Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-18

MIR CLAW warning upon Mr. Tyler and his adherenis
and MIR Rivfs playing the part of the drfender-" Il
be ssen from following passages, which We Quot
from the hole column, of assaults and retors, h's
on the floor Of the Senate by those hostile
oiadatnrs and then pu: down by their share pens IN
their calner mood for the newspapers We coE1nf
ourselves to few home ,hrusts made on thai SUBJECT
in reenri to which, one would have supposed the en-
mi,v imolacnbe because the opposition, on one SIDE
uos bound by The sacred obligation OF osth and
%, 4, is ON that very point that Mr. R. surrenders
himself and with himself, the Constitution aud all his
sworn pledges TO supportlt. We mean The NATION
AL BANK.
nflere is the picture drawn of Mr.. R;ves By Mr.
CLAW At the close of the extra session:
" sir Rivcs having concluded his remMSs-
".Mr clay Kentucky rose in r.l"i der have no de-r
that heard with surprise and rg'c' The closing rcnA'
especially Of the honorable gentlemen IRON .''sina as,
did mans winch preceded IT. That gentleman stand
IN n prctr situation found him several years ago IN the
halfway house, where he seems AFRAID to remain and from
which he Tnwlin. to Co. had houeh alter 'ie IN"
ron OH Kidding the roof OF the house had received IN ir
up Of . pet M ne snds ra hss and anns
rerine pelted by the pe' Storm me sub treasury y
hank h is vrtor nnw when there complete and
feet of the and sword IN inc bands oil ne I've
cuiive under General Jackson or Dir. Van
Bur.n the Senator doing nothing The Senator IS for
going hone, the Treasury and the country IN their a
"Tbis is but the opening of long speech in which
Mr. Clay pits Mr.. Rives out of the pale OF his party
and endeavors to identify him with the accommodated
President-nag worse, TO degrade MIN 10 the htsHe
cabinet. Hear Mr.. Clay:
tepeeatc this expression of opinion from that gentleman
the although the honorable senator PROCESSES mol
To- know The opinions President certainly doe turn out
IN tr sequel there remarkable coincidence be-
tween opinions and his aud he has on The present
defended The mo"es and the course OF the
with all socue and all the fevent zeal OF n"nhrr g" ~,
pivy council A augh There j. rumo abroad lai eans'
solution Of the reg dissolution Of the Wing par
vhe dispersion Congress- without accomplishing any OF the
great purposes the Extra SeonaEd total change IN iact
! IN the whole face Of our political affairs
| "Mr RIves undertook to parry these thrusts:
r Clay having concluded his second speech on the veto
aMr Riyes rose and permitted TO express his
st Witnessed tron from Kentucky He
was less 10 conjecture what there was ~ ne
said 10 p'cvoAe 50 towering an outbreak u "L" a e
nlentc In remarks he had made in reply 10 S E"N"faoe
senator had limited himself srcy to d-ene 90 n'sn
public iunconay. who had felt himself called on ~ Tue mos
solemn of all obligations 10 exert great r"hsr aa. i
ana repruaches which lie believed IN ms con
ns Should have depissd myself said Mr. r.. if could
have sat stu in my seat, with the materials Of justification SO
ny cys,n. in NV Knowledge and nave wiihila
from The funniest my fellow citizens. when Tins asaIici
HE from Kentucky may Lave Jra"s's ana usi
con in his het"; bu', II he has ps M
IN saw To him. he great injustice concur WIN a.
cheeffulncss, the self approving sentiments nc mas l"
with much emphasis, IN regard 10 MS own h's" e"a "
The senator Kentucky says he found me several years
ago in this halfway house which, after the thorough Kidding h-
roof had received in the breaking up OF the pet BANK SYSTEM ne
supposed would have abandoned How could ma III
Kentucky (even after what he calls Tue uane
oF 10 lake refuge In IL
condemned and e'udlaied system ana wnee Nc h
took refuge for four long have already tailed Mhen
first had The honorable Senator ~ ms eol
found him not occupying humble but comfortable hai way
house winch has given him shelter from the storm of Tue a'
years ioriy mansion gandy TO LOOK upon u ~
together unsafe iniab old, drcayrd, rateacn, which mas
,uaablrL TO the ground wh M own rornrSs, ~
indignation the wrath
Heaven Yet The nonoeh'e unmnduI a" the past and
OF the the present. which are sun W
his cars nothing but the instant reconstruction oil TINS
owe il to myself Mr.. President before close to say one 81
Two words gorron of cabal which tr senator
the authority OF dame Rmmor mas pe'i n
break up Cabinet, dissolve the wing party ana ~ %
new or Third party. Although the Senator was pleased 10 AZ
quit member Of This supposed caba ne ytt e"
10 have lurking le"on-rs ana shpciohs ~ n ~, .,
thr ,,j-r e the honorable Senator then tllt' snow
such caa end should really think na ti wa 'f ,
ut.h 10 De suspected Of any Wish o. uesis" '
nr"v ~ third party ,., >, mo .o,;sf,c,iou
:fs II the honorable Senator will tell han .: another run
have heard Which, trust c equally destitute 81 "lna@
there l. An orsahILeu uc
aorsAp in the permanent this Capitol seeking 10
the whole action Of the Government, 10 ,; n n. n
~ and executive and sending depufat'" asr up
President Oft stntc ~ tcach hlm M ; a.,
bring him 10 terms d" not s"nch "r ' h" i should mn
unately b. So will that i, aust with lar more "
The reaui and sautary action o balanced CONSTITUTIONS ~"
the hbee. OF the psoe than any secret eaSa THAI ever ha
.And so these gentlemen took leave of each other
their final and incurable breach being ON the Bank
question.
Ifany thing can as,onsh in the life of Mr.. Rves,
II the course which he hes pursued IN relation TO The
present contest This brings 10 hi, late letter, and
Clay was not his favorlte choice Had he known what
was due TO his fame and to the principles which
he once proessed; and had he the moral courage,
which brightest virtue in the character of greht
st1iesman no would have conquered himself. lie
would have subdued his resentnents against Mr.
Van Buren,. He would have risen superior 20 the 1T
lie pride which had too much m'sl"d hun. lie would
have said al once to his countsymen: IL DO not Ike
this man. disapprove of his Sub-Treasuty scheme.
Blu, come 10 lay all my gries, and all my passions on
the altar of my country cannot 20 Tor Mr. Clay
| cannot prostitute my prnci pies IN his support !
prefer Mr. Van Buren,, because he 10 OF the Repubii
] can schopl,o Mr.. Clay, who has been dyed deep IN
the wool of Federalism. i prefer even Mr. van Dn-
ren's Sub Treasury u Mr.. Clay National Bank be-
cause it does no, vioale The Constitution Of the coun
try agree with MIR. Van Buren, 10 many of his OPP
nions-I agree with Mr. Clay in none Will again
cooperate with the Rspubcsns-l can never sacrifice
al my principles darken nl! the fame CT my pas,
Lie BIZ supporting 4 Federal Wing, whose person /
do not ADMIRE and whose principles 1 60 not aP-
prove.
| But Mr.. Rvcs pursued no such course. he attempt
ed 10 start third candidate to avoid The alternative OF
supporting either Mr.. Won Buren, or Mr. Clay In
October last he assured friend OF Mt Calhoun, mat
| re would support hun. few weeks after, he MADE
overures OF the Republicans, to take up Gene
raj Cass He was again foled in his dIPomacy. what
then was he to do, Far better, 1t he could not sup
port MIR Van Buren,, to assume the attitude of the
EARNED neuiral'-far better, to retire TO Castle H
from the exciting turmos OF public lie How could
William G. Rives support Henry Clay! In severa
periods OF his life he has declared open against
Mr. Clay. He had denounced his principles He had
even denounced his Integrity. Next to Mr.. McDufie
he most bitterly lied the base and corrupt coalition
of Mr. Clay and Mr.. Adams. For Example
But it may be instructive, (Mr. R'ves saysJ 10
inquire hence has arisen ie universal spirit of dsirus
and dissatisfaction whence these dssenslons in all
parts of the Empire, which admitted to prevail
Is it, Sir because the people believe that, in the last
election of their Chief Magistrate, the vital principle
of their sovereignty assailed In that election,
they the great principle of representative respon-
sblty openly viol,,ed and dsregarded, and that viola
ton forthwith patronz.d and rewarded by the Chief
Magistrate, with the first place in his Cabinet and
subsequently, by bestowng favofs upon oil wh', IN
contributing to his elevation had forfeited the coni-
dence and lost the support of their constituents The
people, moreover believe that, III the circumstances Of
that election, and the Cabinet ngements VIII ch sue
ceeded it, taken in connection with CERTAIN doctrine
Of safe presidents then for the FIRST time asowed they
see, if not express design inherent and inevitable
tendency in the thing ITSELF to supersede all agency o.
he public will in the choice of the Chief Executive