Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-02-01

slaves in the Union. The acquisition oil texas
will not add one more II will only throw 'hem
off from the James river to The Sabine. Pernaps
i, may even restrict the number, by more visi-
liant exercise ofthc Federal authority in exciuu-
inc from Texas the imported slaves oil africa y.
The West lndes-Why, TOO, should our orelrlen
of the North apprehend The increase OF Anew inole
Slave Sta,es2 We never can change Inc oaianSc
of the Government. The Free States nave uie
power at this time, and they Will always Prese.ss
i Every Slave State, which comes mo 'he
Union. will be offseled by Free State Ihey
will have muchmore territory out OF which TO carve
their States than we shall have The immense
territory. which lies North of SO and a hall de-
erees, sweeps 10 the Pacific Ocean and, as Mf.
Yancey SAYS, in late letter TO the Tammany %
ciety oflhe CITY of r. York, "The Missouri COM
promise secures 10 The Free States region above
thirv-six degrees, thirty minutes, which, Extend
ing West, and including Oregon, is capable OF
making twenly-six new States, while, SCUM OF
it, when We admit Florida, we are shut out from
further extension of Slave States; and yet tax
is kept IN TO brighten Northern men out OF their
wits about the enormous prepondera'scc which an
nexation would give TO he South" How then
stands the casc-and the Justice and reciprocity OF
the arrangement We have allowed the Free
States The full benefit of the Missouri Compro-
mise which gave them more than their full share
OF the public territory-and when we claim only
our portion South OF the Sc and hall degrees,
the Aboilionists make rout about savery-We
are 10 be told even by liberal press, that II IS me
greatest outrage which has ever been peIpetrated
Since the formation oil the Govemment-(so says
the Pos)-and we must even yield 10 the Lion
his share Of The territory South OF the Missouri
line. He must not only have all his own terrific
ry-but he must now come in for hall OF ours
Is this right? Is this claim calculated 10 allow
MS \ common share of the blessings OF The Fede-
raj Government? When money is 10 be raised
tor the common treasury, most unequal laiil
is laid upon the South-tien, the balance IS 10 be
shifted 10 our disadvantage. The North IS 10
have more oi the benefit and we more OF the bur
then-But, when the public territory is TO be par
ceed of, The North is 10 have all her share OF the
Compromise territory and then, 10 claim pc
repptorily pat Of what would have been ours
under the Missouri Compromise. Nay, worse
than lhis-We claim no part OF their lands; and
are willing 10 share the lands, South OF 80 de-
grccs 80 minutes, with them, il their people please
10 occupy the territory and ask an admission into
The Union, divcsted Of slavery We must beg
leave 10 remind our inpouunatc brother, that
there may be such thing as drawing The cord too
tight 10 be comfortably and quietly borne.
However, let all this pass. That our friend OF
The New York Evening Pos, (who is 50 clear and
COIlCCt upon 'HS - 'isSu'a N''l'ioy So
and outrageous language on The subject Of Tex
as, we are not much surprised; but that the
New York Morning News, which has hitherto
been one OF The most ardent friends of annexa-
lion should now throw the most serious diff
fcuty in its way-and should stimulate all
it, enemies 10 oppose the only measure
which is now likely TO succced-and should re-
probate the most popular form il can assume as
has been tested by the late votes Of the House OF
Rcprcsonialiyes-lh it should say, peremp,oIy,
there ought to be, and there must le, a fair com
promise (belween the slave holding ard non
slave-holdng States,) when the former own such
an immense territory under the Missouri Com
promisc-when i; says, that the Senate must amc'h
i,-knowing too as il must know, the danger OF
defeating The whole measure by such move
ment-more especially, when the next day il
tells The Slave States, 1T is not, indeed, that we
regard snch a provision as OF any GREAT PRAc-
rlcaL IMPORTANCE in reference either 10 The e1-
tension OF slavery, or 10 The alteration OF the re-
ave forces of the Free and Slave States in The
Federal Government then proceeds 10 as
sign lis reasons for The opinion-;ha our worthy
and accomplished friends Of The Morning News
should take these grounds, is, indeed, 10 Us sub
icct OF some surprise and much regret