Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-01-21
THE ENQUIRER.
RICH ND, VA.
saturday Morning, January Is.

saturday Morning, January is.
Plan 10 deif0t Ttras, and TO bride the Rspa6h-
can Patty Of New Yort.
The election OF two Senators Of the United
States from the State OF New York is 10 take
place This day. The contest among the candi-
dates produces great excitement at Albany The
result is every where anticipated with great anX-
iely. The fate OF Texas materially, perhaps es-
sen,ialy depends upon the selection
Ii is impossible 10 shut our eyes also 10 The
fact, that the Wings are busly engaged in an IN
rrigue. 10 employ this question 10 divide The Re-
publicans of New York The following letter
speaks for itself We extract it from one OF Inc
rankest Federal papers in the Union-and me
reader will see with what anxiety Coailtioh y
pressed between the Wings Of the New York
Legislature, and a portion OF The Democrats
(whom he calls by the cant term OF 6arn burneS,)
Tor the purpose OF electing 1.-TWO Anti Texas
Loco" Senator'S. The objects OF this movement
are, Isl, lodeleat Texas in the Senate altogether
By substituting Two Anti-Texas .Sfn0tors instead
Of two friends of Texas; I'd, 10 defeat Texas IN
the House. by encouraging the trimmers and
Dl.,or Doublers in lhat.body TO 90 against il;
and Sd. and not the least desirable object To Inc
Whiss is 10 sow dissension and division inthe Re
publican Party, and prepare the way tor their az,
iea, in New York-and next in the unIon and
usher in the thrice defeated, but only postponed
Harry OF the West four years hence. But mere
is The significant elter-let il speak Tor ilsell
fCorresponiencc OF the New York Americana
"WAsuINGroN, Jan. il, lSI5
"My dear Sir-l have seen no occasion mus
far this winter TO trouble you with any OF my eX-
corilations about Texas. All those channels OF
information are now open 10 you, ana kno"
you think and write rightly on this subject MY
only purpose now is 10 throw out few hints
which took the liberty TO communicate 10
friend, now member OF your House of Assem-
bly. and which have occurred 10 me from Oh
serving what has passed here during two or three
days.
ave are now at the great crisis in this con-
troversy II is not enough that the Senate is sure
To block any game Of annexation that may be
PLAYED in the House That they are certain 10
DO. Bu,two things are necessary 10 ensure Us a
p.vm0nrn!,rumph Isl, The defeat OF the mea-
sure in the present House; and ID, the election
OF Young and Barker, or Two men OF kindred
| opinions. for Senators from your State. The
first am most happy 10 believe will be accom- Coz,
rlishe,!: and perhaps that will be enough. The
Loco.oco ma lorty in the present House is said
To be 65 NAV over-estmaie the moral effect ola
victory of the right against such party prepon-
dcranrc as this but cannot but believe It's effect
on the next Congress as well as on the party in
The country will be tremendous most especially
ifthe Legislature OF your Stale shall throw IT.
weight inlhe manner have indicated. The con-
cluson from these suggestions is, that The whole
matter now rests with New York. On her alone
depends the great question OF Texas or no Tex
as Is j, possible that on question OF This
magnitude the mandate OF a Legislature caucus
is 10 he obcyei? Look al il. lonl House has
1913 members, believe Thiry-iive is MAORI
! " q! The p0riu in caucus. These 80 nominate III
caucus TWO Senators, and by the lule OF That body
! They control the whole l2S Can II be that Silas
Wright wiz permit the Legislature OF your state
! thus 10 speak or The Texas question if he has the
/ power 10 prevent II!
as there no such thing As a coalition between
the Wings and Baln Burners, by which two an
| ti-'TcXas L.ocoS can be chosen! II were a mem
Der Of The New York Legislature, it seems 10 me
would coalcsce 10 elect the - himself il he
would 90 against annexation The great thing
is 10 Gu, the party cord which il has been feared
would bind this i>Suc 10 n Locoloco reign. The
LocDtotoi f,UM yoar .Siatc m HE Hon~ arc eOiHS
h heh0re accN 7rith, al mast nndcsStand, Smc s
~ G crccpiioRs-lS ~ icaa are rtiicd on. Will
not This stale of things here, when il comes 10 be
understood al Albany, encourage the anti-Fcxas
men OF the parry there, in standing out against
there is any question oI Stale policy that can
weigh a feather, with the Wings, in deterins
them from anv sort of utilization for the time
hcing, which may have the effect 10 throw right
H. the weight of New York on this great nation
al isSucl
Il an mnsiruc,c,i in regard 10 the state of
feeling in your Sielc and these notion. may
seem very rar 10 you. Rely on ii, however,
that Tie crisis is at haid, and that .Ne,r lor! IS
ii, .f.nt arbiicr."
We shall mol repeat The statements which are
published in The New York Herald, in its letters
from Albany These too speak Of inlrisues which
we cannot believe 10 exist. These profess 10
name distinguished men, who are 10 be open
moulIed in their hostility 10 the annexation Of
Texas &C., &c, &c. We scout all such scan,a
lolIs iepor,s against some OF the Democrats 81
New York We will not believe that any Of
them will engage in any intrisues against Polk,
or Texas, or the South. Blu, that the Wings are
engaged in tanning the lame, rs iar as they are
able, we have the evidence in The above letter
from one of themselves al Washington, through
one Of their own accepted organs at New York
We will not believe either, that the annexation
can fall through this Winter by any intrigue or
disafitclion at Washington. But if il should
tail with Democratic majority OF more than GO
in the House Of Representatives, what can the
Southern Democrats think Of such deserlion 3
We have as much libcraily for our brethren, a.
any man. We have as much confidence in The
Northern Democrats, including those of New
York "ihc natural allies of the South according
10 Mr.. jefferson, as any one can have. But if
The present Congress should dissolve in empty air
nolhin. done for the annexation ofTexas, nothing
done Tor the modification of the Tariff OF ~ we
shall look 10 the future with some fear and sus-
picion The South will then be reluctantly called
On 10 ask herself, Is there no efficient union be-
tween the Democrats Of the South and the North
Have we nothing 10 expect from them at the next
session Is il thus that the solemn pledges Of
the Baltimore Convention are 10 be rendered
naueht2 Are the grounds on which Mr.. Polk
was elected 10 be thus washed away bv hating
and hesi,a,ing majority in Congress? Have We
nothing to expect from the majority OF our brelh-
rem of The North? For The Republicans around
rs and for those South and Southwest we speak
confidently and boldly. They will carry ont
their principles rs avowcd during the canvass
and we will stand hy the administration which
carries them onr. Virginia will never strike her
hag-but with the energies which belong 10 her.
she will uprear it in the face OF The WORLD
She nevc flinched in $500 Let what NAV
bcide others, 'the unerrified Old Dominion" will
do her duty again in 'i5.
OREGON.
Mr. Archer the Chairman of the Committee