Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-02-15
To he Editors Of The EnqiliYer:

WASHINGTON CRY, Feb. l3 1915
In the Senate Of the United States today II.
debate on the Texas question was opened by NJ
Morehead OF Kentucky, who spoke Tor two hour,
in opposition 10 annexation on any plan; By irealy
or otherwise. His speech was only Imperial.
as shadowing forth the present position Of lls
late embodiment of the universal Wing pars
on the question. Mr.. Buchanan has the floor III
Tomorrow. He was The only Republican on Ii.
among them, the unineligible larson presen,ti
by Mr. Archer as their report on annexation, and
il will be remembered, they denied him the poo.
privilege OF seeing The wonderful proiucct
until the morning of lis presentation. Fedora.
ism has in The Senate potent plan 10 smother .
fair investigation of an important measure
as may be seen both in The arrangement 4
"Mr. Archers committee" fou1 Federalis.s L
one Republican, and in the subsequent con.
duct OF that committee, who for three wees,
had the Texas question under consideration an!
yet never permitted MIR. b. 10 see their action On
il until il was impossible for him To embojy his
views in counter report in time for presenla.
ton with their own, as has heretofore been cl,.
tomary. II a Democratic presiding officer 1!
committee had been guilty OF the want OF com.
mon decency and ordinary honesty, manifesto
in The action OF the Wing Senate with referenc.
10 this most important question, we should neye!
hear the last of it, The whites OF the lnlelli.e!.
Gers eyes would not have turned down shori Il
month al least. The galleries of The Senai,
cannot contain one-tcnlh Of the people who viii
flock TO hear Mr. Buchanan tomorrow
The House, Immediately after meeting del,,.
mined 10 come 10 a vote on the admission Of FL.
rida and Iowa in Two hours, during which ime
the subject was debated BY Judge Bayly, Judge
DnpUiasc NJ - a.. ,
Florida
On taking The vote on The various Amendments
that offered by Mr. Morse of Maine wa. rcec,.
BY II ayes 10 s. noes. 1t provided thai Flori.a
should be refused admission until her Cons,ilu.
ton was so amended as 10 permit free nesloe,
TO be brought within her limits as sailors, al hi.
tum; and, also, so as Ia strike out The clau.e
which provides that the Legislature shall nj;
have power 10 abolish slavery In The course !!
debate on This amendment Morse was pathetic. Il.
most TO tears, on the outrage 10 be inflicted b.
these 10 him) Objectionable features in he Con.
silu,ion OF Florida on The vested rights Of lis
niger brother Wings. over whose mmnniir,.
as citizens he was gTandiloquenl 10 an extreme.
Mr.. Levy, Of Florida, brought him to a non
pins, by asking, whether The free negroes il
Maine were entitled 10 all the privileges Of ci.
zenshlp--to SIT on Juries-lo adjudicale between
The honorable gentleman and his neighbo.>, sc,
&c. Morse Numbered, slammered and wrlrsr.
under the effective argument, covered by the
question, until the whole House burst Gu, in .
hearty roar al his expense
Preston King offered an amendment, refusils
admission 10 Florida, but admitting Iowa which
was reJecied--ayes 81, noes 80.
An amendment, providing, lba, Florida sLonii
not in future be divided into Two States, pas>,t
BY large majority; and, then, The bill, with a.
amendment more distinctly defining the bounds
ries OF Iowa, was taken out OF Committee an,
passed BY majority Of l0l. Mr.. Raihbun d
New York, refusing 10 vote and, il heard right
Orvile Robinson, with Preston King, voting ii
the negative. These are The only men elected .
Democrats, who did not come square up 10 III.
question with the parry. The universal VIII.
party of The North, who, nowhunesly avow rhei
determination 10 fight under the black flag OF abb
lionism in future, made up The rest Of the oppo
nenlS of the admission OF Fredericksburg .hei
too, on The ground of the existence q
slavery within her limits. Glorious allies, the,,
for the Wing party in Virginia
The Globe Of this morning contains an editor
al effort in favor Of Col Benons Texas propo.
ton in which il was stated that a division existed
among the friends OF annexation in the Virginia
Legislature, and TO prove This the refusal Of tie
Wings OF the House Of Delegates 10 sustain res.
outions amounting 10 instructions (while PFC.
Tossing 10 be in favor Of anncxa,ion) was Il.
stanced.
The Globe must surely have read The proceed.
inss in our Legislature with but one eye, o. he
would have discovered what every one else ,au.
viz that Witcher and his compeers, only p,etemisG
to be annexatlonists, in order 10 avoid The storm
OF public Indignation which they knew well must
overwhelm them, if they dared avow what Line
lenths of their constituents would consider IN
open and direct abandonment OF their Interests
Their intention was to aid secretly and coyerf
in defeating any plan OF annexation. To 30 lhis,
they were necessarily forced to bubble as be'
did. The Globe, therefore, errs in its position
as well as the differences which it nigh, wish .
draw from them Yours truly.