Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-01-30
IN Ie Editor. of the Ea0u,rer,
WASHINGTON CRY. Jan. 81, 1915.

WASHINGTON CRY, Jan. p, 1919.
In the Senate to-day, Mr. Woodbury. presented
a petition in favor OF the remuneration OF Texas
from The town in which Hale OF New Hampshire
resides 1t is signed by almost every Democrat
in that place, more especially by those heretofore
his active friends. Ninety-iour of the State Cen
tral Committee have signed call for meeting
of the late Democratic Nominating Convention,
TO consider the propriety of erasing his name
from the list of candidates Tor Congress which
will doubtless end in the selection Of some one 10
be run in his place.
Immediately after the House met, they went
into Conn ltee OF the Whole, and took up
the proposition 10 furnish each member, at
the expense OF the Treasury, with copy OF
Greenhow's work on Oregon This gave rise TO
a debate taking wide range, in which Cave
johnson, as usual, distinguished himself, by ear
nest opposition 10 any appropriation mol absolute
" required By the necessities OF the Government
have toinform you, that the tate OF the Iexas
question depends alone on the action OF the Vir-
Ginia LEGISLATURE This is, beyond doubt, The
case and il remains 10 be seen, whether there are
not Wings enough in the House OF Delegates
sufficiently alive 10 The paramount Importance OF
the measure 10 Southern interests, to cast behind
them The tIammels of party, and carry out tlle
professions Of good will 10 annexation made by
almost every Wing paper and Speaker in The State
during the late canvass. 1t will be recollecied by
all. that the only ground of semi-opposition ad-
yanced against the acquisition OF Texas IN tlr-
ainia. was on account vi the debt. That has
been most elieciuay disposed OF; and il is now
time for those who told the people that Mr.. Clay,
if elected, would assu!edly acquire Texas as
soon as possible 10 prove, By acting as Virsinians
and Patriots on the instructions, that their profess
sions were put forth in good faith Give the
South Texas, and though il does not throw the
balance of power in our hands, yet il forever pre-
vents the success of those neiarious abolition
schemes TO violate the guarantees OF the Consitu-
ton, which, even in this early stage OF the agila
ton of this accursed question, are boldly I'D
vanced, both in and out OF Congress, by some OF
the abesl men of the Union. John q. Adams
and his tail, "a long and leariulIy strong one)
avow their determination 10 stop short Of nothing
less than a change Of the Constitution, which
shall deprive the South OF the present system OF
representation in The House of Representatives,
shall abolish slavery in the District Of Columbia,
and, indeed, destroy each and every obstacle 10
the abolition Of slavery in the South whenever
controlling majority of the people of the North
are ready 10 carry out that object.
In 1910, the Abotionists voted 1000 strong
in n, 6l,000-aye, with double that number OF
sympaihzerS, too who voted Tor either candidate
OF the Two great parties. We see, then, with
what rapid strides the spirit of aboitionisn Is be-
coming the paramount influence at The NORTH
Indeed, the result Of the late election teaches Us
that they already hold the balance Of power in
the great State Of New York, in Vermont Cor
necticut and Ohio, and that in two or three short
years they will be in The same position in Penn
sylvania, Indiana, Massachusetts and Maine
Is it not time, then, for the majority OF the House
Of Delegates 10 act on this question, as the Wing
members Of Congress from Georgia and Tonnes
see have unanimously acted on it To strike for
the preservation of the constitutional rights OF The
South, which every man in his senses must ac-
knowledge are in mmincn. danger, unless we are
prepared 10 offer new Southern States for adinis-
sion into the Union, as new Northern States ap-
ply
canno, and will not treat this as party cues
ton In the House Of Representatives il has not
been 50 considered, as is proved BY The fact that
forty Northern Democrats voted against it, while
three. iourhs ofthe Southern Wings voted for H.
Il therefore appeals 10 The House OF Delegates as
an issue, in which The peace, prosperity and con-
silutional rights Of the South are directly in
volved Nor do doubt but that the Wing ma
iory of that body will 50 consider it, and act ac-
cordingly, wien they maturcly reflect on the cir
cumsances which have attended its agitation at
the North, and lis passage through the House of
Representatives on the day before yesterday.
Yours truly.