Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-01-28
RICH NJ OND, VA.
Monday Morning. Janunrr ~. ~.
GLORIOUS RESULT.
Mo " l.
Tie An'pTafiOn Resolutions yassed tie I,vse .

The simple annuncaton of this fact alone
thrills through every American heart. like
the sound OF The trumpet. Adams opposed
H. GiddinSs opposed it. All The abolition mem.
bers opposed il. Most Of the Wings uppos-
cd It. bnt sevcralot them rose superior 10 party,
and united with the large body OF Democrats to
carry this most importan! measure. We have
no time 10 analysc in detail the composition of
the ayes and nocs-but such is the general CON-
plexion oithe vote. We have not even time or
room 10 pour forth the gushing illusions OF n
grateful heart, upon the occasion We rejoice
Tor our country-for every section of il upon The
prospect OF Texas, originally acquired BY The H.
usirols Jefferson in 1903, and ceied away in
lSl9, beng abou! 10 re-enier once more the Anne
rlcan Union. We trust that many days will not
elapsc before the Lone Star shal cease 10 twin
ke III solitude, and that She will burst forth into full
ustre is abIliant stat Of the A merican Cons;elIa
lion We rejoice for The sake of New England
whose manufactures and whose shipping will re-
ccive new impulse IRON The markets Of Texas.
We rejoice for the sake OF New York and Penn
sylrania. whose fabrics and whose COR r,arce
will b. expanded by the noble ACQUISITION. We
rejoice for the sake OF The West We rejoice cs
pccially for The South We rejoice for ,hs Oh
Dominion, whose heart warmed To the Texans
the very first moment they struck for their indie
pendcncc, and whose sympates have been kim
died. and whose exerlions have been employed, 10
win back 10 our arms the beautiful territory
whom her own son acquired for The whole Union
in 1893. .5H jon, then, in Virginia now And
now We demand, will an infatuated Senate dare
10 deny us the benefits Of a measure. which ma
Joriiy Of y Of the Representatives Of the Prople
have empiatically pronounced 10 he essential to
the interests Of The country Will the Senators
OF Virginia venture 10 resist the proud torrent of
The popular sentiment which irresistbly sweeps
onwardl Car The House Of Delegates shi,er any
longer on he brink, and rciasc in the name of the
people, 10 declare boldly, 'rrnpet-tongued in favor
OF Annexation! We appeal 10 the Wings Of the
Housc-iolhe lish-minded, and patriotic Wings.
who, towering above AL the little cabaIs OF
party, all the plnr considerations which would
shanelcssly sacrifice their country 10 the i'm
pulses Of iaciion--lo them We appeal 10 show
their independent spirit, and 10 strike one
blow for The Old Dominion? Can The ap.
PEAL be made in vanl We wonld even in
woke them in the name Of their higEes, party in
eresS, il we were not afraid 10 b. Told, that Gas.
saIdra may prophecy in vain. BIT who can be-
lieve, il Texas be lost 10 Us, by The obStinacv
Ul onr Senator'S and they lo.t 10 US hy The logged
refusal .. The Wings in the H. Of Delegates TO pro-
nonncc the wishes OF the Stale that storm will
moi gather around their heads 10 sweep them into
The retirement, which an enlightened people will
p'phob'4tN " ~ '''It JUS IChsIas DUl VIZ IOl :
bear tor The present. The general results of
this measure are ioIcibly explained in the
following article from The Saturdays Globe
icl we are almost tempted 10 strike out the 81
cord paragraph of the article We regret that
oar friend Of the Globe had mol himself stricken
il ouf of his brilliant article We cannot sym
paihinc with the positions which Il takes. Our
soul is 100 fall of JOY 10 indulge in censure or re-
buke upon any one. Bni, called upon. as
4. II
this paragraph, we feel bound 10 express
our thanks 10 John Tyler, for the vigor-
Gus efforts he he's made 10 secure the great object
which he has anxionslv sought, His setting
is about 10 sink encnli The horizon, amid the
brightness which such a measure is calculated 10
she'd around il;
"VoTE REAANexiNd Texas asa STATg.--1he
vote in Inc House OF Representatives to-day pro-
viling for The re-admis>on of Texas inlo the
! Union, is a preliminary step Of vas, Importance
10 The Union. II is an eX,in@uisher Of agiialion
and establishes peace and good "ill between The
different sections Of our Union too firmly 10 be
/ shaken b. religious fanaticism or political phren-
I Is IL is The potent voice Of the people calling
+ in new people 10 give additional strength 10 The
will ofihe existing con!c,eracy 10 sustain. And
! i. is thus that the expansion oil The Union will
! ever Contribute 10 lis power and perpetuily. The
I greater The nulnler Of States embraced in il, the
greater will The Interests sahed onihc inviolabiliiy
/ Of It's peace and security and the greater The mass
oiinnucnce embodied 10 look down petty sectional
! attempts TO destroy the iraernal ties that hold il
together as u DaIion. The spasmodc affections
which NAV sometimes seize upon particular
Stale, will no more disturb he great body polite
than the turbnance of a little rill, swollen By
sudden gust, the great ocean into whose bosom it
falls.
''1'be joint resolution which passed, is the lcgs
laive action which We suggested in the first arti-
Gle we wrote upon The subject OF Texas, before
the Treaty was submitted 10 the Senate. If this
measure had been carried al Ike las. session of
/ Congress, Texas would have been prepared al
this lime 10 enter The Union with Iowa. Mr..
Walker, one oithc most Jealous and efficient ad-
vocales of remuneration, urged the proIriety of
making il The work oiihe open and entire lessla-
tive councils of the country, instead Of a hngger-
,nugser executive act, taking lis complexion
from the motives and lis fate from the manage
mcn of those who were supposed 10 have perso-
i nal views associated with the policy which they
held in their own hand Rejection WIS lis fate
al the last session and al this; bnt in spite Of the
disadvantage which resulted from this twice-con-
\ temncd course of management, the force OF The
question has borne il along, ami will secure for
\ il a much higher sanction Than that OF diplomats
an. cxccnlives-the sanction OF the people and
! their Representatives. the States and their dele
I cations in The Senate OF The United States. Tex
\ as will have something more than The faith 81
I executive promises 10 rely upon Ii will have
The act OF representative body, which can bring
/ The power ofthe Government and all its consti.u
cns 10 make il good
+ "'rhe act authorizes Texas to come in as n
State and his realizes al once he s'i1nlalionS ni
| the,:ca,y of 1893, which bound The United States
i 10 France 10 perform this very act. The rcsolu-
4 IL, n 1pti.ipn n,nr this n Tho
! execution OF Mr.. Jefcrson's treaty, by which The
territory OF Texas was acquired. MIR. Adams's
Ifeaty Of 1919 was an abortion. Ii ccded the
country and The people we were bound by solemn
covenants 10 bring INTO The Union 10 the desro;-
! ism Of Spain. But The people of Texas instant
! L. IN: in a protest against this breach OF faith,
/ proclaimed their freedom, and, having maintained
i their independence against both Spain and Next
CO. now come back 10 the United States, asking
I Tie redemption Of the pledge in the treaty under
which the country was first settled by our citizens,
when all the world mast admit The abIogaton Of
the treaty through which intriguing diplomacy
sought 10 exone-ae The nation from lis honest Oh
! legations. rerives them in full force.
"There is nothing, in our opinion, 10 object TO
! in the proposal vo;ed BY the House to-day, cx-
! cept that il is loaded with conditions which may
/ form an obstacle 10 the acceptance OF the over
! ture nv Texas But this can, and We trust will
be obviatcd hy future Legislation. ii Texas
comes prepared to enter the Union. the next Con-
gress will be just, and more than Just 10 her.
! Wronged al frs: By hearless reputation, she
will find that the injustice will be redeemed BY
generosity and the kindness, hitherto withheld, be
paid with usury.
ss'The vote on the resolution carried to-day
does not show the strength OF the question OF re-
annexation. There is, We have no doubt. ma
ior,,y OF t!iY in the House in favor OF restoring
Texas 10 The Union Many members thought
that the territory ought 10 be equally divided TO
provide for the introduction of two slave and two
non-slavcholding States. This, We have little
doubt, will be The effect of the act as it passed
More than half the country is mounta nous, or at
least elevated, cold, and Of a pastoral character
Ifthis country is ever 10 be settled, il must be by
white population exclusively II VIII De Inc
interest Of the earlier admitted Stale to make it
so; and it is left 10 the election OF the States
which are 10 grow up in this high grain-growing