Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-01-17
The Globe and Union QUARREL

| The Globe and Union QUARREL
The Daily Globe of Monday, contains the final
card of John c. Riuey against Mr.. Richie of the
Union, and it is rare curiosity both in matter
and manner. Its principal stapeis pretty hearty
abuse OF the writer's antagonist, in vein entirely
peculiar to himself. No new allegations are pre-
scented that are worthy Of particular notice, but
the whole composition is exceedingly amusing.
| Mr.. Rives enters into detailed calculation to
show that Mr.. Richie has made money. instead
oflosing it, by his printing contract and moreover
that the Congressional Globe establishment has
been losing business. He cooy treats his op.
ponent as having been confessedy worsted in their
contest, and in reply to the remonstrance of certain
Democrats who apprehended that the publication
of Gen. Jackson's letters to Francis P. Blair
might tend to injure the Democratic Party, by
weakening the confidence reposed in its editor at
Washington, pleads the extremity of his provoca-
ton. Mr.. Rtchie, it seems, had caused all he had
written in the controversy to be printed in pamphlet
form, and laid on the desks of the members of
Congress; and Mr.. Rives promises to do the like
with his own illusions
worse
in the fray, he refuses to s'stay whipped" In
his leading editorial of Tuesday morning, he
"comes back upon Mr.. Rives, with severity
perfectly savage. And as his denunciaions are
connected with serious vindcation of Mr.. w.
Ter and Mr. Polk against Rives' charge of cor
rupt use of the public money to put down the
Globe newspaper, we must give our readers the
following specimen of their quality:
mr.: Rves has venured to mplicate with us Mr..
John yler and Mr.. James X. Polk besides other ind
vduals OF different grades OF standing in the conntrv all
OF whom are to be convicted of fraudulent conspiracy
70 msappiy the public money. in order to wrong Mr.
on his mere unsupported assertion. He who places HIM
sell in such position needs good cause or wonder
ul ssrensth Of character to sustain him. As to his
statement of Mr. Robert ]. Walker, which we are an.
torlzed to make which seem to require of MIR. Rives
an ms credit Tor veracty and extraordinary collateral
blench by glance of his eye the face of his sa,a
less calumniaor His memory cannot even for mo-
me emit be dlmned by this foul imputation.
l nose, W st MT Tyler and Mr.. Walker and
who knew the late Mr.. Polk need neither argument
nor denial to wipe out Mr. Rives disgracefu asper
sons; and who Is this man who has dared to stigma
ze ie ng ana TO desecrae the memory Of the dead
py MS yena INVASION OF the holy sanctuary the grave?
Let US inquire who he is, what he has done to com
mand the public respect, acquire the privilege of
castng oalum on characters ten times as bright and
as elevated as his own. Mr.. John c. Rvas is
neither statesman, a hero, phianthropist nor an
/ Arlshdes the Just. He was whom subordinate
clerk in the office of Gen. Green's Washington TeIe-
grapn-aiterWards partner the office of the GIobe
from whom very little intellect was or could have been
reqnred-a snapper up of fat jobsa sweater of Jour.
neymeh prlneisIa sponge on the democratic party
a.; wotshlpper OF Mammon, who delighted to pocket
his god. He has grown rich; but riches have neither
enlarged nor beralZed his mind and his feelnos nor
endowed him with the port and the attributes OF
Eentlelan ne emulates the daughter of the horse
eech, and cries give and has not an idea above the
generosity OF mser or the refinement OF clown"
And now 1t isdue to the public interest of the
subject, that we should add the exculpatory letter
OF Ex-Presdent Tyler, and "the statement of
MIR. Robert J. Walker" which, we are left to
inter from the Unions so calling it, was written
by himself though in the impersonal editorial
guse.
MIR. TyLER's LETTER.
SHERWOOD FOREST Jan g. 1851.
IVY oeaf oH:--Ihe charge OF MIR. John c Rives, OF
collnson between Mr. Polk and myself, in 1874 with
Generai Cameron as the instrument for the destruc
non OF me GLOBE newspaper edited the time by Messrs
Par hves would most probably have been permit
TED by me to have descended, without word of COM
ment, to the same common tomb with thousand other
alseoods, but for the very emphatic manner in which
you reler 10 me IN the Union of she I'd OF January,
which paper did not reach me until the dav before YES
terday Not being subscriber either the U,ion or
the Globe did not know Of the existence ofths CON- n.
roversy between yourself and Mr. Rives and of course
was ignorant OF the TACT that my name was figuring in
ltuntl copies of both the papers reached me by GU
last mail propose to respond to tine allegations of
MI H. Ryes win as much bIevity as possible
6raclng Mr.. Polk and myself the second, MIR. Polk
Mr. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, and myself. By the
hrst am represented making an overture 10 Mr.
IoiK' as condition precedent my withdrawal from
ihe presidential canvass oil lS44-which overture
Is SAID TO have been accepted by MIR. Pok-that in
le eVent OF MS election to the presidency he should
not make the Gl9be newspaper, edited by Messrs Blair
" hlves, Inc oftcla organ OF his administrations and
secondly, to enable General Cameron 70 purchase
out the editors of the Globe-he being the instrument
selected by Mr.. Polk and myself for the accomplish
ment OF that purpose-t was arranged that
should cause to be deposited in some bank at Middle
town, Pennsylvania, over which General Cameron is
sad by Mr. kves to have had complete control $50.
oUO OF the public moneys, which was accordingly done
IN November, 1884, and Mr. Polk was not to withdraw
from the bauk until lS47, and then by small amounts
Such is the substance of Mr.. Rives' allegations.
AS to the first allegation, l solemny declare that
never made authorized to be made 10 Mr. Polk anv
such overture as acharged any other of any sort
or description, as elimnary to my Withdrawing from
te PRESIDENTIAL canvass; and that any approached
nm IN my name with view 10 urge any such stipula-
ton or overture, he did without shadow OF ali-
,noilty from me- and IN utter ignorance on my part of
ms having SO done Nor had the slightest conceva-
ole knowledge OF Mr. Folks intentions upon the sub
lec OF an olhcla organ not having in any manner or
at any time approached him in regard to it, [ mean 10
l,ake this statement as broad as language make it,
MY reasons ioI Withdrawing my name from the cam
vass are set forth in my public address of August 1914
ITO my friends throughout the Union" to which beg
leave to refer YOU The convention of my friends
which assembled at Baltimore at the same time with
te democratic convention had its prompt action not
little aided, believe, III inducing the democratic
| convention 10 nominate a candidate favourable 10 the
admission Of Texas into the Union and | had nothing
lett OF political nature 10 desire other than what is
set forth in that address.
| The foregoing declaration might well preclude any
reply to Mr. Rives' second allegation in regard to Gen
Canoon VINO IS represented as the instrument selected
by Mr.. Polk and myself TO carry out The alleged aoree
ment. There being no such agreement, there could
be no agent or instrument of any sort required. But
the allegation OF too gross character 10 merit only
an lnerental negative. Not content with representing
Mr.. Polk and myself carrying on anintrgue, we are
accused OF violating high public trust by using the
puoilc money Tor concentrating such intrigue. The