Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-08-29
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VIII. CONGRESS BE CONVENED!
Monday nights Union presents Inc iol'oS ne
view Of our relations toward MeXlco-alu an
swers The suggestions of many journals io' ~
calling Congress together:
81, is suggested in some Of The he~spaPr.S
he day. that Congress Should be ca'itu ~ -"
session Undoubtedly, should an emr'Senc!
,,;sr making such step necessary, inc .Ies-
% aan, wnnlI be prompt 10 do his duty. hu', ~ inc
nre.en, state OF things, and with | ? present 10.
,nrmo,ion in possession OF the GoverhnieNH: nc
ordinary powers with which me rIesnr N NJ
clothed, would seem 10 be suihcieht. 49,
hone 10 see The Annexation OF texas w W.T.
both The Governments OF the oh'e" 80
TcYas have assenied in the most solemn ioi'ns,)
cnnsninmated without The efiusion OF pioou'
w;lhoul resort 10 arms, and without a sPeciai ses-
sim al Congress. In The meanwhile, %hilsI W.
v,s;on from Mexico is threatened, the ffesi"ch.
| will. as he has already done, direct his un"talieu
care To the defence and protection OF Ihe ~" -,
and soil of TeAas-now virtually a Pdil '. ".
,-.r Country Our own citizens and properly III
The Gulf. and The Texan people ana eIIno.,'
Will bc rfo,rc,ed and defended against any a.
tack which may be mad, BY Mexico, oY 'dnu "
sea. 1t is for this purpose thal oui slu"u
ron has been sent 10 the Gull, anu our az IT,,
of occupation" 10 The western Iiohiiei -
as Should hos,ili,ics be actually commenced
H.. NIex,ro we doubt moi thai the voiun-
,e.r, al Texas, as well rs from New orleans
and other paris o, The valley Ct The MISSISSIPPI,
viii be ready 10 rush 10 General Tayiors stand
ard The moment the signal iseiycn thai their SET
vices viii be needed, or will be expected. me
limited STATES Government, has Gc!cd, mus ia''
strictly on the defensive. The Executive haI
shown a patriotic and commeadahle energy ant
forecast in sending a force Ia the Gun anu =
tiers of Texas, ready 10 meet ana fcsisl diy NJ
Tile aggression o, Mexico on Texas. ohoniu su.'
aggression b. made, it will be iol no o.her fea'
"eo9 han because Texas has accepted The terms
oranncyation proposed by The United S'ales'-
Zen Gaines has undoubtedly been impressed
with The belief that a sudden invasion oil lexa'
was abou, 10 be made " 4 Mexican army u
considerable force, and therefore he has MADE
his call on the Governor OF louisiana. y 'e"
DAYS more will probably put us in possession 0
lie actual state OF things on The Texan frontier
and whether Mexico has been mad enough 10 de
clare war agains, the United States.
The Hartford Times thus lashes its neIehpor'
Of the Courant (Wbis) This latter is The pa
per whence The Wing quoted a sheer at the ian
ne 1ationisls,' y who, SO warlike now, would, IN cas-
of war, he The first 10 show their backs lothe enc
nv. We delight 10 see traitors thns strongly de
nouncel. Allhis crisis in our affairs, The fin5e
Of public indignation should be raised asains
all who do not honestly cooperate in the deienc'
of our soil and The vindicaiion Of our rights an
honor:
"Whcn Great Britain declared war against Us
the Courant was opposed 10 lis own country
when Daniel Webster framed a treaty giving VI
some millions OF acres of A american soil 10 Grea
Britain, the Courant praised Ire ACT when Mex
leo threatens war, the Courant asserts that IL J
her duty 10 wage war against Us, declares ina
American citizens deserves 10 feel The ialons q
Inc Mexican eagle condemns our own Govern
mentf for The vigorous manner in which It Is PIE
parino for The emergency, and when we expires
the hope that in the event o! war being declare
by Mexico, our own country may be successful
and obtain from Mexico the very boundary I'M
which Andrew Jackson attempted 10 establish
the Couranl brands orr patriotic hopes as shame
less and in m We stand by our country
We defend her honor, and wish success To he
arms, and as Il mailer Of course, the LariloI'
Convention Fcderalists Of TIC Courant, are or
posed 10 Us.
.sThe Richmond Enquirer said, a few day
s.nce. that If war should ONE all would aiher
10 their country except a few traitors at IN
North The Enquirer did Tot perhaps eSpec
that some oil these traitors would show tier co
iors so soon"