Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-06-14
TO TIE EDiroas or TIE ENQUIRER.

NuLIAMsEi RI. June 5, 1877.
Grnilemcn:-I have just returned from lie
Courthouse, attending Z TcXas mocllnS-Wi!ch
was convened on Il notice oi lew hours. w hen
the meeting WAS called Ia order ioty or my per
sons were present, Ohc town voting from 10 10
49, who We re successfully addressed Ivy AlcsSiS.
Philip j. BaIZiZa, Lemuel ]. BowGrl, and by I)r.
Garrett. The speeches OF these gentlemen abound
ed with many splendid passages and lucky hts,
which drew from the audience loud and oil-rc-
pcaled plautliiS: and. from the zeal and enthusl-
assn manifested, was fully convinced that The
cause of Texas is sweeping this region OF the
country like tornado | have not converSed
with one man in four who is not in favor oi Tie
annexation: and many of Clays strongest narii-
2anS are falling Oft iO;n The belief, That II Texas
is mol taken in during this session oi congress.
and Clay should be elected his election will
I've claimed as decision OF the people against Inc
anneXa,on-and that his feeling a3ainSl Texas
will I've 80 cmbered By the conflicts oil Inc eiisi-
ing election. that his whole wciShl would DC
thrown against her admission INTO INC onloH-
that his election would be considered by Texas
the deatii-knell to all her hopes OF entering onr
Union--ihat She would forthwith throw hcrSel
into the arms of England, and IL converted into
Jealous and suspicious ncighbour-hoslilci in feel
ing and interesi-inSead of being sister State,
united 10 lis by the strongest ties OF interest and
affection.
You might suppose, from some conmunica-
lions recently pubIi.hcd in tie Il. Wing. that the
friends of Texas were 'lcw and lar Between all
ahout here. But tina, correspondence is all naGSht
ga thing devised hy the enemy "a mere huzza
which indicates their alarm, ard which Is raised
To keep their spirits up. Rely upon ii, that. In
lrs> than six months. 10 county will he found III
the tidc-water section OF Virginia wiling 10 sd
crfce the dearest interests OF The country al INC
shrine of any mans ambition. However conSci-
cntiousy a portion OF our citizens may diIicr
from us on this subject, The people are all ready
for il bv countless rnaJoritics-and they nave no
idea of permitting their co,,ntry> welfare TO nc
entirely overlooked. and their own wishes totally
disreearicd, ;ha; they may minister 10 The adj
vancement of any individual. No. not they
The spirit of man-worShip has mol as vel 50 en-
tirely CENTRALIZED the heats and commanded The
alteration of free born race Whenever II does.
the DAYS of the Republic will have been number
ed-and We NAV cAclaim in The language OF The
poet
Farewell. long farewell TO all our greatncss'
w
- Mr.. Barton in his able address 10 the Demo-
cratic Association OF TUESDAY night, alter repro
hating The idoairy oithe Wings and their blind de-
voton to Mr.. CLAY, in spite Of the favorable OPT
Mon which many Of them expressed for the annex
alton of Texas; went on 10 declare, that il Mr.. Clay
were elcccd President, he should consider i; the
dcath-blow 10 any annexation Of Teyas-ihat the
domestic grounds on which Mr.. Clay had
placed the question, were such as would forbid
Mr.. C.'s ever agreeing 10 admit her into the
Union-and that il he were elected he (Mr.B.)
should consider Mr.. Clay bound, upon his own
letter, 10 bar the door forever against her adm:-
sion. These several propositions were strongly
put, and supported by ingenious and powerful al
Editors.