Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-01-07
VIRGINIA. TUESDAY M0RNING, JANUARY >. 1916.

annexation with the IT, States. Why incur The
danger of losing this country? The people Of the
L. States have Just decided in favor Of The mea-
sure. Why RIM The risk and danger ofany delay!
Some OF The Republican presses are not speakin.
onl as boldly and rs cneTgeicaly as the country
has right TO demand. They cant about delay
They affect 10 say, thar Congress will do nothing
al The present session and we must submit
Shame upon this hcsaing and eqnivocaling lam
guage! Why do they mol speak out-ant call up
on the members 10 act al once! IL these presses
and politicians were to speak out without any re-
serve and instead OF encouraging the tagging
members 10 violate their duties, were to shame
them into the fulflment Of them, then might be
will of the people be respected, Texas be acqui-
red without war and without disturbance 1t
must be confessed, too, that some of our poiili-
clans are shiverng in The wind. They are either
siunherng at their posts, or .acrilcin" The inter-
ests of their country 10 the qualification of their
own passions. But there are many other poiiri-
clans ard presses, who deserve !hc peoples thanks
for The energy with which they throw themselves
into the cause al immediate anneya'ion. We shall
quote a few specimens OF this class IS well 10 do
honor 10 themselves, as that we may avail our
selves ollhe arguments which they are urging
The first olihese il Mr. Foster, one Of the United
States Senators Of New York. The following is
25lh December, to the Editor of the n. Y PIE
beian, in reply TO certain questions of lis Editor:
Il am in favor OF The immediate annexation of
Texas, and placing over The territory of Oregon
The shield of our government. believe that the
resolution adopted at the recent Democratic
National Convention, held al Baltimore =
That our title 10 the whole Of the territory OF Ore
Son is clear and unqucstioned: that no portion
thereof ought 10 be cedrd 10 England or 10 any
other power and that the re-occupation Of Oregon
and The remuneration OF Texas, AZ The tari,eu
prGet'fubtc periOd, are great American measures,
should lie accomplished as soon rs is compa-
lib!e with national honor. That the re-annexa-
lion OF Texas will not increase the evil, OF slave
~, but will hasten IFS extinction in The slavehod-
ing States; will in an especial manner, promote
The agricultural, manufacturing and commercial
interests OF The Northern anu Eastern States; will
add 10 the security Of the whole Union; and cx-
tend and perpctuate the benefits Of our form Of
Government over one OF the richest portions 81
The earth. ] cannot present you with the details
Of plan ct annexation but hold, that it can
riShtiully be annexed without the consent OF
Mexico She has no right 10 interfere. Texas
is really, as we'll as nominally, independent. She
has maintained her independence or several years,
and not hostile force has entered her territory,
without being compelled TO retreat with more ra-
piditr than il had advanced.
The leading powers of Europe, as well as our
own Government have acknowledged The indie
pendence OF Texas, and some Of them have treat
ed with her as an Independent, nation and ovenihe
Congress Of Mexico has recently refused 10 vote
The supplies necessary 10 further prosecution OF
her war with Texas. The only question, there
fore, in regard TO which Mexico IS interested. is
one Of boundary; and that can Is well be settled
by negotiation with our Government after Tie an
nexalion shall take place as with Texas, if she
remains separate from Us.
81 am, very respectfully, your obedicnt servant,
HENRY a. FOSTER"
From Mc Boston Morning Pas, Dec. IS.
"lNMEpiaTE NNNfXArIo.-No ore c;n deny
that the question, whether Texas should he an
neXed 10 the Union, was fully and fairly before
the country in The last contest. II came 10 be so
from The progress Of civilization on the one hand.
and OF Santa Annals dcspoiism on the other
The Wing press, from The first, charged the De-
inocracy with iavorins il. The Democracy, in
the Convcnlon that nominated lis Presidential
candidates, accepted the issue, and passed re-
solution in favor OF the measure The candi-
dates in nomination stood pledged 10 carry il ont.
No Increment OF Importance was made ansl
il, either III The Cutrc n,ior. Of the Democratic
marty, or in primary meetings. On the contrary,
in these, "a in Inc Baltimore Convention, the par
" pleaded guilty 10 the charge. and acknowledged
that annexation was one Of lis measures. No,-
wilhsaniing The fierce denunca;on Of The Tex
as pol-,he threats Of dissolution Of The Union
The mos, determined opposition Of the universal
Wing par'y-;hc people decided, so far as ihe!
votes decide any measure, HR I..-4s Sion'3 II
anaefed The verdict has lhus heen, 10 al in
tents an! purposes. rendered. Why, lhcn should
mol the decision OF the nation be carried iniu e.
feet
"Should this country wait until Inc argument
from The opposition OF Mexico 10 il is done away
This would be equivalent 10 deiean. This med-
sure The claim Mexico urges upon Texas i
tia; Of perpetual allegiance. The American
statesman who should adm, the validity of his
claim in an official document, would deny the
doctrines Of the Declaration Of Independence, dc
eide against long established national laws, and
bring upon him the Indignation OF the people
Now, this claim of Mexico ON IN independent
na,ion is precisely the same as the claim OF
Great Britain OF perpetual allegiance on he part
of lis individual subjects. Such claim our Go
vernment never has sanclionetl-nercr can sane
lion. And no one has secuted il more decidedly
than Daniel Webster did, when as Secretary OF
State, he so appropriately rebnked the insoence
Of the Mexican Government in his reply 10 Bo-
canegra. He then declared:
"sThc Government OF the United States docs
moi maintain. and never has maintained the doc
lrine Of perretuiiy Of natural allegiance. AND
surely Mexico maintains no such doctrine: be-
cause her actual existing Government. like that
Of the United States, is founded or The principle
hat men may throw OF The obligation Of that al
legiance 70 which they were born
"Yet Mexico boldly sells up this doctrine =
Pauisans here as boldly justify her! Their cry
is, that Mexico mus, be appeased ere The uni'ed
States can honestly acquire Texas II this ar
gument is good one, to delay is 10 indefinitely
postpone. II matters not whether the Z. States
wait one year or fifty. Mexicos consent can
never be oblaned-Tcxas consequently, can
never be annexed.
"Shoull The Government wall until opposition
10 il al home ceases? This, loo, will never
cease. The same elements that resisted The Lou
isana purchase are al work now. The same
means then used are TO be used no|. The same
slavery argument then used is used now. a New
England Conlcderacy was then projected 10 sever
this country from the Union, il this glorious pur-
chase was consumnaed-il is now proposed hy
the same sort OF politicians, 10 mite opposition
10 Texas in similar New England convention
10 meet in Faneui Hall. And now, TOO, as il
was then, the same Democracy have taken this
measure in their keeping, and will stand toseih-
er, in one united phalanx, shoulder 10 shoulder,
ana VIII inc same pdlI'OiiC cHtHu.ia'Hi IA -"
England as in Missouri and Michigan, 10 carry
il Out. Further delay will not lessen future op-.
position, though it may serve the purpose OF
weakening, BY dividing those who are TO defend
il.
GShoud the objection o! adding more slave ter
rorv be permitted 10 delay or TO defeat The addi-
lion OF splendid domain of untold riches TO This
glorious Unionl On that point the question has
not changed one jol since he original pnreaasc 81
Icras ia 1903. When Jefferson, J. @. Adams
in word, all statesmen of all parties-clalm-
ed this territory 10 be ours as much as New Or
leans was, it was known that Part of it must,
temporarily. be slave territory. When from
1925 10 1882 statesmen of all parties again made
every effort 10 purchase tof Mexico, this fact wa,
inst as we'll known Fit was e1pedient 10 add
lis wealth to our wealth then, il is expsdent now.
Delay will serve no other purpose than 10 allow
The embers of discord 10 be famed. Statistics
show 10 demonstration that slavery is travelling
South with free labor, 10 be its ultimate extn-
susher, at its heels. 1t takes this course OF ne
nt in.