Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-06-03
TIE CRISlS L. 1ENAS.

THE CRISIS IL 1EXAS.
The following from The New Orleans Courier
OF Saturday evening, May II, pces 10 coLhtm
The views expressed By u, that The pcop,, OF
Iexas will not listen, FOR lnoinehl 10 any thing
but orr lender Of annexation, ana will n>i.tupon
that, and tia, aioae
We a'e indebted 10 Captain Hoffman, ii The
balqne William Ivy, from Alaiasoria, tor the
Weekly Despatch ii thai place, Of MAYS
II Is filled with animated expressions Of The
puh'lc voice, IN favor ii annexation
II contains The proceedings ri a meeting Of The
inhabitants o.. Maaeorda county -Seih ingram
IN ne Chair, and Thomas Harvey Secretary.
III pursuance dt resolutions adopted al I pre-
Sious meeting tie Representative aud Senator in
congress rom he connly Of Malagoria, were
appointed delegates 10 meel The delegates from the
other counties in convention :, The scar Of Go.
vernnent, on The ID Monday in May in order 10
adopt such plans az they NAV deem most proper
h P Ph!a!n The action Of The people throughout the
,he rcrouons adopted tn iht' fltr.fni5 :. -,aapl1a
lowing:
"Rfseircd, That We have heard with aStonisli-
menl and Indignation 81 he appointment and EN-
bdrkaiion OF r Minister from this Government
England and France, which, in conjunction with
The Delay used by The Executive, III calling loee
Their the Congress is well calculated loexci.r our
disra>t in the action Of the President.
"RrsoIrsd, Thar delay IS useless as We wish II
see no ovefures from ang Government save thai
Of the United States"
The columns OF The Despatch are luli 81 Sc
we're tut justly merilei invcctive against Presi-
dent Jones ior his unreasonable delay in convok-
ing Congress Tor The purpose ot deliberaline on
the propositions al our Government relative 10
the admission OF Texas no The Union. Mir.
Jonc, received those propositions On The 20ih
Match; his proclamation Tor The meeling OF Con
.rcss was issued only on the 18Th April and he
has hxed The day OF assembling IN The 10Th ldEe
The Despatch SAYS &c The pnblic feeling is
forced Ia lis utmost lenson 10 Tolerate thi, delay
;, This dislaselu and n,u. eating duIy has been
wrune from him by The united voice OF all Texas
7 he discharged il anna! the niurmurs OF public
disconent--we are Indebted Tor il 10 no ciy
Impulse nor noble sentiment Of palriolism-il i
the unwilling tribute Of a craven spn and 4 cow
ard heart"
The Despatch contains a..o letter from Mr.
/ Eichali Roman, Senator from The Malasonia
\ district 10 lhr Annexation Corresponding Com
mii,r,, which expresses says The Despatch The
sentiments II nineteen lwenlirthS OF The people Of
Western Texas. In this letter, Mr.. Roman de-
I cates, Iial ever since The commencement, Of the
! Texan revolution, he had ian abiding hope that
annexation 10 the United States was The ultimate
destiny 81 Texas. Such was then, and has ever
since been, the general conviction ii lhe people "
He goes on 10 stale that The hope Of is con,um-
nation was 50 strong in 1850. that The existing
Government al thai time submitted the question
10 the people simultaneously with The Cons'iin-
lion. The people were unanimously ia favor OF
lhr plan. lie says The present government OF
Texas was insilaled Tor temporary purposes on
. w. Mr. Roman concludes with expressing firn
resolution 10 promote The measure ol annexation
on every occdsion--and if il fail he VIII lh,n:
thai Texas has struck blow for liberty in vain
and he will icel The Humiliation II defeat.
II is plain that The people 81 Texas, lls real
people, are .ull .! enthusiasm IuI The co:SGm.a-
lion II 4 measure which ;hey contemplated ever
since the hallIe Of San lacinlo, a. lie reward 81
their Iuil> in thu settlement AMI defence al The Ter
rloty against the Alcxicans. |! Viii hr IN IS
ceedin@ly dangerous experiment luf Mr.. .Ioncs
and his advisers 10 undertake by open violence or
secret Intrigue n,isappoint Tie wishes The pub
liz. Not ONLY will the experiment he dangerous,
but il cannot succeed. Il. stcces> is mpo. ihle
The moment MI Jones and his co-nrienri- al.
tempt hY An open act 10 ,on.ra.i the meas IRE,
the whole republic viii be N 4 hIfne--liiere will
!r Il simultaneous rising ol.ht people from Ma.
cna,loccs IL llr Rio del Norle N0hin. will Le
able 10 withstand lhem--lley will demand annex
alton rifle in hand--ie present government vii
he abolished and they will call convention who
will order the measure 10 hr carried mo rltrrl
wilhuuta moments delay.
y The people al Texas we're Indignant when
they heard that President Jonca had de- pa'chct
A>hlel Smith As Minister Al II" conr> of Pari-
and LONDON iur the purpose 81 completing hi
private, secret, dirty negotiations 10 prevent, Il
possible, the Republic OF Texas from joining our
lon.e,cIacy. II turns on. that Smith, instead Of
going 10 Europe, went 10 Vera Cruz, and is now
in the cts OF Mexico, with EiiiJi he British Mi
mister 10 The Republic uf Texas. THIS Tact j.
positively asserted BY The Picayune Of this morn
ING and the assertion j, based on Information
undoubtedly authentic, transmitted 10 The editors
Of that paper by their correspondents in Mexico.
:. These Two individuals, il was, unqnesl"nahly,
who made the proposal: 10 the Mexican Go
vernmcnt which induced il 10 acknowledge The
independence Of Texas. This recognition, a
the picayune Justly observes Is conducted ''un.
der The auspices ii England, It's object being 10
checl, the progress of this country, cripple her
influence, and battle the will OF The mcrican
people"
Whatever NAV be The determination VI our gov
eminent under the stale OF things that now pre-
sent, itself, we have no apprehension hu thar they
are prepared, and ready 10 defeat by force u arms
any conspiracy al foreign enemies with domestic
traitors that has fol its object 10 diSapPoinI lhe
wishes OF The people OF The United States and Of
Texas, ior The junction ollha latter 10 our cohiede-
racy. We entirely coincide with The Picavnne,
thai our government is bound BY regard 10 the
honor and safety Of The country, and hy The sacred
obligation OF good faith 10 The people Of Texas, 10
in,erpose ii. whole power, in order 10 save them
from falling under The dominion oftraiIors, whom
they ahhor. orof England, which from heirnfancy
they have been taught 10 lnol; uron as The Sworn
enemy of those free and liberal institutions, under
which they desire 10 live, Of 10! ~ live al all.