The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-08-08

HMFcssfx EaNA NaxhwkNN ~ ArAMA.
Dee lsnrusss sarh = slis she's tI.a,
shers 4 - wnr. % lhal TEXAS has ems.
denee q Der nbiliiy 10 msiniain hi uarg
4 will make 10 farhsr ealracls lI..sa
shis correspondence. liz. hsweseT, I'm
af parsarrs whirh prove that ne snnns
indassassa held on % TeKas 10 afssal
lhe terms aerrsd % her by cur Gortrn.
mens was lie pEessnrs e ihe var wagrd
N Mexien. and lie inability II Teas
longer ID maintain herself uiihouilhe ..,d
nr pr0sresiUn a. some slfnng Power" m
thea. stale af sar sesrslly eaisi.. 10 We
moi b. annexation ~ IsAas Rd0pl .hsl
war and make il or oval The sc:.s.s.
sion answer IN Ihis qntss on II. that Ter.
AZ 1ould ,hrn have no powerio eonrlude
q trraiy for The termination "a lhai war:
our Govemmsni could alone do IL n
Is therefore our own var. snd var n
which &c should be involved not By
The action Of Congress. a. prescribed By
the Constitution, but By lie President
and ssaale slunr. To say that This i
q treaty. and that the President and Ne.
rate constitute lhe trrais-making power.
is mere qulbbling and pallerIng with The
true meaning pl lie Constitution, This prn.
Eision af which Was designed 10 pTerenl
this lhe very highest and most important
uf the sovereign powers u The Govern
ment from being exercised without The
concurrence Of all The departments viii
whirh that power was deposited. To
involve the eounlry in war without such
concurrent action is perversion Of and
fraud npon lhs c"aslilulioR.
will not discuss Tie question whether
the annexation Of Texas without The con-
sent of Mexico vohld be = violation at
orr obhgaliGns 10 that Government.
thiak il would. To recognize the re.
volled deparluent Of another Government
is one thing; 30 appropriate u 10 our,
selvrs Is smother and . yery different
thing. II results from Necessity that
as 10 foseign Governments The party in
possession Of actual power shall be re.
Rognlzed. Foreign nations are not 10 Wal,
an indefinite time Tor the re conquest oT
suhleElion Of a reyollrd province or a
eounlerreyOiulion, and suffer during all
The time q rrinous suspension Of their
commerce; and hence the rule 10 look on.
y TO the actual possession ofpower. But
The question is very ditferenl one IS 10
any Interference IN the contest, and sill
more when IL i. proposed 10 put an end
10 that contes, by the very short hand
process Of approprialing 10 ourselves The
subject Of il. But this point has been 50
fully discussed that | shall here leave il.
But even If we had the strict right, I
would not exercise that right under all the
circumstances Of lhe ease. Our course,
in the opinion OF the world, Il think an
erroneous opinion,) has not been aliOgelh.
or neutral and fair towards Mexico in re-
lation to this Texian revolution. Idesire
TO sec tho conduct Of our aoyelnmen, not
only upright and just, but il should also
be beyond the reach even Of imputaiion.
and more especially when dealing with
weaker powers. Ii is not TO be doubted
that in ibis matter the undivided opinion
Of she world would be asa;as; US. Such
will be the universal feeling in Mexico.
! do not doubt tina, il will not be forgotten
or forgiven by the Mexican people. I
would not, If could avoid il, give offence
TO that people. Mexico is our neighbOr,
She lie the most powerful of he Spanish
American Republics. lfthe light Of liber-
~ which VIC first kiHdled on this conii-
nsnl, and our FREQ institutions, are to ex,
tend To our Southern neighbors, they must
pass through Mexico. She is, indeed,
the first born Of our Revolution. She
was the first Of the Spanish provinces TO
throw OF the yoke Of Spain, aId to cstab-
lish institutions Of which ours was ths
model. and her struggle to do this has
been full Of instances 81 noble consistency
and heroic virtue. The names OF Hidal-
go and Moroles, Of Gomez, Farias and
Busiamenie, are entitled TO rank with our
own Hancotks and Adamses. Consider.
ing that Mexico was oppressed by coloni-
al vassalage for three hundred years, and
has since been subjected to the not less
demoralizing influence Of constant sue
cession Of revolutions, her progress and
advances are nothing short of miraculous.
Every consideration of policy and philan-
ihrophy should urge us to lead them on
! "with the kind hand of an assibuous care"
in the great career which We have run
before them, and have inspired them with
the spirit to pursue. Although 10 some
extent esasperated against us on account,
oil the Texan war, the general feeling to-
wards US is not unkind. Their admira-
ton oi nur institutions is universal, and
even extreme, a. many Of their statesmen
desire 10 establish the s,me in Mexico,
without adverIng to the very different
circumstances Of Tho 'wo countries. bet
us not. then, convert these feelings Of
admiration aud kindgess into bitter hnsli.
lIty ard deep sense Of wrong aud insult.
i'et US not make enpmirs OF those who
wish tn 10 our friends. 1.-THE higher consI-