Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-11
In,CI.NOYD. SATURDAY,, JANUAKf IT.
m5S.-S 0Fr-ur. Nm. c. Fires.

.nasopS 10 believe, that the position OF TINS
: no longer envcopcd IN any degree OF '''sS
= II is said, that he does not hesl''e - :.
;Fst .1rninaton to support tic HARRISBURG ''o"'".
h'> nus. astonishing this revelation vs. We et I
non. -NsI,ns 10 doubt t-so well founded does the
rcFih' - n he 1t comes TO us "in such shape,
"' 900 can scarcely question ITS au'heh''ons u'
u'H W. .nr how much better, we say, wouu u nave
II y 80. much more becoming hs former chaiac.Gf
eeen-" -: I'll. had during the last winter, frankly
and stahc'? zion his position in the ranks of the
ana W. had long struggled against the suppos;''on
Mh&b b,unrnat:on on the part OF MI. hiVes.
Of an! ~ ely have believed il possible that man
is ~ 4ri-cG 50 prominent IN ms party, occupying
80 III nd eny,ablc station, could en'ciy uesei'
50 hsm ~" ,.ris and throw himself INTO the arms
lis hos''e merely because he differed with the
81 hs Wv c.; -, a single measure OF mere cfpc-
adih''' W. confess indeed, that we saw Win no
Gm,"s .ror:zc and regret, not only ihe wings III
nt'e In, IN almost every State OF the Union, De-
.o'n;ng his advocates and euioSS's. " men we Sd"
r"Hs drawing himself into the shell OF "armed neu-
nun w n5 ensconcing himself III generalities; when
Ia, , thai no appeal from his former friends would
- hin, from behind the mystic ven winch ne mao
,mad then, indeed, did our faith begin to waVef
II Mr.. Rives has indeed deserted ms republican
ID e he prefers General Harrison to lhartIn an
ga-sp il forgetting all BIS former principles ana ms
:mer friends, he can support General HARRISON,
Lso ,rinciplcs he once so ardently denounced, ana
rbose pretensons he once so strongly riocuieu, anu
10 mn direct Coalition with the wings De IL SO
H. nav ,arhaps secure two three votes Tor ils own
isc,;on-but new Issue is made up which must cut
A., or from other men, who have hitherto chung TO
Sm The line, indeed, is distinctly drawn and IN the
.nru,ga of one whom we would not irreverently name
- newspaper "He that is not for us, IS against us
Ths nomination at Harrisburg draws the lne-and
49,, man must take one side or the other.
We confess that this new position Of Mr. Rlves was
,bs, Unexpected 10 u.s. but if the statements which
circulated through City yesterday are correct
he mask is thrown aside When we expressed, on the
-,b nh the indignant feelings with which any one
is.srvcd 10 be viewed, who would abandon his Repub
,c,n banner and 30 over to General Harrison, we
nld scarcely suppose it within the bounds probab
= ba Such declaration could be- realized in the person
: Mr. Riycs and that the consummation could have
san brought about al so early period We shall
ce 10 hear il conradicted; though, from the quarter
,on which the statement proceeds, can scarcely
bLcva i 10 be untrue But if it be correct, if Mr.
P;yes has come out for Gen. Harrison with ell the po
i.;c, bcreses which attach 10 the Wing nominee of
tho Harrisburg Convention, (and we refer to the Sy
nopss IN this days paper for strong illustration of
,bem what them 1t will relieve from any degree of
embarrassment every honest friend of the Administra
ion; for how can any such still go for Mr. Rives, with
on, rivn. in his adhesion to the Of the Whigs'
Gan Mr. R!ges expect to be elected by such course
md under such auspices: But even suppose him to
h, elected BY such means il will produce storm
throughout, the Commonwealth, which viii sweep of the
Wtigs and all their allies