Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-01-14
RICHMOND, VA.
Tuesday Morning, January Il.


RICHMOND, VA.
Tuesday Morning, January Ia.
"IT is MY THUNDER!
MIR. ]. P. Kennedy The Novelist of Swallow
Earn and Horse Shoe, took the floor on Satur-
day last in the House of Representatives, in
opposition TO "annexaton in any shape or form
in which it may be presented" He cut and
slashed in every direction around him-lust
as boldly as if he had moi written very confident
leller before The election the predictions OF which
had all passed of in smoke. No Wing follows
The footsteps of Mr.. Clay more faithfully than
the Representative Of Baltimore. The moment
The oracle pronounced the fiat from his tripod at
Raleigh, Mr. X. determined 10 60 against Texas,
and he is now opposed 10 annexation IN any form
or phasis whatever I'm his Saturdays argument,
he makes an allusion 10 letter che had recently
seen from Washington 10 The Richmond Enqu-
rer, which furnished evidence OF The nnanimy
which prevailed in the Democratic party in rea-
ton Ia the question OF annexation. The letter
seemed 10 come from one who had become, By
some means or other, well verscd IN the consua-
tinns on this subject. That letter was written
before the holydays and It announced The per-
pIeyilies which prevailed al that time. II gave
the names OF parties 10 whom they had been re-
ferre, for adjustment and then prophcSied that, by
new years day, they would be brought into a
state OF harmony and then they were 10 have
some rhunder'-Dcmocratic thunder" &c, &c.
If the anticipated harmony has not yet arrived,
il is no reason why il may not yet take place. 1t
is true that many propositions have been made,
land Mr.. X. notices most, and opposes all OF
ihem) They have called forth much discussion
among the friends of annexation but in spirit
of harnlOnu which promises the ultimate selection
of some measure of annexation. There has
been no want Of "harmony" then, as our cores
pondenl predctcd-!housh as yet there has not
been any aManimau ofpurposc. Our friends agree
upon annexaton--but not yetupon the best mode
oi eheclins it, Every days discussion, however,
is shedding new light upon The merits Of the sub
lect and the opinions OF The members-and we
confidently trust that new consultation among
lis friends may, in the course OF this week, strike
out some plan of compromise, which may re-
conce lis provisions 10 the Constitution, as well
as 10 q majority Of the House.
Mr.. X. will confess, that our Correspondent is
right in one Of his predictions. They have "lhun-
der'-and they ar likely 10 have enough OF it
not democratic thunder" alone, hut the mock
thunder OF the Thralrc-nol only The explosion
ot The Jupi,cr Tonans of the Democratic party,
bul the mimic thunder Of the Wing Salmonens
who "used TO drive his chariot over br0-cn
h,ifcc and Ia dan his burning torches on every
side. as If 10 initiate The lightning" But Mr.. H.
NAV dcpeni upon il, that il will require more
than hi. thunder AMI lightning 10 defeat ,nea-
surr. which lie best interests of the country 81
earnestly recommend 10 our adoption
4 hoe l,tta
addressed 10 gentleman in Richmond, from
Washington, which says, ',ha lille or nothing
will be- done al This session Of Congress in change
of any sort. The revenue laws will remain as
they are or very nearly 81, and think Mr. Polk $
ycI friends will bc the last 10 disturb arrange
mcnts which are filling the Treasury, saliiying
the people making money matters easy, and
which, ii any Thing can, will make his adminsira-
lion smooth. Mr.. Folks friends ought 10 be most
thankful 10 the Wings for what they did in 1872
towards settling the Tariff question, and rcmov-
ing that vcxaious question from before the coun-
lry. The Tariff is the only fixed and certain po-
licv that The Government has yet arrived at in
30 years Of trial"
Commenting upon this baldcrdash, the Rich
mond Wing has The folly 10 add, that 'ihis let
Ter confirms our specuaions advanced The other
day. Mr. Folks administration is going 10 be
on, and ont Wig in measures Of governmental
policy /, is hardly possible for it to be anything
else. controlling immense maJori.es as the Tariff
party does in every State North OF the Potomac
and Northwest Of The Ohio river, with maIoriles
loo in Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carroll
ma. ana mnoriiies which dispute the scep're in
Virginia. Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi"
&C.
No,hing is more ridiculous than this spe-
culation We predict, that the day is near
at hand. when this same Richmond Wing is
10 vi,upcratc and abuse Mr.. Polk for the
Republican doctrines he will avow. Wing in
deed WHY, Mr. Polk is elected upon Demo-
cratic grounds The Baltimore Convention laid
down material reduction OF the Tariff system
and It's establishment on The revenue basis. Up
on that principle, Mr. Polk was elected-and up
on that principle he must conduct his admins
iralion. Ii was but few weeks since, that the K.
Wing raised clamor against him, because he
was an ultra nl-Proteclionis-and now presto!
change. he is labosing TO make him a WING,
out and out, not only as 10 the Tariff but as 10 all
"measurcs of Governmental policy"
Let the r. Wing he assured, that Mr.. Polk does
not intend 10 sacrifice himself or his friends for
the Wings. Let him take counsel Of the "'Tarill
party" and fall into their measures then does the
great body of his Republican friends desert him
in Virginia, and The South among the rest-and
the r. Wing could not desire worse fate to beiall
him, than for him 10 throw hmselfuponthe Wings
for support. But no such fate is TO betide him.
He will carry oul his pledges, fulfil the expecta-
lions oil his party, and demand an entire change
in the provisions Of the present bill oil abomna-
lions We recall one fact 10 the recollection OF
The Wings. Mr. Clay excused himself for urging
L: in boc nd
ed that Verplanck's Bill would ruin the manulac-
urers He, therefore, wished 10 save as much
as lie could of the floating wreck. Verplanck's
bill was substantially the bill Of The then able Sc
crc,ary oflhc Treasury, Mr. McLanc Il was
the lavnrllc bill OF Gen. Jackson. When Mr..
Y'rplanck somewhat cooled of in his support of
The hill, Mr. Polk stcpii in, studied the copious sta
ii,tcs which the Secretary had accumulated by
his circular enquires-and on which he founded
his bi-Mr. p. seized The helm, and supported
the bill until il was superseded by the Compromise
BILL which lis author has now SO shameiully re-
pudaed. Who now expects that Mr.. L. will
supper! lie act oflSH, which Mr. ltivcs contend
e,i Il he time Of liz passage was worse than The
act of 1925 and which he Indignantly said would
PROSTATE the Compromise act? Whoexpecis il I!
No one who has a particle OF regard for The con.
sisency OF principle, or the slightest discretion III
making his statements.
NEW YORK VIEWS OF ANNEXATION.
Mr.. "IIorse Shoe Robinson" sncernsly points
10 Governor virgins Message, as throwing a
cold blanket upon the Annexation Of Texas
Mr.. W. does not introduce the annexation BY
name-and Mr.. Kennedy concludes, that The Go
vernon is dodging the subject The New York
Herald also relies upon his silence, and upon
Mr. Sielson's speech, as conclusive evidences OF a
disposition which the Herald is pleased 10
hatch from its own brains, on The part OF
the New York Democrats 10 cut The Sou'l-to
unite The Northern Democracy upon Northern
principles-;.nd even 10 strike up something like
coalition between the Democrats and The
Wings. The whole appears TO US to be gratui-
tuus uggeslion--unwonhyo Of the sagacity of lis
Editor-and scarcely less ridiculous than the llc-