Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-01-03

~nen' as hsh representative, might DO called ON 10
si and although the opinions sniersin relative u ihs
ieS's aae'"on m'sh sndsnger my election, with
conscientious truth declare. shs were now c.ndid.,,
for the highest Office known our Institutions. and tho m
suit turned upon that question alone would No, .;,hh
my opposition TO The to my success he
leve not only matter OF honesty but Of policy
there IL but one path for public well private
to tread, aud thu, 10, Of integrity and
independence-for II he be honest hi, views howev,,
mistaken they may DO, he lsast all give such
reasons for his coarse will satisfy al who interested
OF the purity Of his purpose which. with generous cons
tueney will cover multitude Of eos which the he
does not participate have peudces no interest.
to consult aud feeling other that derived from
desire to dischsse my duty faithfully my eoun,ry-bu
believe the Of that would prove ruinous
TO the best interests OF the present States particularly the
Southern States hazardous the Union and
precedent without single benefit resulting from IL,
WIN these preliminary remarks, proceed then Ia an
swef your enquiry by declaring myself nm
qnahhedy and unslteraby opposed only the Texas
treaty. but to Mr. Ben,ons bi Mr. McDufe's Joint rcso-
luton. or any other scheme Of annexation of the U. s.
with Texas any other foreign pow that has been or
can DC DEVISED and ejoee to have been the nt in the
United STATES, In public discussion, have taken deci
ded stand against IL, before the treaty was
my reasons for which will endeavor TO give as briefly A.,
possible, 50 rs make myself inteligible.
IL must be admitted by all be question of the mos.
delicate interesting and important nature differing from
all Others that arise during the which the
ing IA administration will be in power, only involving
the honor OF the naonund the integrity the unon-ba
unlike the question Of Tariff Distributions currency which
may be settled to-day and unsettled mo row s they
may prove pernicous or beneficial. II Is perpetual
and unaerable when is scttled-it becomes us
therefore, n people, Il will not say Us a South, rn peo
pie, because as yet a hope we shall ever con-
nnue 10 BE- one pcope. and as must BE-, when wise
councils prevail and wicked no longer bear sw,vl
look to this question in all aspects and befr
we conclude hastily upon it-and while il is by no mean,
my strongest OBJECTION yet take up first the question Of
expedency.
lu the first place, prefer this Union n, il q. and No
has been handed down u.s. and we were expected N
hand It down rs rich legacy our issue TO anv
oher and all others that be foed-and IL In .non,h
Tor To know, that If the Texas scheme did mo-, b,x
It's origin with. 1t has found in ncgoators and chief adj
voeaes only the interested land and scrip holden. and pc
heai tadesmen who have and daily ayow the anxious
desire 10, dissolution Of glorious Unon and to be.
heVc al the same time do that u dissolution would
prove the first fruit OF anne xaion.
Can any observing rejecting have read the cor
esponaence OF the negoator OF the treaty, Mr. John Ca
tilne Calhoun he characterised by the Globe
anu Enquirer tor his supposed dark designs upon Union
suspicion from which he has this very day never re-
eved himself and which hi, State Of North Carolina openly
boasts without being unfaiibIy led this conclusion
10 MS correspondence during the last spring with
Mr. Packenham the Brush Minister the representative of
Government known 10 be hostile black slavery in all
It's aspects, Il use the term black slavery because think
mere Is icSs freedom, comfort and happiness among their
white iaoorcs or operatives than among our slaves for
whom they manifest so much sympathy in which he
opens, and thereby on tina, delicate
subject which he has been camorous in claiming 10 be
purely domestic question, with which could allow no
lnte'erenco-he not only opens a correspondence with
Mr. fsckenham, which to he credit. be said he had the
good sense and wisdom decline in il ne based the
whole object OF the treaty upon the ground of the extern
sion and perpeuaon Of slavery-and while in one
he declared that Texas was sovereign and
power over which Texas had no esim, and could
exert no authority either defacto or deuIc he in the
next even the day after the mex of the treaty
despatched special envoy Mexico, to purchase
her claims. on Texas, and ut the same instant of
hme the Executive threatened Mexico with vengeance
aud war; she should dare attempt during the penden
cy OF The treaty. the recovery of her claim
to "revoed province" for the REIMBURSEMENT of which
representative agent OF the u 5. sent as have
Just Id to offer millions OF gold while the div
sion OF the army OF the u s. actually marched To the
confines o Texas and conden,aly made subject to the
s.a m int ead Il Tsseo Of % o. d.
themselves occasionally before Vera Cruz
What was this but covert declaration of war; made by
the Executive braneho the government a weak and re-
ssuess power, and that too in the presence and during
tho Session OF Congress, which majority Of that body
wnked at What was it, but such n war rs the Texas
schemers knew the Northern States would not embark in
an UNJUST unrighteous and ungody war with
Mexico. 10 rob her Of her revoed province aud as Mr.
Calhoun for the extension and perpctuaon
Now, Whatever may be my feelings the subject Of
slavery, make bold Southern declare that in
my Judgment these insufficient causes nation
Al robbery or Tor with friendly power, making no e
fort and entertaining design interfere with that or any
other Of our
IL was n South Carolina moyement first IA create ds
senion heart burnngs, and division between the North
and inc SOUTH and war should be the result then drive
Tue Norm from It's support. and in the accomplishment OF
Their hearts DESIRE that daily ayowed by
their most prominent public men, wit the dissolution of
the onon throw the odurn add responsibility from their
own shoulders upon the North. for refusing participate
III war for such puTpoel There thousands and
millions at the North, who believe this institution guaran
teed by the Constitution the South. and will adhere 10
the South on this question; but there believe
whJ desire it, extension and perpetuaon; they rather de
pOre existence but the North might soon expect the
South To back her in for its determination as for the
South to ask the North war; and
it-and this knew better than Secretary of State
the negotntor Of the treaty.
Look too To the bold open and easonable proceedings
OF the friends and followers Of the negoaior South Caro-
lima during the last and fall and YOU find nothing
but DisUnion Dsunon !. Texas 'rexas,,, Disunion
without Texas, and Texas and Disunon!.!
To ascertain their views fully. well 10 look 10
the declarations OF Of Mr. Cshouns friends from South
carolina, made about the time OF the Texas treaty the
House Ut Representatives. mean Mr.. Rheti, who de-
cared he would himself If he were capable of sing
Ing hozinna'' to this Union. while another OF his faithful
followers 10 the abandonment of all his forme cher
ished principles, mean Mr.. McDue, entered into cal
cuaonin the ST Chamber upon the value of the Union
and undertook TO shcw the advantages Of three separate
conederacics formed out OF the u S. declaring upon his
soul that for quarter Of century he had not known his
government but for its niquous expressions and
when charged by Mr. Benton his face, with
designs IN the Texas movement blanched and quaed and
could utter word IN his defence; even this Mr. Nc
Duie who, in his to the $. Carolina Legislature
IN 1885, when speaking Of the application Of Texas ad.
mission into the Union, said, "In my opinion Congress
ought not even TO entertain such proposition in the pre-
sensiie of the controversy. II admit Texas into our
Union, while Mexico is still wsging against that pro-
vince, with view reesabsh her supremacy over H. we
shall by the very act itself make ourselves party 10 the
wai; take this sep without mourning this heavy
responsibility until Mereo herself shall recognize the in
d,pendeHee Of her rsroifed prornee" And now d,union
being at the boom this gentleman the first step forth
IN the absence OF that recognition part Of Mexico
ana while Executive y complaining in his annual
messages Of the and thurman war carried ON by
that po~er. against Texas which he thinks we ought TO
put stop iohe steps forward aud proposes take no
lens volons, by tho simple adoption Of Joint resolution as
II IT were matter Of than the payment Of
messengers wages IL serves well TO show the degene.
racy OF the times, and people, few years back and
sucn proposition would havu aroused the indignation of
all men oi all parties and he who would have presented IL
would have been regarded little short midrnan and
the party that would have entertained H. would been over
whemcd with popular resentment. Well might Mr. Cal
latin have expressed his surprze that mode Of ac
quirng Texas could have cncrcdinto the Imagination Of
man
But again, at period. you find this able ne
EQUATOR, aud must skui md accomplished negOatot and
dplomas who has done nothing but bluoder and STUN
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