Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-02-08
RICHMOND, VA.
Friday Morning, February =, 1915.
ANOTHER WARNING VOICE

ANOTHER WARNING VOICE!
"ArsEx,1ros-Again, the prospect Of The Anneks
lion Of Texss to the Union, the present Wih.e 10
rned and the probabilities so strongly aeans. y, .a
there is scarcely hope left that II VIII pass Tue oela
The consequences will be, renewed afatlon u ,nl
question before the people, and tne aosofp''o" y
other que stons in that of Annexation :,
at Is couiectured that President Polk wiii convent
the Senate for the purpose of laying The sunec,
that body In Extra sesson-to tiy since anne
iont resolution shall have failed The chances OF iea
Should that course be pnrsued we see no irason ~
tleatr the constitutional majority oil teo ,na .,n.
favor Of such Treaty II was our nope, INA, w. "0
ject would have been disposed OF me pLeseh.
There is much to apprehend from The further as1a'Sn
OF the question: in many aspects; but mat mos. 70 ue
dreaded Ii the effect upon the public feeling IN le a
ent sections Of the Union-the increasing OF the Spu.
OF jealousy and evaporation which u has 50 u"hapP'
engend, red. "a
Gould we suppose that the defeat oi the measure OF
Anne Ration now would he the defeat of u altneetneI
IL This trat would itramme up the consequences, anu
prove the call and the endaiP OF The matier-.ne"
there would not be SO much 10 care aoSut ut .I have
is destined 10 be part Of this Union, and we sha'
have agitation and excitement upon Inc su.ec. UNI,
this ia accomplished Delay but irrllales shd hcfease'
the danger involved In the measure.
tThis subject 10 growing in importance, ana as INC
crisis approaches yet more solemn and pain
full aspect We do that evil consequences may DC
ay,ted and that the beet aud wsest connsols Whatever
thew he NAV prevail and he acquesced In BY the peo
ns But we frankly confess, al this time, we have
much anxiety on the subject"
We copy the above impressive article from
Yesterdays "Compiler"-a Wing paper-from
which we differ on many political subjects, but
fortunately We agree on The cause of Texas. 1t
is a compliment 10 the Compiler, that, like New
,op and Milton Brown and Foster and others, it
has treated Texas as national, and not as a
pariv question Thanks TO Mr.. Cowanin, that,
on This subject al last he is superior 10 all party
considerations, ard goes for his country, his
whole country, and nothing but his country. The
only shade Of difference between US is perhaps,
that We value Texas more thanhe does. But we
deem il some compliment 10 our own sasacily,
that we should agree With The Compiler in his
fearful foreboding Of the consequences which
NAV be destined 10 arise from the rejection of
Browns resolutions. Ii is the sowing of the ORA
CONS teeth. We PRAY 10 God that they may not
spring up in the shar, Of armed men. We pre-
scented in our yesterdays paper The gloomy pre-
sentiments which we had conceived of its further
agilalion-lhe spin, if the Missouri Compromise,
which il would evotc from lis
crnmenls: when the sepulchrc
Wherein We saw hem quietly inten'd,
Hath ope'd his potderous and marble jaws,
To cast them up igain.
We could not but perceive that this Missouri
from the progress of Aboilionism, which now
boasts OF her e., 00) voters, and iaunts her dark
banners in Faneril Hail. in fell coalition with
the Wings and opposes Texas with all her pow
ers and threatens dissolution in case OF anncxa-
ton, and would derive fresh forces from her victo-
nv, and additional arrogance in her demands, anc
new designs against our peculiar Institutions
These are the sornbre views which we Yesterday
exhibiled-and We begged that This subject might
he buried al once and stricken OIL forever from
the issues between political parties. We regard
il in still more fearful aspect; as presenting sec
tional issues, which may distract the whole coun-
try The warning voice OF our ncighbor, The
Compiler, is heard on the same morning, without
the slightest consultation with each other, 10 en-
force every prediction which we have uttered. We
do moi believe the question is so desperate before
The Senate, as the above article pourtrays. I'm
less our correspondents have grossly deceived US,
il cannot be- that ''lhere is scarcely hope lett,
that il will pass the Senate
So far from it, we still hope for the best
but we agree thoroughly with The Compiler in
It's speculaiions about the future. "The conse-
quencc will be a 7cnc,rcd agitation Of the ques-
tion before the people, The absorption Of all oLhcr
questions IN that II annex0ti0n.' IL will increase
The spirit Of jealousy and evaporation which it
has so unhappily ensendered Delay buI irri-
iaies and increases the danger involved in the
measure" The Compiler is right. "I'his sub
ject i growing in Importance, and as The crisis
approaches il assumes vet more solemn and
painful aspect. We Ooo) frankly confess. that
we have much anxiety on the subject"
Let US speak freely, fearlessly boldly 10 our
countrymen OF the Wing party. We would adj
dress ourselves respectfully 10 the members oil
the House Of Delegates. Why cannot This ques-
ton be laid al at once and forever asleep! You
admit that it is The deliberate desire OF the peo-
pie of Virginia 10 carry out immediate an
nexaton. You admit that Browns rcsolu-
tons are all that We can wish for. Many
Of you (some Of The most distinguished Of
your party, Witcher, Taylor Of n B, &C.,
&c.,) admit, that 10 annex hy joint resolution is
perfectly constitutional l.vde of efiecling the OBJ
eci. Mr. Archer proclaimed his conviction Of
il in June last. You do not hesitate 10 declare
your pirate belief in the same principle on he
foor Of he House You arc told however, that
Mr. Rives has his constitutional scrup!cs-lhaf
il you publicly proclaim The opinions which you
prirafelv express, he will either vote for Tex
as, or resign his zealand, in that case, would
allow the voice Of Virginia 10 be carried
ont, By some other Texas Senator whom the
Democratic members Of The Legislature will
allow YOU 10 select from the ranks Of your
own party. Mr.. Rives's vote may decide the
question against the wishes Of Virginia. The
vote OF a Texas Wing Senator may decide
il in our favor. Why, then, can you pause for
4 single momentl Do you not wish Texas 10 be
annexed 10 The Union : Do you not desire to see
The question buried DO you not see the storm
that is coming, which is TO sweep YOU in the South
like leaves before the aulumnal hurricane q
Act, then, we enlreal you, promptly, boldly, far.
far beyond the influence OF all party spirit. Act
for Your Stale-act with your State, and give
Texas 10 The South and tranquility 10 The Union.
As for US, il we may dare 10 mention the hum
bic editors Of this paper, in connection with this
mighty theme, VIC say at once, that we will not
abandon Texas, though Browns resolutions be
rejected, and the whole subject be ingloriously
laid upon The tableof The Senate We will strike
only The more boldly on that account-and
so will every press in the Union which is
friendly 10 Texas How, Otherwise, can we
keep the people Of Texas from yielding to
the seductive influence of England and the
prospect Of independence which she is instilling
into her ears How otherwise can we resist
that Tell spirit OF Abolitionism, which is making
war upon Texas and upon ns2 How otherwise
can we expect 10 re-acquire a territory, which
once was ours, which ought never 10 have been
coded away, which Mr.. Clay himself declared
was inalenable at the very time, which every
President and every Secretary OF State since has
attempted TO recover, whose acquisition is impnr-
tant to the interests of every section of the Union
and especially TO the South, and whose people
now offer to throw themselves into our armsl
Can ice hesitate upon our coursel No; we will
raise again the banner, although misguided SEN
ate may leave ii trailing in the dust. We will de-
vote our energies 10 the cause; never abandon it
until Texas abandons us. We believe, with the
Compiler, that she is @desiined 10 be part OF
this Union; !" but it must be effected BY an
indomitable spirit, and by energies that ne
vcr relax their tension; By addressing, rous-
ing, uniting the people-and, if necessary, by
Texas in united counsels and determined action
We, al least, will attempt 10 do our duty. We
have no doubt other men will do theirs. We
cannot fear, but that Virginia and The South will
be the friends Of the measure. Yet, we anxiously
desire to avoid all 'the agitation and excitement,
which the Compiler foresees in the distant hor-
ION, until" the union is accomplished" For our
selves, we have ever been and we mean TO CONT