Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-01
AN APPEAL no GEORGE UpsuUR ESQ

To whom more properly Than 10 Geo. Up>hur
Esq, (now. wc believe, al Baltimore, can we de.
G.icalc the following communication from The pen
Of a iricnd-and Il friend of Abel y. Upshur p
To whom can the Appeal I've more properl; made
than TO him, for defending the memory Of his
brother vndcatnS the course of the admins
tration-doing justice To injured Texas and pre-
scnling the truth 10 the people OF the L. States
If there be nothing improper in application; il
nothing 10 seal up the lips OF an honorable man,
may We not ask an answer from The gentleman,
whose name we have taken the liberty Of placing
al tue head of these haslv remarkSl
Fox TIE EHoyiRrR
TIE I'ynS Ircalg--A&SqpiiS IN The li,noyu nj
i5cl T. I'psiur
No one acquainted with the negotiation hy
which the annexation at Texas was preceded,
can he ignorant, tha, 10 the ability. tirmncSs and
iar-secing craftsmanship oiihc distinguished man,
whose name is a, the head Of this article. hc coun-
try was inly indebted for the successful icrmi-
nation OF that negotiation lad The treaty been
ratified, the Just and wise Of all parties wouldlave
attributed the great measure, Is the GROWING c!-
fort of Judge UpShur's life Now, that he is in
his grave, and The treaty has teen reject
cd there are those whose malignant SIAN
,crs would backcn his fair fame, and from
whom justice and gratitude should have
eyacteJ different, far different treatment =
The origin and progress OF The negotiation Is
falsely attributed 10 the movements oil land IcerS,
s;cculalors. scrip holders, political advenlurcr>.
and di>uuiouis'. This too is done hv SOME who
Kxuw. or have PROGRESSED 10 know, the high. pure
and j4atrioiic p,oijrtS bv which Abel y. Ur>hnr
was impellcl in opening and pressing the nrgoii-
alton tur The aitaininen, Of this great national
purpose Max more h. some, who have in but
4 lew months past rroiessed Ia knoE The discreet
ness manifested tv Judge UIshnr in his manage
men, OF the whole affair; VINO. moreover have
declared their belief. that judge UpslIr had every
thing 10 convince him tina, constitutional mum
Der Of Senators would vote 70 rally The treaty.
before h. had finally committed the nation
10 the measure who have proles>cd 20 have
held a conversation themselves with Sc
nator and tllar a Southern Senator too, who
voted against ratification, bat who was not IRON
Virginia in which that Senator represented
that there was Il constitutional majority of t;Ia
body in favor OF The ratification o! The Treaty.
And VI, now some of these very men are iount
dcuot,ncing this Treaty as base fraud, disorgan
izins, gotten up Tor political effect. and crigina
tin. in the has.st motives. ladInonsh these mel
10 lcwarc--if The DEAD he no. able 10 strip ih'
daw OF his borrowed plume> The spirit OF lh'
living may, however meek and forbcafing, b
vet reused 10 wipe of sach imputations from tn
character OF one of Virginias proudesl names
Indeed, is il not time that The remnant of this III
tinsuishcd family should use the materials Il lhci
command 10 cxlingu>h now and forevcr the as
saults indirectly made on Judge Up>hnr'> me
morv, by these unSparns dcnunciations Of th'
great work Of his life? The writer of this knows
personally, how deeply Judge Upshur felt for TN
success OF this measure He knows, 100, that h,
was incapable OF being hargaincd with hy the in
,riailcr>. politically who swarm in the Capital, o.
by any who sought The accomplishment Of thi:
measure, because they were diSunionists, lant
spectators, or scrip holders. He knows further
that the measure was urged by Judge Upshur
from as lofty and patriotic motives as ever mpclc,
anv man Justice. ample justice, should be done
his memory; and the puny creatures who woulC
now disparage il, should he exposed to pnblic
scom. A SOUTIIRON.