The North-Carolina standard., 1841-02-03
SENATOR RIVES.

If the triumph of Federalism in Virginia, by the
election of Mr.. RireS, affords any consolation to
that gentleman, he must be composed Of the most
extraordinary materials. The very day after his
election he required to "expunge'' the ''ex-
punging resolution" for which he voted and in IA
vor Of which he spoke. The following from the
| Richmond Enquirer, we'll describes the position
of the new Senator. He goes like servile to his
| task, and at the command of unkind masters:
The erpmnge amdthe Amti-Bank Resolu-
Mr.. Choppers resolution has called out some de-
velopments in the House. 1t seemed strange e.
nough in the very outset of the business, that the
very day after the Wings elected Mr.. Riyes, they
should put his to the grindstone. On Monday
they elect the "Litte Expunger," as they once
| sneeringly called him-anG on Tuesday. they sub
ject him the office of fexpungng one of his most
prominent acts. This is an inconsistency as little
creditable TO the Wings it is respectful 10 their
| eleVe. But it is only shadowing form Of the Sc
we're drudgery TO which they about to subject
him. When the resolution was first submitted
last week, what said Delegate from Norfolk coun-
ty 'Let the resolution, said he lie on the table
till next week, and l will go with the gentleman
from Accomac-I'll love to apply the lash to the
little man, and make him kiss the rod with which
he smote the Constitution.'' How did the same
gentleman wind mp his speech on the election of
Mr.. Rives? He declared that he cheerfuy went
for Mr.. Rives, if he would rescind the expungiug
resolution.
Now, they have applied the lash to the Little
Man, and they are trying to make him kiss the
rod But Mr. Langhorne was not the only Wing
who expected this duty at his hands. On Tuesday
the resolution taken up, and pressed through
the House by the force of the gag law and the pre-
vious question. MIR. CroPper (no political friend
of Mr. Rives, to be sure, thou Jh Whig,) declar-
ed, on calling up his resolution, that he ''wanted
Mr.. Rives to know what we expected from him, to
retract hi. steps," AY and MIR. Rives is destined
| to have the whole Whig game played out upon
him, if they should have the power, not only to
scind the expunge, but to eXpunge all his speeches
all his votes-to vote for a Bank of the United
States, and reverse all his measures.
| General Bayly was too well aware Of the dirty
| work, which the new Senator is todo-and he de-
clared on Tuesday, that whilst he should support
the resolution, he did wish see it pass, to
barrass Mr.. Rives, for Heaven knows he would
be embarrassed enough, although some people say
| that he can be embarrassed by nothing
i he resolution was passed on Tuesday at the
very first hop. 1t forced through by The great
| body of the Wings and by the aid of the previous
question. In vain did the Democrats protest a
ganst the indecent haste with which the resolution
| was pushed. But twas the sovereign pleasure of
the Wings to gag the Democrats, preclude all
debate, and to commend the chalice to Mr.. Rlves's
lips They passed without regard 10 his feelings
those of his special Conservative friends. II is
sad that they not very well pleased at the first
commission which their allies have thought proper
TO put upon their favorite leader. One of them is
even said to have declared, that he could not ever
consent to belong to such party. But they will
be compelled to bear great deal more burden
The Egyptian taSk-masters were not more severe
in their exactions, than the Wings will prove to-
wards their Conservative candidate Ii is true,
indeed, that in vain his most distinguished col
league in the House of Representatives, from the
State of Virginia, does declare, at Washington,
that no po1Oer could induce himto go for Nation
al Bank, and tarif, and the general class OF mea-
sures, which it was now too apparent would be
passed by the incoming Administration. Will
our quondam Conservative friend carry out this
declaration good faith and not stick the bark
but go for the substance2 Then what becomes oi
the coalition between the Wings aud Conserva-
tives2 And if Mr.. Rives acts upon the same prin-
cipe, will not the Wings confess that they have
caug ht Tartar, or worse2
| The scenes of Tuesday were indeed of an extra
ordinary character The Wings not only put the
screws upon their 'Little Man, as the Delegate
from Norfolk county called him, but they put the