pe!ed 10 take IN crchange for Mr. Van Buren-and
'4t candidate, whom three years ago rejected.
destitute OF every principle and qualification,
e constitutes politician ofthe Virginia School But
- we haa not originally taken that ground-if we had
~ ic'tea'ed from the position which we had orr
en-, assumed yet We should now rejoice at the re-
,am ' We mad made, when we hear the Richmond Wing
,e"LIs US IN the penltude Of its authority and the
.echeSsness of It's revelations that he (thou art the
man he the Whig) "has known from the beginning.
as f, Hives would support Harrison and Tyler. -
, we not, then, right to ask the honest Conserv-
90 VINO stu! cngs to the Administration, will he
0, ~" "'i he persevere, when he hears this Wing
numbering III ears, that Mr. Rives will sup
r. iaftson-and that his course is too unequvocal
oon r,''' 'he existence Of doubt' Awake, arouse,
fhlis,incs ''''' VIC ''a"a' . ''''
'r Webster has attended Wing meeting at Bos.
IN and declared his determination to support General
"''ison No wonder since Gen. Harrison has an.
'Snced MIR Websers Speeches on the Proclamation
'he truest expostions of the Principles of our Co.
lament. Besides, it is said that Mr. Webster cx.