Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-27
RICHMOND, Va, FRIDAY, MARCH y
ar q. w. Uopkins's Letter.

/ We have Il
which G. w Hopkins, Esq, member OF the House OF
osento,;vcs from the Russell District has address
| cd 70 Col James Fl. Pope of Wythe county !. sears
doe ON the 10Th inst and covers "A pages we are ex-
tremelv an xous TO lay the whole Oh inns iei
t =, once before our rcaders-but its extreme length
nmnels us to postpone is publication TIL or mex paper
This paper will bear some comparison with MT. VIM
p TAYLOR s letter i'll last No small praise Tor tha
Litter has cxtortcd the unqualified admiration OF all
| whom we have heard speak of IT. MT FL s letter =
ohlv rs well us eoquently written nc declares ms
nostive determination to vote Tor MI van buren, ana
| - onnose Gen Harrison He analyses the merits oil
both compares their respective pretensons-ahd whilst
Ia denies The claims of Gen. HARRISON even IN his mi
Tt,ry capacty; whilst he exposes his Federal primer
nlos and unconstitutional measures he indicates the
. character and the principles ct Mr. Van buren, Bu
tho most remark able part of the letter is that in which
Ia sneoks of the ssVeiled Prophet 1t well known,
hat iir Hopkins was Conservatives that he op-
noscd to the Sub Treasury and that Mr. Rves, as he
frankly confcsses, had 'galned (s) confidence ana
admiration" He now ahandons HIM lie says "lhs
distinguished avorite of fortune was reared IN an at
socinl proximity to that apostle OF liberty enabled
Mr. Rives 20 feed the taper of his aspiring mind with
the redundant and wholesome light oil Montlceho'
The lustre reflected upon him from an orb 80 brliIanl
md pure presaged his future course, anu MADE MN
conspcuous to the advocates of freedom In his own
native Virginia. State not barren IN wisdom ana
wortbno man Of the age has been more freely honor
ed with political prefernent and applause HIS seat IN
| he House 90 :"
more distinguished one in the House OF Representa-
tves mission abroad and Senatorial honors at home,
came hckcninr on him from the spontaneous genera.
sty of his triumphant party. Stimulated by the ues OF
gratitude and the convictions OF consderate nlnd ne
not only contributed TO overthrow the administrator Of
| John @ Adams but advocated, with ability and zeal
the LEADING measures which brought down upon PresI-
dent Jackson the rancorous hatred oil the Wings Inc
memorable Expunge, intended, as was alleged oy tue
Who's TO fix upon them that burning shame tey mao
-, lnnf
through the Senate by the parliamentary abilities OF
/ Mr. Rves The Whiggish denuncatIon against him
which before had been continual and bitter, was as
the cheering voice of praise, when compared TO The ie
rocty of It's character then. Language is incompetent
"a describe it. No violated conidcnce-no betrayal OF
trustno measure of ngrat;iude 10 the cordial friends
who reared the fortunes of Mr.. Riyes, could provoke
from the Democratic party the rrnorsc!ess Jury 'eh
manifested towards him by the Wings
| uSncc then the flushed and elevated Wings, backed
and encouraged by the mighty contrvances OF ihcofPo
roted wealth have reunited and embodied neir NTH
erto discordant forces and now constantly proclaim
their ability and determination to crush the fresdont
and the Democratic party. 10 pamper TINS VAIN eAui'
ation the Conservative leaders have made Their appear
ance and drawn their weapons in the ranks OF the oP
position They protested TO have mustered troops IN
defence of great constitutional principles ana ' sea
son stacked their upon neutral ground ana cody
eyed the battle field But the leader OF the Nor'hefh
Conservatives to secure sway IN ms naive ahu SOON
now in the national Senate, wages fierce unnatural,
relentless war, upon the political party win "hich ne
so lately and so cordially co.operated.
s.Tbe commander of the Virginia Conservatives, more
cool and wary, calculated with clrcumspect mind inc
hazards of the enterprise, and felt and measured the
ground on which he has determined TO move. But ne,
too has lately DOTTED his ncutralty-le his former ge-
nervous and confding rends-and crossed the kubicon
of party strife.
aThe exulting enemy applaudcd the act, received
L. hiS Drnp
Nav in the ovcrowngs Of ccstaiic JOY, they nave Ia
borcd with the most pcfsc. ernr assdr'y to return nm
10 the National Senate, where he plunged dagger ~
their precious fame: and whose records, they assert he
had mutatcd and deilcd with the most coiu schsn'
, calculating, and deliberate baseNess
.For this sudden extraordinary support OF MI hr"s,
the great organ of the Wing party in Virginia had no
UNSUITABLE pre.cxt, that aware Oh he eaitot OF
the Wing, aud the leader Of the Conservatives ala ho
agree even on the great financial question oil the DAY
For while Mr. Rives considered and denounced tha
measure as curse to the national prosperity, MY feh
SAINTS considered the wisest and safest financial mea
sre which Congress could then adopt do not uiiuer
take TO quote language but to state IN substance e
views which he entertained upon that subject and winch
he published to the world The opposition OF MI tiVes
TO the Sub.Teasury scheme, couldno therefore, have
endeared him to the editor of the Wing II should, u
the ordinary ct human reasoning, nave woeheo
the breach between them. No: the ground boldly 2nt
oncnly assumed by the editor for the support OF MT
Rives was that with his assistance, the wings conh
carry the elections and get command OF the government
This was the doctrine proui gated by the p.ess, a.
echoed in the halls of the Legislature, by gentlemen o
the Wing party, who claimed to represent The virtue
the principles and the patriotism ofhe Commonwealth
Of Virginia.
IF gratitude be among the number OF gentleman
virtues and the greatest bencctors deserve the warm
est returns of gratitude, what benetactors can Mr.
Rves compare with the early and devoted patrons VINO
gave him whatever OF power and distinction he has nc
CURED: r, 49,, ~, :;
"Our country, too, whose ever grateful eyes MS n
pcnnr worth so tcnderly could See that scarce sh'
ireathcd an accent the skies but what was wnscG
with bcnisons for him. Yet instead of gratitude II"
this rare delicate and generous appreciation, a'ii sol
~ to believe, only feeling now pervades his near
feelings of unkindness, not TO say hostility towards
the treat body of his former political friends. the cor
dial and confdng friends who placed him in the Leaf
his fellow men, clleercd and sustained him IN every
strife, and aimed to raise him to the Prcsldenta
heigth.'
r But we shall publish the whole Letter next week
. The Standing Army...Militia!
We request the readers attention to an artcie OF
our first page from the "Valley Star, upon the new
WING Humbug of the Standing Army ncomPietcill