Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-03-04
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the value of the acquisition and the solemn ooi,
CATION which was imposed upon us OF uans ;,'. y
ling il as "a sacred inheritance 10 our l'o>'ei
Hear, then, the orator OF 1920, IN Inc pesl dnu
palmest days of his art:
can the accounts concur In representing 49, ~
extremely valuable It's superficial extent - 'ni
Gnlr times greater than that of Florida. ne c''a
i derlou, the soil fertile the margin of the rivers
Astounding in live oak and the country anmI1hs y,
easy settlement. II possesses, moreover, r :,
misnformsd, one Of the finest PI, !, IL ea.abe ME
suited 10 our wants. The unfortunate cap.ise " ~
Helena wished for ships, commerce ana COLONIES
have them all II we do not wahiohy .Ia .r,,a,.d
away The colonies Of other countries are sepa'a.ea
from them by vast seas, requiring gfeat ~
tect them and are held subject TO consIan. ii.n ~
their being torn from their grasp our COLONIES o
contrary are united To and form part oi on,
and the .an MI.si-spp, from whose rich aepn..e, @
best of thein Louisana) has been formed WIN .,aa
port on her the brave, the patriotic men rom
tributary streams, To defend and preserve 1he nc .
valuable. The province OF Texas. t ,sso.
1.-THE isrt proposition contained in Tue sseonu IL
luton is thus, think, fully sustained nc na;sn
that il il inexpedtnf TO cede It1as 10 any . IN
nowtr They constitute in my opinion, a sacteu III
h-rance Of postery, which we ought 10 presse. 20
impaired wish il was, if Il Is not, iuhua ,, =.
and inv"lahe law Of the land, tna' .ney sriden,
inalirnable TO my foreign power. IL IS quite r,a
tia; il j. in The order OF Provdrnce hhe u - an
BILE result Of the principle of population ina, 'le
Of this continent, including iexas. " nb race
in process of time. The question IS by whose ~ ~
shall il be peoplrd. In our hands u VIII DC re'p ,I
by frermen and the sons OF frremrn, carrying W.
them our language our laws ana on, I;s,,d Ia
llshing The praries Gf TeIas temples ucor."; 90;
the simple ard trvout modes of worship oil .Iou i,.
deut To our religion, and temples denicaieu ~ ~
freedom VIII oh adore next 10 INN IN me nan I'd
others il may become the linbtaiinn OF nespolsh a..
If slaves 81 hipct 10 the dominion 0i Inc lhq'is'
and Of superstition. know that there are hone - a.1
enlightened men who fear that our Cohirurihey 70 9
ready large. and that there IS danger III aslup
att nfl of
several paris hope and believe that tue pfn1'pie VI ~
prt 81 ntatiun, and the formation OF states, WIN heie,
s a united people. Hut f Texas, being peoniea Wy W
and rrapplinc with US, Should at splnr uE I'M ia!
break e. she will carry along WIN her hols .I"
consisting Of chiidren's children. ne une.en.'
bc,,yr,n those who may be disincned 10 its ahheAh
tim 10 our confcdcracy, and me, 49, thai ther
begins where mine may. possibly ut some distant ~
ture day. terminate; and theirs heg'ns WIN ,o'e,g
rarr aliens every thing we hold nrar ana h"e enu'
will q race partaking of all our qua mes
And now. We repeat, when Texas would come
hocL IN ms with her valuable and fertile soil, hei
delicious climate, her harbors and her productions
her sacred temples, and her independent people
uow when she would come back OF her own Tree
accord with as fill right 10 contract alliances
as we or as any independent nation can possibly
nossess-when she would bring back into our DO
som her mobile crew, consisting OF our children
ard our chdrens children, We were 10 be chur'
ljshIy told BY this same Mr.. Clay, and By his no"
deudea followers, mo, you >hal not have It. Snt
is no, worth the having. And as for you, South
rons, Won shall moi have it, although the abolition
isis would triumph over you, and The Fcderalists
who attempted 10 intimiGae you about louisa
ma. are now seeking to drive you from your pur
pose, by lille threats of dissolution"
pcopie of Virginia! we call upon YOU 10 rea'
these past records. Read the signs of The presen
times. Look 10 the future and then act Ike
men. like frccmen, and like patriots. Stand VI
like The sons Of the "unterrfed Old Dominion
despite OF the fanatic aboli!ons;S and the delude'
Wings.
But, all is we'll The friends Of Texas hav
adhered 10 their deliberate purpose we hav
batlled The fanatic Abolilionisis beaten lie de
luded Wings, (wi!h some honorable exceptions il
their ranks and Texas is ours. And now wha
confidence can we place in Mr. Clay or his fol
lowers, who would have strip us OF Tcxas-al
though, in 1920, he had proclaimed resolution
10 stand b. Louisiana unimpaired?' Now w
have re-acquiTed il in spite Of him-and now lie
rs swear, AMI lei us keep the vow sacred, 10 "pre
serve This sacred inheritance Of posleTy unim
paired Thanks be 10 Tyler thanks TO upshn
and Gilmcr-thanks 10 Calhoun-lhanks 10 he
friends in both Houses Of Consress-lhanks 10 he
friends every where-we have recovered our "sa
cred nheri,ancc"-andl lei Us now faithfully ''Prc
serve IT,