Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-08-27

II l,a;bar y viii furnish new end p,rpstua nv
Increasing c,ap,rmcni for our shipping, a> u D.;
carrier 81 Us products and il suPPi!e-. u WIZ
s.,,,re ton. ,,,un.lc.S increase OF commerce y,
he Gull 0i Mexico II i; i pot fe-ah'eNcc, '.''
thc,a Advantages VIII ~ treaty dc'oN =" H.''',
nr:;ain. ia:laa!, iajcct, dsa'o"S w p'.,
Of culorilins Texas: Lat declares lci ~ "
chocG eur extension upon iHc 90 - ~
and 10 aain for herself commercial osh"iis "'
lave the onion If securing The market OF Texas
TX recovering that tcrror.. o. Of aoanooni5 I''''
malk.t and all lis advantages 70 En@laho'
There IN, those who a>polse tbs ieSafa io'
The interests al American manufactures ana y 'i,'-
r;can shipping AssulcdIy those interests oush'
s, nescr 10 prevail over principle. Here, loo, We
OUGHT calmly to calculate The probable effects Oh
remuneration. -,
The territory. i, should he rcmcmoer,i, c&-
ir,,s tar to the North. = the lalitatc oil Na>s'.-
ciu,cts 80 liilIc j. thu measure oil rs fc,ae'l'-
! -iion 10 h. decided upon the sF"aan o. IT,, sia'
that on the occasion 81 ihe ce-'lo! " III M ~
spain the question Of slavery, - ai'' "''i -
!o.mc, Has never once >ii@@'>'''' ~ "'', ~
her al The Cabinc. And npw. ~ u" question
o( receiving il bac, again is presented. II VIII b.
recovered il u al 10; on seeiioha'' va! VA ~
;iona grounds.
The extension of >!.vcr.' is not involved IN me
question Siavcry j. algsadv IN lS%a>' - r.
annexation, in that point Of view, tends rather 70
sd 4 territorial limit 10 sl3'cfy ahu ~o'iu ~
clrde il pcrrctuitv, end still more enec'udh!
Than now. all Increase OF slavery from abroad
\ yaric,v o! causes con>pires with an impulse oi
their own nature 10 draw those Of African descent
towards the Sonh; the boundary me oil sid.cy
would reccic all along il present northern ron
tier: ami as the spirit OF en'ahcip'''oh 'nciedse>'
an avenue would be- opened I" 'hc'ii 10 i'"ss ="
Il IN hp 80
Of America, where The pIcJu'!!ces ol race 90 h"'
exist
Tnrv5nld H.. IL. anneyalitn ri Texas increase
IA. dai.ce. d! an undue Secgra phical lniiuencr
Every cnaracncnl oil territory mas !Iade eehltal-
za,;Gn more ami more difficult, and has also lhlis
lar more and more confirmed The tnlon. / ms
i,a> been in an cnanen, decree The result oil The
annexation oil .od>iaua. Experience has pro:ed,
that no great potion ii our country can uhil' eA
cert in good cause; and >ilcii cause VIII nc
vei remain sectional, bat will always hnd some
support ever where. III: southern ille ii"ih
Florida to ,hc Wcs. ol' Texas is too extended ever
10 TX. capable oil an Insulated concert oil acilon.-
Resides Texas would bc closely connected with
III. North - well d, with IT,. South. i, this
lime :hcrc i !. molc intimate relation between
Louisiana AMI New luTis than between LoHIoI-
ana and arv Atlantic state oCuth o Maryland.
And Texas and New En.lag3 would be Fscipro-
r.iy bound Together not less than Texas AMI The
Carolinas. cannoi, Therefore, shafc nc anxiety
OF those. who would rather 49, the Union dis
solve than Texas recovered, ami am willing 10
tfust the whole subject 70 Congress aud the co'ln-
trv.
| will once mere eApress Ia you, gentlemen.
my sense of the honor done me by the Conven-
ton, in proposing me for tlcir candidate" in
State like Massachusetts. Il is the land OIL my
nativity and my affections. Let the elections 70
as they may, l,s IS Tie cherished portion OF our
globe rich III tree schools, in n dense intelligent
and active population in the good feelings good
purposes, ani good works Of that population; aad
cr all It's faults the Successive generations OF lis
people have done more TO- popular liberty than
The inhdbi,anl, ci any equal potion @! territory
Oh the face OF the Garth.
Accep! my thanks Tor the coriia! manner III
which Won corumuuic1;o u ne the will 81 the
Convention, and be assured Of my uniailing a.
achmeili. GEORGE BANIRofI.
ToB. L. Haett OF Suffolk George Hood Of is
sex; J. c. Abbott OF M!idlcsex Walter Il.
Bvran, Of Worcester; George Shepard Of
HAMPSHIRE; Harvey Chaplin OF Hampton;
H. W. Cushman OF Franklin; Russell Brown
Of Pcrkshrc p l. Wales of Norfolk; J.
Gardner OF Bristol Perez Sinaons OF Ply
,nouth; L. r Phinncy o! 3arnstatle; l.. NJ.
gardner OF Nantucket and Dakcs.