Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-07-16
RICHMOND WING.
SATURDAY MORNING. July 10.
Mr.. RIvES-Di,iriSuiion.


The publication Of MIR. Rive,'s speech, which so
much delighted the Loeofocos, is commenced in this
days paper. We are not atall surptizcd that they
were pleased with it-or more sophis,ical, Fede-
raj or State Rights production, We have not
encountered recently.
The two first columns Of il arc devoted TO two
points, upon which Mr. Il. lays great stress. The
first is, that the Distribution bill OF the Extra Ses-
sion could not have been passed except for the 20
per cent restriction. Is this So . Where is the
evidence of IN II this restriction necessary
then to obtain majority, why is il not equally so
now There has been no accession 10 the Whis
ranks since that time-ond il the bill can pass now
It could then. The fact is. that the majority were
disposed to harmonic, and obtain the vote Of every
Whig-and as there woro one ortwo tender footed,
o. conscience n sc,ed. il was deemed polite to yield
10 their scrupes for the time beins-as the hill
no, to co into operation Immediately, and the Oh.
noxous provision could be stricken out. before it
did. This, Invested Of Mr. Rives's redundant col.
curing, is the sum md substance Of Mr RS hfst
grand objection 10 the Distribution
The second IS, that the % per cen'. clause WAS
Solemn legislative compact" THIS is news indeed
| and Mr. Rives is the last man in tho Confederncy,
next TO Capt. Tyler, who should proclaim it. Com
pact indeed Did he not, less than three months
SINCE propose TO abroga,e tho whole act, and apply
the proceeds Of the sales TO the payment OF the pub
lac de6,l Was it compact theni Or is a com
pact binding only on one side1 This were to meIe
out even handed justice with vengeance,
MIR RS construction OF tho Virginia Deeds o.
CessOn is sophis,ieal in the extreme; and the argu
ments dedueed from the protests OF Maryland, re
Irni laI no 4 IL,
and before signing tho articles of Confederation,
she insisted that the other States should yield theirs
as common fund.- for the "J1rsT benefit of the
u. States" Virginia made her Deed soon after,
with this claim of Maryland before her, and she
carefully avoided using the phraseoogy Of that
demand-employing language, which distinctly
conveyed several and not Joint benefit. Mr.
Riyes surs the important words in the Virginia
Deed, "Trginia iHeiu,ivs," which according to his
and the uniform Federal construction are sheer
nonsense-surplusage, and have no force or mean
, ing whatever. Whereas, by just rule of inter
pretnton--that which gives 10 every word in deed
its full meaning these important words denote, he
yond the possibility Of doubt the intention of the
granting States, that the common fund should be
distributed. We have never yet seen the Federal
/ ogician who could get around the force Of these
worls-and we think, we may safely say they car
defy the whole posse.
The remainder Of the speech is made up OF such
arguments as pat in the mouths Of that class o
5 politicians, who recognize no rights in the States
and forever labouring, by force or fraud TO az
d grandze the Federal Government. We are sorr,
! TO find Mr. Rves in this caegory-at this imporinn
crisis with the State Governments, when most
. them are bowed to tho earth with debt, and som
: have been driven TO Notwithstanding helpin
> hand to despoil them of their inheritance and con
c p'OlP 'aiR'5 .Epi1 - l.. y9yld haye some with
confess ourselves IN n fog as TO the motives wb;c
could have prompted this strange course in Mr.. r
. But The truth 70, when VIC contemplate the twist
inss and turninss of many Of those upon the puLn
stage, we are so mystihcd and bewillered TINT ~,
are willing 10 own that VIC are still in state of m.
liiical perdure!
5 MIR RIyes made a very excellent Speech NJ H.,
Extra Session, in flvor Of Distribution and we onlv
regret that we have not space TO republsh that Il
reiute this. lie then pleaded most eloouentlv n,
Tie odd 49," and eoniended, that if they did mol
come by their dues then, the opportunity would be
lost forever lie referred 10 MIR Benlons threa, N
sez' the whole for the new S.a,es-to Mr. Cal.
nouns, to eeds them 20 those in whose limits thew
lie, IND to the various other schemes Of plunder
upon iooi-and he concluded that the only ius. md
equitable disposition was the proposed Distribution.
The embarrassments OF the Federal Trensurv. Than
as great as now, did not haunt his Imagination. The
yeaTning Of his bowels at that time was tow,,I,
the Bankrupt States. Their 100000, 900 of debt
excited all his sympathy, aud made him oblivion,
OF the 20 million debt Of the Federal Governnon,
We have only to indulge the hope, tia, with the
revolution Of tho seasons, his affections will return
TO tho point whence they started.