Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-07-30


upon improviderce anicytraragancc-.hc oal'"a-
ton OF The representative, who votes the apfro-
pralon. 10 Law upon his constituent the tax to
meet il. leading TO watchtul vigilance uron thcir
part. and caution and circumspeclion upon MS
A third cherished purpose Of theirs, IS The per
pc;;;at.on oil the oppressive Tariff OF iSi2 which,
On thc language OF MIR. Jefferson whose aIiho-
rit; is sometimes invoked IN favor OF thc lafii
pal;cv. used on the Goth of December, $50. but
six months before his death, in reference 10
much less oppressive law that OF 1871 takes
the earnings of one branch Of industry, aud that
(the agrcultural) The most depressed, and HuiS
them iIio the pockets of The other, (tlc Ilanllilc-
tnrinel Tie most ilouriShln9 ot all, rs l. proved
b. the feet that even in 1910. under co:npari-
lively low rate o duties, the manufacturers were
making three dollars 10 the farmers one, as can
I've easily shown, aud a has been st.own ly 2 cal
collation. based upon The census oil that year me
correctness OF which has not anu canEot Dc diS-
pulcd And the still more conclusive iact, that
they at this time, are prosperous beyond an iecc-
dent. while her farmers with the most rl@d eco
ronv. can scarcely make ''bo,h ends meet, and
the products of our industry are constantly laliing
in price. and theirs as constantly r>lng-a Sys-
tenn. The tendency of which is 10 Withdraw our
! population from the peaceful vituou~, and Re
| publican pursuit OF agriculture, In conSfeSate
! them in the vicious and corrupt atmosphere OF
large towns. where violence and outrage oil every
! sort are fast becoming the order OF the Gay Anu
still ii is upheld by those who proclaim ITEM
! selves the especial friends OF law and order
| Another leading Wing measure Is the dcsiruc-
ton of the Veto power in the Constitution, Wn'ch
| is one OF lis most conservative tealuieS-"hich Is,
in fact, the balance wheel Of the system That mn
parts 10 il equitable and harmonious action. IL
is true that their proposition III HIS Time IS 10
MAKE il majority veto. Ban that would DC 10
DESTROY il Tor, all a. us who know any thing oil
| human nature. or the history OF Congress know
that the Same majority which would pass bill in
the first instance wonld pass II again III ven
geancc and in spite OF the veto This IS so OBJ
yious that it j. very clear thai no President would
ever apply ii. and bring himself into collision
with Congress, in the vain attempt 10 arrest the
enactment OF Il law. But even the modification,
! which is III This time proposed. Is not designed ny
the Whigs ~ = fna! adjustment n his speech,
delivered in The Senate ol the United States, on
the 9th OF January, 1872, upon introducing ms
resolutions to amend the Constitution, 30 as H.
modify The vctopower, Mr. Clay said: Although
| he admitted that thc principles he had !aid Down
would, il carried fairly OFT, lead TO the abolition
altogether. as inconsistent with the fundamental
| axiom of free government vet b. was al opinion,
that this like other reforms should be introduced
slowly, without suddenly rushing from one eX-
IRENE 20 another. Before the power should be NJ
tcrly abolished. he deemed ii prudent that an cX-
pertinent should I've made in modified FORM and,
instead al requiring a majority OF two-ihlIds oil
! both Houses Ia stIperScde the veto ol tie PresI-
dent, he thought it sufficient To require majority
uf The whole number oi members elected.
10 save us from these measures, am anxious
for the success OF the Republican parry. But,
above all | am anxious for lis success. as The
only means Of rc-annexing Texas 10 this coun-
trv-a measure in my opinion, not hastily or IN
cautiously formed, more intimately connected
with tn future welfare Of the country than any
other which has been agiiated in my DAY. This
is not III occasion 10 - into inl DISCUSSION ol
The question and the able discussions q! 1t else
where render il UNNECESSARY. But ! must I've
excused for referring 10 Il lew considerations
connected with IT, In the first Place Texas
IS most valuable country. Speaking Of ii in
the House of Lords, Lord Brougham said the i'm
portancc OF Texas could no. be overTacd. twas
a country Of the greatest capabilities. and was IN
extent fully large a. France. II was possess
cd Of soil oi the finest and most fertile charac-
ter, and it was capable OF Producing nearly all
tropical produce and its climate was OF the
NOS; healthy character. II had access To the
Gulf OF Mexico through the river Mississippi,
with which il communicated hy means OF the
Red river The population OF lie counir;' was
said to exceed 2l0 000,' &c. OF il III 1870 Mr..
CLAY SAID:
GAN accounts concurred in representing Texas
10 he eyrrcm"Iy valuable IL superficial extent
vas three or four times greater Than that OF tiorI-
da. The climate was delicious; Tie sol leIhie
the margins of the rivers Astounding ~ live oak
and the country admitting 81 easy settlement. II
possessed moreover, il he were no, msintorncd
ane OF the finest ports in the Gulf OF Mexico
The productions OF which il was capable, were
suitable To our wants. H. pcUid ao' gre TtraS
iOT tWgrtd2 IN n HR!fd CrGfungC.
In 1870, Mr.. Clay considered Texas more
valuable than Florida. and yet Mr. Monroe, with
the unqHiD,0us CGricc OF the Senate gave Tor II
FIVE millions OF dollars and gelinquished all Amer
lean claims on Spain, sad 10 amount 10 nineteen
or twcItv millions more. This shows Inc IN
trin>c value OF Texas BIZ. il i particularly
valuable 10 The IT, States. liz the first place II IS
4 par, ofthc grea; vallcy OF the Mississippi. Gle
graphically il is parcel 81! our territory. Be-
tween the United Safes and Texas for great
pait al the distance the boundary is Elcrc
marhcd line, upon both sides of which people
will concentrate. who, il the territories con-
tinuc under separate Jurisdictions. will be cnsa-
sci in constant border trouble. The So"lh-
Western border OF Texas presents Inc natural
boundary between the L. STATES ANA i"xlco. vi
Texas. a wol informed seographef says; 'On
the SIDE o; the l. STATES 10 natural bounda-
re- is presented: on riic West and North, the
Rio del Nor'c and tie monnanou, de
>ctt: which skim ii. mGhe bold and pro
mincnt territorial divisions This grand and
SOLITARY river Qhc Rio del .Eor;c) without any In
pu.iant tributaries 10 divide Is honoIS south OF
the Pucrep with It's sterile mountain barriers 10
the south and west, presents III" only strong nali-
raj boundary between the T. States AMI Mexico
I'm connection with the mountainous desert, II
forms the first class Of military olstaccS"- III
extends 300 miles TO the north, In the region of
r;,n,n bnu miles M
The sonlh pass, and rolls down with swilneSS 4
volume of turhid waters"
OF it> importance as means of national de-
fence, after Cen JackSons letter il woud he folly
for any one else 10 speak. II acquired by Us. II
will give fresh employment! TO our commerce:
new market Ia our farmers and manufacturers:
keep oil dangerous nc;-hhor>, BY lhtciro>n@
natural boundary oil Tie first class between H. AID
the adjacent territory, and remove the oppoItl'li-
" of foreign interference with cur domestic nstl-
tlitiGns In Il word, it will he money 10 The North
and security to the South.
Texas, with all these advantages, is offered 10
us for nothing Yes, literally Tor nothing. II Is
trllc. lEat The Treaty provided for the payment oil
10 millions otTcxaS debt, hcarin9} per cent. int
rest, out ofthe sale OF her lands. Bu there are 1885,
III 327 acres ofthoee lands, which at - cents per
acre would pay the debt. IL IS Unnecessary 10 say
those lands are worth yastGeal more. Besides THIS
the customs upon Inc coii"uiIipiuh cy the leAidii
people OF foreign imports, would amount to at
least $500 The income Of the United States
from customs may be put down al this time at
thirty millions; the population Of the country al
twenty millions; which give, Il ID 10 each inia-
hant. Texas has about 2l9 thousand, which
gives 100000. al 81 50 per head.
Texas is thus offered 10 us, repeat, for no.
thing! Shall we take her rs gift 1t has been
shown too often 10 justify repetition, that il will do
no violence 10 any principle OF national law, 10
any treaty stipulation with Mexico, or any other
power, or 10 any thing else EXCEPT the grasping
ambition Of England, and the hellsh purposes Of
the icndi>h aboi.ionisis This being he case,
the question have put received but one answer
in this part of Virginia, before the appearance OF
Mr.. Clay's letter. Before THAT, the Wings would
no; allow any one 10 hin, even that Mr.. Clay
would come out againstthe remuneration of Tex