The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-12-12

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nr.ieo had N Just grOsn6 a disP.sa-
.,,,e g.ins,this GoseTnmrnt or PruEir ior
rss.,s.,ing he Tray. What Interest 81
I,.rs a. effected ~ sslse trraiys Shs y =
dsspollrd m nrliaing. sinec Teas VS. i"F-
ever losiloheT. The indrFendrnreu 81 J e.
: uns recognised hy seEcral 81 ihe leasiing
powers n ne esrlh. she Is Tree niFssi,
nee 10 adopt her oun line of policy. Tree
ID laIe die course which she bfl'sved naf
b., rslruIs.ea % secure her happiness.
IIsr government and People derided On
annexation Ia lie Inied States; snt Tie
Executive saw, ID lie acquisition Of zach
! ieniioly, lie means o. advancing Iasir
permanent happiness and glory. What
printiplen f good lailh. ilcn. was violated!
VIA, rule Of political morals irampled On.
der FOOT 80 Car Is M6xieo. herself aas
concerned. the messn'e should have bstn
REGARDED 81 her = highly beneficial. Her
inability IL recoEquer Texas had beenex
iibiled..' = repeat. by eighi--i ON. nine
wears az lu,lless and ruinous ennie,l. 10
ihe meantime. Texas has been growing
IN population and resources. Emigration
Las ilowedin her iersilory, from allparis
of The world, in cnFrrnt whlrh cont y
ues 10 increase in strength. Mexico re-
auises i permanent boundary between
r.si your gIepnbllr and herself Texas, d
no distant day. If she confines separate
and detached from tie United States, will
inerilai n SEEK 10 cor solidaIe her strength
by addi 10 her domsintIhe contiguous
!. provinces az Meaico. The spirit nl re-
,oll from lie ccnlrol'of The. Central G"-
yernmtnl has, Heretofore, manifested II
selfin snae oflhose provinces; aid !. i
fair % infer lhal ihey would be inclined 10
take the FIRST favorable opportunity iapro
claim their independence, aud 10 iVIm
; close alliasces kwiih Texas. The Wal
would thus he endless; or, If ccssailons 81
! hoslillies should occur. they would only
endure Cor a iseason. s 4 be interests d
, M. Aico, therefore, could 10 no hing BE-
/. better. consulted Than ina peace with .heI
: ncighbcrs. which would result IN The es.
) adjustment of q permanent bnrniari
! Upon the ratification Of tie treaty. the
: Executive was prepared ID treat with hel
: on tic most liberal basis. Hence th,
) Boundaries of Texas were lri, nndehne,
!. rs Tie treaty. Tue Executive proposes
4 u settle these upon terms that all th'
T world should have pronounced just AT
l reasonable. No negotiation upon tina
a point could have been undertaken be
! tween he United States and Mexic,, il
! advance ol the ratification 81 the treaty
i We shnnld have had no rishl--no powr
l. --no,authoriIy, Il. have conducted such
pf negotiation; aud to have undertaken il
p would have been an assumpti n equal
Is revolving to the pride Of Mexico an
= Texas, aad snhjeclIng Us 10 tie charg
/. nf arrogance /; while to have propns,
II in advance Of annexation, tn satisfy Mrs
=. co for any contingent, in,ercs, she miIl
lie have in Texas, would h We been to lav
IL treated Texas, nti as an independer
i. power, hui as a mere dependency ,
Il Mcxiro. This assumption could ~
u have been acted on by the Executive
d. without setting nj Defiance Your own 81
nf Tenn declaration tina, tha, Republic va
Ia an independent State. Mexico had. /,
is tr.e, threatened war against The Unite
n. States in the event the Trealylaf. Anne,
re alton ~as raiifipd. The Executive roul
rs not pernii lis II To be Influenced by. th
Of threat. lIrep.esenird in this. the spir
nd Of our People, who are ready To sac
IL fee much Tor peace. but no;hing 10 IL
ed timidliinn. A war, under any cirrun
sanres, is greatly To b. deplored, Al
as the Tut i States is the lat nalinn t, d
h. sire J.; but il, as the CONDITION. ol peace,
lie be required Of us To fpregu the u question
he allie right Of treating with an inaepen!r,
'e- power, 0T our own Continent, upon ma
IL Iers highly Interesting Ia hulI, and Ilial ~
y. on naked aud RnsuslaiHed prelen~inn
Id claim hy third power. To contro. the IRE
IN will Of the power with whom we treat
re devoted as we may he To peace. aud an,
IN ipasto cultiva,- friendly relations with Il
IL whole world, The Executive dies mol hes
I'h tate TO say that The People VI the Unit,
lid States woul he ready to brave all cons
nd quences, sooner than submit to such 20
10 diiinn. But no apprehension Of war ".
p entertained by til. Executive; and mrl
Si- express frankly the opinion al, had Il
lis Treaty been ratified by the Senate,
by would have been oliow, d by prnmpis 81
ch llemen', TO the entire sailsI c;iun.al w.
ed leo, 81 every matter in difference hctwrt
no the two countries. Seeing III tn tue
By preparations fpr hostile INVASION Of IL.
ss as were about t., be adopted by Mcxie
IS ani that III SO were brnughi about berau,
all Texas as had, adopted the suggestions
A the Executive up n the suffice, Of anne
a. alInr, il ciull not passjgeiy have filled