Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-05-17

thing criminal offensive in the attempt 10 examine
or in The inviting Others 10 examine, the merits OF
measure of tins magnitude" &c
Not word about breach Of faith, steresy, Sc.- mol
one
The National latell,gencer of September 81, 1929 =
The Editors say, "lt 10 subject Jor speculation how
Tor the actual condition Of affairs in Me xico will have
The effect 10 mar the proposed negotiation for the pur
chase ut Texas Is il likely that the Government OF
Mexico, which has SO long nacousy refused t.
rally an ordinary commercial convention, concluded
under lis authority, would gtacously enteIlin pro
position, TO dsmember The Republic OF one half Of its
territory,
"lf the Executive Of Mexico be willing (,rhich is
quite probable) to sell The territory Of Texas 1t may
still be out OF It's power to do 81, IRON the want of con
currence on the part Of the other branches Of the 60
vernmsnt," &c
The National ln.egencer of October 9Th, 1890, con
ta'ns some further extracts of the public press in
aton to the remuneration of Texas OF which these
specimens:
The .Ntoark On. J) Sentinel :-"lts bod projeeto,
is SAID 10 be the Hen Mr. Benton, Senator from Mis-
souri, who is openly advocating the measure in a Sc
RES of numbers aoU issuing from the Beacon, publish
cd at ST. Louis
These doubtless the essays over the signature Of
ala Sale, OF which Colonel B. speaks in bis letter
in the Globe.
The kenn.bec Journal says ut might be better to
purchase IT. than let pass into The hands of European
power, but rs are inclined TO douLi whether any fur
Their accession OF territory to the United States de-
sirable."
Tie Ohio State Journal says, "W,ll no doubt ren
der It's acquisition on fair and honorable terms, popu
lar measure IN the Western country, and more parli
culatly so at The present moment"
"1he Uinehcstcr pirginian is against the measure
but lar from deeming the invasion, as opposing any
obstacle TO its accomplishment expresses itself in thu
strong language GALL will agree in this, that if il
be desirable to possess ourselves of Texas at ALL
lcTAT nr
TO ITS ACQUISITIONS uPcs FAVORABLE TERMS, ccuLr
SCARCELY De PREsENrED."
And the National lnlelgsncer itself, in this very
number, FAR from taking ground against tn. measure
account Treaty obligations to Spain, ministers Il
the Richmond Enquirer this rebuke, for charging i
with the purpose OF being agans; it any ground
denying that It has sad so, and repellng such in
ference. 1t quotes from the Enquirer follows :"7h
teiigencer woud defeat fit and uiH oppose it
II be eeclcd' aud thus replies, TThat authority has tn
Enquirer for SAYING that tcou'd defeat the negotiation
for Tcras, or that IRE shall oppose if ii be Effected
| WE HAVE Not SAID so, &c.-WE ARE OPEN To CON
| vlCTIoN, NC.
| Thus we see that neither Col. Benton, nor one De
mocrat in the nation-that neither the National lnt:l
iigencer, press in the nation, opposes the mea
sure either because the acquisition is attempted b.
Treatu-because the Negotiations Sccrct-because III
puLlic sentiment has not Teen made hR0Wa-or because
IL tcouii inrorc breach Of faith NTH Span, b.
negotiating such Trecty mithomt her CONSENT Hence
il is to be inferred, make the parallel complete he
tween the status Of the negotiations IN 1879 and il
1914 it would be necessary that SANTA ANNA, will
5000 troops should be in the heart OF Texas, with
tlockadrng fleet upon lis coast, with preparations FOL
further invasion Of 10000 other troops, with iht
ayowed purpose OF thorough subugation, aud enutt
re-copoues,; and cren then, Col. Benton must have
pressed the negotiations, maintainsd that acquisition
should have been made TREATY; that it was no oh
lection that the negotiations ctre secret, or that Pub
Sentiment 1cGs not knon TINT could neither in voirc
,our nor breach of faith ,eih .1co-o have been
sislent with the positions he occupied in 1899 Ant
Jus! so should have been the course Of the whole Anne
ricsn press liom the Aros;ook TO the Bal'zs. But al
| We SAID I've no leisure for comments noW
RANDOLPH OF ROANOKE.