Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-04-12
TO TuE CITIZENS OF RICHMOND.

| To THE CITIZENS OF RICHMOND.
In our sriee of yesterday corrected Of the
misrepresentation which have been made Of Mr.. Lyons
op'nons snd language. and shall proceed to take up
and answer such others any notice
| our hands.
has been charged upon him. that. in the late fres.
dental eanvss he brought tho Texas question pre-
m'neny into the popular discussions in which he mingled
than his position OF Grand Elector would have warranted
and more than his party expected wished Let
stne To you the facts. and those facts do su
| cicnily overthrow this charge.
| When Mt. Lyons that his opinions the Texas
question were variance with hose OF Of the
prominent Wings here. he consulted the Chairman OF the
wing Central Committee and the Editor of the Wing organ
in this City. the pcoprey rcsgning his commission
and rs he has h'mse stated YOU and advised
To retain IT, On the ground tina, his entertaining those opn
ions. would render him effective where Otherwise his
influence would be diminished and would make him
elsewhere less efficient promoting the ends for
which the Wing party were then struggling AT a late pc
mod. he wrote to Me-srs Conrad Hunter Faulkner and
other distinguished Wings, consulting them the pro
prey oi resgnng and requesting their candid opinion
upon tho SUBJECT and the OF these gentlemen
couched the strongest language OF discussion from such
course. So much for the purity OF his intentions, aud
the interest he felt in the success ii his party.
To exhibit fair statement OF MIR Lyons views upon the
Texas question, know better plan that pn
Than publish the following from his letter
the 18th OF Jane last fully comPrehendns tho views he
entertained upon the subject aud the which he
I should touch upon II IN the canvass.
81 received last night letter from valued friend in
OF the Eastern counties in this State which stated
that prevails that county, that had said, will
vote for no man as President of the limited States who is
opposed the Anne OF Texos and asking
radct the report After reading that letter. Mr.. Fleas.
informed tbs, he had heard similar report and the
result of conversation with him has been determination
make a public upon the subject
AIN Mt los, 10 conceive how the repott originated a,
Ihaye frankly though briefly stated INV opinion. in ad
dresses lately delivered at Danyie franklin Court House
| Lyuchburr and Caroline Court House
The report wholly unfounded-I have never thought
thai ii would he wise TO surrender the principles of
the Wing party and Mr. CLAW 10 Messrs Polk and Dal,,
and their principles for the sake of Texas and therefore
have never said SO: on the contrary am of the opinp
TINT the issue could be made aud should be made,
tween the triumph OF the Wing cause and Mr.. Clay or If
no we're out OF in. way some other worthy Leader with.
ont Texas and the success of Messrs Polk and Dallas with
Texas, should painfully promptly surrender Texas
although | am n decided advocate nf the Annexa
ZION OF Texas having no doub, Of the cons,uonaly and
expedency OF the measure am Wing because my prn.
cires Wing, md Imsintan principles because am
satisfied that the and prosperity of my
country depend upon them-I in favor Of Rank of
the United Stairs properly guarded and with moderate
capital-a Tariff for merely, discriminating in
favor of American Manufactures, and fair Distribution Of
the Proceeds of the Public Lands among the Staes-wh
these live happy. united and free. II fans.
ties and ofce-huniers will permit though have
Texas but without thcm shall be- have beon dis
contented unhappy and convused though have Texas
IL be supposed therefore. that would
Wing for Texas. for that would be. |
y
for Texas-a bargain which disposed make, |
and fertile Texas is and grea, think acqusi
lion would be. Neither would annex Texas If the honor
the Nation would be thereby furnished the horrors of
foreign brought upon the country The
ity which beisa Nation unless be National disgrace
Is and although would fight preserve, | would
not fight acquire Territory. have yet seen.
however why may not have Wing measures and |
men, and Texas too. Why not take her the |
American family and extend 10 her the bless |
ings Of our Government and principles, without either Ma
uonal disgrace foreign war; confess, with sincere
Difference for the opinion Of Others who able and
better informed than am that have yet satisiac
tory for the final rejection Oi the proposed Annexa
tion unless it be the effort make party question OF
IL not, and be made, party question eventually
Ii great National question: and the nations OF Europe
will look on in wonder II ultimately We reject the offer OF
such territory, located, and peopled with of
own race and blood. though they will probably protest
against the deed 10 serve their own puposes-o
rs they call IT, the balance OF power, OF promote snatcs
creed"
Entertaining these views, and known by the party at |
aige entertaining them. he solicited by numerous
and distinguished Wings from quarter Of the State
address their people not few OF them saying that the
fact OF his thinking thus would render him accepa
be the body OF the Wings in those sections Gis
posed towards annexation and the Democrats would listen
TO no wing VINO was anu Texas In all these discussions
ne enforced with his greatest power the leading points Of
wing policy mentioning Texas as he really regarded but
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