Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-21

under a m,niai b"3uciHntion, when speaking of his old
Trends. Alter abusing Van Buren, 10 his hearts con.
Tent 10 mace 4 s;r"rg appeal, as he frequently did dur.
Ing hs address, 10 his Old Jackson Republicans, Ia come
OUT from among tn" 'itrgues and ltoralis:s, and sun
port - sciccia er"hGsaGn as President, 10 wit: w. Fl.
l:ifEis"n. lie sad, II s,ckened him TO hear Mr.. Van
hnF'h called i Northern man with Southern feelings
ii", VINO was III favor IL the Sub Treasury, Standing
Army, ~6'nkrGPt lHw, and the right to Introduce free
heroes Is witnesses against white persons. Extra
BUY, Gen GoE,!un, Wn. Daniel, and a host of others,
w'.i address u" people o! Buckingham at Buckingham
August Court, next, wien hope we shall be able to
$40" T. Tue people Of that county NJ. Rives in his true
co!os-.'
10 tie Editor ErcKr>Cn,M. july Il. lSi0.
According 10 promise, Nr. Rives addressed the pco-
pie 81 Buckingham a. their July Court. His lcving
Wing friends had communicated his intention 10 their
brethren, and many from The ad iacent counties were in
attendance. Mr.. Rlvrs commenced his speech about
IL 0 CLOCK \. NJ, and, with an in,crmis.Ion of about
one hour for dinner, &c, spoke until nearly sunset
During one of the hottest days we have had this sum
nier, ne continued TO speak FOR nearly, If not quite, seven
long hours. Of course, no tine was then left to reply
TO nm. \ great many persons had gone home, and
those present were too much exhausted to listen 10 any
thing as u a reply. His speech fell short Of my anticr-
paiions. lie detained handsomely and argued two or
three points with great ingenuity, rs might have been
expected. lie IS IN i false position, and spoke and look
ed lake he knew it. Passion and prejudice have de-
stroyed the cquanInity OF his temper, and prompted
hin To sunder the ties which united him to the old
and tried Republicans Of the land. lie has lost their
confidence and esteem, probably forever. lie cannot
feel otherwise than mortified 10 find himself abandoned
by the venerable Iancey, BY Booker, b. Austin, BY DR.
Moseley, who once saved his life, and by others, good
Iicn and true, who have known and respected him for
nearly the whole of his lie. The p!aud,tS and huzzas
81. the Wings may excite in his bosom a faint and tran.
sent emotion Of delight, bn; Mr. Rives involuntar,ly
asks himself, "what have done that my recent enc.
mes should noT praise me-" The alienation and Dis.
trust OF his ancient friends must lea yp an s.rcuIur VOID -
not TO be filled by the sudden and Overlooking caresscs
OF men, IN whose hearts he cUuld never, until now, find
an abiding place.
Mr.. Riycs asserted, that he was a Republican Of the
school Of Jefferson and Madison, and represented him
self as a genuine Simon Pure, while nc charged the
present Republicans Of the Union to be a set OF baStart
Republicans. Lest The people should not believe him,
he reiterated his strong claims 10 Democracy several
times during the day Among other high matters, he
brought for ward the Sub-Treasury bill and repeated his
I'D charges against II, but while cOndcmuingt the specie
feature, forgot to remind his hearers that he himself had
) or ! years ago advocated ''the restoration of the Co
vernmemt 10 It's true constitutional destination, 10 wit,
that CT a hard money Government. 1r. Van Buren,
agrees with Mr.. Rives IN the desired end, while he DIFF
fprs as TO the means necessary ior rs accomplishment
Nr. RIyes charged Mr. Buchanan OF Pennsylvania with
having advocated the Sub Treasury, because is adop-
ton would reduce the wages of labor; that in the hard
money countries Of Europe, the wages OF labor We're
low, and that, IN the opinion OF Mr.. Bnc!Ianan, six
pence n day was ~$mtciCnt for n laborer. lie pro-
ceedrd - cxpatate upon the low prices of labor
m Europe, and asked the people whether they
wanted the Suo-Trasury Tor tie purpose oi lower
ing wages, the prices oil agricultural products, Ac.
lie concluded his remarks on this topic by telling
his hearers, that IN hard-!noney France ("hosc imam
cial system, b. the by, he, not long since, recommend
ed 10 The country he had positively seem laborcr eat
Ing bread and ''Toas.cd cleSIuts instead Of beef. fish
or pork. R!css me, what a painful sight 10 the eyes oi
a gentleman, who was then receiving the snug little
salary Of nine thousand dollars per aanun, and who,
therefore, was not reduced 10 the ilaId necessity Of
eating 'ruaSicd cI"snuts,
Had Mr. Rivcs been disposed, ne might have told ms
hearers, tina, while N harG-inomey France, ~onc-iwcntI-
eth al tie population are paupcrs, IN papcF.money
England. one sCIth part Of TIE population are paup"rs;
that Parliamentary documents show that from icll 10
l-:T9, The increase of population was t"entr-i!"" per
cent: Of poor rates. three hundred - four huntteG per
cent: and Of crimes three hundred per cent: that ac-
cogiinr 10 Mr. Mctul!ociI, the lowest class OF Iaborars
eat meat only osccn rcck, and the most numerous class
only tro or Mrcr times a 'eceh; that ,ic London QUAR-
tcrly Review saws, .'tle English paupcr IS bette. fed
than the independent labOrc.: the suspected unsi re-
ccIycs considerably more food than the paup"r. the
convicted thief receives SILL more; and the transported
ic!on receives every day nearIv three times Is much
food aS the unrest pc0sGn'- that IN 10, the poor rates
amounted 10 eight millions sterling, aHd that A!r. i!uS-
kisson, sensible Of the evils al the paper system, de-
c.arcd that il England had a steady metallic currency,
the body of the population would remain unoppresse0.
VI. Z. might have stated further, for the edItcation OF
his Wing friends, That while Agricultural wages under
the paper currency Of Ireland are as low "a one shilling
to slxpence . day, they vary III Cuba, with us h-d'
money currency, from 81 % to 81 Il day.
Mr. Rrves, however, grossly llIsrcpresented Dir
Buchanan speech on The Sub-treasufg bill. II Is mol
true, that he advocated the Sub-Treasury, Tor Tie Pdr'
pose of reducing the waa 5 OF labor. He SAID, ~ you
!. double the amount Of lie circulating medium ~ any
/" country, you thereby double ;hc "1miHat price d
= every article. If, when the circulating medium :
o ittg millions, an article should cost one d"itaF' !"
{" would cost two, II, njih0"t Gng increase y NC H%es
: Of a circaidiia@ mcdiam, TIE 4tlntity should DC
:. increased 10 onc hundred millions: that in reieF"nc"
= to wages. they are the Inst to rise with the increasing
:. evanston Of The CURRENCY, and the first 10 tai! "her
. the corresponding Revision occurs. Mr.. lives Is
too well acquainted with political economy To coht'o'
vert doctrines so sound as these. Mr.. buchanan con
tended, that the SGb-Treasury would check tie eNces
s;ye issues of PAPER money, and thus RESTRAIN Tue spun
of orertrading and speculation; that the prices OF labor
would be uniform aud steady, whereas tiiey nave mere
,orore been liable TO all the fluctuations incident 10
variable currency: and he cnpiiatIcally said, the Huo
Treasury would "benett the iaOoEins man as inuch ant
probably more than any other class OF society: SOFA
!. eaiG he, from lniurinr, il VIII greatly bcncatihe labor
:. M man. Il will ensure 10 hun constant employment
. and regular prices, paid IN a sound currency, W"'ch 4"
I" all things, he ought most TO dcaIrc; andit VII. sa:e i''
:. from bcIng involved in rum b a recurrence o. '''S'
:. periodical expansions and coItractIcns o. The cur
TFit1A, NHl'b . h't' -
ryc YOU Mr.. Buchanans ow n words, COPIED from
p)ampaict copy Of his speech, sing on my table to'
viii perceive with what injustice he has been tEe"'ed D!
Mr.. Rlves. -.
Mr.. R. seems to hold hardin oney in honor about I'M
time. He looks upon hard-me,ney Tyler, as a me lei
low. but hard money Van Blu fcn IS an utter aooni"a
ton in his eyes. As far back a l-l9, John yer
when in the House Of RePrcse natives, advocated III
specie feature of the present S,ib-l reasury
"Our revenue, (said Ee) a,ns units 10 $!0,Ooo,o cO an
:. nuarlv. Require 4 fourth, or even i sixth, to he pan
!. in gold and silvcr-wlat woGl be the eilccS: IN
.. merchan, would collect the no ;cs Of Banks, ana Dc
:. mand specie for them: and thus a test would be ;IdoP,,
:. ed. by means Of which, the solvcncy OF each !nst
:. trlion might be ascertained. The demand tor sp:c!
q thus produced, lroui& hare the 5%eH9fcGt Gyf6 81 81
;. frodnriny more IF It iato the country; far money !.
" Ike ercry other article, md nil fnd its 'c"y TO !"
:. marh,t chere 1t IS mast sea'Hiag. How pam a
endorsement Of the exred,ency and wisdom OF the In
dependent Treasury BaI.
But Mr.. Rivcs thinks Banks are indisPensab!y ne
ccssary as fiscal agents Of the Government, and ID af
! spite Of the suspension of le37 q re that "i io@9. VI
Van Buren, and the Republicans c the Union th,h
differently, and they wish to see the Banks deprived
the control and custody Of the pubJc money. Inc