Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-08-16
without trial, 10 hang them upon me nesr-
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''es'n ,,,;,hout Judge or iury) The same paper
,,n,. that iii confidently believes that Such
s,'" ',rI,eA would I've chased beyond the lmilS OF
I .,nnpi" Asaia, August Sd, Let them meet
h',A No., viii and we will exert our little influence
= ny .:.N ,hcm from the storm of popular lndisna-
= saw ,,,y Inc tc,apeS Of rotten eggs aHd ac'd
''' FINALLY. on the 9TH August, II says ian al
-. T., hold Disunion Texas Convention IN
n . tr,oni ,roa8 icql 10 6ood-saca. is inert NJ
90 ike force" in all these phrases Mr. u.
me- friends NAV not have intended atnreat, but
an The excited parljzan>, led on by the vio-
>.'' ,y,rfssions of the leaders, have taken the
=. resolution in It's common-Sense meaning,
~ 5,,s said that they would resist the holding OF
III" convention Did not one OF the most dis
>'-.hsl al the Wing Orators declare, in his
q ., The Coonery Of Towards Grove, that
>%'J scheme were carried into execution,
Il "' southern Convention held in this city, our
al Iobn Garter would receive more Tor his
' lines las hallcrS) than he would for the
n s'. IN his vineyard. And yet there was no idea
4 'Eres, Mr.. D. calls on us for The aames. we
i y, aec,ne making them public, from obvious
a ,,;jeraons-but, on our honor as gentlemen
- rspea, that We heardsev warm !" h,ss ae
Z ',b,, hen would resist the assembling oil
II ,,h Convention.
,ni Wereyer consult Wing authority for the
E n,, Interpretation of Democratic Jour lals-
Il ;uha, is more we disagree with these " hlSs
i ',barrcsnaci--Wc never threatened gag law,
IL mon law ciul Ter. call il what you will,
$,r;Il never take the common law into our own
49,. -, ,nr The purpose OF nimijating the people
1 n, .neacealiv assembling according TO The
4 r.,,n,;on ior the discussion OF their common
\ ~,eyances We do no, agree with them IN pas
II 80, upon the motives OF men, VINO would a.
.5hie in convention and misinterpreling their
e. IL, and 0n1rfprIpU Them
t. .,.,son before any overt act has been COM
MOL which strikes al the peace or union OF our
58u.ry.
II richmond for the construction Of the motives
\ .nrh honorable men as Hamilton, McDuffe,
i s,5 Calhoun? Upon what ground should We
v rs. more implicitly TO the profession OF love Tor
4 .r Union hy Mr. D. and his Wing friends, than
III, same professions by the inaSler-Sprlt> OF ,.
i .,olina} Is il because the former are Wings,
~, latter Democrats7-becau>e The former are
| ,r, DISTINGUISHED in The coancil> Oft the coun,ryl
| i,,,, higher duties 10 perlurm'-hare more cha
/ ..,.sr and as much interest AT stake? Forthe lie
i we are unable IL catch the force OF MIR.
i i reasoning.
i l21 Hau, then. did the 3rd Resolution Of the
| ra5 House, denounce ''the Polk party, (thc raote
l Il,uocyacp) as having declared in favor OF dlSu-
l,5n We ielt ourselves directly assailed hy these
l ,fecping expressions and As men unlustlv al
\ ,rici We met together TO rcpel the gross attack
i l3l To our vision, there is no sort OF analogy
4 ..yeen the two cases. With Texas, the people
II The U. States are intimately allied bo'h hy
II nd and con,iSuy of territory. Moreover, she
| Is once norton OF our own soil, Improperly
y a,,ai away: and The Two Governments had nego-
4 l,i,.i \ treaty OF annexation We were and are
/ I,ll convinced that The late treaty, 81 wanionly
l -.i.rtet By the Senate was the choice both OF oui
| r,ople ana OF the people of Texas. What i'm
1 a.jnriety. then have we committed in invoking
1 N, people Of Texas to wal, quietly, in onicr thai
.rr may see the wishes OF our people clearly c.
Used at the polls? How different all the circun
Stances in the affair OF Genet!
10 See Mole l..
~ See Note 9.
l6) What method could have been adopted
more eifectual for cheering on the people OF Tex
=, man bv convincing them that Polk, Dallas
and Tcxas" i-crc carrying all before them! That
II. Polk were elected, there would be better
nance :or carving annexation Than il Mr. Clay
a,re successful! That il would be one OF the best
,.s,ihle evidences Of the popular sentiment rising
favor of Texas If Mr. Clay were elected, the
Teyans might abandon the annexation rs hope
MIR Daniel Webster tells the Convention
Springfield, that, if Polk were elected Texas
would te anneyed-ani, therefore, he advises the
.fI-1.tiDnSt> IL NOte ttI NsldN. ioi - -"
~ " advised the people TO vote for Pok--ant
- attempted 10 cheer up the Texans. by dwelling
r.oa he Frightening prospects OF Polk, Dalia
All Texas Ii was the impression OF the Wings
"a, the rejection OF The Treaty would be the sig
,al Of The whole subject going down. Hence WI
errei TO the movements and spirit of the South
q calculated 10 rctutc this error, and 10 cheer "
:c Texans.
IN Is it possible that Mr. D. does not see TN
aipahle difference between the two cases! Ih'
i hig> stand in the 0BeaSirc ai.iinde-we Siant
,p,n ne defensive Our pledge only takes ct
4 ...,when the Federal Clique, stretching power
oegoaC ...c reach of law, resorts 10 Club force Il
pat down a legitimate Convention. II is the duty
u "re.y citizen in that case to rush 10 the sup
,or. otthe law-and We pledged ourselves 10 coun-
r~rac, their illegal force by the shield OF seli-de
,.ncc They must put their threats in execution
ro, merely squint al it. before we shall feel caiet
upon 10 ac. # is idle TO talk about their having
al; rights in such predicament. we have
~ -iyhtS-,her acts are all lrroags.
{l>( You NAV express am opinion you please
-5u. beware, lest your opinions be SO outrageous
a, 70 violate all principle and 10 incur the seyeres
rea>gre OF public opinion.
tla) Mr. ID sophisticaes the whole subject
u The Wings first threaten 10 drive away reacea
B.. Convention BY iorce--Wc pledge ourselves IL
I9o9r their rights Next, the Wings carry on
.t-i. ihreats-and violate the privileges Of on
Il ;-,1w-citizeaS BY mob law. We stand upon th'
-,.nee-aal defend them, under the auspices o
:.- aw, or in obedience TO the claims OF Justice
Il Is il possible that Mr. d. can persuade himself
.a he Wings are all right, and we are all wrong
4 20 This proposition is a most extravagan
Nle Il is 4 case that will never occur. IL IS ar
sIcsme case, which, therefore, cannot fairly bt
a.!lced in argument No Convention will ever
ttloJh ,,, h., hnl;t n Richmond In /.
IN eyravagant superstition, called in TO support .
,4}>. eyiravagant proposition But take Mr.. r
kilar Neade's case in his very eloquent letter in
',s lays paper-Suppose the Abolitionists OF the
n Ns1a we're determined 10 violate our rights. and
oemancipale our slaves, would it not be compe
4 len: tlc the States, however many or however few
II NEE, here in ConYention, and determine TO re-
4 IS lheml
4 81 Here again Mr. Daniel miSs,atcs the
i hole question. He claims for the Wings OF
Richmond the high privilege OF overriding the
q C.a,iiiulion and the laws; of deciding without
II rl,o; aud without trial, that every Convention
cast here to consider the peculiar interests otihe
n >Juh, would be guilty of constructive treason,
i agids much 10 be abhorred, as an Abolition Con-
-liiou in the very heart OF Slave State. We
i .t1eai tha, suppose the Northern States should
''ough the influence Of their fanatics, aim con.
n fea'raed and sweeping blow al our domestic nsii
'l'toaS. so tha, the South, without proper union
n Eold become an easy prey TO the inuriatcd aboli,
III inis,s O! the Norlh-would ii be treason in the
81 yl'h, 10 form Convention of delegates in a
sj southern State TO collnteract the mischief, and
IA SaHl Oh the ruin? And vet, under Mr.. Daniels
4 .easoaine. such Convention would be more alb
I Frcni TO the Wings of Richmond, than an Abo
.;.ou Convention assembled in midst. He
nj his friends must be aware OF the very alb
Gri and fatal result 10 which their argumen
veit bring US; and, yet they stigmatize, will
%. same odium as they do an Abolition Conven
oa, every Convention Of the South, for whatever
purpose called, even TO save the Union.
l22) Are John Quincy Adams and the twelve
,igaers, Polk men z" Are The AbolitonisiS Of
Massachusetts and elsewhere who would 60 ior
'snn.oh, rahcr than sec Texas annexed, "Polk
'ieh! The Wing skirts are rsry Jar from being
lear OF his STAN
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