Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-01-30
MP. RlYES LEITyR.

MP, RlYss LEITSR.
We fad il. tho 'aT hiy'' of MoadSy q !s:'
ter from the Hon. Wa. O. Rives, 30 perfect
il viudicstian aud 50 proper in spirit that re
| lay it before our rosdsrs with pleasure.
Tia "Erqaisez" early. msds known its pu
ejtian IF non iuLalference as bosv veen men
bus OF strong advocacy of electing ora who
had been Whis to the Senate: While we
would no. advocate sny particular waa, wc
yet would have been h,se!g pl-aped to hsve
seen SIR. Rires slected L. tbs Oanfrdsrsts
S:a!ea Senate We regretted, Rni expressed
our regret ss tie tine, tha: aspsriues had
been injulgsa i,,, hut twas noe the ss.aulta
On .tr. Rives that .dsfested his sles.iou. His
own t:i-.,ts, sfrsusJu-ed OF his at'ssafnnnt-
ship, Els sl2aaSaee, A:.d his ch.racsa5, u:sna
| h,s rj~tns With ; veheZaeuca thai would Eer-
init no comparison with etaes candidates, and
drove from HIS support many men who would
| hsys Totsd fcc tDn With plessurs rs their
Second caoicG. i, Witnessed this frer s
perfectly eisin:erc9ted 4taG i,,iJ:t, End war1'
ed SONS Of his irisnGa that thsy. were over
lespirs SQUAD Giscretlan II las rerngosnco
w.th which yhay viewed the cppcbitsen IS
his eiccsicE gid the-ad7ocacy ofoGo~: 1os7:.---
We dsehnw TO perm;a ts.a ties pt t;.e "ln-
quirer" to Se searcted Tor salusnre ui tho
unsatI,s;r.esa Of rae candidates, ~; t;e ylcpEa
that wh:tsver Dl&, ha7a bo.n tne crtcgS,
Ibrocsls!epcles sod taalts Of puhilc mef.' IL
ile United States. tnas record eaI close3
ore7sr; tbs act Ct Secession was. ~ act u
political 3eefc!.s, cusi&s 81 ,.,.SYs, AL start
lug Ia sho Lew political life Of lhe CuGfsds; a.
cy r.ithout sarti > and w,shout pref ju!i2ss.-
Tie assaults made urcn Mr.. Rives and Iii,
family oy hls olpog.on;S, wculd hsys reacted
in h'. '&vvr hsd.nus bis irupr ud=l;. friends
.Tidenrd Gle hroaci between themselves. and.
Tho frisats o. othor candidates. --..,a .. =
No Gion cau :'j,, U.oru IhaE va Il" - tbs
oTsethc0~ II tho Dsn.ocratic. and Whig par
sles,w u.ci!ss. t-sion kss .Tsc eI-.ha Sistklts
OF paIiy ~" len 5roksn, :rd ws a~e
ftes tc write 8: ,anA .xstlly. ~ ':,:,- judge
neht dictate: EyeD When. tho 1igSr Of i.
politics! party opposed to NJ Rvss, we
never iadulge t1Hsrds hi.a ,Gat s:,ul,nes
Of inEsusge that 20 of.+u lnarFed political
dlsruss.tD, EnG nos ih.. NO sian,t wth HIM
I1sra6sra oi tao sis4s party q: !aa people o!
trs Oouia3srRie Z. 80. sr;th :. .uo enemies to
puaish aud no :r,,iS s,.y2ayd,'' ws 20.
.gardsd the elec ,'.s ..-, r:ia ;, b.: 10 tho g. s.
Senate - dreE> =. ,p~ az PARTIES no
longer diTided o,;. g.. i = ivliy t2jsny
Dir. Riycs clsiu;a =, r @y"-'ee,sg E1d 'eccoIa-
pGshed Gtatesnsn, SIS :: .aSu whose long
caasse fsabii:c LIE, s's
statesman and diploma. could not Be ,'lncs=
'uScfsi to tho csunsry 1t this or any os6es
time. BGr IL is equal folly to clitGe pro-
scripsicn upon the R-esidelt, because he
|. thought proper to compose his Cs5inet with
out Mr.. .Rives' uit. 1t is not pretended, ttst
the shlest, " wisoskand best msn are to be found
in .ths Cabinet; its composed of men selected
by the President from his Judgement of:hsir
ntnees for aho several bureaus !? which they
hags bean called. ahe ssisc,ion. =, his nor
/ .te omission Of sha. u,an in no. ~ tsse. tion
Of the superiority 9ttbs cne pe t.a lateriori-
ty of the Other; it is ne,s &C. o.: judgment,
imposed by the Constitution, 10 be; ,exsI-
| cissd by ths conscience CT tho President.
We caiinos geo thai thoze kss seem any
pEocIiption .by "lhe orisin.l secession CON
|f1eres" Of ths "Whig," CT ths: -sny~ just
ground sxises fer eupposing thsr any ostis;
cisu Of Mr.. Rivas WAS intended by the MI
j,rity Of, tho legislature. .Ooe Of thpse dead
locks which ottrn occuc among rhs friends
Of particular candidates, resulted no mors IT.
the s.Tiso.i iption OF Mr. :Risse, the non-osigi-
ne! ss;s siouGs, shsr intgs Alien, the
origigst eeteasionist. 49,. ... 80.
Neither Cas-; We eS;ee Hi:h cur conte1sc.
rory, tho sWhjg,"' thas i was "sHTy" : 4at
"victimized Nj. ,Risss::" Envy !ccs MT s.stt
among bodies CT r,sni it IS peculiarly 2 pr
sobsjly "unaIhincle passion" The msmbars
of the l.ssislstass4 could not "envy" Ml.
.Riye5 his. Meteorological abilities, Ii, great
ts!enis. .at acSdmsltsh5a. rsrissaa::. Mr.. R;ves'
election IVES lost neither by the prescription
nor eoyy Of his enemies, but by the bad
W.SGgsGsns OF his: own friends. - i.