Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-04-22

Great btiiaIn. Iii. Great Western brinas rs
accounts Of HE manner in which Tie T.y.. %
solutions and the Presidents lnancnralh,yi. been
received III ins!a,d. Tie Fin. al NORTH,
and ihe Wafer Which, iiom Vera Cruz arrived
IL ne" Orleans, concur IN the movements al
John Euil upon Texas herself. II appears. that
The Lnfydice irl%ac has arrived II Galveston,
WIN aesl achts lor i!ir British Charge, proposin.
II is SAID To obtain The Independence Of 'r,yas
nom Mexico, upon iii- condiliun thai She w.u cuI
loose from al anresaiion wh The L States
| lie; Is devote i..w wclds Ia ,ac! II ,lrs.. -,
counts from different points OF the co.npa,s bur
tending III last 10 !r sa'nr point. They show
how anxi"',, hreai Britain is 10 defeat Gur ac-
QUESTION 81 Texas what elior.s she i. making 10
eiiecl icf OBJECT ahG how sorciy She will be Dis
| appointed al The consummaIion oil the scheme.
]. The English prints, (aS The reader will see)
are lnll 81 lie b,lIercsl, and even coarse attacks
| upon our country aud Mr.. Polk, in consequence
1 81 our measures IN regard 10 Texas and OREGON.
They attack our Joint Resolutions They lash
Us about Oregon. They abuse hi. lnauuufa,-
ana charge HIM wlih lies with "iinpu,i-nce,"
&c. The Globe has gathered ~ houour, a.,
precious eSiIac'slrom the last London prints from
which We are compelled, fur want OF room IN
make sill smaller collection. For instance
The London Times speaks Of the President n
The creature oi a mob election" His inaugural
azores, has the same unhlushiG.; impudencc
! winch belonged in hi. predecessors and which We
I iondly Imagined no one else couil rival Tie
+ idct stated IN II, tha; Texas once formed par. of
| Lou>iana, is treated as
"A he repeated after II iias been conradictrd, ard
secuted BY all wtliniofnrd ani honest men, is liz
/ raised |" higher p"wrr-iIe square &c 4 liz"
The London Globe, commenting on The presi-
dent idea u The Union, says:
"Atcoring President Polk. Statement, of il MS "a
confederation .: independent States. Now hrr is IA.
ilnhlrr4-"r aie sorry I" tnval an explps
bur Il Is III only appropriate In order TO make
President ro,k'> as-rIlnns tue trsa,dpy the Si,ir.
The pea HlI-t be under thnlr, in order Ia max
Iimm tue regarding lir tninn must h- unt. the
nth-r."
/ The Times follows oui The IDEA of the leisned
aud nnSuhsl"ntial character OF our Government,
| BY assuming, that
She VII detect The hollow ness Of union with
oni UNITY, AID OF political combination tGa aims 10
embrace The world while II Is afraid 10 Interfere with
The s">srNt s"ea' colrnpti"ns ~ H. cwn hcs',I."
The London Post luuche. he same topic thus
''i!r "asi- of the plainly written Constitution uf the
United .';irS which binds together, the bonds
rra'- ana un"n. t.r great aud ncrr ,sng family ri
fr- sud in:rp, nirn .;iat- I.r man wllo writrs in
llr-was must thrf no III n"nr- ee The victim Of
ronu ion 81 mind
| This i lhelemper ii whole columns Of British
aninadversion in relation 10 the President and
! the Government Of this country; and The provoca-
lion is, the progress made lowards the annexation
Of Texas, and The assertion Of our tights 10 Ore
son. A fuller display OF This feeling, as tresards
both The people and public authority oil this coun-
lry, viii b. found in the following extracts which
We make from columns ote,iiurial attacks in the
leading London journals. The Times commen-
ces lis Trades upon The people.
III clear however, ilI,t the ui The Union, it,
newest and most active ermenis IN favor al the
n
Texas unappruprated LIKE independent Niagara within
sight oi aihcns. was The rye fthr Union; not but
thai there other eye 1" the abi"is ot that
ir"plr Whatever they tiry nvr; Whatever they love
they cuvrt: they HEY expect, and rndra
obtain But Texas the fest thing III their
way, and formed The bold foreground 81 their hnpr-
GrNas adacrnt, revOfed, independent, sill mrnaced
and mpcstrh v The weak and unpuliIic rulers who's.
woke II ild broken, already nroprd aud governed by
ilr ruzrns ni the Union; ar adventures .! the same
l'nguirr and principles. was an acquisition ABSOLUTELY
nrrcssay. much Ia Ilr happiness, rs Ia the very
comfort III, ease, ibr sleep. The digestion, OF certainly
/ more Than hall lhr republic"
| Afterwards, the President is taken in hand
! But il is useless 10 give lullcr details hoe
! Our readers will find copious extracts, in pre-
viou> columns, from thu English prints themselves.
The London Morning Chronicle, (he Whis,
Lori PalmcIstons organ charges the ministry
ior gross acknowledgement in letting Texa. slip
into our hands--lhrcalens them with The loss oil
! Oreg1n--and reads ms 4 severe lecture on our
rasping ambition. The Liverpool Mail says
How Tie British Government will treat these I'M
;mrtant proceedings remains 10 br explained =
While Texas remained independent, lie! position
was advantageous 10 Great Britain; bui in the
hands Of the Americans She will increase The mo
nolry ut the cotton districts adversely 10 The in
ier,'sts OF this couGtry. Il We lose Texas, then,
what are We 10 gain in rrlnrH!'
The London Times hits awaT abont Texas
ana Oregon, and The other themes q Mr.. Folks
Inaugural and SAYS Ills language Oh all these
subjects has The same uniu>hins ilnpudeHcc
uhc!, belonged 10 his predecessors, anu which
wc had iundiy imagined ihal no one else could
rival hui in hi. month il has this very serious
agra, aiun--ih that il convlnre$ ~ he IS prepared
10 begin where The others leave Oh.
One Of them threatens, il We get Texas, !hcy
must have Cuba and al heir peril c, them Try
it, The whole tone Of their press, indeed, shows
how much mortified they are al The prospects Of
annexation, and how determined they are 10 De
eai il hy their diplomacy. And VEL, Mr.. John
:. penileon, one of llI: Wing candidates for The
Luudon district males light Of The idea that En-
.and cares much about il. Certain II i, that She
i The last power on the globe VINO ought 10 COM
plain Of our wish 10 rc-acqnirr territory, winch
was once pat oi our oWn--When 81" = "idtI-
ing u, territory and ports every where ana when
herc i scarcC an arrival, wbirh does nGl BRING
n, some new scheme of her own against The ma
i've tribes Of llindoslan. Her next stroke viii
probably bc al Egypt, when Mel.emcl vi iea"os
I'M. .lane Of life Her own designs on Texas
,.ouno, however. be concealed We see them in
,!c tone III thr late Eael,h prints, ana W. hear
If them in IN. arruuns brought hy The Flint and
III. Wafer Witch For, il appears,
2dIy. That Frisae has been dispatched from
Vera Cruz IL Texas 10 propose, il s.r will relrri
onr propositions E.nS!G! viii secure her indePrnl-
ence Of Mexico. In confirmation ol these, wr re-
ceivcd "INe G;ir:Sinn .N,~S" OF The 9TH, hy yc,er-
laws Southern mail. ! he following are ex!fa' Is
from it:
fFi0a liz GGireaap Mars, 81 irHi
"Thc French AMI English Ministers have re-
nlncd from the seal o: Gcse:GmcEl 10 !hiS civ
The former, We understand has taken his passage
10 Ncw Orleans, on The Sla.inGra.
"FRrsn RrMoRa AfLosr.The sudden 1e,a r
uearanc- a,nong rs, Of The English and French
Ministers has rreae,i No lnlr surprise, anon.
our citizens Various specnla!ions are afoai, 4"
IL The cause Of their return iom Washington
| Some oflhe Knowing ores belonging, 10 The anti
| annexation party, appear much elated al me IN
ponanl Intelligence, which liicy IN their own IN
aaInaion have cleaned from The Count and Com
modorr. III things appear rnEeiaptd IA Hil>'t-
rs: he dark veil winch nov covers, ana conceai>
fium In, world the workings and movements Of
The enemies OF Republican principles is soon 10
be removed. The world may be extensively liit-
minated IN This subject; hut We fear il VII! nnl
roach lor.hcr or shine more brilliant liaa Eng
sh Gold The want ul room ioIbi!s an ehhnie-
ration Of The different reports IN circulation IN re-
terence. Ia he extraordinary movement oil those
l,rrion tnnctionaries. Consequently W. leave
onf readers 10 arrive al their own CONCLUSIONS
(ffom he mma n April 81
S1ltI. TneY COME "A no;her British vessel OF
war arrived yesterday from Vera Gf'l2 bringing
de,ratcEes ior This Government. The report i,
hal those dispatches contain positive and m
conditional acknowledgment Of our independence
b. Mexico Whether his be 90 or noi We can
mol say, nor indeed is il Of any consequence 10
The people uf Texas, except 10 convince them
heyond all possible douM, (if any doubt there
wss.) thai on relations with Mexico have always
been under The absolute control and direction o.
Great Britain. No Texan ear any longer doubt
H., b,re,oc,re il has been the policy OF Eng