Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-13

u ms OF attaining dlsSolutiou VI i'ie
may not be misunderstood we qno'e 'ae
=. lluoa> OF The meetings wh'ch pf@ pro-
30. irst resolution, we believe, (>ays the Co
-, south Carolnian) adopted, proposing
mw, "",,ven,ioa referred 10, was the following
'N netting of The citizens Of Barnweil ms
. d . -, Ashley. on The I'D of May. In re-
'O. ~, 10 The annexation Q! Texas, II was
'1,E,sarca, That as this is a question when re-
.,,n,> immediate action. we recommends .u", =
T,nycntion of the friends OF Annexation !, ~ ule
,.t, he immediately called 10 meet IN Coio'n-
IN an The ith OF July next. 10 take mo consl
,'',,.on the whole subjecI-and 10 recommend
,.5,e states of MS CoRftGtracn whose III
~, identical with oars, and the friends
A,,eyation Nroucso@ he Imam, TO assem-
IN convention a, Nashville, Tennessee, at
.-rarlv day as practicable, Tor me purpose oi
,,,anizing and giving force and direction to
m,. movement, which they, III their collected
iem. NAV think proper.
W. NY, we believe. was the following,
n.,i a, a meeting in The Court House in the
.,n, District
s..' p'~rre9. That il Texas is not sooner an
10 deem il eypedient that 4 Convention
N.J. friends OF immediate Annexation Mroned-
:" - rr,on. he held at Nashville, in the State
\ tennessee. on the first Monday in August
md lha, Should such suggestion 8,ecf tic @p-
III t.llgy
ain in this place Oh the first Monday IN July,
.Snr,;nt delegates 10 such Convention"
g&,n the GLOWING adopted al meeting Al
4 ,.t,..,s WilliamSonS. in Lexington District, oil
l '..,nS 81, that and the adjoining District oi
j prnschurs: ), J..
: g., senate Of the Treaty OF Annexation, we re-
.,,n,ni to The friends OF Annexation THROUGH
49,, rus UNITED STATES, - hold Convention
.,.N1p, a al a
.,,g.,,cable for the pnrpose OF deviSins The most
1 ia.r,nai means Tor the annexation OF Texas 10
1 TrlS GOVERNMENTS.
I Tbsg al a meeting at Ahbcvillc &. IL, jane
81 the io.lowinS;
4 p,al-r9. That we recommend 10 the friends
., inneya,ion throughout tbs Union 10 hold
c,eyention al Nashville, Tennessee, at as early
ar Is practicable 10 take into consideration
arr interests al large, and TO adopt such measures
~. may I've thought proper; and further, 10 rccom
e,.; iptaj!c 0cJ>on> fer r. Presidency aud Vac
pesGraca ri the TaHed S'otcs.1
And then al Williamsburg c. H., June 18th,
the following:
n so,red That We cordially approve Of The re-
c,mmln iaiion OF Southern Convention, com
n,s,I al. delegates from the Southern and South
w.,,ern portions OF the Contedcracy, to deliberate
,,,iIeI, and adopt such measures, as may best
lFonoc the great object OF Annexation, provided
~
l- int resolution OF Congress either al the pre-
>.a:. og IN Extra Session"
These are all the Resolutions Continues The
4Canliaian,' y Sin favor OF Convention, which
" find il our files except oa" oi meeting al
Richmond. in Louisiana, july it'll, as follows;
n seirsd, That we cordially and joyfnlly re-
>p1ad 10 proposition of the enlightened and pat
1,ic State OF South Carolina, 10 hold Conven-
ion in the CITY OF Nashville, on the first Monday
A IN. ~ lgI.g 4l
friendly 10 the immediate annexation oil Texas
= The Union"
This is the only resolution (addS the same
i1E,nan OF the kind gu, of this State, that we re-
,,llect to have seen, and il like al the preceding
ones. (eycep, the last which evidently designs 10
approve the only Convention recommended by
he other>,) proposes not merely a Southern Con-
-ention but one of the friends OF annexation &C.
nerally throughout Tic Eajoa. More temperate
resolutions could no, he conceived or desired.
What should be done by the convention, a. best cal
culliei 10 promote the great object or 0hacrGtioh,
NJ. piSr MON, is plainly lcil to the Convention IL
eli without one single suggestion: and II was
MOI 70 be expected that the friends OF annexation
throughout the UNION wonld concur in a mea
sure Of diSag'Oa. In necessarily nasty glance
oyer the proceedings accompanying these resola-
tiol> and the comments o. public journals frlcnd-
Is 10 taeIa we lind no threats of diSnion, or sug.
..,S,i1ns of the issue Of Texas or Disunon; and
,4a two or three threats OF suggestions OF that
kind. which we find or rccollect, are In procetd-
ms rii.i contain 40 fcs0lMion ~ recommended
r.r III fror If a Coarc!Goa ="
Here then we see the intentions oi;hc propoScr>
oflti> Coavention OF the friends ofthe annexation
q Texas tifopcIont tie Tajtcf S'dtcS, To annex
T.yas!o the UNION, and there!urenecessar'iyn not
- = st tcr.l fragment OF it: and one OF the chlel
-.r,uneuiation which this measure possessed
!, nd taI *
.,ainncy Is strengthen, conhrm 0nt prcSctrc mat
C4ap Nor was this opinion contaed 10 The
Sln,hern peoo,e N0rthcrn mc.tlRsS ant .Nor'a-
at S.aa'ors mt Repfas< a!attecs expressed their
aiien: belief tha, this woald BE- the desirable
cj,ct OF this measure.
4 an index 10 the character OF puolic opinion
~ Ms S,,bec: among some portions ofour North
. orc;hren we would refer you TO The able
>oa,h j, Mr. Buchanan in which in the course
d.. z and conclusive argument on this point,
b. ,.y>. Texas ought - b. annexed 10 the
lajla because the possession ot thus terfilnr:
NECESSARY TO our defence, peace and security
3eca,l>, il would greatly increase our Internal
commerce. extend the market Tor our dom ste
manufactures, AMI 6ta3 tie tai0n f0gcfaer ciN
.>.H STRANGER joa}s The acquisition OF Texas
Woll! vastly increase our domestic trade. Inc
manufacturers OF the North would here .lnd an
cver.rrowing market, while our commercial
uarine. and our steam vessels would obtain
n:o.itabe employment in transporting the cot
,on thc s1gdr and other agricultural produc-
lion, oi Texas moi only throughout the Union
but over the world Ours would be glorious
svstem of Free Trade-;he only one which The
ca!o1>" AMI interests OF foreign nations wlil
ersr u.rmi, rs TO cnjoy" "'The Del Norte
seems 10 b, the boundary prescribed By Nature
between the Anglo Saxon AMI Mexican races.
Within this limit the more we extend our sys-
TEN Of conc,leraed States the greater will be
s,,laoii aad s. nrita NJ he Iaioa, because the
more dependent will the several parts be upon
h. whole. ana the whole upon The several
ylr.s'
In the same speech, he shows the dangers
e. i,e security AMI integrity of the Union,
,5;,l, ms, result from the connection which
Texas must necessarily form with Great Bri-
,3n See also Mr.. Insersols Report, publish
Il in The r. Enquirer, May 10Th, 1911 ioran able
ami convincing exposition OF the same views on
ai> subject.
Nor are ,hcs, able and siatesmanlike views OF
n. sahlcct weakened, but rather evadci by the
ar.a1nent in the third Club llous, Address, IN
Waich ii i, attempted 10 prove, that the elect OF
Annexation would necessarily be Disunlon, and,
er,flf. by lh,irreasonins all Its friends are Dis
uuienis., and Traitors Not venlurln9 10 discuss
III, srrat ana IMPORTANT questions OF National m
l.r.e,> invo!vci in this measure they nave hxcd
p11n the omission in the Treaty oil any Stipuia-
ula Concerning the tenure of slave property IN
Texas. when annexei-(an omission, Tor which
IN. remedy was amending, not rejecting The
Treaty, and all modes Of Annexation)-and on
expressions used by The Secretary OF state; ana
tom these material ami their pusillanimous fears
OF unIus,iiiable threats from some OF me non
>layeholliny States, they have created panic,
which seems. indeed, 10 inspire lis authors WIN
Infinite terror, bu, which will be daily appreciated
hy the people They assert, that the avowed oh,
Jert OF tn. acquisition OF Texas is 70 secure and
10 extend the slavcaollin: in,crcsts'-iaklng no
nl,ice of the many and higher reasons for the
a.asurc urged b. its advocates, ard seeming to
Suppose it not allowable 10 do aush, for the secu-
,y' the property and lives Of half the nation
Aul in accordance with this doctrine, they con-
>,ier the "assent OF the South TO am Treaty ON
.-.,..rau Lori L. her ennmins the