Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-03-25
From he y. O. Bulctim1
TO THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS.

D ms Journal having 81 IuH, tfsD TeIdiGcn
among YOU as Your s!eadlas; friend and advocate
in every vicissi,uJc Of your fortunes, and having
suffered wnat, probably, no othc! journal in the
United States has been subjected, 10, no little oLo
guy and reproach, on account Of is u"rein;ins
efforts in support Of your claims - admission E,o
the Federal compact, and Of the general policy
expectancy and pr9priety OF that measure; we
trust il will not be considered oicious or imno-
dc>l il we venture 10 address ourselve, thus ii
rcc,r 10 you IL crisis So interesting and inpor
tart As The present moment
BIZ he same conveyance that this will reach
vou YOU will receive authentic Intelligence, that
the combination Of adverse influences AM cir
cums,aaces which has % long operated - prevent
your admission into he Union, has been al !aS'
overcome. he Legislative aud Executive branches
of our Government having united in a measure
10 give expression 10 The desire Of the country and
provide for your restoration 10 the Republic
Now il is anxou>ly feared by many Of your
friends, and cxulingy hoped BY Your enemies,
that The terms OF this overture on The part OF our
Government will not only not be acceptable 10,
but will lie rejected By yon, and thus the proposed
measure OF union, instead OF being immediately
conslimma,ed be placed al greater hazard than
before, il not forever defeated. We do not pro-
ftss 10 share in those apprehcnsons, though The
tone OF YOUR Government press IS we'll calculated
10 awakcn anxiety. and especially 10 sfieve those
who have relied on your attachment 10 yolif ma
tive country, and 10 The Federal Constitution, as
In. basis of their efforts 10 obtain your admission
10 The privileges and protection which lie ohon
guarantees.
II isttue That the bill which has passed through
the forms OF orr Constitution and acquired, as lar
as The assent Of This country Is concerned, lie
force al once Of law and a compact, Is mol with
oul lis points Of objection. II may lie true, maj
full Justice is mol done BY it 10 Texas; and that it
is moi. in all respects, the magnanmons and iihe-
raj offer which it would become this great coun-
try. under all he circumstances, 10 make you
LII Us grant all this. Let rs grant, that more IS
required Of, and less guaranteed 10 you than ought
10 have been proposed. VIII that warrant you
in declining the position which yon have sought,
and which has been gained with so much Labor
aud difficulty, through SO much conrmely, ana
with 50 sincere desire for Your welfare, IN con
neclion with thai OF our common and beloved
country? We venture 10 respond 10 this query,
most cmphaticalIy, No. II participation III Inc
advantages of Ibis Union is desirable TO you al
all il is desirable under the bill which has been
adupted in Congress for your admission. Under
that bill, you will attain an exact equality WIN
The other States, and that is all you conld reach
under any circumstances. As 10 denndihS your
selves of your nationality and sinking your sep
aratc existence, against which such earnest aP-
peas are made 10 your pride, II Is, OF course ~
dispensable TO a connection win nus Govern
ment-and. indeed. is no more than every
one of The ORIGINAL States Of this Union did
each for itself, rightly considering that the
,dvantaoes 10 be derived from common ana
united government were infinitely above those
fanciful considerations that were ihen neid on' 70
them and are now held out 10 You, ana mat ~
fact Inc greatness which would spring oul OF The
nn;on oiILe States would reflect more real dignity
and character on its several members, Than they
could By any means attain 10 as petty sovereign
ties The State Of Virginia, with TERRITORY a.,
tached 10 her as large as your own ana WHICH
now contains population cohhlcu oy h M
and divided into several distinct S!aIes' ga ~.
dIsdain 10 mari with portion OF her sovereignty
for he sake Of The security and character 10 be
Gained bv means of the confederation. Neither
d;d Massachusetts. nor New York, nor PennsYi-
van;a nor Connecticut, nor the Carolinas nor
Georgia. all having sufficient territorial limits
and existing as well formed AMI solid co'nmuni-
Ties Would any one Of thuse States derive az
dilional importance in the estimation OF Inc Wore,
nr in any WAY consult lis prosperity or dignity,
could il withdraw. even in the adrance and i'm
rrnyed condition to which they have all attained,
and become distinct sovereignty No, no, theie
is no Stale in the Union, as lamilarly as ais-
solution of the sacred bond is sometimes talked Oh
which The other twenly-seven could drive from its
portals, or which, being out, would not sink to
a deplorable insignifcance, and sue for re-admls-
sion. -, .,-o :. d,.;-,
n. for louisiana or any other Stale OF the Union
~ rect beneath its shadow, render il also desirable
n Won We will not say That your country does
mi possess the elements OF distinct and COM
n,and;ng nationality; we will not say, that in the
conflict ior political power and Tor commercial and
,srr,or;al funerioriiy. which are springing up,
, Taa will find il impossible TO maintain your in
attain to The one, nor maintain the other, except
, d painful and protractsd effort; that you
pu, al hazard all your political and social sys-
lens by the irrup,ion OF a population, which,
whatever its merits, has HABITS, lneilnanons ana
Interests incompatible with your present rela'