Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-01-30
ANOTHER EXAMpLE-LOUIsIANA.

The Texas Resolutions nave passed The Sc
nate, by decided majority. The New Orleans
Bulletin OF Inc l7lh says, that 'the Senate adopt
ed the resolution of the House. in favor OF An
nexaiion, By vote of - TO L."
The New Orleans "JeIlersonan Republican
saws: III is due 10 Mr. Harmonson of The Sc.
nate, and 10 several Democratic members of the
| House, who are Jealous advocates OF the imme-
dale annexation Of Texas, TO stale that they voted
| against the resolutions submitted b. Mr.. Camp
bell, because they were apprehensive thatihe pro-
viSo attached 10 them might defeat The great OBJ
iect in view This feeling was generally ener-
aned By the Democratic members in both
:, Houses, as was torcibly stated by Gen. Downs in
debate, but The majority deemed il best 10 ADOPT,
| the resolutions sooner Than pass nonc.'
Fortunately We repeat, Ike proriw is virtually
| embraced in the Resolutions Of the House of Re-
representatives. OF Congress. 1t adopts the line
(36. degrees OF laltude) Of the Missouri Com
promise, with the proviso, that the other new
States TO be carved out of The residuary territory
living South Of 36 degrees 80 minutes, are 10 be
admitted into The Union with or without slave
~ as the people OF each Stale asking admission
NAV desire That line was adopted al time
when il was considered that the "Non-S Iavchod-
ing" States had great deal the best OF the bar
gain-,heir portion of the territory stretching OH
to the Pacific Ocean (including Oregon itselt)
Louisiana, then, has acted on the annexa-
ton oil Texas-and shall not Virginia? Shall
other States OF the Union come forward and
shall we shrink back? We submit this ques-
lion 10 The Hon>e Of Deegales-and we re-
specially ask Them how il comes TO pass, that the
great Southern Stale; the Stale which has hitherto
taken the lead in all important questions, should,
on so momentous question as this, in which The
81,
concerned, refuse 10 act at all. 1t is insorious
enough in The Legislature of Old Virginia mol
to step forward and take The van, called upon as
they are BY the voice other people-but TO pursue
so tame a course as some OF the Wing Delegates
recommend; 10 dodge the question; 10 blink the
great issue: 10 excuse themselves under a pre-
text, which is worse even than the act itself, that
we have nothing 10 do with Federal Relations
that The State Legislatures have no right 10 NEEDLE
with the course Of their Senator'S is really too bad
II is too outrageous Il sacrifice Of State power
at the shrine OF party feeling, and The People
OF Virginia cannot hear il without some indig-
nation. II is TO tell Virginia, that she has
too long meddled with what does not concern
her-lhal all the uslrious examples, which
she has given Of the efficacy OF her intcrpo-
siton, should be stricken from her annals
II is 10 tell her, that her resolutions of $3.50,
and her report Of 99-lS00, were an mperi-
nent interference with the uSulpations OF The
Federal Government, which deserve 10 be can
cclled from her records. il is 10 tell her-no mat
Ter what the General Government NAV do you are
bound 10 submit-nO matter what odious and I'M
constitutional laws they may pass-no matter what
are THE important measures which they fail 10
adopt, you mus seal your lips, and submit in
silence for, YOU have no business 10 interfere with
Federal Relations Though The States are parties
~, tko oil tall / i'll
lures have no right 10 Though "The Fe-
deraisl" assured the Stale Legislatures, that they
might even become "the ann OF the public dis
content" yet now they are To be told, they have
no right 10 NEEDLE with Federal Relations. The
Alien and Sediiion Laws oush, TO have been re-
ceived in silence; and it was an impairment inter-
position in the Legislature of Virginia 10 protest
against them. And are these the doctrines Of
the Wing Delegates of Richmond, and OF Pow
haian ? And have all the Wings really come
10 ms eS,remi,y2 Then, indeed, is it high time
for the people Of Virginia TO understand who il
is that adopts these heresies.-what are the tenels
of party who happen TO have carried The mao
rity in the House of Delegales-and who thus
clothed in little brief authority are play
ing such tricks before high Heaven as would
'nake the Angels weep" But move will
not saddle all The Wings with these ultra
doctrines. We will not believe that not con-
tent with not leading in the van OF the battle,
as this proud State has hitherto been wont 10
do, they will permit her 10 shrink out Of the
action altogether. Can thew, will they doom her
Legislature 10 silence on this great and vital
ques,on-and leave the cause of The South and
the interests of the Union 10 be advocated by
Michigan and Louisiana-whilst she is paralyz-
Cd BY the temporary power of the Clay party?-
II is impossible. Little as the Wings care for
us, or for our appeals, we must take the liberty
Of speaking out, and of appealing 10 all their bet
Ter feelings, and their higher duties. We mus,
sill trust that the Wings will do their duty In
the words Of the Alhenan, we say TO them, "Strike
but hear"