Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-12-28
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VIRGINIA. AS RECOGNIZED BY TEXAS.


A few DAYS since accidentally net with The
speech OF he Hon. Mr.. Kaufman If Texas, on
the IiIlmO, Eroriso in which among Other things,
not only well, hut powerfully STA e., Re replies 10
the Hon. Nh Ra!hban Of New York, vino had
held that he South Lad had TOO many Presidents,
&c, &c, and SAYS:
The gentleman complained tha, the South had ton
many Presidents, tou many Judges, and too many
SPEAKERS Of he House OF Representatives. And Is II Il
good reason because the South may have been some
what more hcnDTcd by tie confidence Of lie American
peo;le than our brethren Of the North Ina, their feel
inas should now be outraged, and the lighments Of the
Union weakened? II is tine. the South has had ma
jnrity of The most important offices; but while she held
the majority of the Offices, the North, through the
cy tie United STAKES bank the protective tariff, the
internal Improvement ~ strm, and the funding of the
public debt, had secured 10 herself the Op's share oi
The finances Of this Union Virginia has had, thus fir,
than her due proportion of the Presidents OF the
ni,ed States; but lie, II not be forgotten that she is IL
tera,ly hc mother Of States and of Satesmen;" that
she gave To her sister States Washington, FIRST In
war first IN peace, and first in the hearts of his
rymrn;" Henry, 10 thunGeriu the ears Of yran
nv the nalienahe rights Of man; Jeeison, to drait
the Charter Of our luGcoendeIce 'inesniable 10 n'
and formidable tyrauts' throughout trc world and
Marshall, vino, fnr third of century, eapounded the
Constitution OF country, with ability and integri-
" never equallsd. Let he remembered too, 10 hef
lasting hnnnr, ha, she never asked received any
Eoron c Federal patronage, in the shape Of what she
| believed unconstitutional expenditures of the public
money in Internal Improvements, but like her own Har-
ptrs Ferry eagle, inwerlng IN hef pride OF pace sne
nob'y refused the boon She alone, of the original
thidcen deserted the Democratic dag in rresi
dental elections and when the liberty Of speech and o:
the press invaded by the Srdit!on law her Re-
solutions az SS consigned thai law to tie Kissing exc
crnons Of thei. contemporaries and pos,e'y II Is Ia
these causes than To- any other, that she Owed
| her political elevation and unrival,d fame. "Princi
pies nol men has been her motto. Did she not
in !s4) backed bY Sout! Carolina. Alabama Arkansas
| and Missouri, repudiae both her sons, "Tippecanot
and TYLER too" and adhere to the fortunes of New
York's favoriie son, Martin Van Buren,, while New
York deserted him. and gave majority Of 1880 Il
General Harrison! General Harrison, too, opposed
TO such provision this under considerations for We
are told by friend Of this amendment Mr. Petit q
Indiana that when Governor OF Indiana, he used al
his influence prevent the anti slavery precision u
the North we.crn Ordinance from having any applica
! tiop 10 that Territory. And yet, New York row com
plains tina; the Sonia had much political power, arr
TOO many OF tic offices in the Federal Government.
This appeal 10 Tie softer senses of The preju
diced cannot tail 10 have lis due effect. Ii comes
100, from a son of Pennsylvania, who lives il
The South, and does honor in his talents and pa,
lrio,ism 10 The Star Of Texas. The future hold