Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-06-18

The TYLER Treaty is deiinct-but the Texas
oueslion is as vital as ever. No sooner does il
disappear in one shape than. pycAot it comes again
in another TO torment lis opponents What will
he the fate of Mr. Benon'> proposition il would be
foolharly to venture on predicting for whether The
''moon has come nearer 10 the earth than It's won't
il is certain, politicians have grown antastc.-
On The question of Texas they seem utterly he
wildcred From what is rlmored il may be i'll
ferred, that majori,ic> could easily be found 10
carry it, fave, ii--ihcv thought il would he
safe TO do 50. But no fair expression oil the
public mind has yet been made-no CLEAN of po-
pular light has vet broken in upon the darkness
that surrounds this misty subject; and they are NJ
terly at loss what course 10 take. They 60 Hut
tering and winding round it, like old birds that tear
to alioh hastily on a doubtful branch Mr.. Ben
tons bill is ingeniouSy contrivcd TO conci!ialc d.
vcrs intcrcs,s--the preudiccS OF the North, the
safety OF the South, and the preiensions OF Mexi-
co; and il is very probable il will receive tavora-
bic notice; but we doubt il any action will be Ia
ken on ii, before the adjournment oil Congress
throws the question into The hands Of The people.
Ii is best perhaps, that ii should bc 50. They
are the parties whose will must decide it finally;
and much mischefmay he prevented BY their pro
nouncing al once their judgment.
This then. will be the test question for the Pre-
sidency; and should Mr.. Clay stand where he
| will gain an immense advantage over him; for
il is beyond doubt one of those stirring questions
which addresses itself directly TO popular feel
ings Its agitation will produce great excitement,
and the addition of a fine territory to our Union,
is sure 10 find ready supporters and make rapid
converts Besides it is known that England IS
inclined 10 oppose, however prudenly, any steps
we may take towards annexation; and ihls alone,
from sort Of national perversity, will give new
| impetus 10 public sentiment in favor OF ii. we
think that England has no Just right 10 interfere
in the matter. as she has admitted the perfect in
dependence Of Texas, whilst cnr own is surely
beyond cavil; and what ground does the novelty
Of the question merely give them or any nation,
to found an opposition upon Since the lorna.
ton OF our Government, great many novel ana
unexampled questions have arisen, and been de-
cided on We have resolved by course OF bold
experiments great many intricate points OF po-
licy and government that had for long time vex-
ed the brains of theorists, and might have been
! the subject of discussion STILL
| The voluntary resignation of its independence
by any nation. and It's free surrender OF itself to
another is, certainly, a new case which no work,
however comprehensive, on the law of nations,
has vet provided for But that matters little, since
it can be effected without direction or receipt and
| 10 us will be reserved the honor OF adding ano-
ther chapter TO the latest editions OF Wheaton
| Digest" Nv Lord Aberdeen coniesses himself
somewhat perplexed, and will no doub, regard
our Yankee contrivance of boiling whole coun-
Try al gulp, with the same wonder that children
do the bold juggler who swallows naked sword,
and makes no more ado about it These hazard
Gus experiments We alone may venture upon;