Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-02-13
VIEWS FROM TEXAS.


We are satisfied that no man can read the
letter which We publish to-day from Gal
weston, (Texas,) that land upon which every
American eve is now fixed, without recogn-
zing in its eloquent lines the traces OF superior
mind. The information which the author gives Of
the state OF public sentiment in Texas, is al
this moment particularly important. The warn
incs he rings in our ears ought not TO be heed
Iessly passed over They deserve the fullest con-
sideraion as well from the source whence they
emana,e as from The importance OF The subject 10
which they relate. Shall we lose Texas .
Shall we 1onIishly, like the base Judean, throw
away so rich a participating country,
which offers 10 throw herself into our arms-once
ours. then improperly lost, and now TO be re-
gained upon the most acceptable erms-a coun-
Iry which the eloquent Holley On his travels
calls "an elysium fer the florist and The poet
One feels. amid such scenes, as we suppose
Adam TO have tel, when IN the infancy Of nature,
and every object bore the impress OF It's Maker,
he was made the first and sole tenant OF Eden,
and left to continue with, and contemplate The
wonders OF creation Omnipotence has concen-
lra,ed here. in The bosom Of nature, and under
Heavens wide canopy, temple 10 receive Tue
praise and alteration OF the grateful beholceI; and
cold and reckless must be that soul, from whose
seDsibilities no responsive homage could be eli
cited, by such an exhibition Of the power and be-
nificepce Of the Creator. Methinks the veriest
that worship, which, amid The profound, but ex
nressiye stiffness of the scene, creation seems to
pay"
Shall we, Tor fear Of the fanatical Aboltionists,
abandon TO The intrigues Of Great Britain coun-
try, which Mr.. Clay pronounced in 1920, ito be ex
tremely valuable Its superficial extent is four
times greater than that OF Florida. The climate
is delicious: the soil fertile; the margins of the
rivers Astounding in live oak; and the country adj
hitting of easy settlement II possesses, moreo-
yer. if am not misinformed, one Of The finest
norris in the Gulf Of Mexico. The productions
of which il is capable, are suited 10 our wants.
Shall we. in a word, throw away all the blessings
of country, which Providence seems TO have
spread OUT for the delightful habitation Of civilized
man, and for the noble extension Of our free in
stitulions-important to our defence-abound-
ing in the richest productions opening a
rich market 10 our manufacturers, and a
new theatre for our shipping;-a territory,
whose importance Lord Brougham says
is not 10 be overrated: country of the great
est capabilities, and in extent full as large as
France: possessing soil Of the finest and most
fertile character, and susceptible OF producing all
tropical produce-and its climate OF The most
healthy character"
Are we 50 mad as 10 throw away such an &C
QUESTION, because insidions politicians a!e jabbel
about the Constitution, which specifics in SC
manv words the power 10 "admit new States into
The Union"-or because the Abulitioni.ts clamol
about slavery-or because The factious Wings OIL
some shivering Democrats doubt, and hesitate, anc
oppose its annexation?
But if this measure should be rejected du
ring the present session of Congress, we TO
one will not despair. We will not abandon
Texas, so long as she does not abandon US
Agitation, We know, will be Immediately cx
cited. A storm will cover all the South TIL,
North may not be exempt from its share
Of the e1citemept-but We say. in the words o
the 9Th resolution Of the Legislative Convention
Of Virginia on Tuesday evening-we resolve a
they resolved-and We call upon the people o
Virginia 10 assist the South in making good TIL
>declaration-to rise in the majesty Of thei
strength-assembe together in every county il
primary meetings, here and every where in tn
! South and West and give utterance 10 their in
disnan. circumstances, and carry out the solemn