Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-03-18
THE ENQUIRER.
Richmond, March rs.
PRO AND COM

reply 10 some remarks winch we nave recently
made on his vote on the amended resolutions and
we checrfully grant it. The discussion mus, stop
here; as, TO use the classic language Of Mr.. Web
ster, we shave other (perhaps beter) fish TO fry"
We shall subjoin few notes by way Of commea-
tny-but they shall be as brei as po>siblc-and
as little calculated, as we can make them, 10 call
forth reoinder We confess we were as much
disappointed and dissatisfied with Mr.. Ms lat
Ter course. as We were pleased with the former
act of The Texas Drama. When the House of
Representatives were about 10 strike the last
stroke and clinch the nail, = OF the Wings who
had voted for the original resolutions, flew oil al
tangent, and would not vote fer the amended
resolutions. Fit had depended upon their votes,
therefore, it might have resulted in abortion.
Nothing would have been done, in all probabi-
liy during the late session. Our whole country
would have been exposed 10 agitation; The Adolf
tonsls would have crowed over the South; and
We should have incurred the serious danger Of
losing Texas altogether We could scarcely have
expected This alternative 10 be adopted, by any po-
l;tician, who processes 10 he friend Of Texas. Mr.
n had come cut as Tie lren! Of annexation. lie
had voted for it. But his course had given great
dissatisfaction 10 his Wing friends. He had
drawn down upon his back HE lash OF Tie W hiS
press-iron sparty hacks, rs he is pleased TO style
Inc critics on both sides of the House. He could
"not withstand The screws opaliy operation, or the
| lash Of the Wing press; and after brilliant ei-
fort he returned 10 the vile ailiniles OF party sp-
| rt" And what is his justification, for The ezra
tic course which he has pursued Hear .Rr.
/ !Nerton
WASHINGTON, March llh, 1915.
4 To the Editors of Lts Enquirer
\ In vour leading editorial OF yesterday, | find
the following remarks:
"Is not melancholy 10 reflect uror the cursed con'e
qnsnc OF this party spir, Wonderful Il" tell, there
was hut one Jrh,g who voted in favor Of The amended
| resolutions, (Deliet Of .laoamil whilst SIX OF inc
others, (Stephens Of Georgia not IN tho HOUSE,
who originally voted fer Browns resolutions III tnr
House, were mad tntugh, pariy-inad, 10 vote against
them in their amended forms form, certainly, w'h'h
neither affected their constitutional! nor practical clar
acter. Aud among these SIX who ultimately turned
their backs upan Texas, were Milton Blown himself, q"
Tennessee, General Cnrh of Georgia, AMI NilinnEhbs
Newton Of Virginia They voted against II, and Iree
others. Newton Aye, 0G friend Newton, ~rst
forcibIe letter was Lu The other day. SO much admired
! by the Democrats, and condemned by The "b'e'.-
These men, ii appears, could not withstand the screw
of patty operation. the lash of the wing ess aad
after a brilliant effort, they have returned TO ihr we
| atnites Of party spiiii.o
These remarks, if not designed 10 DO myself
and my noble Wing associates in The House oil
Representatives, through whose agency IcSas
has been permitted IL come into the Union, wlHul
Injustice bv disappearing our conduct, and
How have we abandoned our positions In what
have We turned our backs upon Texas cha-
leuse you 10 The proofs. Was il our duty 10
vote with Brinkerhof and other Abolition
lists OF Your party, for Bcn,ons amendment
10 our resolutions, which you yourselves have
repeatedly denounced! % Because your party in
the House, for the purpose OF consolidating ITSELF
must bow 10 The spirit of Abolitionism, and leave
the question Of slavery open, for future agitation
! thI;rp
aaeaGaen! which we deemed very far from an
! improrcment of our plan, and which large mum
| Der OF the mos, intelligent OF Your part; Loudly
i condemned even on The very night Ol lis adop-
/ ton in the Senate, and declared they would no
! vote for in the House. ! speak advisedy; !
| know that 4 number OF the wscst and best o.
vour party looked with contempt upon the amen
ment OF the Senate, a paltry tTch, designed To-
\ dcude the country and 70 bring 10 The support oi
/ The measure The ',ioush.iaccs" OF The North. G.. J
hope we may no, live 10 rue this concession; toI
! Mir Brinkerhaa ard others entertaining similar
! opinions boldly avow that they regard the slave
~ question ss now oren, and mean 10 make aEo-
Their desperate struggle Tor an equal division OF
the territory Of Texas (3)
But what is the extent of our offence No
that we voted against The pyoposiiou @Samended
but that we did not vote Tor the GatcndmeM, which
was disiasteinlto rs, and must be cxccplionabic 10
every true friend OF the South. (l.) NOWithsand-
| ing INV objections To The amendment, ! am titc
10 say, that if the question mad been on HE
lutions as amcndcd, | should have voted in Tho
| affirmative, rather than measure | Lad 50
much al heart should have failed. knew full
we'll however, that the Democrats Of the House
had been whipped in BY the lash Of patty ami
/ that the amendment would be carried b. a large
majority; and even if rejected by The House.
had no fear tia. The measure would thereby
be defeated; for, either The Senate would have
receded from the amendment and fallen back ca
| the original resolutions; or, i. The amendment
| was adhered to by the Senate, the House woud
have recedcd. So that our volts agoinstKc amend-
n,cat, which we disapproved could in no event
endanger the main proposition.
| had hoped that my course in public life had
satisfied ali who have deemed it worthy of their
altention-that | always endeavoled 10 be 90.
verned by principle, and that am not 10 he
turned from the path OF duty by the denunciations
| of reckless press OF M own party, or BY The
seductive influence OF The iiai'ery Of my poll
| lical opponents did moi advocate The admission
| Of Texas from any selfish considerations. | wa,
well aware that should incur the diSpleasure
of some OF my party friends, b doing what
deemed dulv and on that account, il no other.
/ have RICH, 10 claim justice, at least, at vou
/ hands. | ask no more. And as that is denied Ia
myself and my associates, ny The men who, BY
our aid, have been enabled 10 achieve a great
measure, may be pardoncd the seeming vanity Of
! declaring, that without u, and, indeed may say.
without nv own humble efforts in the cause, tn
/ measure could no. have been accomplished, al
| least. during The late session Of Congress. In
| proof of this assertion. migh, cite the evidence
| OF distinguished and liberal men oi vour parts
| who are 100 ma.nanimoTs 10 deny their obsa.
tions to Wings in The Accomplishment. Of Il
great national object, merely because il may
serve TO lessen the appaTen, triumph OF their own
party. (5)
| do not deem il necessary or proper to reply u
ordinary newspaper articles, but your notice Of
me upon this measure is so pointed, and your
views SO mistaken if not designed 10 do me in
Justice. tina, nv declining to notice them might be
| improperly construed have, therefore, 10 re-
quest, that Won will do me the justice 10 publish
| in your next paper these hasty lines, by which
mean 10 assure you and the public, ,ha, ms
support OF the proposition 10 admit Texas had is
origin in spirit Of pure patriotism, which is moi
likely 10 be Influenced by desire 10 concilia.e
the favor of party hacks on the one side or 10
/ dcprecate their wrath, on the Other.
Yours, very respectfully,
WILLOUGHBY NEWTON.
az We preferred The original resolutions of the
House, that is certain-as Mr. ~ did. But we
would always have taken Benlon's bill, as prori-
SO TO the Resolutions, rather than lose the whole
When, however, we were advised, upon the best
information, that the bill was only calculated 10
endanger the fate of the resolutions, We washed
our hands OF it. II turns out, however contrary
10 previous calculation, that there were more in
the Senate, who would have voted for the amend
ed resolutions, than for the original ones; and il we
had TO choose between The former, or none at all,
as we verify believe, We should not have hest
taied for one moment TO vote for them. What is
it 10 us, whether some few men like Brinkerhof
would have voted for ,hem-under erroneous cal.
culations2 The great body Of Abolitonis,s are
wholly dissatisfied with the passage of the reso-
lulons. They do not see out OF Mr.. Brinkerhoff7S
spectacles. What says the Boston "Lbera,or,"
edited by w. L. Garrison-whch the New York
Tribune says is "the Oldest anti-slavery paper