The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-10-01
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THE THE TEST OF TRUTH.
Time y sdmi,ted 10 be ihe gFes, phi
losophsr. The greet tesier oftsnlh. Tired
by hin, how are things turning on!
lii ih- canvass OF 1874 the Wings OPP
pnse3. ~ cer,ain consequences Of The
election ii Mr. Polk
Farcible annexation OF Texas, 10 be
followed up BY The attempt 10 approp,iate
10 ourselves nlher parts nf he Mexican
territories, ard Csl,fornis il particular;
! A war with Mexico. IS thing AMOS,
sure 10 follow. on which all prudence
bound us 70 calculate; and which, il il
came not, world mska our conduct oLly
more shameful. by show ing the, we had
plunJered poor neighbof 100 wretched
and seak % resent The bting robbed;
Inexpensive gar, snch ~ uonld mske
our sequi,ltions--eyen putting out Or sight
loss Of character. our sbst nee Of any need
10 enlsrgs our possessions. and The. many
national misehieis which wonld be bred
by our begieaiag career al cnnay@-s.-.
A heavy public debt, ~ csrlsin 10 be
incurred; with, Of course, an eventual re-
sort Tor psy,ne il either 10 direct laxes or
an.'ncrease Of duties on imporia,ions, CT
re2udislion; but ei
AZ knosn follower Of ffse-lrale prin-
ciples. and a. ON ing his nomination entire
ly 10 the Ssn,h Carolina p,,ly. Mr.. Polk
would, II elected, pull doso The tariff OF
1912: 4s.<s~ - -
That. with The very measure fwsrl
sh,cn would require puwerfuI system
Of finsnee. and render GDvernmen, loans,
Treasury paper. and OF course an incress-
ed Issue u bank paper i6esi,shIe, We
should have an attempt TO set I'd the on
posi'e Of all these--a Subireasury and 4
bard money system;
That. besides Ill The dirertloss in ma
'ionsl expenditures aud debt. there would
De Rrearprisate one in The interrogation
Or overthrow Of much Of he trade and
industry OF the country:
That nobody but rsyas specalstors
and trosernTent contractors and brokers'
would gain by these operations;
Fha.ihe morsls Of our people would
suffer IN common with Their peaceful oc-
equations; and their instu iinns, and laws
and frsednm, in common viii their pub |
lie treasury; Il
That, outof This exchange Of our pas,
policy ofpesce, moderation. and iust.ce. /
Tor one 81 rapac,iy and sggrsssinn, might
grow difficulties with Other n,tions more
formidable than Mexico. whom The same
sfittt Of ogerbearing would embroil Us
With: bnl that, meaname-- @
The AnInis rstion OF III. Polk would u
break down The tariff Of 1912: would with
I destroy gte,t body Of capital invest
d III manufacturing sslshii.hmeuts: and
you'd fling OUT Of emplnymsni, except in
'gsisnIture and ~ low wages, gtes. num-
,efs Of lsbo,ets;
That i would break down the ceaac.
! ithoni doing any sonor 10 the harac,er
i The Country: aud IFS domestic Af,s.
sithoa, any ultimate advantage 10 lis for
ign fODmeIcf.
That Il would nyerlhrow the public
eyenne, greatly emhalrass the currency.
riye abroad specie by lis efforts At metal 1
c circulation, give rs . paper Sub.reasu- /
r. and plunge Us IN debt BY wsy II ex-
'icat'ng Us from The claws III The mon :
yed aaislocrary. I
Thsii.would destroy orr pabIic credit, /
nd Perhaps lsnd ~, 80 /, ~ss sure 4, do !
'me Of ll's Stale Governments, 10 repu- :
Iaiion. 4
Good rrapbeey j. in due lime nothing d
q history written 10 advance Of the fsc,s. /:
ow. y this good or bad prophecy! lei Y
ace. !
|. lsoeofeto;sm said that . Annexs- q
m" in defianca<of The projects Of Mex h
o, could aof ieaifo Far. Nay, j. il a
seTminojshat'be even.shquld coatrsdies "a
r. she took care 10 add 10 annex alion al
isassr p'oyocaiion., and to march 10 lbe ra