Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-05

VI lN'an;cd Commonwealth We do not pretend to
4 much sa!
To unfold
!h' dni OF hollow States hard to he spelPd-
,e, We think, we can read Mr. Rives.
The letter before a volume of evidence in euci-
alton q wha' has been SAID upon this subject, and, as
"". DC more fully IN the sequel, was intended by
'S"'S author mastef.Stroke of his art. Uniortu-
.,' lot himself and for the character of the State
" 'es has not been too honest to practise deception
'A her people, YET he is too intelligent not to know
~!' CONVICTION Will be to him ruin irretricvable Tic
YES not possess sufficient principle to prevent com
.o'' .; tie offence, but he has too much pride or
It'r' cunning To be willingly caught in the fact
''' he !ab"red and deceptive attempts in the conf
sac.i'n to relieve himself from the impuaton sun
~'''y consequent upon his making now, what he has
!, '"Gy years - p"rs"verngly avoided distinct pubic
y"@ =" M Presidential preferences and antpathies,
' :" IN! opinions of the general merits dement's OF
N t@>"ni Administration And here, true to the IN
''il distinguishes the diplomatic school which has
strongly CONNIE nded itself to his favor, he seeks to
."'''h ac"a'cn material advantage, by msssat'ng
w.. Ien the ncver.iailiug device of one who knows
-" !" ne N the wrong. and IS aware tina! 1t IS only
49, '''h@ or conioundng the truth that 1t can be
,sse. :" mist my name, he observes, "was re-
- ''5e the Legislature By tic act of my friends as
ior reelection to the Senate of the United
+ "rc'u"I. IN answer 10 various communications
' 1n'rS Of thai body, 10 gre any pieGee Of sup
a., ."s' u the Presidential candidates as nc c0R'
,a %.a o my election Again Il fel, that ought
G,. give any pledge Of support to any of the Presi.
H. Candidates, the condition of my election to
tla1 "a'e OF the United States, and accordingly de-
L,I " 10 so whsle my name was recently before the
s'',.'" IN connection with the election for that OF
n " 40 u IS that has been chaierng with Mr.
,s.s 'n> disrcpuablc manner, who il is that has
liz, '' |" d" what no honest man would do himself
md ~ p'rdg" himself, long IN advance, to vote
Pe =, circumstances, for particular individual as
tlsc," ana that as the condition and price OF his
IN, ", 70 nigh station, have means of know
ss1 W nave not access to MIR Rives's Port Folio
,oue. "o' pretend 10 the ability to decypher ITS
Ind 49,, u We had 4 precious collection of efforts
Win as ot his art it, doubtless, contains! We
Cen. ',, therefore, tell what precious worthless:
in H. ''S ne may have gathered up to sustain hin
F,,m ! position which he has chosen to occupy
e'PHa;ic manner in which he confines these
tesiist. S.' 10 what took place when his re-
.,'oe ne Legislature, we can well imagine thai
in y, ,aocnc" Of this character may have been got
,aa Vs'"eea Inn and some of his Wing friends il
u, ny % be Produced at the opportune moment
i b ~ 10 sustain hun in his lettering attitude, but
z,ps ,8 q as cIa-trap full of fine, swelling scnt
linz TO-. eS'cG the popular applause. 1t is an easy
..as -, gentleman, who has SO many correspondents
srs,v u ...eo up; who has echoes and responses IL
S's'9sn' TO eontrive plot 50 simple and yet in