Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-01-07

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ject nearly unanimous be would now address
himself to the Northern Democracy, or ra.hcT 10
tie Northern States altogether.
["A voice. no, no; stick 10 the Democracy.
A laugh
"WelI, lie was willing 10 repeat the term, anc
he would now, then, address himself TO The North
eln Democracy, and would here recall! one or
Two llipgs 10 lh.r recollection. Mr. |. under
stood thai, in Inc commencement of our National
Revolution, Two Of the distinguished leaders
among the friends of freedom al that day-he
meant John and Samuel Adams-were one day
conversng together on the question who should
be appointed COMMUNICATIVE OF The Anne
rican forces; and, on comparison OF views they
agreed in sentiment that il was most expedlent ne
should mol be an Eastern, bul Southern man,
and they fixed upon Col. Washington then COM
paral:ely young, and who had not yet displayed
those magnificent attributes OF character which
afterwards rendered him so illustrious as HE
suitable man, mainly because be was Southern
man. Again, the war of 1912 had begun with
The complaints Of The Eastern States, aud il was
entered INTO expressly with view oil vndicailnS
Eastern rights aid interests; and all must recol-
lect with what ready and devoted zeal The
South and The West rushed forward 10 that vim
dication. MIR. l. insisted that all ought now 10
initiate that patriotic example. To which be
might add yet another; when, on more recent
occasion, an army Of fifty thousand men, and the
sum often millions of dollars, were, by vote OF
that House, put at the disposal oil the Executive
Tor the maintenance Of our rights, then supposed
10 be threatened by another Power. All We want
ed was display OF the same national spirit now
Why were gentlemen sitting in that Hall? To
make laws? No. he denied il; and always had
denied it, They were there to prevent war; they
were there 10 preserve peace; they were there, that
all parts OF The country might become acquainted
with each other; that we mi shl see, and feel, and
realize that We were one people and one naiioni
and that, though we were spread over region
two thousand miles square, we still composed but
one great American Republic Whenever We
ielt this, and acted accordingly, we never had
failed To accomplish our object, be it what it
might.
I'VE were in no danger Of hostililies from any
quarter Gentlemen might rest assured, that an
ncxalion was not the path 10 war, but on the con-
lrary, was the pledge OF peace. They might diff
fer here as 10 the best mode Of etiecing the object
but unless he was most egresiously mistaken
there was large majority OF the members OF that
House who did not differ as 10 the wisdom OF the
measure itself in regard 10 The treaty which
had been rejected BY the Senate last year, none had
brcn more opposed 10 it than MIR L.: he had even
zone 50 far as 10 dissuaGc the Executive from its
completion. because he thought that 10 defer the
treaty and make an appeal 10 the good sense and
The good will of The whole American people
would be far better course. Yet he was willing
10 take the treaty rather than nothing; and he
now believed, and he did not think that any man
could reasonably doubt, that if il had been rati-
fed last year. in the course of ten days all excite
Inent would have been over and not word more
would have been said about il. The whole coun-
lIy, on the contrary, would not only have become
reconcied 10 it, but highly gratilied.
Il Here Mr.. |. was interrupted by some gentle
man behind him, who expressed dissent from
this opinion, and put 10 him some query not
heard By the reporter
"Mr l. uttered very emphatic negative
There might be- he admitted, some persons in n.
York, who might possibly think otherwise, but his
remark apple! 10 vast majority of The country;
aud in this opinion he believed himself 10 be right.
He diI think that all would have been Sratiticd
when ~, result! was seen. A Governor would
have been scrt to take possession OF Texas. just
az Gov Claii orne hal taken possession Of Lou
isiana. md Gen. Jackson Of Florida. Nay more.
we should now have had on this floor delegate
from Texas, and before this time the whole mar
vel would have been over"
Yes-Nlr. Ingersoll is rigM. And we are
somewhat surprised, as well as sorry 10 see, that
the best decidedly of our political periodicals.
10 whose ability, and energy, and efficiency, we
canno, pay TOO high a tribute OF commentator
has, without intending it, thrown something like
wet blanket upon the subject No one has
contributed more to our late glorious victory
than the Southern Review !" but whilst il CON
linues The devoted friend of Annexation yet the
way in which j, speaks Of the public sentiment
upon il, is calculated to encourage the Wings
more than ourselves. The Wings have accor-
dinghy quoted lis remarks against The cause, FOL
lhey seize upon every thing, and they exasgeralt
every thing upon which they seize, 10 abate The
tone OF public sentiment for the Annexation
Decision may secure The measure. Doubt may
produce delay ; nd delay may defeat H. Weart
for no delay. We are for settling Texas and tn,
/ Tari. if possible, al the present session. Some
| politicians will Try 10 excuse their apathy by say
! ing. "If we canno succeed now. we will rail- Al
! Extra Session cf Congress 10 carry il through
We are for doing it n0lr--goic is the accetedtime
/ rather than run the ris: OF an Extra Session
| always very tickish, sometimes very dan
serous policy.