Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-07-26

| Declaration of Independence. To hrs Tie Ra-
leigh Register aliudeS, when he pronounccs any
such declaration TO be Forgery and, 10 sustain
this opinion, the Raleigh Register the Wings
omn witness, refers 10 the qualification made by
our State Legislature in 1881 on The subject
Of the Mccklenburg Declaration" Now it
was from his very qualification, thus Ger
titled by the Raleigh Register, that we quo
ted certificate of Captain Jack the bearer of
the Mecklenburg Declaration 10 Congress- 10
show, that Ezekiel Polk was one of those who
took the lead in the movement for Declaration of
independence" The Wing will surely no, discre-
dit It's own witness, and will now have 10 yield the
argument. Wecontend that this IS IA clincher.'
The Wing of Yesterday publishes the letter of
the infamous Shinn, whose mrndaciiy we
exposed on Tuesday. The Wing at the same
time, adopts our positive denial of the atrocious
falsehoods in he letter. With the premises adj
mitted 10 be false, the conclusions Of course will tall
TO the ground. We cannot, therefore, conceive
what possible object the Wing had in rev, in pub
| fishing the letter.
| Before Virginia public we have nothing to
earto 0nrseires from the base attacks OF Senator
Shinn for our party we have still less 10 fear from
the apoStacy Of This "d5le ndiafgcntl0f Senator;
as The following from the Cla'kshurg "Scion Of
Democracy" of Saturday last, will show:
was the first day Of the term OF county court for
this month, and politics received iI share of al
ien,ion. After dinner, Col. Smith, the Wing Flee
| tor, mounted the stand, and after proposing few
challenges 10 the veterans in the cause he proceed
ed with his Speech denouncing, as is his custom,
the Democratic party and reiterating for the thou
sandth time his charge of their want OF principle
After he had coneaded the crowd put up three hear
" cheers Tor Polk, Dallas and itras, which was
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upon the Democratic party with reference 10 lis
position 10 Texas had exercised bm little influence
upon the minds ofthe people.
''Aiier this their new recruit, Mr.. Shinn, al
tempted to get the stand, when the crowd called for
DR.. Flowers. Shinn gave way, and Col. Kinch
eloe, who felt called upon 10 say word with re-
ference to the challenge given 10 him by Co,oEc!
Smith. told an anccdoc Or Two in reply to The
boaSing Of the Col and then withdrew for DR.
! Flowers. Here the people, To- the fins; time. co.,
lccied in large numbers, evincrg their desire 10
hear from the Democrats the DR. hit on the
subiec, OF Texas we'll and 10 the satisfaction Of
the people Many ohcr points of difference b.
| tween the parties were hastily touched. Aher
he had concluded, Shrn again took the stand
whan the croird $caitrc& i-tt0ut rating 10 hear
| re Senator's e4poS. lie then went into the CoWt
House and continued his speech, and We have no
doubt, some heard him patiently, who hao never
thought il worth while IL listen 10 him before on
the other hand few attended who had ever heard
his speeches. so that in this respect his auditors
were no doubt highly cratified with his new and
original views OF the sa@enc@ Of principle oi Gen
c'ai .LgciSoR am Wnrg CTR. OF one thing the
Democrats are we'll satisfied, that every thing on
Monday indicated increased interest in the cause
oil Delnocracv-,hc people Were evidently with
us Our Democracy were never a'orc .Gra,, en-
hus'ast'c oad cont'ccnt q caming ricfoyy."
"The Daily MiSsourian" must be crazy 1t ii
injuring the Republican Party, and slanderng the
Editor OF this paper. Wcare no, ''conlirmcl luna
ties on the annexation Of Tcxas-but We have
ALWAYS been il warmest friends Among The very
first letters which VIC addressed to Mr.. V. Buren,
when Secretary OF State was one 10 call his aitcn-
ton 10 the acquisition OF Tcxas-hut our wish had
been anticipated, and Il Messenger had been pre-
viouSly dispatched to Mexico. II 30. VIC were
openly and enthusiastically in favor of its acqui-
sion-aS the extracts recently reruhshcd from
the columns of this papers;rongly attest. As soon
as the Revelation broke ont in Texas we became
its enthusiastic advocate. Onthe very last morning
fC;en JaciSon'> Administration, We waited upon
him. al The instance of Mr. Mcmrcan Hunt (tha
Texan Charge,) and in the same carriage with
Mr. IL, To confer with him on thu Recognition Of
her independence. The old Hero received Us
with the courtesy of gentleman, but delca,cly
, assigned the reasons ior dcclininglo act. Bu we
did not despair We saw Mr.. Blair the same
morning. at the Capitol, and the tir>. time we
had ever seen him, (March 81 1870 told him Of
our interview with Gcn. Jackson; said 10 him he
had the ear ofihe President, and begged him to
converse with him upon the subject tie was po-
lite enough 10 say hi would repair forthwith the
White House. for the purpose He VIII recollcct
the crcu instance, we have no doubt, though We
have never exchanged word uron Tic mater
.nt hoo h.,
10 O'Clock that same night in the Hall from Nj
Gilmore OF The House OF Representatives from
South Carolina, that Mr. La Byarche had just
been nominated Charge 10 Texas, and OIL Mon
day he was confirmed. and why, whea Texas
has now established her Independence by the
valorci her arms. as We established our oNn In
dependence in l1I6-nc,r, that she has right 10
form ti:aties aud unite her fortunes 10 our own,
and throw herself into orr arms should ,rc not
seize upon the opportunity to recover what the IL
lus;rious Jefferson once acquired for Us asa par,
of Louisiana bu: which J. c. Adams ceied
away iii 1919? Why should ;ilc Daily MiSsou-
rian suspect us as capable of anr political de-
pravity y Why shamclessly suspect lis ot being
'as confirmed lunatic on the subject OF AN
ncxation, rs a large amount OF Texas scrip
could well make a man. when 81 do not own
single cent OF Texas scrip? We shall not ana
I'VE the long windcd, inflammatory article in the
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| forth no information about the danger of losing
Texas Tor which we have not receivedthc most re-
specialize authority and for which the Suppressed
documents" indeed do not furnish The strongest evil
dence If we have fears abctthc loss Of il, we only
participate them with the Old Hero OF the Hermi-
tage, who tells us not to lose the golden mo-
mentor, it is snow or never" We scorn to
rc,aiae upon the Missouran for its own course,
or for that of others. would cultivate peace,
! n, Pc
publican-bat the Missoulian is now animated
By such spirit, that We can promise ourselves
no benefit from reading its coumns-and We
therefore strike ii from onr exchange list. We
should be wanting in se-respecl, il We coull re-
main silent under such false and i!lbcral iinpu;a-
lions We should he wanting in that spirit OF
union. which or glorious cause requires, if we
should keep up the b4il of contention, with any
Editor who processes 10 be FOR Polk and Dallas.
The Missourian may affect 10 undervaluc our
statcmenis-hr; We learn, bya letter off the l0;h
instant, and from an authority which is superior
to any accessible to MGt paper-''that the danger
| is not pasf-much will depend on the result of the
Angus, Elections If Folks Election seems most
wo5ablc, there win be no British Treaty with Tex
J az though England IS making most tempting Of
! far>, an has induced France (that is the GrZot
Government not he Pcop!c to join her Hendcr-
son has gone home, and Van Zandi, the other Mi
nS.cr. will soon follow, ana exert themselves 10
prevent any commitment 10 Englan!, until after
The Election"
Yesterdays Wing has long article on Colonel
Folks "ex.ravagance" in his Speakers Chair"
| This is upon par with Van Rurcns Gold
Spoons and English Coach" Of 1910. We
presume that IT will be a fruitful theme for some
Of the distinguished guests at the Howard Grove
Wing District Convention. Some years since
The Globe used up this charge agains, Colonel
Polk. We again call its attention 10 the imputa-
tion
Louisiana safe fof Tie Democrats!
The ,hunders of the Democratic cannon on the
Mississippi and Ohio have forced the Coos TO
hide in their bellows" Caiahoula parish has
.o,, i, no,,a.r., h., ,la r oo;s1.turp nr1bl-