Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-03-25
THE ENQUIRER.
Richmond, March FL.

in Thursdays Enquirer. The Compiler says
Remarkable as il is generally for The skiul ant
adloit management OF lis political concerns We
do not recollcct any one OF lis papers which e3hi
biied more strongly these traits than that OF yes
tcrlay's date And The question is, snail Inc
Wings madly play into The strong hand oil The In
qurcr That is the question"
The Compiler adds, that il .'indulSed the nope
the success of the measure, during the wihler
would put the matter TO rest, and allow The parte'
10 fall back again upon The old issues which
marked the lines between them. Our desire ina
The recent Congress should settle The question
has been sralfcd Bul the end Of the agitation
of il, which We had anticipated would be conse
uuencc, we have reason 10 fear IS not yet. AM
why should we longer discuss annexalionl The
Democrats desire that we should but shall Wings
crafty them? Are they unitedl Certainly not
They number among their ranks, and among
their distinguished leaders, those who were iol
annexation by treaty, Ohe larger dvlson)
we thought joint resolution OF Congress lhe pro-
ner mode-and those who were against Texas ~
any form and shape, and who thought that Inc
Constitution had 10 where vested The power o
admitting foreign State into The U. States. VI
the last named is our own candidate for Con,
greSs, in whose election there is so much invul"ed
the interest OF this District, this city, and the
Wing party. Is it not apparent, then, that what
ever issue is made, strikes al some portion Oft
Wing par;yl'
"Wlth what reason or propriety can we. there
fore, draw the question into the spring canvass
Have we men 10 !usc2 We were beaten upon
Texas in the fall, and shall the largest or either
oflhe smaller divisions attempt 10 read any one
Of the others out OF The Wing church? Shall
Newton be read out Shall Bolts be read oul
Shall Lyons and Wilchcr, and STROLLER or shall
any Wing be read out? No!-say wei-not one
The Wing party cannot afford 10 make issues or
Texas. lflhey could 0brrd 10 do 80; il they bna
he mca 10 spare, il would be neither Just nor wise
10 make any issue; for any that may be mace
strikes down Whgs-aS gallant and true as evcI
breathcd the breath 81 lie. Let all issues, there
fore. upon This veyed question be irowncd down
here and elsewhere. Let US save all The Nhis-
We can. oi whatever complexion OF Texas views
In This city, b. badgering process, opinions on
The subject have been eXtorted from candidates
While proper selfrespect and manly candoI
would not allow candidate IL seem TO avoid
from improper motives, IN answer 10 qucs-
tons proro,inied-the Wing public OF this city
can Judge whether il is proper that questions 81
foreign 10 the canvass as that OF annexation
shall he dragged into il. The good and true
Wigs who will calmly reflect on The consequent
ces. will unanimously frown down any such asi-
ta,lon. lie, not Wings play into the hands Of
the Enquirer and its party-Let tim buTy It7as
50 far as they arc concerned. Let them 20 with
one voice 10 the polls 10 save all the Wings they
can. Let none assume to set up Wig opinions
ahou, Texas; for in the South there is moi Rnan-
im,iy anon. The Wings; and he is mad who
thinks so. ASSExArIoN is coMPLETE-the De-
mocratic papers (the Enquirer among them)
have said so-and .et the Wings so regard il.
Let them war for Wing measures and Wig mon
Forgetting personalities and minor divisions. and
aoin. heart and ha nd for THE rNioN OF THE wings
ron THE SAKE or TnE UNION"
We cheerully let the Compiler speak for IL
seli.-and We respectfully ask, if this question is
again to be agitated whose fault is il? Talk TO
Us about our tact Why, We never showed 50 1T
lie Of it, if that were the quality 10 guide states.
man. Ii il had been our object to make capital
o! Texas Tor our Spring elections, we would never
have said, as the Compiler has said, that The "ced
IRIS dGac-the annexation consummaied-lhe
whole question settled. We said So because
we honestly believed so a, the time We
had hoped. indeed, that the question would
he buried. We supposed there was scarce
Is any doubt, that Texas would accept the
terms of Browns resolulions-would then frame
her Constitution, and that The Wings OF the
next Congress would conceive themselves bound
b. public faith itself, 10 accept her Constitution
whether with or without slavery. But when new
facts are developed, which we did not then antici'
pate when there seems To- be some, even The Slight
est doubt about the contamination oil ms measure
we should show very little tact as statesman, OF
very lille public spirit as patriot, if we did moi
say, upon the faith OF these new revelations, ina
The danger is not yet quite over. As at present
advised. we believe that Texas will be saved
that She will probably accept The terms OF the
House Resolulons-and that the efforts oil Inc
Wings al the next session 10 defeat her Constlll
ton, will probably be themselves defeated. bu
on question OF such momenuus Importance
where The veal or woe ofihc whole Union IS con-
cerned-where such elements as have been de-
vslopcd within The last few days are al work
where there may be many slip between Inc cur
and the lin, we should conceive ourselves wholly
destitute Of politica tact or OF common cantor
if we did moi say there israher more doubt abon
This matter than we originally entertained. We
cannot be certain of the ultimate result, and like
prudent men, we ought not now to take It foi
granted, nor neglect all those appliances, which
may be calculated TO consummale the great object
VIVA, says most intelligent correspondent L
us in letter dated the 18th instant:
a partook, in high degree, OF The Joy felt a
the passage of the resolutions for The annexation
Of Texas. The South has now, or VIII have
when annexation be effected, front which WI
shake abolition 10 its centre, and quiet maj sun
jcci essentially till the great hour when II VIII b
finally effected. When that day in the remote
future will be- lis for the great God who has direct
"a the minds and The hearts Of the people upor
that subject, only totell. From the first momen
i, was sprung npon public attention, said, ant
often 10 Won, that it must succeed. God drive
il onward by law of His Providence. Nolhin:
else could have supplied sagacious England VIII
had better have expended her millions on million
and her blood, TO prevent il, Than wage her wa
with Bonaparle From the contamination OF IN
&C, of annexation, We may date her decline. Sh
is great in all the materials OF truly great ma
ton. and her decline must be gradual. and 10
some lime NAV be imperceplible, but decline I'M
der IFS influence she must. II will double IN
richest staples which agriculture has ever pro
duced; it will more than double our navigation
commerce, manufactures and navy, IN all 9
which we are 10 exceed England. must stop o.
this topic for a sheet would not hold one-hali
what ought 10 be said on il. You must, however
nurse ii more, | will not say better, Tor that cou,
not be. We may, and fear VIII. have trouoi
vel IN Congress- OH TIC loi uiS
Texas, ahhoughih United States are pledged
On this account, we shall have an accession I
our strength in the Southern vote; but as we ar
10 have a new Congress, we may lose in tn
North although the anii-slavery feeling is prei
well stunned bv what has been done But i j
never safe to trust the mere passions OF meI
and especially The passion for dominion or DOM
nation"
"JIe must nurse IL morc," says our sagaciou
correspondent We ask the Compiler, does he
TOO, show want Of tart? We beg our neghbo
10 look around him, and see some Of the sign
Of the times which are now gimmcring upon III
horizon. There are "An,i-Annexalionists," ur
fortunately, on both sides OF the house-in tn
United States, as we'll as Texas. There canne
be doubt Of it, We hope and trust and believe
that we shall be able TO carry Texas in spite
all OF them; but it is not the part OF wise states
man 10 fold his arms and repose in overweenn
confidence, so long as there is any doubt OF sue
cess. We had supposed the last stroke wa
struck; but although ii is bit poor compiimen
to our own sagacily to admit il, yet new develop
-. - which caSf some d0ut