Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-11

elect the man. VINO is nr,r decided enemy Is This
backins his friends, his principles ciiher-Ar We.
nabe says, he is Whig-nud il requires "nn ghost Ia
conc from the grave to eIl u.s. that whatever Mr. Z
may pretend in the way ." priacir'c. IL s u point
81! fact and tendencies, "i tn rru$! decided '','c~
OF those principles that can be found; because" H. as
sistS in c!eva.;n" candidate 10 III Presidency, w">''
party is decidedly hostile 10 th"ln lnGr"d, cream
stances make him dangerous enemy, ihnn
nm avowed Wing; because he is more acrimoniciS
and violent than one. His passions w hurry him into
greater hustlityaiId vrcd enemy always does more
mischief than open fnc. So long he veiled he
imposes upon men Of ingenious and generous hearts,
who VIII scarcely believe, that he has ''Whlggcd
h;:asr!C.
Cnd." these circumstances. the People of virginia
had right 10 demand of Mr.. Rjyes 10 throw CT III"
mask, and To say At whom he for as Pres den"
When nc sought to be their agent they right I" re-
quire him, to answer any questions which they deemed
important, such as his choice ora President Mr. Leigh
declared, that this The gT, point AZ issue-and Mr.
Leigh right. If Mr.. Rives had rgh! 10 theirs
and his own opinion as freeman, the free People
oil the State have right TO demand his opinions
on all questions bearing upon their interests The
moment he becomes candidate for their employment,
,hry had right To such information they deemed
important Mr.. R. might remain at Castle Hill forever,
and mysty till the end of The chapter; and button up
his opinions III lis own doubie-No one has a rirht to
call him ont, or 10 complain Of his silcncc-ut the
ment he sought TO serve them, they had right to know
how tar has "pinnns squared with their own and quail
tied him - attend TO their business THIS species 81 d.
pomatc and ysticai school does not SUI, III. GENIAL eli
uatc o;Firgna Her politicians lav hitherto been bold
manly, undisguIscd, cvadng question: dcspsing all
non-conimtaI, counting no mystery-nut BOOKING one
and rowing another THIS has been the character Of
countryni.n different 'spolicy" NAV suit other
States. Bat il utterly inconsistent with the genius
of Virginia. When jain Randolph Went OF iron! Mr.
Jefferson, he out boldly AZ once Rut Mr.. r. has
very different example The dplomatist is seen in
every movement; though the time has now come, when
the mask viii be dropped.-Our friend, Col Payne,
gives little HIT he passes on-snd We take in
very good paTt-but we assure him, that would in
nitey rather :.snk and swim with our principles and
Mr. Rves has done, and perhaps cqnvocate to the eve
the public curiosity; bat command general
confidence.
We submit these hasv reflections to the public con.
sdcraon--wh all respect to Col. Payne; and without
the slightest intention Ia take sides with his Fluyanna
Querst, to the scenes of the last Spring We DIFF
fer with Col. Payne to Mr.. Rvcss course, and we
hope as 10 this point only, with sincere regret. We
have long known this conference.-the have duly est-
mated his services. 1t has been pride for years
past TO cooperate with him in the Republican, ranks
Who can believe that such man abandon the Re-
publican causc-voe for "a Wing, and vote for Iarr
son. whom he three years ago so strehuou-y opposed
We shall not believe il, until it. We hope in
all else, bat III the election of Senator, he will co-opc
rate with MS old Republican friends The times, VIC
know, abound with strange political phenomena but
this wunl'! hc OF tho s;raugcst. * believe
that politician, like Col Payne because: ne differs on
question with the Administration should rotc with
the Wings Jor Wing