Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-04-18
THE ENQUIRER.
Richmond, April ~.
ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTS FROM rExas

lay before our readers WeSlve lhe proceedings
of ,bc nsonle of Austin in favor Of annexation
The public sentiment seems 10 run very strongly
in favor of the measure, and is likely 10 be e3-
pressed through similar meetings oil Inc people,
throughout The country. Major Dcnclson had
arrived AT the seat OF Government, with lnstruc-
lions from the administration OF the United STATES;
and il is reported that the British and French En-
VOWS were 10 arrive at the same place, ana rnpa-
biz on the same day, with instructions rom lhelr
respective Courts Some struggle may, there
fore be expected among the diplomatisis-bulw we
can scarcely permit ourselves to doubt, that Pre-
sjdenl Jones will yield 10 The wishes OF his people,
whatever his private sentiments may De-
We received by the sa me mail, copy OF "'he
Addres, TO the People Of Texas, by lhe Com
mtee appointed for that purpose, al meeting
OF The citizens oil Galveston county ana Guy, on
the 2lst March, favorable 10 an Immediate rail-
fication of the joint resolution of the Congress
of The United States of America, Offering 10
Texas Annexation" This able and seasonable
Address. signed al Galveston March %, by
Messrs Memucan Hunt J. Temple boswell,
a former resident OF Richmond noble fel-
low and a man of genius wiihal, William
II. Rhodes, Thomas M. Joseph, Thomas 2.
Anderson, and Willard Richardson. II occu-
pies Twelve columns of the hand-hi form
and covers The whole ground Of the argument
| We regret tina, il is not in our power 10 lay me
whole paper before our readers. And we must
content ourselves with publishing the following
| summary and extracts. Ii states, on setting out,
that "a remuneration ofihe American Union which
isnow presented Tor our acceptance, can only be
founded upon the presumption that The statesmen
of Texas are superior in wisdom and patriotism
TO The trainers of The Federal Constitution; and
that they are able 10 organize more perfect form
of Governmenl-one better calculated 10 secure
The blessings Of civil liberty-more perfectly in
vested with the attributes of durability, TO resist
| the open invasons and secret Vaccinations oil
foreign enemies and maintain our laws, our do
meslic policy and institutions unchanged and nm
controlled by external influences. The public
! have not vet been informed of the means By which
we shall be able 10 improve upon the American
Constitution. 1t is true many objections are now
made 10 it; hui nearly the same we're also urged
al The lime of lis adoption. Most violent oppo-
| situn was then made, as now, upon the ground
! that would be extremely humiliating and dero-
gaory 10 merge The sovereignty OF The several
| States in one great compact OF Union. IL was
urged that The several members Of The coniedera-
cv, would thereby be shorn Of some OF The bright
est attributes Of nationality, and their liberties
placed in the utmost jeopardy. These ohJec-
/ lions have now been slumbering for near
ly seventy wears until recently they have again
country. In The meantime, however, The Ameri-
can Union has been growing with astonishing
rapidly. The members of the confederacy have
more than doubled in NUMBER The territory has
more than quadrupled, and the population has in
creased from three 10 twenty millions; with a
propoItionaie augmentation Of wealth, prosperity
| and happiness with commerce extending 10 all
parts otlhe habilabe globe, and Government
securing the blessings Of peace and liberty Il,
4 A ,La ID,
ton ofthe world A the early objections TO this
Government, together with The predictions of its
speedy dissolution, have long since been lost in
universal establishment, and the unexampled ra-
pidi,y of lis progress, and its gigantic strides
! towards greatness promising. even in the present
generation, 10 become The first commercial, and
leading power Of the globe. Those objections,
therefore, to this form Of government, cannot now
have the same weight, as they then had II was then
an unlried experiment; il isnow complete reali-
zaion OF more than its most sangnne friends
could have anticipated"
The address then proceeds 10 examine the ad-
vantages Of the plan proposed by the enemies OF
annexaIon, OF ''enicrng into a stringent COM
mcrcial alliance with England" and shows that
thew have been much exaggerated by The friends
Of England and that its tendency Ia develope
our agricultural resources and furnish market
for our products" has been much orerlaied. Il
proceeds 10 meet the appeal which has been made
tolhe pJ,de OF Texas in the following strain:
iThe people of Texas will not fail 10 observe
the various and irreconcilable arguments that
| have long been promulgated from certain quar-
teis. in order 10 ALLEVIATE their early attachments
from The American Union, and defeat that mea-
sure, TO which they have long looked, as The final
! haven of repoSe from all the storms of revolution
and the Vaccinations Of their enemies. We
have been ariully represented in the Illuminating
posture Of supplicaniS obsequiously and servileiy
| begging for re-admission 10 the Union Where.
as, our Government has made but one applica-
lion, the acceptance Of which. was prudenly de-
clined by onr very best and most powerful friends,
Cen Andrew Jackson and others, who have
railways sustained us with nnwarering attach
menl. as far as they could consistently with ex-
isling treaties, and The customary law of nations.
The next advance was made by The United SiaeS,
and the negotiations were commenced by Mr..
I Upshur, under The instructions Of President "
Ter. Our Government accepted the invitation, IN
conformity with The well known wishes vi the
people, and The unanimous desire OF their repre-
senialives in Congress, with bul a single excep-
tion l. is true, that The Treaty which resulted
from these negotiations, was defeated By a co-or-
dinaie branch of the Federal Government, under
The influence Of one of The most violent struggles
for party ascendency, known in the history Of that
country. The result is known 10 us all The
Texas question was then directly referred 10 the
people; anu il has possessed an overwhelming ON
impotence in controlling the deslines of men, Of
parties, and Of measures, never before eqnalled
by any element of political discussion. II has
Frustrated one of the most brilliant and disln-
gushed Statesmen Of America. II has driven
into retirement the powerful and acknowledged
leader of the opposite party. It has brought from
comparative obscurily, amidst the tannts and
jecrs Of party politicians, man who had never
before been thought Of for that proud STA
ton, and elevated him iriuplphantiy 10 the
highest Office in the world. The same ques-
ton has now perfected the work which il was
sent forth 10 accomplish. il has rebukcd The tor
mer Senate, reversed their decision, revolution
lied parties, and proclaimed The voice Of the reo-
pie omnipotent. Fellow-cilzens, is there any
thing in all this humilialing 10 The people OF Tex
as? Is il not rather the second glor 1s triumph OF
Texian liberty? To have conquered the Mexi-
can Dictator, and sent him home in peace 10 his
own domnions, together with the inyrmidons OF
his tyranny, could only be done by men resolved
10 be free But 10 throw aside The ephemeral
irappngs and empty prerogatives OF separate So
vereisnly, and cooperate with the people .! Anne
RIGA in placing our liberties upon the firm basis
OF The American Constitution, is greater
achievement, and can only be done By men
who understand The attributes OF freedom and
are determined 10 transmit inc Dooh, as PIoue'
heritage to their latest pos,erty.
at has been said by The British Minister, and
reiterated by some Of our own citizens, that, in
conserving 10 annexation We make The ncalcu-
liable sacrifice ofour separate independence In
dependent Of The merits ofihs argument, We ask
you, fellow-cilzens, TO look AT the source from
whence it originated. What can be the motives
CT the British government in her unremitted cx-
euious 10 keep asunder those whom God and Ma
ure and the voice of the people, have joined 10.
gether2 How long has England been promising
us her friendly medlation2 And have we ever
vet received the first favor al her hands, Did She
employ her powerful influence TO relieve our un-
happy counlrymen, when chained and confined in
the ioathesome prisons of Mexicol Did she ex-
er, her unlimited power over Mexico, TO enforce
The solemn sanction Of that treaty. under which
our friends surrendered as prisoners Of war; Or,
did she enjon upon Mexico, as the friend Of Tex
as should have done, the observance OF that con-