Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-08-16

has certainly gone w INC iull l'hltS dIio"eu even
To political parliZallsllip. Yet your exclusive
readers (of whom know there are many have
never seen the Wing proceedings YOU condemn
50 violently; and need not inform you, how pro-
f5undIy ignorant they are of several OF the Edge
field. Barnwell, and Sumter Resolutions. a.
We saw the nomination OF Mr.. Polk, endorsed by
the Nulliiers of South Carolina, who would mol
even participate in the proceedings Of your Con-
vention, for fear OF seeming appreciation oil
passiblc result, less propitous 10 their peculiar
views. and hailed by the Notification organ (hc
Spectatorl as "unqucstionably representing their
principles. !" simultaneously the whole Nullitica-
lion region was pnt in motion, with evidences OF
concert which could not be mistaken. Whole
regiments of men, met o>tcnsiblv for military re-
view. were harangued by The same men, and
adopted resolutions Identical in sentiment, ami
otien in language all breathing intense dissa;iS-
faction with the Union, and proposing The same
conditions for its CONFERENCE.-The instant rc!uc-
ton Of the Tariff, and the immediate annexation
Of Texas. They declare. a. 10 the Tariff that
the time and measure OF their resistance, are
matters TO be settled upon their own views of ey-
pedicncy in no wise to be hindcrcd By their sup
pos allegiance 10 the General Government -
and that, "thc possession of Texas is infinite
~ more important 10 lis, of this section Of the
Union than Il longer conneX0n and friendship
with the North Eastern States. and if we are to
Weld either, it cannot and shall not be- Texas,
because the people of Texas are more nearly al
lied TO Us in blood and corseniality Of inStitu-
tons. their territory more convenient in locality,
and infinitely more valuable than the North East
cTn States themselves. from whence now pro-
cee'ls the uniriendly opposition ID our wishes. -
And this last resolution was adopic! al large
meeting in Russell county, Alabama, the very
place. a you remark. from which proceeded the
proposition In hold Southern Convention in
Richmond Then. one Of the agencies io be-
employed is Convention of the Southern slave
States, by which the President is 10 be requested
10 call Congress Immediately together, When the
final issue shall be made up, and The alternative
distinctly presented 10 The Free States, either 10
admit Texas into the Union. OF toproceed peace
ably and calmly 10 arrange The terms oi "A DISCO
luton ofthc Union another is. chat the South
ern Delegations in Congress shall wait oil tn.
Texan Minister. and demonstrate with him
against any NEGOTIATION with other powers. until
the southern States shall have had a reasonable
Time To decide upon their course O.
We, the WhigS of Richmond, met together
with one mind, and resolved that Stlcn 4 Conycn-
ton should no, '"Ss.mtir hare t7M nm r@hE',H
What syllable i. lherr in lhei; proceedings
breathing the intent to u.s. forrc Ia prevent il p
Had Won published these proceedings, your oS-
Samgti0as on the suhcc, had zone iol nothing.
You tciray your own consciousness on this
point, in your TUESDAYS Editorial for while
yyou begin b. arlaigning the whole party
ior "a tyrannouS attrmi, To put down the
right of tie people 10 assemble. and peacea-
bis discuss their interests, YOU wind up b. de-
clarin" that you LH0r ~Ae Of the Whig> OF
Richmond were determined la resist, hy fore. The
holding Of such q Convention. They were kW ~
by the mad threats OF the Wig and he Whis
leaders, and interpreted the WORKS 1t shall Eo, be
held here (the words, riM err ceGScHi' 5fiAg IN
small Mpc J according 10 itS common sense mean
Ing" Let me a>n you 10 publish the names of
"somc' III the Wings who were thus led of. As you
kaow them, and do not and then lei me- point out
To vou, how You shift the question here, from HE
Wing meeting End lis resolutions, 10 the w hg
and some of the Wig Leaders" and clearly admit
thai these mt>id Wings OF whom Won know, mis-
interpreted the resolution, (0mc iMt n a bel@g ~
SaaE tim, J by taking the common sense meaning
ofrhc other half for the meaning ol the whole! c?
Bit Won say. .'Yor never listened To the idea oI 4
Southern Convention III all-diSapproring Of that
~cipnai mode oiprocec!ing.' Here then. il seems
we agree agree al least in he sentiment of dis
approval though We differ widely in our mode oi
showing it, We loudly condemn the threatened
i.npruprietg W. blow the hor,iti deed in every
eye while YOU ''Ju> hinla fault and iesilaie dis
like" You excuse these ebullionS oi "a few
impuSive spirits" lou omit the offensive mat
ter al their resolutions (lct the m,saVnbcrjn9, il
you choose, 20 Tor The present 10 The 'I,lr'l.
credit as "a dciic0tc NODE Of showing your disap-
probation" You find comfort in the Globes
praises of vour dcicar4, III which all but YOU.
perceive a scorching sarcasm (l00 Your
appIchcnsionS are quitied b." the assurances Of
Gen Hamilton, Mr. McDni.ie and MIR Calhoun,
that they dearly love The Union, and that their
first object is To secure it," Did not these men
use the same language in 1892 Does the iEcen-
diary bear his torch aloil, in open day! Ql)
You say farther you "oontcRfcd, that il there
was any Convention III ALL il should consist OF
delegates fiom MI k3e Suits. friendly to anncA-
;ton-and HAT il was for no purpose To affect
our Union, bu, fokeep npMe spirits Of the people of
Texas under their disappointment for the rejcc-
ton Of the Treaty and that Won published a
few of the resolutions of South Carolina, when
they first came ont, with this vicw-omilling their
hints at Di>union. 10 show them, Is The Globe
truly represented, Your entire dissatisfaction al
such course" Now, gentlemen when YOU and
your party here GOT together and denounced Us rs
'atrocious alnmnialorS for s,igmatising as they
deserve, such proceedings a. have quoted above
did You not all know we were not aiming our
cen>llre> al what You say ''n0H cOHfcaf6 t0I'- "A
Convention OF Delegates from all the States
friendly 10 annexation. with no view To feet the
Union-hut to keep mp the spirits Of the people
OF Teyas'-(l2 )-(allhorjgh that sort OF political
concert between our own people and foreign
people. 10 influence the course Of the American
Government, torci5lv calls 10 mind tie ccIchra-
ted appeal of Genet ara tie French from Wash
ing,on 10 The people, and harmonizes strangely
Withonc Of the resolutions have gycnl-I3 -
that. III truth. we We're striking at those Who
openly proposed separation Of the States-a
destruction of the Government il they might
not dictate To il their own peasurc--who de-
sired Il. select onr city a. The theatre OF their
denominations, and between whose proposition,
and a proposition to hold an Abolition Convcn-
ton here, we were and are unable IN perceive
shadow of difference Then, with these facts 81
palpahe, what was there in our proceedings 10
touch vou or your parry here! syn npH. lie
mri;" GA. Your scholarship might have warn
ed you of the danger of that Svmpalhisin. ire
which has animated your mprldence ever since.
You gel together Immediately and resolve that
the Convention, which we denounced, and which
Won say Won 'dimpPy0rr,' stall hc hcM lar. and
Won pledge vour word and honor lot its prolec-
lion (I5.) In the same breath you say, 'the de-
sign 10 hold such Convention, fit ever existed
out ot the State, has been abandoned. The Wings
themselves cannot believe it," Have Won not, in
this, allowed Your po'jt'cal syrpa,hes 10 obscure
your good judgment, and harry You into some in
consiStencies and into some lapses oi memory
particularly when you say. Won omitted the DisIl-
Mon Resolutions and published the resi-, Only To
keep Up the spirits OF Texas? Turn 10 your
flies, and You viii see you headed yonr article
The current sweeping onwaris"-,iecIarc that
POLK, Dallas and TeyaS.' are carrying al be-
fore hem-ana insi. upon these South Carolina
.ri-
" OF annexation" and James Is. Polk! lon
certainly Were not prescribing Tor io,r spirits. nm
less pcrchaDce for oSc Of you! party 4, home (I6)
Again, gentlemen, when We express or d,Sg"3to
The meeting OF Dsanion Convention in Rich
mond, in rcaccabe terms, and You ,hereupon re-
solve 10 "proleci IL il il shall meet, upon Your
honor, Ga pledge which, with men ot honor, in
wolves The last exiremiie>) which proceeding
>qllinis The most at force? Are our rights less
than Yours in his community G1.) May we
net express our opinion about a public al
iair i'm pubic meeting although il may disagree