The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-12-03


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N err LommeECial Advertiser eOn6ims he
opiuiOn ws haze heretofore expressed.
lhag ahs public dissalislariioa u he IN
eoassiluli0aal commencement II he Msx-
lean War. he manner d ils management,
is rninoas expense. and he aenibls SAT-
ri6ee 81 human life. hare hsd N imp0r-
lsnl hearing npon The lsls elections. and
contributed materially 10 The defeat Of the
ADMINISTRATORS. There Is 10 dOubl Of il.
The great maiorily OF thinking men 81
all parties. lheas and here. and throughout
lhe country, az ne may sxcePl The ex-
irene Sealh, are utterly opposed 10 lie
Administration which wanlonly and un-
lawfully brought On The war. though they
may. and DO. with true patriotism, sus-
tain il nov that We are engaged in il
This is duty not more imperative Than
The condemnation Of those Who wrong.
fully involved us IN lis horrors.
The Executive doubtless imagined. that
The existence q waT would excite The "a,
iriolie feelings Of lie people 10 such \
pitch. % 10 break down al party lines.
and drag in the whole country, not slane
10 The support Of the war, bul 10 the sup
port n the Administration which wsged
il. He had The example Of lsI2-l5,
when The Federal Patty was annihilalssl
By The War with Great Britain. A glesi
portion Of Thai party, opposed - they had
been 20 President Madison aud the Re-
publican party. al once ceased their oppo-
silion AMI lent hearty support 10 The
var. in The field and in The public e0un-
ellis: and those who still resisted. became
so OdiOus that their parry name became a
reproach. II was doubtless in the hope
&c = similar result. that Mr.. Polk plunged
the country in war. lie hoped 10 break
up the Wing party in the same way, and
10 perpeluale and increase the power Of
his own. But there is an all-essenlial DIFF
ference between The cases. The war af
lSlSwas waged BY The constituted su-
thOriiies Of The land, after mature del,be.
ration. in defence and assertion Of The
dearest rights and most sacred honor OF
the country, and against the greatest pow
er Of The world. This Mexican war is
the act Of the Administration. which Con.
gress was called on 10 sancuiy only after
il had been begun. Its plea was that
Mexico owed US money which she had
not been prompt in paving. And il was
believed that she was SO miserab'y weak,
that march 10 The Halls Of the Monte
zumas would be but holiday affair. The
people have discrimination enough TO see
the unreasonable difference between the
two cases, and instead oi rAllying to the
supper, Of President Polk, as in 1912
they did 10 the support Of President Ma.
olson, they are in fact rallying to the sup
port Of the country, giving 10 the Presi.
dent and his followers . more than Mon.
lerey defeat. 49,.
We trust, however, that good will yet
come OF this Mexican war. The dread.
iul criminalily Of unnecessary war will
be impressed upon the public mind, with
a feeling Of horror at the suffering and
death Of SO many gallant spirits, and Of
indignation al the burdens imposed in pay
ing for This Wholesale slaughter.
When il is TO come 10 an end, no man
can tell. No doub. That the Adminislra-
lion. not les than the people. would Tow
be glad TO secure peace. But every in-
dication from Mexico is Of a more aud
more bitter hostility. Of a s,erRer deter.
minaiion 10 ayenge themselves, and Of a
thorough union Of all parties and classes
IN The elliott. Fayetteville Observer.