Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-03-18
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Democrats, VINO were tiIHtui among Tho fl,thrSs
found in the trial hour lei the thanks Of the ftiends OF
freedom be prorred for themselves, and Ia behalf Of
the three miliOns OF our fellow-couDlfy men In chains
Credit to whom crrdii-hOnor 10 whom honor This
Impartial justice and genuine magnanimity demand -
RecTpant 10 their duty IN many other instances In pre
srning almost uHbiOken font To this scheme OF an.
nexation The Wing party have done noble work and
stcod their ground with firmnrss and fidelity he
yond expectations. Trat of all tho Southern
Wing Senator's only three were found willing 10 90 for
the measure, surprises y their teic' from The
poston assumed by the Whr party The deed has been
consummue but ir party ilseif stand molly Ihone.
rated from all responsibility in The case"
Now, who is he best Judge OF tie views
Of The aboilioni>ls l-Erinkerhoii or Carl
son! The latter does not cun*Her TIE question
10 he left open-bu the fate OF it sealed "lhc
deed as consummated" and Mr. Newton's
abolition Wing" friends arc welcome 10 all the
thanks OF The abolition crew, which ;hey have
won By their votes.
(2) Mr.. n. has the charity 10 suspect, that this
con,sc was adopted for The 'p'ar0se Of consoiida-
has HaC' Why hot equally suppose, that he
and the other five Wings in the House voted
against the Senate resolutions iur tie purpose 81
consolidating themselves with ihei, own paIty
The one suppostion is as liberal AID not more ey-
travagan, than The oihcr.
BIT is itirue, that the question of slavery is "kepl
open and that we have bowed oihc spirit oil
Aboliiion;sm'! We View lEcln il avery differ
eni light. We are aware, that this is The only
straw which The dough-!acc Wings, and hand
lul Of Aboliiioniss will seize upon; but they will
find themselves mistaken Notwithstanding The
addition made 10 the House Resolutions in the Sc
! male will % ovc 10 be surplusaee Now, we have
no idea that Mr.. Polk will appoint Commissioners
! and open new negotiation with Texas-MeSsrs
! Newton BIinkeIhon, or the ~ y. Evening Posi-, 10
! The contrary Notwithstanding Mr. Polk has nc, re-
/ called The Instructions dispatched by Mr.. Calhoun
/ Immediately on the passage OF The Resolutions.
Thry authorized Maj. Donelson 10 propose an
K immediate admission OF Texas, upon The Terms o
/ Browns Resolutions. Whether Mr. Tyler should
\ have taken il upon himself 10 act on the heel of
/ the session. Is one ihing-bui that he has taken
I the best alternative Course under The resolutions
is another tnng We understand, tina, Mr.. Polk
will moi probably adept The other expeient. He
Wil scarcely raise again the question between the
! Treaty and The Legislative powers-much les,
! keep open Tic battle 5eweenlhe Atoiiionsls :nG
the South. We had the pleasure oi conver>in.
with Gen. Lamar, on his way 10 Texas, on This
/ suh,cct-and he has no doubt, that Texas will ac
ccpI the terms, and that those terms will be adopt
/ ed. We have not vet met with 4 Democrat. who
/ docs not approve this course, ard who docs pot
/ believe The whole question Ia be closed and The
| last straw stricken from he hands both OF The
| Wings and The Aboiionisls.
! CD Mr.. Brnkcrloi, like other wise men OF
5, his calibre, may b. counting without his host
| He will scarcely nave the opportunity Of making
.another desperate struggle upon l,> field.
! a. prc,ly much like splitting hair, between
| the North and the Northwest side Mir y. did
no; vote aSains; the amended resolutions, but
! against amending the resolutions. 81 rejecting
! The amendment, what would have been The COT
sequence In the first place, the original rcson-
iions would have been sent back 10 The Senate
| There. il was understood, Mr. Bagbv and Others
would not have voted for Them. Indeed, il appear
Ell from The very face Of The transaction, that with
the steady and logged pha anx of the Anti-TeSas
S; Wings, and The disseDiienis OF the Democratic
| party, The resolutions would moi have passed
| why, then, send them hack 10 The Senate? BY
this course, they 10 run again The gauntlet IN
| that BODY. One Of the three Wings might have
flown the way. One OF the Democrats might have
been sick, OF absent, or one o! the ''dongh-aces
might have changed his position. The whole
question mi"ht have been thrown overheard IN The
enthusiasm OF excited parties, and IN the a9ones
| OF an expiring session. when so many o;hcr sub
! lecis we're demanding attention. and some iliInsy
!! preiext nigh, have been seized upon by the
dough faces either side, 10 shuttle oil The whoe
| question. There was, al least evident FISK in
throwing The question as shu!c-cocS, 20 bc lost
| 10 and fro between the ;wo Hou-es-al the very
| heels uf The scsSoE-And why ran tho Iisk q.
voting down an amendment, and losing The whole
| question under sacL circumstances, when Mr. J.
conies>e>, that, as amended he shonld n lat have
voted Tor them! We need mol say, We are SURE,
how mach The Abulonsts hlve been cowej
| by the resolutions "a they have passed, nor how
| much they would nave cxnled, il they had failed
| in The struggle !eiween the two Houses.
Mr. y. has seen, lhatno enc was more wiilins'o
do him nslce i5r the course he originally pursued
han we We're Indeed. We carried our feelings fur
thcr than many ofour friends il was only when he
banked at the last pinch OF the hill, and with iife
of his Wig colleagues, pursuea a course which
might have kicked over The whole pail Of milk
that we rebukcd their apparcn; derelic,ions.-
Whether this was to act The part OF a wise safes
man, or of "pary hack" We must leave 10
more impartial men than ourselves 10 decide.