Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-13
RICHMOND, VA.
ra1pAy MORNING. SEPTEMBER ~.
FOREIGN MISUNDERSTANDING


l,an received N Wa.hinot1r all1 thai Inc ,dpi-
ne, has been engaged III .erj1us consultation upon
.b., coarse they should acuIt. The adVices ilplil
'r,yas and csrecial,y from England, aie s;isd 10
shoyy in = manner no, 10 be mistaken, Inc agency
| NJ Epoland in stimulating Mexico to renew her
war uuon Texas Santa Anna mas secuic" '"1
loan al; four millions Of dollars, N pa. 'i'""7h
the facilities which She has extended. ne tool's
for the invasion of Texas are IN sialc u o,S"H-
iza,on-and il is SAID that me MeAic"h 'i'''e-
ter in London has written by me las' sc"ii,, w
| the Mexican Admiral conl!ishdiiiS UT W. - ',
lean steamships now IN NcW losh s'.''i'- ';,"' u
thev were in condition he must ~, '''N
H. t3r Vera Cruz, where they Worlt e Joiheu ~
another from England with military stores ana
mm,ni,icn-an, thai Il they were NO! IN repair
bc INNS, proceed Immediately Ia Mexico wan
DISPATCHES. He lhcrcijJc lei in The cars on The
3r inst FOR New Orleans. t,nc % 'ie S'e'.' .i
is repaired, and the Oder VIII he IN aDc"' t"o
weeks. One reason given Tor ttiiS hase - 'id'
the cypedi,ion must lc pressed, 50 as TO accom-
plish the invasion fcioic the Congress vi ''e -
States meets.
We understand that in consequence OF 'nl> s'I'c
ol things Of the Interference 81 t.hSlahu--'he Ia
cilies She has furnished, and me rap" HoNe,
menlS Of Mexico. question mas fe1h re>ehI,',,
to the Cabinet =, Washington. what steps shont,
rhcy Immediately adou! Wheeler ,hcy shout
convene an Ezra Session OF Congress- Whether
they should quietly permit the invasion OF Texas
assisted too hy the fundamentally ui England, 10
proceed without the slightest inleposliioh on our
rarl? Whether thew should rcmonslia.e WIN
Mexico against the course which she is pursuing,
under the influence If the British Cabinc' =
Whether they should fold their AIMS, ard s'iilct
the fields of Texas again 10 be .iIcnched VIVA NV
blood Of her Ci,2cnS-or whether they should III,
lerooSe the shield OF the United states ana
whether they woul; call an Extra SESSION 81 Noil-
.re>s. 10 advise and regulate the act"h nl thc
I:yecutiyc power! II is now said, that the taoi-
mel has been much divided upon this last profo-
sirion. and finally il i determined tor the present
10 have no Ezra Congress. A Messenger mas
within day or lwo been despatched 10 Mexico
with \ strong lcmonstrancc uron The course she
is pursuing. -...., 49,,
arming herScIi-and il is believed. that volunteers
will pour in from the valley Of: the Mississippi
To assist The Texans in defending The Liberties the;
have acquired u>t as France assisted Us, ana as
volunteers poured in upon The peniasular rom
England.
What fatal error have the Wings IN the Sc
nate committed. AIr Clay had Texas IN the
palm OF his hand He had bnt 10 say the
word and that teau.;in! country would have
boen oars. lie had but to write lc;ier
in favor of annexation, and his obsequious to'-
lowers in the Senate would Lave acqniesced III
his Recommendation. Mexico would have sub
,ni.cd Peace would have been preserved. Tex
rs would have been projected against in"">ioh
In all probability all would have been well. but
his po,ential voice went forth against H. Inc
~, now II we ,houl lose
i.a', We: =: Wv, rc,,,.~r =, The cxnepse q; mil
go " ,.n.,no ,I r;rars Of hlooj Ike county
i l, ,h. mons ibili,y a the doors Of
W, WI luS a. i Lis 1901 fniowcrs
iig,'s ', rr;,,s ar. e.cauraacj hy the want
~ - ir senate - abuse Ms IS well for
- ~ = - 49, j., -, ,,rvha, r.c ho-e NOT the
".. !" - - nne, hos, The onloo Tines
li, ,,,s, ;nanan,;al naror in Erc!and) is pre-
w: ~ H. hn,.~;c.n co,ra.pondcn, had wit
nm :; =" ~, Nj p,rrou nbe Senator Of oni.
N" ~ "s' ,o,Ia ,nJ asllan, sririt yocd against
tho ,rs.rr hcIievrg tai his state was in favor of
;,--bn, he was prepared 10 sacrifice himself on
,bc ,l.ar nf his country" On which the Times
inns comments:
...;ocr;tice hjmsclf-p;sh !-,ilatiS all staff
We knnw that Mr.. CLAY took GROUND against
,hn ,res,; haea,,>p John q. Adams and the abo-
l;,;oniss had ,,ken ground anainS, IT. ani because
he believed il vas necessary Tor him to TO 20 to
s,.oure lhs abolition vote and thus reach the
r..sI;!cncy. We know thai Mr. Rarrow> object
was 10 put Mr. Clay into the Presidency, thai
MIR. Cav MIGHT have the power to reward and
pension his part saGs; ana although We English
men love the treason we dcspisc the traitors
We know that ii was The duiy OF Inc Senate 10
vote in favor OF the treaty ana he tact that loev
rejected such treaty should be q warning 10 all
other nations 10 beware OF the fate Of A:acrica:'
her institutions are now like Il ropc OF sant. -
She is powelless over her own external isard
paicv. '-'shc canno, pride herself iii Der conduct
towards other nations ~ any considerations Of
her own highest iniere.ls.' 'ol her national cali
Ing cr national duty. SIC IS nsHdGWh ~
her miserable scramble ie' pace ana iVhGer ana
such is the iiirsi lof oce--s"ch 'he vchai'F ahJ
corruption. tia, So'''iltlh senators nave united
with the Abolioni~ts in re- cling The annexation
of Texas, VIXEN those Atli;tohi>;s had openly
declared that The inc:ITc oi ihef o!'pos'llon was
hostility 10 tue SCUM ana 9o"'i'e'i' i'S''"''o">
We give further AMI subsequent extracts from
the same Journal o; the 18th August:
"Wrbaye recognized Texas as in Independent
State. We wish her Ia remain 50: hut if she he
unworthy of The destiny 10 which she once as
PRED, we mad far rather that she were reunited
10 The free population of the Mexican Republic,
than cl.>scd among the .lavcholdin. States of the
Union. who already regard her with more terror
and jealousy Than they will acknowledge since
they imruic to Great Britain those fears which
orr already excited bv the future resources and
lrecr institutions OF Texas itself"
Several causes concur 10 render tho position
of Texas very critical on the renewal OF such a
contest. The fcjcctioH oithe 1h0fhot ANNEXATION
is Scrcrc hor 50 he ses-ns 81 the Amcr7e@@ par
N mite ReyrbEt; The presence Of a slave popn-
lation within lis boundaries whose Future state de-
pcn,!s altogether on the political atmosphere, is
an element OF dangerin he hear Of every village
and every dwelling, for iilc s'ao era "o" Of Mex
leo is the abolition OF >larery and the rlan Oh
jcc, of the american Pqr'g is It's continuance.
Here (says The Ma,lisonian) the tissues are
fairly sacd-,hc parties have taken sides. Mex
leo. under the a,ispcc, of England, makes the
abolition of negro slavcry The s;Ac guo nan OF
peace. England declares for Mexico and against
Texas, because Inc policy Of The British nation
j The abolition OF nero slavery; and Mr.. Adam,
tens Us that he is opposed TO annexation, because
IL and his associates are III favor Of negro emaa-
cipa,ion. Who does not see that the war in
Texas is an English war Stripped OF all other
pra;enccs, il thus becomes war lor The purpose
Of emancipation That 8 tc S,rc q4a h"n y
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