The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-06-18
IPATRIoTIsn-THE BOUNDARY OF
TEAAS. -

foe &ocIaineu sfusie from TIE pen Of
q. p. Baidwls, Ess. OflLs I.sxingson &c.
asise. iakss hsppy and iusl slss Of iks
! principles ii seilos BY which - ixo Oar.
: lsiss are gossEnsd in the eonss i ilh Meg
lee. TIE PssIioGisn of he Wigs 10 Of
. that pGaeGlesi sors shieh eo0siIers The
claims Of the soaSiry alsays psrsDoust
70 ihoss Of paTs-ye. they see 10 force
. IN Abe slssnh sentiment shueh wovId sti.
de Investigation isIe he mullses aud cen.
dueG Of cur rulers. Bal Iel The article
SPEAK for ilsslf:
The old-is.hloned definition Of pstiiol.
Ism used 10 be. love Of cnt's country.
The msaniug ssems IoH 10 BE- rhangsd.
ExreullSe xsHr Iyrg.s--sssasnlsIHg tie
tersing 10 hin ths honor. lore and obsdi-
enea due 10 our nshYs iaOd.
IL wss ed ior Fa,heH Richie. he
Igrealesl ciseoserer Of mzrstls sluee ,hs
dsys Of Captain Symmes. 10 brng 10
light this most laaP0rssnI tsnlh which lad
been star gely o,e'look.k by The hum
de,s OF cut Republic. aud The MisesI and
beet statesmen CfmoteTn timss. Ia faei.
se question WHISTLER ia The most dsspolic
country under HesTsa. kom The days IL
Nero down 10 those Of The Gar oil Russia,
It was ever before pretended by the moe.
sbjsci sy eophani If power. 'ha, no msn
could love his county Who dared 10 differ
from his king. Indeed, in England msn
may denaunce The conduct Of bic prlnce,
especially for . tyIsnniesl exercise aI su-
thstiiy, and be accounted rather rasnetc
: Than Otherwise for biz advocacy OF pnpu-
(, lar rights. But in ,his boosted land Of
: freedom, 10 question the prepreiy Of Ex.
: eculiye conduct. or 10 be unable to per-
0 celve that Jsmes X. Polk is the unIed
;. States Of Americs-this 10 sure evidence.
n uo. 10 be mistaken. Of dspraslty. Issch.
u cry, and High Treason!
Our worthy President. for some resscn
best known ~ himself. but which nwould
be unchariiabls to suppose had reference
:. 10 hls desire Tor reelection, ordered The
American army 70 leave Corpus Christi
3 and take position opposite Mstsmoras.
II IL would not do 10 sssett 81 this time that
i The Nasess 10 the WeslerD boundary Of
J. our new Southern scqsaiiiOn,--shzi
i you'd be 10 question shs lnfallbie wisdom
g oil Mr.. Polk, who has psoclslmed .hzi
: the territory up tn The RIO Grands belongs
o 30 Texas, add IL becomes all good patriots
xstu Tn snJU s-su~ sssv-~sshr~s@sf--sS~~sss-ss
we mss without irrssereuce or blssphe my
l. be permitted 10 suggest Thai The region
- which Gen. rsy lOr entered alter bis de-
:. patiure lrani Corpus Chslsa was lnhsbned
- By people who lsbored under The I'M
10 prsssion that they we're Msxicsns. living
rt 10 Mexican s ate. rendering obedience
:. 10 Mexican laws, and knowing nothing oi
" Texas except az q nation which had been
~ defeated IN every suempt TO Obtain loot
10 bold upon their soil. We might say, u
y i. we're Dol IRRESPONSIBLE, that the late
Or speech of Mr.. DAVIS, in the Hoase Oh
ID Representatives. conclus,vely proves thai
Q, .he Nueees has ever been recognised by
al The highest Authorities as the western
>. boundary Of Texas; tina. such was he
n western boundary a. Mexican SLATE;
- tina. II was virtually acknowledged % such
70 BY Texas hesselt o. fhe period Of hefsde-
10 clarstlon of indie pendenee; that The agree
)" mens with Santa Anna, upon which Tex
in 40 Pounds her claim up TO .ns RIO Grande,
~ was made while be was prisoner, and
q. that besides. bond OF Tree, he bad no rlgh'
he 10 make any such agreement, that paWe'
a being confined 10 the Pres.dent. with shs
d. advice and eonsen, OF the Mexican Sensts
10 tina, the se, Of the Texan Congress, o
ly Ia,h December, 1885. declaring 'has .hs
limits of Texas expended TO The Kid
Grands. was entirely nugstory, never hav
rh ing been followed by s'ngle sci oil con-
ur quest OF possession, The people beswsef
. ,hs R.o Grade and Tex.s still contino
r. iug under he uaquesnoHed damiDaon Q
Mexico; tat We csnnot admit that thu
,e slmule ac, ol TIE Texan Congress CAV
b. Texas right ~ this portion oil Mrx'co
unless we are prepared 10 eaneede ina
The u. s. have 40 rights IN 0reson. De
caase the British Psrlismshts ~ iszU
IN. a.ac.-a .h IL n-----------~~ s'sd
lrexas herself, three ye.ss after this ser
he ac,. ssavely and fornslly sbandoned ever
shadow oh hsr ptesensions. ny aeAh""
in hedging tina, the very territory 10 ~"'e
in size now LAYS claim. bslsnged 10 me nc
no Rspael,e oil Rio Gtaade. aud Plsdg'"s o.
asny and navy to main,s'n The lndsp PEI
deoce OF The new Republic Nov. sue
s. being the facts, do they nos al least fsno
vn II doubtful whether We had any ''ga'
ark ,h.a region of country, and are nov '"e
a., na,ural doubts increased by 'he resoieeo
TN. aaaex,ng Tsxss to the U. 81 which 70.
.ma lu,iops admitted Texas. "snelect 10
w,s adius,men. BY this government OF oil 9"
s.I. lions Of boundary .ha. may arise with o
' MN, er poyernmsn,s," an sdjns,men. ev'dsn
,a.h referring TO this very debassaole gfos
"a. upon the RIO Grandst ,u,
Under these circumstances. the WI
have ven,ured 10 express the opinion
,,,.. the preslden, in invading this pof9ioI
sucs Mexico. and provoking hosal''lss "i't
Ian. ,uh.b,,sns, has u.urpsd the su'hoM!
nor, Congress. which sIons has shs psss