Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-02-28

nothing at alt in cthtr I,Hse. Inc saIeN sc 1eMe
certainty is, 10 pass Tic Resolutions fft, ana mcn
propose The ctter as Il sGbStantire am SuRPcMe"A"i
CiaM."
What says the "Consiilulion q II points out
the true policy, as far as we are ac'isee; ne
publishes our article, and then adds as follows:
aTbe above short extract from The Enquirer
contains weishly and important suggestions
We especially and heartily asIs. IN lis conclu,
sion. which we have ilaliciscd. The safest and
The best scheme, all must agree, IS 10 pass the
House resolutions, and then, as the Enquirer pro-
noses. pass The other, il need be, as a substantive
and supplemental plan. That is, If il is necessa-
nv. Now, we do not deem it at all necessary
nor probably doa majority Of the friends OF lex
as deem il necessary 10 q full, fair and consll'u-
,ional annexation Of Texas; yet, if but a few
should desire il, we would not hesitate, IN d sP..
rit of fair concession, to vote f it. we nave
thought, from The beginning, and still thlhili,
| that some special provision ought TO be mace
TO pay in full, and Immediately, The debt due
| from Texas TO Dawson's hei.i. The advance
BY Mr.. Dawson Of half a million OF dollars,
| in the time Of exiremest need in the struggles Oh
Texas. to build up ana fit out a small navy, with
out which, il was impossible TO have heid oul
against Mexico, was, in every view OF u sosehe-
rous and signal an act OF friendship, that Texas
desired, and in fact still desires, that debt to DC
XII III lGICttii ~ Gi 49,
which they consider not only involving Inc ma,
tional honor, but also the national gratitude; ana
therefore il is, tha, the Government and people
have been so anxious 10 make some special
provision to discharge The obligation. II, there
fore, after the passage of The Joint resolution,
some supplemental propiso could be passed, en-
bodying conditions applicable 10 The immediate
payment Of This debt, it would, above all things,
be in accordance with The will and the wishes
- ~ non,la IF rrpync PM up aolIn reDcat.
with the Enquirer, that it is safest first TO pass
the Resolutions, and then the supplemental pro-
viso, if deemed necessary"
we could have no objections 10 such a pro-
viso. as The Constitution specilles-that IS TO say,
,hat The United States should give her stock for
this special debt, 10 be reimbursed out OF The hrst
monies, which Texas may receive from her pub
lie lands-but We would not risk the fate OF these
House Resolutions for any consideration which
could be suggested. Pass them we say al once,
free, unclogged, uncmbarrassed. If the slightcs,
proyiso endanscrs their fate, away with all such,
or any "proyisos which may be suggested, that rs
in lie NiSiicst degree calculated 10 cng and defeat
he resolutions. Pass them first, and then let Mr..
Benlcn propose the other as n substantive but
supplemental scheme. Butrun no risk-encoun-
ter no responsibility-for il will be 100 fearful a
responsibility for any man TO encounter at Ms
time.
CpDn one pOlUt, our U1luu, VIC IcVcdl; 10 Iduc
I'D. Let this Congress adjourn without admitting
Texas into the Union, and we Tor one will be The
first To redeem the sixth resolution OF the Lcgisla-
tive Convention Of Virginia. That pledge is sub
s~taRtialiy rc-echocd al the great Democratic Ce-
LIBERATION that was held al Canton, near Balti-
more, on Saturday last, as follows:
"Rcsolred, That, as before The election, so are
we now-heartilv devoted tothe remuneration of
Texas 10 this Union az the earliest practicable
period And, should the measure fail during the
present session OF Congress, from any cause
whatsoever, We will not despair; but pledge our
selves 10 each other. and to every friend of Texas,
both here and in the Republic of Texas, never 10
abandon the fortunes of the Lone STAR but that
the moment offs aScertained defeat shall be the
signal Of a new rally; that we will forthwith raise
the consecrated banner, and battle under itunlil
we triumph"
This will be the pledge under which the whole
Democracy will rally-and such an energy will
carry il into thorough execution, so that no man,
decided Wing or doubling Democrat, can stand
before it.
"virsinia, for example, who has. been the mother of
statesmen for a great nation, is To become the breeder
Of slaves for a Texan market, and the trade, ,hs com
m-rce, and property that ought IL come out Of the POLL,
and so make the soil valuable, are to come from n traffic
in slaves. What kenlussy does for Virginia IN sup
plying mules and horses, Virginia j. to do for The Son'h
az shIl' 'H htSipNo' - 1P't"
Virginians! remember, this false and insulting
language is from The New York Express Of Feb.
25-one of whose Editors has lately married a
Vircinian. 1t is false, because il is contrary 10
the tact-contrary to the most obvious principle
on The subject. We say with Mr.. Chcssc!den
Ellis, member from New York, in his excellent
speech in the House of Representatives on the
9th January.
81 regret that this stale imputation against our
Southern brethren, of slave-breeding, for market.
should find ul.erance on this floor. Where is the
evidence of such a business anywhere in our
countryl Let impuiaiions like these he left 10
the vulgar Tribe If English tourists, reviewers and
orators; the FidlerS, The Dickenscs, The O'Connells;
but il their viluperation is 10 be sanctioned here;
if imputations palpably absurd on their face, and
which ought TO be known 10 all we'll informed
men TO be nnfounded in fact, are to be repeated
here, We need not wonder, though we may blush,
at the notifying misrepresentation of orr ma
lional character abroad. But, sir, since the gen
tlcman has made the assumption, lie, me ask, does
he really expect that the rejection of Texas
will ahate or suspend The physical laws
OF negro propagation /? He seems 10 sup
pose that high prices will s~tipulate produce
ton as they do in a mandatory, where
the power used is in proportion Il ihe demand and
supply. But let inc assure him, That 50 long as
the field of occupation and support for the negro
race is as broad as it now is, and for generations
mast he. in The Southern portion Of The Union.
! Nature will assert her rights of progression quite
as efIectually as il Texas be added TO our domi-
mons. II The gentleman really believes his own
proposition, will he tell us how an existing pro-
filablc demand for slave labor in Texas, occasion
ed by annexation, should induce owners further
North, where The labor is less profitable, 10 retain
them for breeding, instead of taking the benefit Of
the market-preierring the chances, not only Of
uncertain increase, but Of an uncertain market in
years 10 come? Sir, it cannot be-"
The imputation in the II. York Express is 10
s1lting 10 the Virginians-and should be so held
accordingly.
GREAT MEETINGS FOR TEXAS.