Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-12-17
THE NEW HuAIBUCil

have ever seen asserted by any man OF sense
I, objects to the resolutions of Messrs McDutfic
and lngersoll, upon The subject of Texas upon
the ground that Mr. McDuilie speaks of the late
proiet OF Treaty as the compact OF annexation
and union between the United States and Texas"
and Mr.. lngersoll's report as resolving THAT
annexation and union between the United States
and Texas take effect as sett'cd the 18th day OF
April last, in the following words, &c. The In
icscncer takes alarm al the words compact
and ''sctted"-inierpres the resolution as affirm
ing that the compact is an existing onc-and
complains that the whole question is set forth as
being settled hy the Executive alone, without the
intervention OF the Senate, OF the joint action
of both Houses Of Congress. II then branches
out into violent TRADE against this assumption
OF Acknowledgements the encroachmcai Of the
Constitution, which il nvolres-and finally winds
up with the alarum, " Let rs hope that The ma
ton and Congress will not thus consent 10 tram
pie or the Constitution, and pull down all doincs-
tic safeguards, in order 10 accomplish terrible
foreign enormity. II we are To commit crimes
against The established laws and Of nations,
LEI us At eas, DO it at some less fatal expense 10
our institutions at home
With due Difference. we must candidly say, that
this whole Article in the National lnteisenccr IS
the hlrnsiesl sophsm, the mcrcst rifling with the
understanding oil the pcopie-the most viSiona-
~ 'Gorson and Chimera" that We have recent
IL encountered. II knows as we'll as we do,
that the Compact ia not existing in any force or
virtue that il is not an actual compact; else, why
should the effort be now made BY The resolution
OF both Houses 10 give ii force and efficacy? II
i, 10 all in,ents and purposes, as the lntelSenccr
SAYS, "a mere nu!ly"-and the ohjec. is now 10
make something If ito revive il, and, by the
constitutional authority Of Congress and the Ex-
ccu,ive, TO give il VALIDITY, rs far ne lie United
States are coacerned. The National Inieisenccr
knows all ihiS-lt knows. too That, both in the
resolutions of Messrs. McDuiiie and lngersoll, i,
is provided that il be The fundamental law OF
union between the l. :. and Teas so soon 4.
the supreme authoritics.of the said Republic OF
Texas shall agree 10 the samc. II is, therefore,
considered by the resolution itself az 10 existing
compact as il requires new consent oil the other
party Texas 10 make il binding upon either
Mr. Ingerso!ls resolution refers 10 the project OF
the Treaty, as setting Tic terms-and in no o:her
sense. obviously, than as settling the terms be-
tween Texas and the Executive ofthe T. S. which,
of course is rot now binding, because it wanted
the concurrence of tie Senate, and is therefore no
yt,led eompccf-and moreover Mr. is resolution
expressly specifies, that il shall no, be considered
as the settled, tlnda mental law Of the u. States,
until "lhc supreme authority Of Texas shall agrce
10 The same" The sophisical article Of the In
telliecncer however, is Pleased 10 pass over this
essential condition, upon which The whole Ques-
ton turns rs Certain s'iga firms NJ ordinaEy L.
giSld,itn,' thrown into the resolutions The In
tcliigencer knows, well as ;ho authors Of the re-
solutions, that The compact between the United
States and Texas is referred to; not because
il is existing, or binding upon either party nor
but because il e-ely specifies ,as terms, on which
Texas was willing 10 unite with Us, and We Chat
s the constitute! authorities OF the Constitution,
both Houses Of Congress and The Presidency are
now willing to unite with her. We are utterly
as,onishc' that so grave Journal, as the y. H.
telligencr, should have stopped 10 SO egresious a
sophsm. We had hoped, indeed, tina, il the age
OF Humhugs was not entirely gone, we should not
80 soon have seen ii revive in this form.
A Western Correspondent suggests, that "our
opponents desire Ms To be known as Loco Eocos'
that they may steal from us . the name OF
Democrat" He therefore, cautions every Demo-
crat, neither 10 call himself Democrat, nor FAC
knowledge the name when given Us by the
Wings" We give the caution, in the words OF orr
Correspondence leave il TO our poi;ica friends
10 profit by the suggestion. But our impression
is, that they must steal our principles also as well
as the name, before they can succeed in the cleo
ton OF a Wing candidate. They have already
made two desperate efforts 10 appropriate our rin-
eipLcs-and then our name. In the campaign of
1910, they contended that Bank was obsolete
that high protective Tariff had been superseded
by the Compromise Ac.-and that Gen. Harrison
was a State Rights, Jefersonian Republican In
the last campaign, they unfortunately showed
more honesty in avowins their principles, but
they showed at least an equal want of candor' in
nicknaming ,hcir Bank and their high protective
Tariff, as old Republican measures. hcdesisn was
The same in both cases-to pass themselves off as
the advocates OF Republican measures and Re-
publican principles. We shall see, whclherthey
mean TO change their tactics, and what new de-
sisnaIioa they will assume. Many of them arc
in favor of adhcrng 10 their name Of Whis-or
rather (pseudo Whig)-Mr. Webster and others
are Tor exchanging the name for "Native Ameri-
can or rather American Republican" If De-
mocra!s but doihcir duty 10 themselves, and re-
main "Onc and Indiyisihe" in principle and ac-
ton, we shall defeat the Wing, under any name
they HAY desire TO wear or under any disguise
which they may please 10 ASSUME.