Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-08-02
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MP WAI C. RIVES

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We do not often comment on this Icnllcman'S
course. IL is unnecessary. He has NOT the con-
lidcncc or respcc: of either party in Virginia he
cause he has been considered by turns traitor
10 both But as he NAV see fit 10 take the stump
in the next hundred days, We shall publish at
the foot of this notice IN article which he himself
wrote Tor this paper on October 18th, 1919. The
circumstances Of lis publication are briefly these
Mr.. VIM. C. Rives prepared the piece and sent
ii 10 Mr.. Alexander, then the editor. and now the
printer of the Jcfersonian. 1t was published by
him. clipped from The paper by Mr.. Rives ard hv
him enclosed 10 Major James Garland OF Lynch
burg, with The request that he would procure lis
appearance in The Lvnchburs Republican, then
edited by Bennei NJ. De Wit Esq BY him also
il was accordingly published and cditorially en-
dor>ed When Mr.. Rivc>'s letter to Senator
Fontarc appeared, it was denied in some Wing
papers that the editorials of the JcicrSonian and
Lvnchburg Republican were authorized This
threw the respective editors of these papers on the
defensive; and in justice TO their own characters
they made these Observation-Disclosures which
prove as dcl.5c,atc abandonment of principle a.
ever politician pcrpetrated. Every word tells
against him: and by printing the article in the
Democratic journals through the Stale, he can be
fully exposed wherever he shows his face
Since writing the above, we have seen in the
Richmond Wing an account of celebration at
Mechanicsvie. Louisa, in which il is said Mr.
Rivcs made an explicit declaration of adhesion
SO crcrp Wing doctrine and principle, and Hen
rv CLAY as their inper>onaton."
The Wing regrc'ting 'muct that no Dcmocra-
tic orator was present. hopes they do not mean
to b0ck mi from these discussions altogether"
thereby creating the impression that they had
backed ont in this instance. The Wing is mis-
taken or miSinlormed We were invited to Me-
chanicsville along with another Democrat and
declined 10 30. tecauN we ,rcre refused pcrmission
10 hnrc M Rires 0Rs,-ccd.
Mr. Rives threatens TO 90 10 Texas should Mr.
Polk be elected. to escape the degradation OF his
administration High language for Mr.. Rives
The country will not mourn his departure:
"MR RIvES.
awe noticed last week what seemed to us
vcry pr'cposierous story derived from the Win
chester Republican. about Mr.. Rives intending to
support Mr. CLAW for the Presidency, ii he should
be the candidate OF the Wing party and intiina-
ted our belief that the story was without founia-
lion The Lynchburg Nirginian demands OF us,
min We believe 50? We might well retori the en-
qui-y and ask how il is possible that any reflect
ing person, who reasons from canse 10 effect, and
who will look al Mr.. Rivcs's public acts ever since
the Wing party have been in power, can. for 4
moment suppose that he can cooperate with the
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system of policy his election is designed 10 carry
out Has not Mr. Rives in the Senate, voted
against the whole series of iavorte Wing mea-
surcs from first 10 last-ihe BGns, the BanIrum
Lar. the Tariff, unconditional Distribution, the
n0Rdaa,ps act respecting The mode of election in
the States. and all the rest! Has he not been
personally and prominently patcd against Mr.
Clay. in The conflict of debate, on almost every
ore of these questions which now constitute the
avowed policy of the Whigs2 With what con-
sStencv, then could he cooperate with the Wings
in their selection and support OF 4 candidate for
the Presidency TO carry out these measures. or
with what color of reason can any candid person
intimate an expectation that he will do 50. Mr..
RivcS has always professed 10 Re governed by
principle, and by Republican principle, in his pub
lie course: and though, from opposition 10 Mr..
Van Buren's system of policy and adrnnis,ra-
ton, he acted in the last Presidential election
with the Wings. To effect change of admins
iraiion which he believed had become necessary.
he did 50, openly declaring on every occasion his
undated attachment and adhesion TO the prnci-
pies of The old Republican party, and his opposi-
tin especially. to The Federal creed 81 National
Bdal. high wo'ectirs Ihrif, &c, &c, which the
Wing Convention of Virginia, in their address
10 the people OF The State al that time equally de-
bounced, and vouched for General Harrison's
principles as being in like manner opposed TO
them But the doctrines and measures, which
were then condemned and lisowned, are now