Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-04-01
POLITICAL VIEWS-[No. IL

We have recently laid before our readers an Ad-
dress from The Democratic Central Committee to
The People OF Virginia. L was prepared by a
subcommittee OF that body. with the advantage
Of having before them several Ms OF portion OF
an Address, which mad been prepared b. another
member OF The Committee. 1hey were only en-
pluvcd for that purpose The Address. as il was
adopted and published. embraced onlT potion
OF Tie arguments and statements which were en-
braccd in these Ms. sheets, retaining still
smaller proportion Of their sentences and style.
They were condensed in smaller compass, but
We arc unwilling that they should be lost 10 the
world They are admirably drawn, and are cal
cnlatcd TO serve The cause Tor which they are
composed They are confined 10 a just and
rigorous ANALYSIS Of the late Address OF :he
Wings, upon The three subjects Of the proceedings
Of The last General AsSemhly-:irs', on the An
nexation Of Texas-second on the election OF
Senator OF the United Statcs-and third, the Dis
,ributiou Of The Proceeds Of The Land Fund
We shall follow this order in The publication OF
the sketches and dividing them into Nos, for sue
cessive Nos OF our paper
"I'he Democratic Central Committee havetaken
into consideration The address lately published by
a Committee OF the Wing members Of The last
Legislature. and submit 10 their fe.'ow-cizens Il
lewreAeclions which that address suggests. Upon
a calm review Of The position and action OF The
Wing party during the session upon The political
questions which were in issue between The two
parties, we can perceive no cause for graduation
on their part; but. on the contrary, Just grounds
for the dsapprobalion and ccnsurc OF the people
The election in Virginia last Spring. which re-
sul,ed in the return Of majority OF Wings 10
the House Of Delegates, was made before the no.
mination Of President and Vice PresideD; by
The Democratic Convention which assembled in
Baltimore [, was made al time when ire De-
mocra;ic rarty were divided between multitude
If candidates. and under circumstances ca!c;ilat-
"a 10 dispirir and diSnni;e US while, il had the
effect. on the other hand, ofexciting and nningcur
onponents. Il was carried in several counties in
consequence OF plurality Of candidates on our
mart. against the known wishes Of considerable
maiori.ics: and il was confidently believed, that
large majority OF The people OF the State were OPP
posed 10 the principles and policy OF those who
thus obtained an undue ascendancy IN the Legis-
laturc.
"ANNEXATION OF TEXAS.
4after this election however, our nominations
were proclaimed, our principles were announ-
ced our banners were uniurled in every part
Of the Union. and upon those banners, in bold
relief were inscribed our candidates and our
measures; and, above all, in letters broad and
beamng the rallying cry Of TEXAS" was most
conspicuous. Nor can il be denied, that the
Wing party, as party, with their great leader
al their head, opposed the acquisition oil Texas,
cxcent upon terms and with conditions, that rem
dered The acquisition impossible now and perhaps
impossible forever They denounced this mea-
sure. as tending 10 dissolution of The Union;
they decried The treaty that had teen made by The
late administration as iniquitous, and as a viola
ton of national faith and national honor. They