Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-06-04

saiy tJT us 10 ash the consent ni i"%lcJ or oil any
Other foreign paWcr..ohtt W. have ~ reasons 10
expect, much less Ia fear, any war Will Mexico
that she has no ri"it 10 demand oui iofhcarance
or Ia assert her position by force OF alinS-ho
marine. no scamcn IL annoy nS-ihai The mode ol
warfare against Cur commerce, with which Mr.
Clay attempts to iniinl:iialc rs. is Il inc.c chnT-
ra-as we have right II treat any rrivaiccrsinan
a. a pirate who sails under Mexican Commits
sion without having two-,hift- g! lis arcT OF
Mexican scamen-Which odnno; DC Ghtiihed-
that The situation Of Great Brlan win her pos
sessions scattered over every sea- her maEui;ciil-
rcrs dcpapacpt upon us for their iaw materials
and bread her own interests riially connected
with her commerce and he CanGdaS exposed 10
our frontier. forbid her making the remuneration
Of Texas a cause of war with The tnltod States.
10Th Rnmtred Mc5rfnr, That il is the duty o:
the present Congress Ia re-anncx Texas to the I.
Sia!es-tha the golden moment ought not 20 b.
lost-ha il is idle and mischicyois for Us 10 wait
unon n. Claws qualifications that 20 long rs any
considerable or respectable portion" oi or people
refuse their assent IL "e-anhcxation, VIC must !o,
bear-,hat the facious AboliliGnists and the fac
tious paltizanS of his party in The North, will no
doubt. always constitute in his eyes "a corsldcra-
be and respectable portion Gi lie people
Eth RSaircd 0iao, That if The present Con
grcss refuses 10 do It's duty i! viii become the duty
of the people who arr favorable L. remuneration
taking their own cause into hci. own hands. to meet
and express their sentiments in tie most effective
wav--l;.al we did 70; wish 10 make il Saci'oaai
or jarigques;on--lul ,i.at Nh, Claws letter are
The movements q! mos! olhis friends have cont!i
bu,ed to give il party characteristic We pro
test against that mere SulScT, .cIcc and devotion
10 men. which has characterized 700 many Of h
friends in Virginia and the Southern States. and
thai they seem determined IL saciifca their own
principles anC The cause u Texas :tstl! 10 the M
hal!oWed Ambition oil their Lc:l.cr.
18th. THAT this Association held in lie higl.-
cst estimation and regard their ilGs'tious fellow
citizen. Maltin Van iirren Of New York: that we
cherish the most grateful and abidin" Scrsc OF lie
ability integrity. and lirmne>s with which he dis
CHARGED the duties of the high Office Of President
of the United States and especially Of the inilcxi
Bile fidelity with which h. maintained the true dec
trines OF the Constitution and the measures OF tie
Democratic party during his trying and nohiy ar
Observation-Disclosures tina; in the memorable strus-
Gle of 1910, he fell martyr to lie great princl-
pies of which lie was The worthy representative.
and we revere him as such: and that We hereby
tender to him in his honorable Ieiiiemeul The as
surance of the deeply seated confidence. affection,
and respect OF The American Democracy Bar.
ye@!1tioal That wc suyrenderhim as our Repub-
Iican candidate with profound regrci-Ihat week
tend the cordialright hand Of fellowship 10 Me>sis.
Buchanan, Calhoun, Cas- and johnson, Speaking
ofthcm in the alphabetical order Of their names
and TO all their respective generous friends for the
noble disinterestednesS WHICH tu.y have displayed
In the promotion Of our common cause. For