The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-12-13

4 FAsusaohs os oaf eitlzens upon nations
n p-.ce sIih The United States, or con-
sins''oas Ter committing Them. have az al
times s~sn REGARDED hy Ills American Go.
'sfss.si snd people .llh lie sreal.sl
seh"ss@aer. Aslit.ry inearsioas ~ our
esias~as ihia esuagspes 50 situated, and
Isss ealama.sioa ~ zrls Of .islsHes 90 i.se
ase'AseFs ili.sssf. in order l., eject
ra.nse IN Il. foserameni. or uadsr any
p'strEs vhs'es-r. h.se. fran The eaas.
nsnesGeHI al our Goys,nRsGI, hesn held
equally eTiminsl an tie part NJ IIIase en-
gagged IA tl's@. aud - much deserving of
f'inisiisenI. - xousd he the disturbance
Of the public peace by the perpeIrali.n If
situIlar acts xiGhan our own IsrrisOry.
/ by 40 c"nHiry ar persons have Ihese
inSsiuahlr principles of inIrrn.Iionsl Law
-arineifl.s. the siriel observance Of
which 10 - indispensable To The p,eser-
ssiiHn 0f social order in he vorld-hren
mare earnestly cherished or sscrediy re-
sPecIed Than by Ihase great and good men
no first declared. ard finally established
tile independence 81 nur country. They
! promulgated and msiEt,ised them At an
early aud critical P.nsd ia our history;
they were subsequently, smbadIed in lr-
gislssise eGacimsn;s Of . highly penal
character. The faithful enforcement of
which has hitherto been. and will. trust,
AWAY. continue to be, regarded as du-
~ insepsrsbly associated with tie main
iensuee af our national honar. That the
people Of The United States should feel an
interest in the spread Of political insIilu-
lions a. free as they regard their own 10
BE-. Is natural; nor can . sincere solicit
iudr for the success OF all those who are.
al any time, in good faith struggling for
their acquisition. be imputed 10 our ciIi-
zsRs as enme. With the entire free
dpm If oPinioA, aud an undisguised ex-
! pression thereof, on their part, the Gov
ernmeEt has neither The right, nor, truss,
the disposition 20 interfere. But wheth-
er the interest or The hunOr ol The United
States require that they shoald be msde
party TO any such struggle, and. By in
esiIahie consequence. 10 the war which
Is waged in it, support. is a question
which. by our Constitution. is sisely
left TO Congress alone 10 decide. Il j.,
b. the laws, already Gade criminsl in
ear ei,izens 90 e,nbsnass or anticipate
tina, decision. by unauthoriEed military
operations on their part. Offences Of this
I character. in addition 10 their criminsl,y
80 violations Of the lass Of cur country.
have direct tendency 10 draw down up.
on oar own citizens a, large the multi.
piled evils Of a foreign var. and expose
to injurious impuis,ions the good faith
and honor Of the country. As such they
deserve IN be pu, down with prompiitude
and decision. | cannot be mistaken.
am confident. in counting on the cordial
aud general concurrence IF our fellow.
citizens in this sentiment. A copy NJ
the prcclams alton which | have felt il my
duty to issue. is herewith communicated
cannot bu, hope that The good sense and
patriotism. the regard fcr the honor and
3 IGHhNdNIU w hlNN NuAWhN tNStNNe
for the laws which they have themselves
enacted Tor their own government, and
the love Of order for which the mass al
our people have been so long aud 80 just
ly distinguished. will deter the compare
lively few who are engaged in them from
further prosecution Of such desperate
enterprises. In the mean time. the ex'
is,ing laws have been, aud will continue
to be. faithfully executed; and every e(-
fart will be made n carry them out in
their full extent Whether they are suf-
ficient or moi. 10 meet the actual state Of
things on the Canadian frontier, il is for
Congress 10 decide.
IL will appear from the correspondence
herewith submitted, that the Government
nf Ru.sia icrlires a renewal Of the fourth
article Of the convention of April, lS2 /,
between the Unitci States and his ImPe-
rial Majesty, nv the third article of winch
il is agreed that hereafter there shall
noi be formed by the citizens of the Uni-
ted States, or under the authority at the
saiI states. any es,ahlishncn, upon the
northwest COS, al America, nor in any al
the islands adjacent, 10 the north Of So
40 of nnrlh Ia ;'uIe; and that in The same
manurr there shall be none formed by
Russian subjects. or under the authority
uf Russia. south Of the same parallel"
and by the fourth article, THAT. during
term Of ten years. counting frbm the
signature of the present coarentinn, the
ships oil bn,h powers. Or which brlnng 10
their citizens or subjects respectively,
may recipr"cally frequent. without any
hindrance whatever, the interior seas,
gulf, harb,rs, and creeks rpnn the coast
mentioned in the preceding article. fnr
the purpose Of fishing and trading with
the natives of the county," The rea-
sons assigned for declining Ia renew the
prnvisions Of this arucle, are. briefly. that
The Only, use made by our citizens Of the
privilege il secures TO them. has been 10
a.