Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-06-24
THE ENQUIRER.
Richmond, june Fl.
r,,eaADNEss OF PARTY.


rable exercise of cur national rights Whlle we
are proud thus 10 do honor 10 the great mass u 'e
| American people, and 10 announce 10 'i'e WIN
that The United States will present bold. ana
united ron,to the hostile aggressions OF iofeis'l
powers il is the duty oflhe press 10 denou''ce anu
hold up 10 public Reproduction the sentiments u
every man, particularly leading EDITOR a'feeey
a, war with the honor and interests Q! his couhu, y
Noal's Weekly Messenger contains inc 'o'-
| lowing Just. sensible and patriotic views IN fe'a-
ton 10 The Mexican question:
"Nhaever our views may be in relation 10
| Texas and Mexico and we have ireeiy eAP'es'e"
them al different times, we cannon, as hil'ei'
cans, unciioa he interference II foreign l"wt'S ~
The affairs Of ms CONTINENT. We are always
willing, nav, DESTROYS, OF submitting any ques-
lion, any disputed point, 10 friendly arb'ra''on-
for war should never be lesorled TO untli every
effort was exhausted 10 sustain peace hul silua-
| ted as we are on vas, continent, free from Eu
ropean uuarrels and dissensons, IN no mannfT
connected nth European possessions, remote from
scenes Of locol disconirnt, trading and manuiac-
turing riyalries We desire TO be unmoesed IN our
domestic ofQuy and to he permitled TO settle our
flmilv differences without foreign intervention
Great sacrifices should be made 10 prevent an
appeal 10 arms; friendly nations are bound 10
offer their powerful mediation 10 prevent such
calamity, il threatened; but il is annoying, VeH-
atious and obtrusive. TO find foreign powers o.
recllv interfering in the settlement oil questions
| which can he settled amicably when leil 10 Inc
unbiased Judgment and pacific disposition OF The
pariies themselves" "The Annex
alton of Texas is mol approved or sustained BY
The great body Of the Wing party, but that party
with great unanimity will take ground against
The course OF England and France interfering
with the domestic concerns al Mis continent, and, u
war ensues, il will be sustained with The ample
resources, and united voice and energies OF Inc
whole country
These expressions, to which no patriot can take
exception, have knded the Indignation OF that vlo'
lent fanatic, the Editor Of the New York Tribune.
Hedenounces lie language of the Messenger as
clearly evincing desire ''tp rob weaker nation
Of one slice Of her territory, in order thai we
may get al The rest, and annex the whole, IN CON
venient parcels"
The Tribune lien winds up with these absurd
and reasonable sentiments
"JuSt think of the brass of talking about lhe
domestic concerns Of this Continent as some
thing with which England has no right 10 NEEDLE,
when she has not only older, but al this moment
larger possessions on This Continent than ours =
We NAV choose not 10 like this, but sine u Is
The fact how can any but very silly knave talk
OF the domestic concerns of this Continent as
beyond the legitimate sphere oil British inlerieF-
| encci
GAS 10 the Wing Party taking any such o.
Sc1trc untsnObe ,ntguitouS ground as N0aa tdt.SD
we know il will moi A universe full OF Courier
& Enuuircrs could not bring il about. Party has
properly nothing to do with such question as
this; but 1rIencver the Wig Party shall taxi
srouad in faror Of arar 10 sustain and prosecute
such q rihanuas The dnncraiion 0f TtraS, II Tih
harc beconIc rc1y small p0rfn
MOI content with its own narrow-sprited and
ianatcal views, The Tribune, in another article
calls in the aid of The Ahoitionist, w. II. Chan
ming 10 enforc. its sentiments which are lar wor-
,her Of British subject than of an American
Freeman. We have room but for a few extracts
But they are sufficient 10 call forth the scveres
denunciaions from the whole country. Is il mol
enough Ia sir mp the blood of every man who
| loves his country 10 hear an American resolve to
abandon that country in The hour OF peril, and
thereby give aid and encouragement To foreign
powers Worse than ALL We see a leading
press, in the confidence of large party, unblush-
nsy endorsing and sanclioning these treason
able declarations. We quote from The Tribune
"Rev w. II. Claiming yesterday morning de-
| lvercd discourse Of signal fDce and freedom II
the Lyceum OF Natural History on the Texas
Conspiracy, lis origin, object, progress and pro-
specliye contamination. Mr. Charming
urged upon the reenen OF our whole country the
duty OF acting promptly and energetically, as be-
came men and Christians 10 avert SO horrible 4
crime as the plunsing OF the nation INFO IN unjust
war in support of human bondage. He called
upon all 10 ciycnlaic ami sign pledge mutually
binding The signers not Ia encourage, AID OR IN
ANY MANNER SUSTAIN SUCH WAR, no MATTER HOW
COMMENCED SoR on WHAT PRErExT. Mr. G. will
continue the discussion next Sunday morning.
II struck us as rather nconsisien, that Mr.. Chan
ming should mol merely avow, but glory IN the
fact that he d,d MT rote al The last Presidential
election. his Doubtless right and 0blig0tOry on as
10 oppose tie T'cras Conspiracy, 10 he utmost AMI Ia
THE FNp-but, as one ballot last November would
have been more effective than fifty pledges now,
we think those who stood aloot when The great
battle was fought and lost, (when they might have
saved I'D ought al Ieas, 10 pass over in silence, il
| they do not choose 10 regret their most untmely
and inglorious neutrality"
So much for Northern Wing press. We are
proud 10 bring forward evidence, HAT the South
ern Wings furnish no instance OF such com
plcle abandonment Of the couniry's rights and no
nor 10 a foreign nation. The Southern Georgia.
Wing, The bitter foe Ofanncxalion last year. has
been awakened TO the designs OF England upon this
continent and bursts forth in The following strain
of patriotic feeling
"THs Texas QUEsTfoN.-The late intelli-
sence from Mexico, presents The question Of an
nov atip N Il han / hpcn
sumed from lis incipiencylo the present period
Such now is The position OF affairs between The
United States on the one part, and the combined
powers OF Texas, Mexico, Eng land and France,
on the other that onr National hOn0r requires int
Texas Moud he annexed at all hazards. The
late news establishes the fact that the Govern
ment ofthe Republic Of Texas, has actually en-
tered into negotiation with the Government OIL
Mexico, and Mexico has agreed TO acknowledge
The independence Of Texas, provided they reject
Annexation. England and France guaranty the
acts oflhe Two governments. Such conduct on
The part OF civilized nations is an outrage upon
our rights, that should not be borne.
al the people of Texas should accede 10 the
proposition, that has been made by those who
administer her government, her bascness and in
gratitude will be such as TO Justify the United
| States in forcing her into annexation, even at the
hazard ola general confagration OF War. And
lS MUCH as VIC dUuOl lutd vi w VIC tniHh u
far more preferable, than that our National honor
should be Insult i, or our national rights eircum-
vented, by the fraud ola combination of powers y
We shall conclude with an extract from The
New Orleans Pcayune, upon The kindred ques-
lion OF Oregon. That paper, commenting upon
The impulent article in Wilmer & Smiths Eu-
ropean Times, in relation 10 The Oregon conlro.
versy, says:
"As offensive as The rest OF the article under
consideration is its sheer upon Mr. Polk. The
editor thinks that The merchants OF America are
/ Wings. and that they will sYmpalhize in bis va.