Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-16
From the National 1n,.,i;.

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| II Splendid PT9iert-It is scarcely two ,no,,t
ago, that, by casual leak in one of the denos;to
OF Cabnct confidence, the Public received nforr,a,;
OIL the proposed negotiation with Great Rr;,a;n GO
rcciprocatIon of duties upon the trade botmoo a,
Two countries. 1t thus, bv accident ooI .i.
inc reoPe became acq United With proposoj mo-
sure OF the Gov eminent, of deem conscm,oro .. ~
essent raj interests of the country i0 ~ '''c
III Is scarcely ttcO ioeekS since we discnvoroJ .b C.
i!s OF disposition existing any wbero N
S S cession OF the Province Of Texas Threc
Gays ago, 1t was yet matter of doubt vvbctbor ~
hdHnlstratlon was engaged i'm this nurnos VIC
whether the publications on the subect ~ III 10
result OF systematic plan for engaging the Admins
tratlon TO make the purchase under nm 3oo +bo, III
OPINION demanded it. IL is no lonoer doubtG,I f So
read Alright the Sibys leaf whether This ronas,,,o re
VI mas hot the countenance OF the Administration
G,d I'm, Inc lntcaond Enquirer of Saturday last, we
no tne following pregnant notice of certain nnbica
lions taVorlng the purchase of Texas:
we hazard very little in asserting that when the e, ~
@ s IA viii DO found equally vgIan in ,,eb
much confidence the sagaciy good sense which
M over the Government, that shall not be SURPRISED w.
&c, "D I'VE EODltc Documents what PROMPT aren,;on -,
peen bnd 10 TIE situation of Mexico IL will be seen b '
aeS. ie!gence which received by last Evenin, ho
much the invasion Of that Republic has attracted , @
me bIsh Govcnmemt Ffss own Admois, rs,;on hs
less upon the alert The Statesmen who a 70 a., , % 9en
affairs are not The take them to be- II ,be h OUT
Tcv,y we proper steps for obianng tho Cession Of
But reyrOus,' " '"'"s "a" he hsh
what plant coincidence" this print bns nil NJ o,o,
IN me sagacity, good sense &C. of those who or 80
,ii1uS. DuL tllat we have rnoro
interesting mductions TO make this little paragronb
%ouia serve as text for lpter as cuI ne ono IS
Governor Giles "reminiscences, upon the subliTno %
consistency. F '"o -s"p'iine,o OF
yy'om Oerron%' says the Enquirer Iftbe E,nou;
NLmlght not truly have said nous ay1l, y,.,,s 49,.
Secn instead ofVe ShdH See we should have had none
vi us IoIcgOne conclusions concerning tine aco,;e;
Hon Oh IcNls What rs there, i'm the present posture,
Vi aIars that should have inspired the Enaiirer nil
O sudden, with so furious desire 10 obtain posscs
SION OF JcEas' What influence is IT, but that of some
guardian genius, which guides the Enouircr's s,y-
Inlses IN that direction What is il but information
OF the fact that induces the Enquirer TO suppose ,
the Administration has 'aireddy pursued The nronor
steps for obtaining the session of Tcxos," W. ~,
no authority but conjecture for what ,yc ore sS,m ~
says but VIC have right TO put our own nfc,,r,.;
upon the general incidents relating ~ =, - ,,'
which have attracted orr attention All -; .i'' 'ri
ercise Of this right, feel warrguted il, , ~
az our beef(which readers inust tat , ,,
1t Is WORTH that has bctn d,ic,,,j,,J J a. VIA
i've 10 ohtatn possession bg DDrcbase E.r 49,
81 me Prooince " Teras, esjy,1g =, V ,J
Sop'ehing hkc three hUndred fboy,o,J ,".
ya ~ ne We"cTn line 0f Loqsian,L and Thai the
~ , ,.o' TOT INC accomplishment of Tins object arc
- ~ +" preparation, II tlev have not slreadv
~ 49,; IN rev persons. probably, arc in theeecrct
~ uv1erhuatlon " oihcrwisc, tho rcst of fhn,o
no "ic 10 possession OF IL have Guard al IL viii ,no-o
discretion than the Editor Of Tho Er,,ircy ~ 90
Hh9nid have heard Of it sooner
We shall not, as we hive bcC,rc anil ,,,,,, d,o
uenOeraton, pronounce upon the merit Of this rnoa,
sure, res ec'ing which the most upright and inte
B'p' 't'rs g" pay well differ in opilron But il IS