Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-27
RICH MOND:
WEDNESDAY moRNINc, JANUARY "a.
Senator .7,dsrscn Of Bs,s,ourf.

NIFTY OF Judging for himself how grossly and scandal
ousiy Col. Anderson has beea misre presented bv
the Enquirer. Col. Anderson is Conservative
one OF that small but patriotic band which, govern.
ell solely and demonstrably by patriotic impulse,
separated from Van Burenisn, and placed itself in
position to be raked by the cross Gre Of the two
great con,endns parties sustain their principles
aud maintain the Constitution. To no body Of men
does the country owe more for ,ha, redemn,ion
which, after so tremendous a struggle, has been se.
cured to our institutions against the nroads Of Loco
focoisn. New York and Pennsylvania were car.
uei 10Y Their gallant ard timely cooperation with
the Wing party. Virginia was carried, too. al
'housh the voice OF the legitimate was smotl-
cred by fraud, and her Electoral vote counted for
i-oco-iocoism. We are indeed heavily it not main
ly indebted to Conservatism for that great reve,u.
ton which has converted national mourning into ma
t'onai joy. In this aspect, IL Is hardly to lie won
dered AZ, that Loco-focoism regards the Conserya.
lives with morbid and mortal hatred. Hence il.
| venonious aud rancorous assaults upon Mr.. Riyes
so lately in this State its prime iavorte and Idol
Hence the protrac;ed and desperate struggle of two
years 10 defeat his election, and the ni,able SIAN
ders which have been poured upon his head. Hence
the malignant mise presentation Of COL Anderson.
OF Botetourt, Of MIR. Fontainc, when the slightest
preiext offers ITSELF and OF all others Of tina, school
who are in pubic stations.
IL singular, but not uncharacteristic that IN.
most mayolent and uniirins of these assailants OF
the Conservatives, is the Editor of the ENQUIRER.
himsclfa Conservative from 81, when the party
was formed, ioa late period Of IS, when finding
himself unable TO deiach the bulk Of the jackson
party in Virginia ftom the Sub Treasury, and fear
ing to be supplaned by his own opposition TO IL he
turned tail upon his Hvowed principles and his Con.
sentative allies and summerseted himself ri,h over
into Sub-Treasuryism No man had 60 uuoual;.
hediy denounced It, Not another had placed it up
on such odous grounds, or conjured up such visions
OF horror and ruin from its adoption. We speak Of
facts which none can have forgotten. Without as.
signing cause for change OF opinion-wi,hou,
pretending to have changed the deserted his Con-
sentative allies, whom he had principally made
CONSERVATIVES ard melted to make a stand AGAINST
what he and they deemed the alarming measure OF
the Sub-Treasury. Had he stopped here, simple
ireaehery had been all; but the character OF the
Renegade is incomplete, unless TO treachery he add.
ed hatred OF the betrayed. No sooner had he aban-
doned the conservatives without any cause on their
soemny declared principles, than the Enau
opened hre Of detraciion and Misrepresentation
against them. which IS kept up TO this day with
even an increasing inveteracy.
The Enquirer says that the Senator from Bote-
tourt took the extraordinary position, that If Martin
Van Buren, had been elected, he would have voted
for Il Senator who was favorable to his Administra-
ton, and lns;nuaies that Mr.. Anderson took the
ground that lie was a Senator Of the Union. lie
took no such ground. By referring 10 his speech.
It will be seen that he said, If Mr. Van Buren, had
been re cleetcd. as he received ma orty of his dis
trc;, he would have resigned his seat. because in
that event, It would have been due to his cons,i.u
ents that the Senator of his district should vote for
u. >. Senator who would support Mr.. Van Bu-
ren's measures; but the defea, Of Mr.. Van Bpren
terminates his Administration after the 18th of next
March, and presents before his constituents ney
lssue-whe;her Senator shall be elected who will
oppose the new Administration, right or wrong. or
one who IS friendly 10 II, and will Judge Of it by lis
measures, and give Il such support as its measures
deserve; and he believed Mr. Riyes would do
ihis and that lie agreed with m,iority Of his con.
stituents upon all Imrora.t subjects he would vote
for him. We presume that Mr.. A. cares ai;ou, es
little iof Mr. Riches opinions OF him a. he would
for the barking OF fee dog. file has known him
long and well enough to know that he is as ire ,cb.
rons to his friends he is con,emptuous 10 his enc
miesI AID as 10 she two romances 10 which NJ
Anderson REFEREED they stubborn facts. which
can lie established ty as respee able gentlemen n,
any now belonging to the Won Buren, party. and no
man is better assured Of their truth than Richie
The edri0rru 10 ihs Enquirer Of the 10th instant O
which Mr. a. commente }, i a complete refutalion Of
the ma cious insinuaons against Mr. Riyes IN the
editorial before Us. It IS only necessary TO compare
the two editorials, 70 form some idea OF the unseru
Pulous conduct of this ycracous eior In the one
he says, Mr.. Rves sacrificed "the Lrieb,s., p,.s.
poets IN tie GTion," by leaving the Aiminis,rn.
hon-and IN the Other, he sacrificed nothing, but he
left because he could not get the office Of Secretary
Of State. What did the old gentleman mean by the
"brghiesi prospects in the Union ?" In the same
sentence he explains Liat hc raecnt the Prea'donev
because, he says, that there are mary, very t,,nv
men in the party 10 which Mr.. Riyes has 90 II. who
have stronger claim upon their Presidential votes
Here, thea, is tbs truthful editor in one breath de-
claring that Mr.. Rives sacrificed the Prosidsncv bv
leaving the Administration, anI IN ano. her. ehnroic
him with leaving i, becnu,. lie could not get the Of
hec Of Secretary Of State. But The Enquirer ssys
that rev lssues have been presented since Mr.. A.
wa'e'ccsed in 1888 Tho - necessary to cover his
retreat He wss with Mir a. in 1885 againa the
Sub-Tseisury, and in favor of the re.el.ction nj
R'vesi he has since thought proper 20 turn a somer
set and, u so7er up his ,rsekl, he has presented
new issues, sueh ns sink or sv.nJ with Martin Van
Buren,, the party right wrong. &C. Hense his
S--dietyeness towards tue Conservatives, who de
'pi'ed alike his ainory and threats and preferred
their country to their pafiy.