Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-12-10
To the ParslprS7 ot,he United States.
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NEW OBJECTlONSTO THE AEc,ETA-
Tl0N Of TEXAS
The National ln.eiligncer argues. that IA LARGE
majority have declared gains, IT," Che annex;..
ton Of Texas tho aggregate o! votes for Pre-
sideni Of the United Sta.s leaving Mr.. Polk in a
minority OF many ,hous1ds."
II the irse GLCi;s Of ihi WING organ, which has
made scarcely one true statement about the elrc-
ton during the year, wre 10 be taken for grant
ed there wouiu BE- fore in this assumption. But
what i. The iact2 SEEING down the constituency
/ the members oil ihaegislature Of South Caro-
/ lima. (who are, in fat the presidential electors
! OF that Stale, and amco whom there is not one
/ Clay o. an,i-Teyas nan.) the Picsidca, elects
/ majority is NJ least lightly thousand. Wiihou,
! including South GAMMA, Mr. Polk. majority
over Mr.. Clay is abu: :ory thousand. There
/ sre hot FIVE ,hous5ti an!i-Tcxas men in the
SAFE Of South CGrolla, as is shown by The legis-
( !ative returns and iere are between ti.:y and
sixty thousand vo:eTs Uniting Birrry'> BOLTON
! vote OF 53 900 in the United States To Mr. Claws
vote, and both logethr tall short Of Mr. Folks
,3l! in the Unto" so.n20 00) OF p 900, including
The Texas aud antiaSli;on voc oil Souh Caro-
+ lima. But the qucstio comes up, who is TO de-
clare the Will OF the rople of the United States
on the question Of aleXalionl Is the editor OF
I the National ln'ell,lpc-r the nations represer-
! talive 10 speak tor Inconsistencies Of the whole
coaicderacyl
The question OF nneya,ou was doubtless
/ blended with varir Of othe: issues in Inc late
canvass, which il wo,d p,zze Washington edi-
tor 10 disealangle. Ttusa nds OF friends 10 Texas
annexation voted foAMr Clay-surrcnderng
lheil polic- in rcgarip Texas for some other
policy associated wil!NNr. Claws election or
, from personal conscientious. The same state
I of the case may hav. eSaed in regard 10 some
OF Mr.. Folks supporters, VINO, being against
Texas, gave up their ircliia.ions in this particu-
( lar, rather than The preecIcc felt for the Demo
cratic cause or its cani;,te. This must always
! occur in regard 10 decians made al the polls
where a complication osSues enter into and
control The choice Of lhrepresenta,ive But,
when choice is made OF representative who is
to declare the will Of lhoeople in regard 10 all
the questions upon >rhche is appointed TO act,
is the man chosen BY ihpeoIe, or some edi-
tor rot appointed 10 This Gee : If every editor
who happens 10 he discogncd with the saec-
lion Of iae servants muddy the people is 10
srea,s for them, why, ;henve suppose the Ma
lional lniel.i9encars judg .bl settles the matter
about Texas. Blu, if ,ispresidcnt and the
Congress elected especial 10 pass on this mat
ter are 10 determine ii, vafprehend the quc5-
ton will 90 against the Wig organs decree.
The National Inieigcer, however, after
mooling the point as 10 hovhe popular ma jorily
hes decided tbs Issue, in ssciose OF its article
denies The right Of the peopto decide at all. It
insists that tine in,roduc,io OF Texas into the
con.cderacv is an "ohiect web can only be con-
sii';!ionally accomplished treaty, 10 the raif-
c,.,on oil which the votes dwo-hr;is Of the Sc
na;ofS are necessary"
This Is certainly novel ctrine. The express
letter Of lie Constitution ishat Congress alone
shall have power 10 adlni,ex States into the
Union. There is no linton or condition 10
this power in Congress; anlere is no authority
given 10 the Executive cnenate, By treaty, 10
ciIec, this Object Terri,or nay BE- acquired BY
treaty, or by legislative act:lt no Slate can be
admitted bu, lay act Of Cores. Texas, as an
independent State, can comnto the Union as
State, only b. ac Of CongFsf
We think differently IN our friend OF the
Globe. about the Trea,y-twe cordially con-
GU, with him in now moYiaby act OF Congress.
We trust 10 the power Of thds:ingu;shed press
to bring out all lis energies Behalf Of this great
mcasuIe-,ruly, dignus rirs noans.-ESa-J
MIcHloaN OtaL-The otlcialre..
turns Of the Michigan eileen for President ana
Vice President show the owing result: Polk
27,70S; Clay 2l,237; Bines63a Folks piura-
lily over Clay 3,465. The .nocratic maJon'y