Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-01-14
WAsHiSGToN CITY. Jan. 10, lS45.

To lie Editors ofLe EnfmJa.
Up toll l.. NJ, nothing definite had been heard
in This city, rela;ivc 10 The affair between Mrs-ls
lancey and Clins,nan. AT nine o'clock, a. NJ,
one or both the parties were al Barnnms lio;ei,
Baltimore.
send YOU the following extract frcm he Tiors-
ton CITY Telegraph, received here by the las
mail:
II is probably known 10 mary OF our readers.
that a proposition j. now, and has been tH somc
time, before Ibis Government, 10 the effect tla,
England and France CONFORMITY, or England alone,
will undertake 10 procure orr recognition IS
Mexico, and guarantee our independence, aPon
condition that we forever rcnounce annexation Ia
the American Union. Tile proposition 50 nalu-
rally results from Observation-Disclosures pOlicr which
has been long avowed, both officially and Is
Government journals, that il now appears 10 j..
considered rs a matter Of course. By our best
informed citizens. Our information on this sub
lect is derived from those in the confidence .. the
Government
| can assure you from a personal know leds.
Of the Editor Of the Telegraph as well as OF The
Standing OF the urnal, (lhc first in Texas tlat
the paragraph is entitled 10 confidence. Thus j:
appears, that England has moved in The matter.
Up 10 this day had not dreaded that The failure
10 consuminate remuneration daring the present
session of Cos rcs> would endanger he chance
vi 80 ~ - ~ b'rAf - "a ~ 80 b''
self is coEcelue,i, because 1t seemed improbable
that England would run The risks consequent mp
on 4 direct interference with our concerns. Eut
as Texas has now The alternative oi choosing h..
tween The chances Of annexation On the one hand,
and Tie certainty Of absolute and unconditiona!
freedom from Mexico on the other, with he I'll.
most certain prospect too, Of advantageous com
mcIciai trealie. with England and France, 40
rational man can doubt that she will choose 'thc
i;rl IN fIa hanfr roth,r ib1p Tho 81 -. IN Ia. lr.l -
hat She will embrace the liberal offer Of hos.
European powers who see IN RECOMMENDATION nougl.
bul additional strength for The institutions AMI
commercial resources oil the United states, rather
than take The alternative Of 4 !uaIih rcpulse -
hei proposition OF SnrfeHecring her tcrr,iur; an!
sovereignty 10 gu: Government. To believe iha'
she will refuse The offer Of Britain, If thr ioufih
Of neM March goes b. without The ton>umna
ton Of the project, argues very lilile hnowlete.
oil human nature.
The leading politician ofT'exas is both ,hr-wi
and skillui; for, he has learned the Giplnmau,
at il a hard but sound school-lha, Of adyersi
y. | doubt if Houston's superior as a diplom;.
tsi now lives. You may D. surprised al this a.
s%eition, but one unacquain;ed with the nuneTol-
and varied difficulties through which he ha,
guided the Texan bark .! State Tor he la>, len
years, cannoi imagine the trouble bv which b.
has been surrounded. Al ll.is moment, ihonsh
no. President Of the linlc Republic, he holds IL
his hands, not only It's destinics, but 10 a certain
cyien, those OF the United Staies: and when h-
advises his Government that The chances 81 j.
annexation are doubtful, il must move in The oni,
line OF policy left 10 secure certain and absolute
independence Of Mexico. As IN independent
Government, il policy 10 arrive al national i'm
p~ortance, IS loo plain 10 be mistaken. |! must
form (aS ii now can al ans moment a DINNER
cial treaty with England, receiving her manutac-
lures either duty free or al 4 nominal Tariff, ami
securing in return the advantage resulting from,
a marketin England, dui, free, iof her cotton. 1t
must strive to make Galveston the depot for IL
leas, one half the manufactured goods consumed
in the Mississippi Valley, 10 be iranshippcd AMI
Struggled into The South western States lhrouyl.
The tributaries Of The Mississippi river. One who
can doubt that sncl will be the inevitable Tesul;
of q failure 10 annex Texas this Winter. as he.
present relations with Britain stand, has neirhc.
eyes 10 see, ears 10 hear, nor mind 10 understand
the simplest and most natural consequences OF
national rivalry. A treaty which shall render
the provisions OF the Tariff Of 1912 %iaopefa-
TIVE against England, in the consuming hall o.
the United States on tie one side, while j, make,
The COLON OF Texas worth per pound The amount
OF the English duty more than American cotton
Of like quality on the other hand, offers loo grea, Il
temptation, both 10 England and Texas, 10 allow
me at least TO believe, that it will not be formed
the instant the latter Government finds hersei;
oh1ged TO look out for her own Interests, and Tor
them alone. Its into this hazard that the spirit OF
Federalism is nowdriving our country.
The DrEL-There is no doubt that Messrs.
C%lingman, of North Carolina, and YaDcey, Of
Alabama, have passed through this civ, perhaps
to Delaware, to settle, by mortal combat, a person
al controversy. Both these gentlemen were il
The city Yesterday, with several friends. The Sc
cond of Mr.. Clingman is Mr.. Jones, OF Washing
Mr.. Yancey. is Mr.. Huser, Of South Caroliua,