The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-29

mr. John q. Risss.
This nsrson has made an attack on the editor Of NJ.
Union which has called irons certain replies which
do not certainly indicate on our part any very over
vhemipg respect for the business partner OF the LATE
Arm of Blair Rives Three reasons have conspired 10
induce us 10 publish Mr. Rivess hyenake assault ia
our columns:
In the first place, wish TO do justice 10 Mr. Rive.
In the second place we wish to avoid any unnecessary
circumlocution in preparing our next article which
purpose can be accomplished best by publishing ils
charges which we have 10 answer
In the third place. We wish 10 prove to our readers that
the punishment we have inflicted on Mr. Rves aud tts
punishment we intend 10 infct, no matter how sever
have been fully justified by The malignant conduct Of thai
man
We know full well that the public sympathy is lkeR
10 be aroused in favor of who has been strick,0
down and we wish TO show by his own acts, that Nh
Riyes has prov oked his fatethat he has, nstgaiedb
bad passions, voluntarily gone beyond the bounds Of h
man orbearance and has deprived himself of all rghto
expect human sympathy, no matter how severe hspun
ishment may be-
Be il remembered that the editor Of the Union, who
has for forty years fought in the van OF the dem
ocratic party-who has devoted the labor Of long LIE
to sustain that party, and the great principles which
the confederacy founded-has been forced 10
apply all his means 10 the faithful Performance
of an ill-starred contract In order to do 50, he
sold his establishment, and announced his deter.
mination to retire to private life. Soon alter that
announcement made. and when Mr.. Rives knew
that he was absent from this city, he, Qhe said Rves>
who has never fought in the Democratic rankswho h
never struck a blow in the democratic cause-a mel,
camp follower who has baened on the sPoils Of vico
RES which he never aided to achieve, and grown rich oa
the munifcence of the democratic party, which he never
seryed--came forward with vindictve and unhinkns
malice and with statements and calculations directyn
the teeth of statements and calculations which he hM
previously sworn to, in order to prevent any future
measure of relief which the next Congress may be d
/ posed TO grant to one who will then be prus
citizen.
We repeat that we wish to do justice to Mr. Riy.;
and Justice cannot be done him without publishing bis
hyena like assault We may be fully aware that justice
u.s. OF all things the last thing Mr. John c. Rves wishes
to receive but nevertheless feel compelled, by hi,
own misconduct, to do him justice. 1t is an unpleasant
task; but when garing crimes are committed, on.
must play the part OF an executoner.
) From Daily Globe Of March H.
0 VALEDICTORIES.
1t is a melancholy thing announce ones demix
and that of a near neghbor the time. Alas! The
editorial occupations Of Richie and Rives gone Th
Globe revolve with this number in the newspr
orbit Ii will be renewed at the session the vehicle
of the congressional debates and such other matter
be nessary fill it's columns, and which will not comp
mise its neutral character.
Mr. Richie announces that he has sold his newspapu
. concern Major Andrew J. Donelson and will abandon
his editorial in April next 1t is sad enough give
up this scribbling life which keeps body so much in he
of h,,tf IF
nlsts-Don Quixote and the knight of the Mirrors and he
u Moon-o quit the of their glory at the tine
&c not only without kind farewell, but with foul
N proaches is disgrace editorial chivary my ea2
passages at arms with the knight of the Rueful Coun-
ID tenance, really disposed to play the part Of th
good friend and neighbor-the Samson Carasco OF Ger
= vantes-and deliver him from his madness. ! though
= him deceived and imposed upon by others when
Is wronged in our money -dealings, and forgive
a him But when suspicion arose, upon repetition
of injuries that there might be more knave-errant than
. KING ht-erant in it, determined to have nothing more
h with my troublesome neghbor In this attitude we stood
until the beginning ofhe last Congress, when he made
attempt from printing contract In dthanu
of law and derogaton of the rights OF bona tide bmdsn
All foreign competition had been driven of by the first o
lusive contract which he proposed to throw up when w
too late for printers of the city propose for the won
and when rivals in this city had been conciaed by offering
to share with them the enhanced prices demanded IN
g Globe press, unfortunately Tor the scheme could moi
! brought into it, II the purpose OF the commlres
Congress whose hands the contractor proposed M
render his right and mend his hold that the Globe an
other presses should 10 Oner terms
put end to the plot of coercng Congress- to give the a
tractor contract raising the prices above hos tIa
is by his bid which had excluded the bona tide bidders and
which now prevented competition Congress being N
session left no time for establishments OF the city
81 come in and execute the work then pressing.
Without the slightest interference my part to JUSTIFY
the movements of the committees Congress broughtdOu
the assaults of the Union upon me. was falsely charge
with instgatng the inquiries in Congress in relation
management which produced the difficulties in its wot
Columns Of personal abuse poured out on me; M
when drawn out TO repel the charges the accusH
from apprehension OF its influence upon his attempt on C
gress was induced partially and at the nsuDa
Of mutual friends dessed from pressing him further bs
the House of Representatives voted down his project b
ID aority Of about two-thrds and soon as the ss
was over the chagrin of the defeated potter vented
- me In my defence against Mr.. Riches renewed ns
y aggressions much light thrown on the nq~
covered up the dealings of the contractor for the Con
. printing. This made more and more manifest by
his attempts explanation The result has been eeo
20 defeat in Congress, loss Of reputation, and retreat o
the position Of the organ Of the democratic party wn
would longer tolerate such representative Consoa
Z tons growing out of long connexion with 1t woua ~"
brought sympathy this retreat, he wrong
doer had not in the very Of closing his career rens0
the outrages which had provoked his fate Foreseeins
10 inevitable end to which the disclosures in Congress m
bring him. ceased long before the session closed no
. his repeated filings but 1t would argue 100 hn'
= spcct for him If did not advert in my yaledcory 70 M
ID very pungcn paragraphs which, after being passea w.
70 when put forth the frs tme he again serves ny
me a sort of parting blessing.
u This is the mode in which Mr. Richie has thought 4ras
l. blend with his retirement from his station al N
ST ington
Congress granted relief which expected
e choice would have been left in own hands Let US
December, and which prudent friends protested '
e. our o'arnR