Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-19

AZ Smith. as he was called by the Clerk, rose 10
ie,v. Of the House to assign the reason which
'',.d his vote Leave being granted from all SIDES
NJ uonse he stated that he could not vote for
-, rv.s. until L was certainly determined that his
wouId be necessary TO make an election Not be-
',g that such would be the case, he would give his
,,.s fsr James G. Bruce of Halifax
Senate.
For IT. C. Riees-aiessrs. Campbell, Thornton, Jun
C,.lc Perton, Bondurant, Gusts, Conrad, Preston
sons' Carter, Faulkner, Woodhouse, Fontaine, Nell
banev, Anderson Good-l6.
~ J. Y sfasoa-Messrs. Nash (SpeakerD iunton
ca.s,n Wiley, Atkinson, Baptist, Smith, Bouldin
nrn, yof,ett, Bland, Scott, Tod-l3.
~ NcDoreil- Messrs. Piper, McMuen-2.
lor Jain Robertson-Mr Thompson-l.
Committee was appointed in the House to meet
=, Committee of the Senate, and count the votes
VA amer short time, Mr.. Crutchheld reported to the
~ NJ, Of Delegates that the votes stood:
por VIM {. Rves-eo
John Y. Mason-i6
lanes McDowell-30.
Scai!ering-3.
81, Chair then announced that VIM. G. Rives was
tainted Senator OF the United States tor SIX years.
sn, The 4th Of March, 1889
"' ,,d On Mr. Crutch6eld's motion, the House ad-
O"i"E There was slight hurrah in the galleries on
.,n,uncinr the result, but the Serseant-a'-a," :
,b-so,sned 10 clear them. We have mol yet nea.o "
~; Wbigsgn,r of any firing of cannon from the
,..a,,one Hin to celebrate the great event, such as
G Witnessed some years ago, when these same Wh.ss
w., ,h,s same MIR. Rives with MIR. Leigh The wings
hrc taken tins matter rather more cooiy-h ,a'''
-. IL them with species of disgust, whlcn ,S
-. crsd,,able TO their taste, and ominous OF tne'
60, ". have told them that they have caush. ) III
-. or worse. The Democrats take the mater aS
s..ool az 4 summers morning.
Tho Senator from Boetonrt yesterday spoke one wore
Co. h noh,,cal leader (Nlr. Rvesl and len LOT h'''ss
R, he was lust as unfortunate in defining MS own ps
ton rs he was in understanding our POSITIONS
- think of Senator who appeals to MS own eie.'on
in 1880, as the index OF the presena n Soabs
Us mght as we'll have told Us OF what passed III WA,
~ S,nce his election, new issues have been mace
p:s hoe come out AGAINST the Republican parly-ne
t,o has come out against his Dlstrics-aho ''ey "
l,;o,,r ,,ld him. al the last Spring Election, ana AZ
tb las, Fall Election Last Spring, every county IN
,n n ,r,c, sen, Delegates to vote against Nin. y
R;vasand las, FAIL his District gave decided vo'e
og,,ns, Gen Harrison and his new proseiyte, Inc oe
major of Boeiourt Under such circumstances, 10 re-
f.r ia his own election, IS to humouS ana tne Will
his people. ,. ..;,;o, that j;
Main Van Buren, had been elected, he would nave
,n,cd for Senator who was favorable TO his Admins
,r,ton. Indeed. Is Mr.. Anderson Senator i"f TIT
whne Union: No-he is the Senator IN the sla'e o.
Virginia, which against Harrison-He IS me oe
OF The BnletOuTl DiStTiGt, WhSh '"t~S
SCANS, Harrison In word, does MT John l. Andef
son kpoa, that in voting for w C. Rives, he is gong
in dir,c, contradiction to his constituents: j.,
We take the opportunity of thanking h'm n 'or .ne
Misrepresentation of our own sen''nehs pe.a an
We sad that Mr. Rives has abandoned hrs trends ano
III, prospects which he had enjoyed OF obtaining 'hs'I
votes therefore SAYS this sage Solomon we admit tha'
Mr. Riyes has sacrificed his prospects TO his principles
we know better Mr.. Il. has sacrificed them TO ms
passions no, his prncpes-,o his gorgeous vanity ms
fs,rring his jealous es, 10 his
hopes Of carving Virginia by his own influence, and oil
raising his own standard in the Union. de hoped to
succeed By his own party, and by means Of bis armed
neutrality system He is the martyr of Principle
but the slave of his passions. As 10 the two romances
10 which Mr. Anderson referred, of Mr. Riy-s being
applied March, 81 not to GO into the Cabinet. u
order that Ills Southern friends, who suspected Mr. Var
Bu.rn rht run him (Rives) for the Presidency per
maps araiast Mr.. v Baud of Mr. Van Buren, being
wiling 10 Gust Mr.. Forsyth to make Mr. R'ves Score
tary q, State it is all romance. We d'sbeeve
both statements Mr. r. would have been most willing
10 clutch the State Department, if he could have caugh
i,-and # he could have become Secretary OF State he
never would have been the deserier from the Repuo
can Pariy and the instrument Of the Wings into which
he has now sunk