The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-05-28
1870 - - sTEEcH


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sssch, MT. Chairman. i lie measure 70
SAieh nlen N this . I has c opposed thsiT
Fslce @Ei shsiE ySIss. They weEs Soc
81 Necessary suppliss-a.l which might
b ssAei; bur lliry were opposed 10 nix
mem Up with = Justification q ME. Polk.
They fe.s Z a. high aud necessary duiy
% e0ndeEan him . u grsat supplies. Al
REPRESENTATIVES who oeegpy ahls POsliion |
hare been denounced BIZ aLheEents Of the
President - taking Pan against their own |
soun ~, and tie slds Of - enemy. They
are better and snaeE friends # lhsiF eoun-
IT., IL li5eTIas and constitution, Than their
lTalucer. AL us1TPeEs, from tie pisis-
iEau sni CGsars dswn 81 tie Csomwells.
the Bonspalss, snd the James X. Polks.
have hsd theis IDOLS aud their myEmidons,
that are used 10 beseI the good and The
wise who may rise in opposition.
give no such classification 10 the ma
ny Who sustain Mr. Polk in his course
on lllis occasion. Bui for those who con.
dsmn me and the other independent pen
with whom | act on this interesting sub.
ts5 d6s a0i6i tie PATRIOTISM OF lie De-
mecrscy generally ia this matter. 1 only
express an opinien that they are prompI-
edey The excess Of party zeal 10 sustain 10
their Presiden, what they wuuld prompts
~ condemn as enormous abuse OF power
done By one Of diileren, pulilics. Ido |
not intimate tbs! they alone ara controlled
hy such a moilyei We all ACT from il; aad
freely admit that / DO, and no doubt Too
ofen. !. however. assume Ibis position
with perfect confidence, liza. If the Pres.
deat hsd brought two wars instead of one
upon the country, aud both with Powers
Of equal strength, and ons was entrusted
% tile Wings and the o!hsr to the Demo.
s,as:, | would stake ny life that The
wings would bring theirs 10 an equally
speedy and glorious close.
ldeplore The existence of this war, be-
eause ! have lhougtl il altogether unne-
cessary. We were quietly and peaceably
IN possession Of all Texas, even TO the
utmost verge Of her territory and popula-
non, aud MEXICO had given no Evidence
that she would disturb Texas or any par,I
oil the United Staies. When she did be-
come the assailant, 10 would be- time G
nough to meet her. approved Of The /,
mission Of peace which Mr.. Polk sen. TO | !
Mexlea. and ardenly desired tina. Il nigh, /,
pave The mos. complies success. lie S
gresied when Mexico refused 10 receive O
our ambassador; hui we have no RICH, to =
tnslst that nation shall maintain diplo- q
inallc reisbops with our Government q
her refusal 70 no cause of war by Con- G
sress, and much less by The President. &C
Mexico, 100, was in state OF great in e.
iernal commo,ion, of passing revolution, n
and she signiied her willingness 10 re- cl
selEe from our Government = eommis- a,
sioner 10 settle al questions of boundary o.
ous this overture was rejected. think ia
. should have been accepted. We had SC
annexed 10 our Union Texas, one Of her 10
serolied provinces. which Mexico still v
claimed TO belong to her, when there was re
! suspended war between them, which it el
sas compesen. for either party at any time IA
% resume. She declared beforehand that III
4 Texas was annexed she would regard W
i as an act Of war on the part Of the W
United States. When annexation took b
place, il was the privilege Of Mexico 10 We
consider her relations with the United A
States as pacific or warlike, al her plea CO
'gfe. She chose the former. although
he withdrew her Ministers from our Co. Of
Iernment aud suspended diplomatic rela. pl
ions. Yet she made no war upon Tex ia
IS Or the United States. and both Powers co
iave repeatedly recognised the, existence 70
II peace. Under the circumstances We
Mexico weak, distracted, convulsed, torn ne
y internal factions almost 10 state Ct hr
locial disorganization, and smarting IN ih
Ter the recollection of the annexation Of, ri
iexas-it became great aud magnani- iu
nous Power like the United States TO W
bear and forbear with her, to make con- IN
sessions 10 her that would not have been ed
hojghi Of towards 4 Power our equal. eS
We should have sent to her special mis- OF
non Of peace to adjust boundary, which Z
vas the great matter between Us. But, Ell
instead of this line Of policy, the Presi- .h
lent himself rolls upon her the tide of to
sar!- Who says il is not war! II, be- GU
ore the settlement of the northeastern W;
question, England had per ie
ormed exactly parallel acts Of aggression in
pom that disputed territory, or were she th
az "a eaasi liza IlAiisd :Sss4ias is n
gainst Mexico 90 the Rio Grande, every N:
olce IN the United States would pronounce toI
war, Hagrdate belfo. The lesser wrong az
na danger 10 The American people are err
,e injuries which they havereccived from era
iexieo; and this war, Of itself the great on,
wrong and danger, 10 that which pro- II
.eds from James K. Polk, who has, of or
8 own mere will AMI authority, dared ,
make war. thank Heaven tha, ws Ia,
I've the strength and the resources to dis 10
use Of Ihis war without any great sacri- va
e Or national distress. and, al the same ,hi.