The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-10-15

FzFSfs sautl a&1ce our last publication.
Tbs article announces. As vii Be seen,
N entire change in the policy proposed
70 be observed BY the EKerulire towards
he People Of Mexie0 in he e0ndurs Il
the war. Hereafter. il seems. Cur army il
McKee, Is 10 Be supported in parl. a. lessl,
By contributions levied from The people.
&" We must compel them" says lie OF.
eisl paper. AZ 10 eonlribuIs Tor lhe sappoIl
Of our army"
/ As > question Of policy. admitting The
war 10 be itself unsuitable. though there
may be difference OT opinion on Inc sub
/ jeci, The writer's on the laws Of nations
undoubtedly justify the quarsering Of an
army upon The enemy. This policy.
however, now ayOwsd IS that Of our
Government, has been heretofore express
IL diselsimed by IL, in manner so formal
and positive a. In make il matter Of re.
greet that il should have bsen thought ne
cessary, al this stage Of The war. 10 resort
10 II.
In The proclamation which Gen. Tsy-
Tor. Commander Of The Army, under di.
Feelion Of his Government. addressed 10
the people Of Mexico. a month or Two Al.
Ter The invasion Of their territory. the fol-
lowing explicit pledges were given 10 be-
half Of This Government:
"You religion, your affairs and church.
IS. and the properly ofynurehurehes and
citizens, the emb!ems ofyOur faith and its
/ ministers. shall be protected and remain
inri0iale."
awe come among the people Of Mexico
as friends and Republican Brsihrsn, and
all who receive Us as such shall De proisc-
ted. whilst all who are seduced inIo the
army Of your dictator shall be treated as
enemies. We shall want nothing from
you but food for our army, and FOR THIS
YOU SHALL BE PAID IN CASH THE FULL
VALUE"
These pledges, the reader will perceive.
are about to he broken by The same All.
thorily by which they were made. L" We
want provisions" says the government
paper, and. instead of the people of Meg
leo being" paid in cash the full value
for them, as they have been by solemn
/ Proclamation Informed shall ALWAYS be
done. " VIC must compel them the non.
combatant people of MeIico to share
with us the expenses Of The war'-lo
B." contribute for The support Of the army"
We confess some apprehension of the
effect of this change upon the character
of the war. doubling besides whether, il
effectively carried out. our army in the
interior Of Mexico can be thus supplied
on, Of any resources which that country
! possesses.
Prom the Union" Of Friday night.
THE PROSECUTION OF THE WAR.
| There can no longer be . question tina
The refusal Of The Mexican Government
to accept our propos lions for peace, 10
stead Of relsxIng our own measures, viii
stimulate our Government. to q more Wig
orous prosecution Of The var. We nus
bring its pressure houe 70 The people o
Mexico. We mus, make them feel hi
evils Of The var more strongly, aud in or
der ,ba, they may appeal to their owl
) Government Tor peace. IL cannot be de
MED or concealed tina, new euergy is Il
be Infused INFO. our operations, and tn,
strength Of the national arm is TO be pu
forth more efficiently than ever. 81
When tue army Of occupation became
the army of invasion, aud our victotiou'
banners were planted Oh the right bani
of The Rio Grsnde, with view of con
ciisIirg the people Of Mexico i, was pro
claimed by The commanding General, no
der instructions from his Government
that our armies were 10 respect their pIi
vste property; and thai they were 10 take
nothing which was not to be paid for
We were anxious TO soften the horrors
Of war in every respeo', and 10 conduct
it upon the mos, liberal and refined priG'
ciplss. We had even determined 10 dis
peuse with the rights which the Laws oI
Nations fully recognized. d" Instead oil
the pillage Of the country and dsienceles.
places. a custom has been substituted
(ssys Vsi,eI more humane aud more ad'
vantsgeous to the sovereign making war.
mean that OF contributions. Whoever
carries on a just war. has right Of ma
king the eGemy's country contribute 70
The support of the army. and towards de.
fraylng all the charges Of the wat" We
waved these rights in every sense of the
term. But what has been the result? Il
is shown 10 The several ARTICLES which
have appeared in the New Orleans pa
psrs, and in letters from the officers o.
the army. We tepublshed one Of the q
the other day from the columns Of tbs
National lnteliigencer. ], seems certain
,ha, our forbesrsnce has not been sppre
cia,ed by the Max'csn people. and .ha
: not content with receiving fair value fo
: their productions, they have demanded
exorbilan. prices, whilst their hostility
TO ne has remained undated. Officer,
ask how can you expect to makss the in
terst ofsueh people 'o,etminate the war
The experience Of the last five months
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