Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-02-11


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| There is but one course now left 10 those 9,
Of the old Dominion, who value the principle,
Jefferson, the rights of the State, and the lie,
their fellow citizens-and this is, TO throw al
all business hut that of awakening The peop.
the State 10 knowledge of the ireachery Of II.
Wing servants, and TO the danger in which H.
treachery has involved The State. Let each y
OF the gallant band Of champions who tough, 5.
deralism 81 faithfully in The late COMES, j.,
himself with petitions against annexation u.
speeches against il in Congress, with the res,
| tons OF State Legislatures against il, and ~,
the late proceedings OF our own Lessla,n,e
the subject. Let these be used-Appeal H. !,
people Of Virginia, and We will hear no ,,'.
of Whiegery in our councils for cuar,er :, !,
century al least. Yours .ruy.
| To The Editors ofMs Enquirer.
WASHINGTON CRY, Feb. :. lsis
This mornings mail doubtless carried you u.
bill for The annexation of Texas prop.sel i.
Mr.. Benton, in lieu of the resolutions agreed !,
on BY tie House OF Representative. He W
sustained in the wish 10 keep them from The Con
miliec on Foreign Relations, because The irels
of Texas in the Senate fell satisfied tha, 10 rp,,
thcm was bu, 10 consign them 10 oblivion q,
being disposed 10 give them an equal trial vi
The other propositions upon which the comm.
lee have already reported, thew voted 10 Law
on The table 10 come up for consideration ON Tue
day next, when The subject generally is 10 be |.
| ken up. Go not think II can pass the SeIa,
unless the Wings in body vote for il. VI.
view 10 place The subject in a shape which,..
know will not be acceptable 10 The irienis OF a,
nexation in the House. OF course, have !
idea that Col. Benton himself is acting with OH.
than good faith on the question: nor do belle,
he will press lis adoption when he finds. as i.
will from the debate, that the opponents ., Tr,
as wish TO use his bill for the purpose Of drr,.
ing annexation altogether
The bill, which shall mol lran>crite hr,.
as your readers have doubtless seen Il /,
preferable, in Col. Bentohs judgment, lecsu..
il will be more acceptable 10 Texas-lecau,.
the commissioners 10 be appointed, can arrau.:
better terms for both countries than The House +.
solutions proride--hccause a future Nilsson
controversy is avoided more etiectually-bec
il ob9iaes the danger OF having loo large /.
too small States on our Southwest, m Fronirl-
il prevents difficulties TO grow onl Il span,
land Office establishment, and for ecmpeiiii,n L
tween The land saes ofthe GeneIaiGoverninehli
those of the State of TcxaS-and would iurI..
Indian affairs BY tie Stale or Territory holding
reyersionary right 10 lands yet occupied ly 1.
Camanches and other wild Indian tribes,
cause the United States Government should lea.
the settlement OF the Boundary Question vii
Mexico-and, finally, because, in every POM !.
view, il appears 10 Col. Benton 10 be the best p.
yet proposed.
do not intend 10 attempt measuring swo..,
with the Col in an elaborate review OF The varies
reasons he sets forth for preierring his own plat
Yet il appears 10 me 10 be so manife>,ly VIII
ON foundation, that will simply and Concise
write you why | think it 50. In the frs, rle:,
he differs with every individual now in this ii
from Texas, as 10 the reception the resolu,ot,
from the House are likely 10 meet with from til
Government and people Of that Republic Tx
question then is, who are the better Judges Of ID.
tone OF public sentiment as regards anncXa,..
IN Ic1aS ? Col. Benton, who has never been 4.
that country, and can know nothing OF Lis os
knowledge Of the Stale Of public feeling there d
gentlemen who have passed many years in Tcaa
and have, since the revolution, been prominent
engaged in Texan politics? fancy The opnlcl
OF The latter are more 10 be depended on, and "a
will doubtless agree with me.
The next advantage assumed for his plan 81
that better terms for both parties can be arrarg
by Commissioners. The House OF Represent
tives had under consideration plans OF every a|
sible description; among others, one or two Gov
ing the ground assumed by Colonel Bent
bill They discussed the question in all
bearings, and, after weighing each with due c-
belaton, concluded that Milton Browns Pre-,
sition offered better and more feasible terms lhs
any other. AS Colonel B. claims hi, advan.sf
Tor his bill in general rms, without an |
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He thinks his proposition most likely 10 avon |
future Missouri controversy. II cannot posi-. I
arise under The resolutions OF The House for liz l
expressly put al resi- all future difficulty on Il.
head, by providing, in the outset thai tie Mis-
ii Compromise line shall be the division btlwt
the s!aveholding and -slaveholding States 10
admitted cut of The territory, unless STATE
States South Of that line shall desire 10 enter M
Union without slavery.
Col Benton surely cannot suppose thai :: I
objection would come from the South 10 .nc. l
wish on the part OF The Inhabitants OF cilhe
the new States. The fact of lis notorious iuii,
while The South are in 50 decided minorii, L
Congress would be sufficient guaranty agan
il. lie will surely see this on moments rtfr
lion On the contrary, his bill again opens
vexatiousa advantageous subject OF conlroyen'7E
first, teiore The people in aeiialng hi, Il
what terms Mr.. Polk ought 10 propose 10 Trik
second, before The next Congress, when
compact comes before them and thiij
the application Of each State for ajmls
lie must know, that the South never '
or can submit 10 any other compromise ID
The one agreed 10 in the Resolutions q NJ
House. With The powerful efforts OF lhr W
party throughout the Union, backing abolition
in It's war on Southern rights, Southern lives
Southern interests, what Representative Z
the South will agree 10 throw down the RAM III
protecting hi, constituents against the swOH III
lassoi, with which political knavery is last ai n
ing fanaticism? II
shall mol make more comments on The ali
iages 10 the peace and happiness. ray 10 tie
existence OF our Union, which Col B,nlon III
sumes for his proposition. No man who ir: 81
chcrishes tie principles upon which The com. n
mI,es OF the Constitution are based. can slea n
contemplate tic present condition ofabolilior II
in The n0n-saveholdns States without irembfk
for il is notorious 10 all who read, that The 81
Two thousand voters who avow determinariol n
effect The destruction Of The Constitution, are ii n
10 receive Tie aid Of the united Wing party oi n
North in their unholy work. Nor is it less
dent, that III. only guarantee 10 the Union Il
in leaving the slavery question forever sottleC +
The terms provided in Milton Browns resouu
would here remind Col. Hentnn OF lhc q n
Of Having This, an open question, both 10 The
cendancy and harmony Of the Democratic !. II
as at present constituted. Surely he mus, IA
aware, that its agitation Of late in the Hoe. Ia
Representatives well nigh effected breach y. ~
at one time seemed about 10 destroy all hope "A
successful administration for Col Polk. Nj
must know that our friends in The House u ~
rcscn'alives are bent on advancing The eau "a
Republicansm, ralher,han on shning 70 i
up the chances Of this or that aspiran. toI r III
favor, and dread the agitation OF this az
between sections Of the party, as il must Bee
rily he as,ated, il it is again brought up.
Col. Benton mex deprecatcs the erccleI
mammoth State on our Southern border.
are three mammoth States already in The
New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania "
ton Of The territory Of Texas al present sei'r,
which the House resolutions propose to az
the first Texan State, can never contain .
a population as now reside within me ~
either Of The absve mentioned NoI'htih
because it is almost solely planting ~
zing country. On The / I'd and Arkansas
and on the banks Of all other rivers OF lei-
the first one hundred and fifty miles lrom'.F
the soil is only fit for planting not laIm's
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