Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-16
RICHMOND. TUESDAY. APRIL I6.
TENAS.

Adams IN n mos c;noular position. For his own fame,
and for the sake OF the nation, hope that ne may De
abb. to clear his skirts of The high mlsdemeanors when
are charge against him. prima facts case IS made
out-and IT will be for him to repe the force OF the
mighty blows Of "Rundolph OF Roanoke
Well, the Treaty of annexation between the United
States and Texas signed on Friday and the Nlad
sonian saws twill be submitted TO the Senate for ra
cation as soon the accompanying documents can be
oreoared" probably yesterday or to-day.
The friends of Annexat ARE in high spirits at
Washin pon-so little truth is there in the impuden
assertion of The Richmond Wing, that the project sis
oettino into a most melancholy discount. There is
no, an an atom of truth in the declaration Tie says,
that the scheme is considered defnnct at Washing
ton" mot word of truth in t9 The Richmond Wing
will have meet this question at last 1t cannot dodge
and eauyocate much longer. Mr.. Clay will have TO
meet It also, like honest AT New Orleans he
said on the first blush of the subject, that he not
in favor Of the annexation-but whether be annexed
provisions conditions, we are not prepared TO slate
He has since had occasion TO reconsider the matter
II is becoming serious than he exPected-and he
writes to his friends Washington, not 10 commit him
until he arrives there. There some hope that OH his
arrival at Charleston, he would come out in his speech,
and show his hand to The public But the Charles ton
Mercury positively declares that he played Orator
Mum upon that interesting topic. Ii will never do,
that aspanls for the confidence of the people should
defeat or even play off upon plan, which init
mately connected With the prosperity und security OF
our country.
We must act firmy-bravely with the moral cour-
age which belongs to free people. Delay may breed
danger Demonstration may give our everacue and
yielani rival an advantage over US, which years may
not be able Ia England has her eye upon
| Texss-n some form or other-and we should lament
TO see the negotiation again transferred from Washing
| ton 10 London. We hear OF communication, that
| has been published the signature Of "Britisb
Texan" written by the British Consul who was The
Diplomatic representatives III the absence OF Mr. FL
lott This communication shows The rage and disap-
poin;msn. of the British EmssarIes at the threatened
loss of the country Great Britain. Elliott, shrewd
dplomatis had been to this country it said to
watch the movements and learn the sentiments Of Mr..
Claw and the last accounts, had returned to Gal
weston, and forthwith dispatched special messenger
to the seat of Government. He will be too lae. The
die il cast. Texas may be ours-ant not Englands-
if we but cay the word Shall we say that word o.,
not,
| We were anxious to treat this question n great
American measure-to divest IT of all party character
and bearings. We still solicitous 10 consider it
as TO party question. But the Wing press ~ assuming
a different phnsis II used against us in Connec-
ticut. The Wing press to the North, and partially in
Virginia. has ont against the immediate annexa
tion-and we know not, when their objection would
admit of any change in our policy. The Richmond
Wing, not content with throwing cold water upon it,
is ilbera enough TO attack the motives OF its friends
II calls H. "The stock obbing land obbng, and Presi
dent. making spec, Of annexng Texas to this Union,
right away He stigmatizrs It's friends "as conspi
raors" who evil be bailed in their schemes De-
feated "ba fied, its best friends may bebu conspi
rators they are not-and it a shameless calumny to
s,amp them gratuously and IDLY with such an ept;el.
That some Of the friends Of The cause, may have in
teress Of their own, is probable enough What great
cause OF this description is not mingled up, more CT
less with private considerations--bui that Andrew
Jackson, in the very evening of his days. who was
more concerned in getting up this great plan than Mr.
TYLER himself should be suspected of any private IN
terests, ridiculous rs II IS alrocous That the
desire reclaim country, which so many Presidents
and Secretaries have attempted 10 re-acqulre-and
which Mr. Clay himself once declared government
had no right to cede away the fruit only of private
spec ation, exceeds oil belief IL will never do 10
throw such dust in the eyes of enl ghened people
Never was any remark ridiculous, than the
cuIar iDse DIRT OF the Richmond Whig that "he pa
rentnge Of the measure has damned II past recovery
Admit Mr.. Tyler to be It's parent, land we give HIM
great credit for his vigorous and Incessant efforts to
accomplish t is il right TO reject grent benefit, be-
cause hr las the honor OF accomplishing 1T Is IT not,
on the contrary, calculated TO promote tbecause II
is placed precisely that situation, that neither OF
the great parties claim the distinction, a. The ex-
pense Of the other.
| One statement is utterly gratultous and utter
ly false, that appears in The Wing, from the pen
Of oil Secretario"-a correspondent Of a fbadel-
phia paper-that the author of Randolph Of Roanoke
ISL lawyer Of New Orleans, lately here to plead the
Gaines case "iIrs name, understand is Burton Bar
ton and he said to represent no small amount Oh
| Texas bonds or lands.
r. of R. has already put the lie upon this false and
gratuous assertion He owns not cent oil SCRIP nor
an inch of land
We understand that the Treaty is liberal, and free
from all Just exception. The Spectator says, 'f any
have supposed that the Treaty itself win afford points
for opposition, or rejection, from plumbers in It's ar
engagements and PROVISIONS they will De disappointed
master. hand has been in lis creation, and II Will
prove to be, like the golden ball 10 the arrows OF the
archer impenetrabe IN is gl,tlering sphere. ObJec
| t; tn detn
out piercing it, and leave the opposition nothing 10
stand upon but hostility to the South and Southern IN
sttu,ons We trust, that The designs OF England will
be no speculaton, when the papers accompanying the
Treaty. laid before the Senate and published 10 the
world II will then be how far her apologsts and
allies in the United States supported IN their strong
assertiops-that Grea Britain neither seeks wants
TeSas-has neither moved, nor desires nj all TO ahecl
the peace of the Union and the interests Of the South
lf the terms be proper, are elned tn beleve
them to be- we trust that the Senate will not hesitate
TO confirm n measure, which is essential 10 the safety
and prosperity Of the whole nation No one can DOUBT
that England is most anxious 10 grasp tins r'ch cnun
Try, and annex it TO her wide dom'nIons ~ u
our policy allow it, when the means oil prevention
are ready to our hands,
brief review of the objections to annexatlon' as
affecting the interests of Texas and the United States,
might not be Intellectual in enghtening the puoiic
mind In support Of the argument, that 1t would mol
be to the nteres, of Texas to be annexed might be
|
tain and the u S. Texas in three years would be the
richest country the globe-that Mexico would make
any kind of Treaty with Texas, if the latter would
only admit nominal obedience to Mexico. The pro-
per reply this is, that that contingency will never
arise The people of Texas would never consent 10
il their English and American blood would boil at
The very thought. But might be said that England
and the United States could coeree Mexico into re-
cognticn OF Texas. In reply. Texas would declare,
tina, i. was too lat. England could have done,
ought have done this long but was now too
late Texas has been annoyed and harrassed too long,
and place herself in safety from this source
of disturbance. Again, England might object, that
the annexation would create great sensation in Eu
rope, when they would regard Mexico and the Cali
fornias inevitable consequences of the annexation of
Texas In reply, it might be most justly SAID that
Great Britain could have prevented this result; but
she stood by, when she could BY word have required
Mexico who owed her much money, to recognize
Texas and enable her cultivate The arts of Peace,
instead of keeping guard till the patience Of her PEG.
pie exhausted But now, tina. Great Britain did
not take that generous part Texas would prefer to
unite with the people of The United States whose feel
ings and interests congenial with their own
| The mirrors n var with Enrland mpht be parad.