Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-01-13
THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, VA.
Monday Morning, January IL, 1916.
[ Correspondence Of Tie Richmond EnqVirer.l

w aSiilSGroS C1rY Jan. =, 1910.
Dizziness rcisns over Congress, nolwithstand-
ing The speeches on the Oregon question in the
House. TIE Senate were in session-lhat is,
open session, but short lime today and were
engaged in nothing of interest. This is becoming
an old song with me, and am as heartily tired
writing it, as you doubtless are OF printing il. !
do wish some one would kick up breeze in their
Chamber about some thing or other.
Mir Giles OF Maryland first addressed the
House this morning, and Mr.. Levin of Pennsyl-
vania followed him; both were in favor Of giving
The notice. The latter logged "Nalivism" into
his speech by The cars, and be-laborel it TO his
souls conten, for long hour he took occa-
sion TO rasp Giddngs for The spirit Of his late re-
marks-the disposition 10 go Tor The notice, solely
because it might possibly involve Us in war,
which he thought likely 10 result in the destruction
OF slavery, seven Gas John Quincy Adams said
on memorable occasion) al the cost Of the
lives OF every man, woman and child South OF
the Potomac" Giddings interrupted him with an
attempt 10 explain, in which he 1oundcred about,
punging al each Sep deeper into The mire, 10 the
no small amusement Of Tie House.
R. NJ T. Hunter, Esq, has the floor for the
next speech on the question, and WILL lis general
" understood, go against The notice. The whole
delegation IRON Georgia, both Wings and De
mocrals, are in avor OF il. The same is the
case with the delegation from New York. Three
out Of four OF the Mississippi representatives are
known 10 be strong Oregon men, and am in
clned to think The fourth gentleman (Mr. Davis
will 20 with his colleagues Two OF The dele
CATION from Alabama, Messrs. Dargan and Yam
cey, will be in opposition, and II is said third,
General Chapman, will side with them; bu, |
doubt The fact. The majority in favor OF giving
The notice in the House cannot be very lille less
Than one hundred il it does not range above
that number. Some of our friends, who talk
against the notice, are saying that the original
avowal of determination 10 stand By The resolu-
lions OF the Baltimore Convention did not pledge
them 10 sustain our rights TO Oregon. This was
The position taken substantially by Mr.. Rhelt,
and is The train OF reasoning (out Of Inc f!ouse)
adopted by many gentleman who now stand with
him.
cannot understand their positions as they do
themselves. ZIP To the delivery Of The message,
the terms Texas and Oregon" were united in
all mouths, on all banners, and, so taras my own
experience goes, in The breasts OF all who sus-
tanned The election oflbe present Executive. For
one, never dreamed of separating the question
into two branches; lnr conceived that the same
principle which Induced me TO labor for The ex-
tension Of The protection Of our Constitution over
our brothers in Texas, compels he 10 go Tor plac-
ing its shield around those in Oregon, as few in
number as they are Southern man as am, not
only ty birth, bnt by every lie, personal, political
and sympathetic, | regarded the Texas question
as one ofgreat national in;eres,-not as sectional
alone. as some OF our friends afford The oppo-
nents OF annexation an opportunity OF declaring
by their course relative 10 Oregon. Could the
fourteen Democratic friends oil Texas have car
ried that measure through, it, ere The passage OF
the joint resolutions, they had openly avowed
determination TO throw their weight against not
only The prompt assertion OF ourrights 10 Oregon,
but the manly maintenance oil lheri} il could
not have been done. For it was only upon their
faith in The .raishiiorwar.ness OF The Southern
Democracy that the West, almost 10 man, came
10 the rescue. Is i, right then, in US, 10 stand
back from our bond on this question, 10 which
their feelings, if mol their interests, are quite as
deeply involved as were ours upon The otheil The
Wings are generally rejoicing in The unwilling.
ness Of such Democrats 10 stand up 10 Inc rack.
They hope mat the result OF the controversy will
dampen Inc ardor Of the gentlemen in question
as 10 The rest of the policy OF The parry, and more
cspecially towards The administration, as they
know The Democracy Of more than one OF the
Democratic opponents OF Texas has been cooled
of by the finale OF The annexation question: with
all lis remarkable results. Such are their calcn-
lalions, you may depend on il; and if our friends
one and all do not stand together, the controversy
must end as they wish. That result is certain
consequence | have no fears, however, that The
peap,c any where in The South, will follow The
same path. Their hearts are in their hands, as
it were, end they will be rs earnest for our rights
upon lhe one question az on The other IHey
vii! not pause 10 calculate whether the North or
South will eventually gain most from The policy
laid down By the administration Wththcm, the
question is a British and American issue, in
which is involved The fife OF MIR. Guizot's policy
of"lhe balance OF power on The American CONT
n.n," as well as that OF orr mott immediate ter
ritorial rights, Nothing can prevent the
Oregon feeling from sweeping over The
whole country, as did that of Texas; and The
Southern Wings, 10 man, are laborIng
10 avoid the position upon This question, in
which many Of them unwi'lingly placed Them
selye. on tie other They will not be found
crying out, as did Mr.. Van Buren, (as TO Texas
lei us wal, while; the pear when ripe will sure
" fall into our lap. !, did fall. (Uhen me pulled
m but its weight crushed him, politically. nc
man doubts tha, Texas destroyed his position as
a politician. The Trump Of Gabriel cannot cal