Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-02-20
To the Editors Of The Enquirer:
Very truly, yours, &c.

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WASHINGTON CRY, Feb 10
Mr. Choate discorrscd The Senate Tor nee
three mortal hours, to-day. against annexal'on
going over all the old Josiah Quincy, HaHio,,
Convention arguments against the acquisition /
Louisiana, 10 prove that Texas should not be al.
ded 10 the Union. He took an ingenious mo,
OF jumping clear Of The horns Of the dilemma !,
strucling The even tenor OF his way. He reasor
cd, that, when al the last session he mainlairet
that 10 acquire Texas by treaty was not The Co
slilutiona "mode" OF annexation he BY no meal,
meant 10 imply that il could be CONSTITUTIONAL
effected by Joint resolutions. II Mr. Choae ha,
pened 10 be Southern Republican, rather than .
Northern Fedora Senator, the lntellisencer az.
its kindred prints would, at once, brand him as !
hair-spiller or abslractionst for assuming s,c.
position but as he is their "bull' rather than
our COX" Of course they will burn incense 10 hi,
speech, as The quinlessence of sound logic.
The House we're engaged all day in tusire.,
of little interest 10 your readers. They, howe,e
voted down (by majority oi eigh) an appr.
prialion of iwenty-eight thousand dollars 10 i.
pair and re-furnish the Presidents mansion !.
carpets are but conglomelation Of patches, Al
lis curtains hang ready 10 drop 10 pieces On H.
morrow This vote will doubtless be recon>ideIe
and an appropriation Of twenty thousand MAJ.
The committee having charge of the subject r.
port, hat the more pershable furniture o. If.
house is absolutely worn past mcndins, &c. s.
MIR. Hudson Of Massachusetts introduced N.
position 10 prevent the new President from u,l.
wine or spiTuous liquors in The mansion: a,
found five other members with his notions OF II,
right OF Congress 10 dictate as to wha, should !,
on the Presidents dining table. What a pily 7.
that MI Hudson and his five "brolher WIZ.
haIf hmm -. =
a glorious opportunity OF repeating in The VII.
Tor The seven hundred and lony-eishlh lime h
one column and a half essay on The demasoeue,i
OF Democracy
For the last two or three days, COPY Of IL
curious and beautiful illustrations Of Slephtl,
Travels in Central America, Chiapas and w.
tan by Catherwood, have been on the tables OH !,
Congressional Library for exhibition. |. lorose
am proud that Stephens and Caiherwood are nv
counlrymen. unaided, their energy, entefpns
and science have revealed 10 The civilized wcia
that, centuries ago, America was The home d !
people who possessed as much architectural ~
as The old world has ever exhibited. This !,
science that never existed alone, wthou, It's s,'
arts IN ministcrins 10 The tastes, comforts, n
necessities Of mankind. They have cleaci II
way ior future Investigations into the history I
The most interesting people who have ever q.
habiled The slobe--lnost interesting because ,lrl
former existence is but jusl revealed.
The lalors these gentlemen, as an,iqnariap
have resulted in more important ard ncr,ir:l
discoveries llan usually grow ont OF the eSTet|
di'urc of millions, and the cmploymenl Of hu-.l
dreds OF saranS BY the crowned head, Of Euro
The illustrations 10 which refer, should be \
the library Of every American gentleman v.
can afford 10 pay for such work
learn that Mr.. Bidlach Of Pennsylvania
about 10 retire from the House Of Reprcsenatr
He is decidedly ore of The strongest men Of / 1
delegation from that Stale, and will Le greai
missed by our friends here. No man holds hstfI
rank in the House for sound sense business il
bits and unflinching Democracy. We are n
debled to no one more Than 10 him, for The ls'l
victory in his Stale, which became the ien
battle, from The unsenerous and unscruEulo,I
system OF warfare waged there by the Fedeiali.,
have cunversed since the election with GEM
men OF our party from all quarters OF thai So
and have found none who DID not accord 10 ~
The praise Of having laborcd harder and ,utp
ted 10 more sacrifices 10 secure the succe>,
our cause, than any other citizen OF ',hc h.
stone OF The Union. Yours, truly.