The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-12-02

maEeF ri laIs - rommHErE, A FEsIaffa a.
wAixh ths POSER Eeslul IL Gaugnss ~
rrgulaae il and 'lhs iEssiy-maksns PaNrE
nav be Frgsnaej as conranenl. IongHess
ga pFsgiously decide he oljeris 10 Ahlrla
rssssislloa shall bs applied. boz mnsh
sll0uxer : he case Of WsE, she PoEe. g..
hrlsIe which : rOn6ded Exclusively 20
IongEcsss
Ieonrlude. lheEefoEe. Mr.. PrsiLenl and
lellow-rilizens. with sniire roniidenre. ihal
Congress has he tight. eiiher II llle be-
ginning az during ihe prosecution Il any
var. 10 derihe ths objeras and purposes
/ Car xhirla Il MAS PIoclsimrd. OF l0T which
/ n ought 10 he r0nlinnelL And I think il
/ i he duty 81 Congress. BY some delibe'
rate AMI snlhrnlir arl. 10 declare Cor whaI
objects The present war shall be longer
prosecuted. lsuppOse the President Would
no, hesitate TO regulate his eOndnrl BY The
pronnunrsd will Of cnagrrEs, and 10 em.
pIoy llle Iorre and The diplomatic power
of Inc nali0n 70 execute that nil. But.
if the President should decline or refuse
10 do 50. and. in contempt 81 lie supreme
authority az Congress. should pessyeTe
in waging the war for Other objects Gl,aR
lhose proclaimed by Congress. Then il
would be The imperative duty Of thai boz
DIV 10 vindieaIe is authority, By the n0ss
Stringent and efrelual aud appropriate
measures. And il. on the contrary. the
enemy should refuse 10 conclude treaty
containing slipnlalions securing the objects
designated by Congress. il would become
Tie duty OF the whole Government Io pro-
seruIe The war, with all the national ener-
gy. until those objects we're Oblained by
treaty Of peace. There can BE- no insu.
perable difficulty in Congress making such
an authoritative declaration. Let il re.
solve, simply. that the war shall or shall
not be Il war of conquest: aud, il war
OF conquest. what is TO he conquered
Should n resolution pass disclaiming the
design Of conquest. peace would follow in
less than sixty days, il the President would
conform TO his constitutional duty.
Here. fcllow.cilizens, | might pause,
having indicated mode by whirh the M.
liOn. through its accredited and legitimate
representatives in Congress, can announce
for what purposes AMI objects this wal
shall be longer prosecuted, and can thus
let the whole people Of the United States
know Cor what end their blood is 10 he
further shed and their treasure further ex.
pended. instead of the knowledge Of il
being locked up and concealed in the bo-
som uf one man. We should no longer
perceive the objects OF the war varying,
Irum time 10 time, according 10 the chang.
ing opinions Of the Chief Magistrate, char
ged with lis prosecution.
But do moi think i; right 10 stop here.
|, is the privilege Of the people, in their
primitive assemblies, and Of every private
man, however humble, TO express an 0.
pinion in regard to the purposes for which
the war should be continued; and such
an sxnressinn will receive just so mur d
consideration aud cunScqut nee as /, is en-.
Illed L., and no more.
Shall This war he prosecuted for tie pur.
pose Of c"nquering and annexing Mexico.
IN all lis bOundless extent, To Tie United
States
/ will moi attribute To the President oG
the United States any such design: but
confess that have been shocked aud a.
Iarmed by manifestations "f il in various
quarters. Or all the dangers aud nri.Gnr.
tunes WHICH could hefalI This nation,
should regard tina, Of its hreoming war.
like and ronquering Power the most dire
tml and fatal, History l'lls The mourninI
Ia.e Of conquerlng nations and cnnqueIors.
The three most celebrated conquernrs in
the civilized word were Alexander. CHsar,
AND Napoleon, The first. after Overrun
ming large portion Of Asia, and signing
aud lameniIng that there we're no u ore
woi ids ~ subiue. met premature and
lguqbse death. His lieulenants qusrrPlled
aud warred with each other Us 10 the
spoi!s of his victories, and finally lost them
all. Casar. after conqaering Gaul, re-
turned with his triumphant Iegions to
Rome. passed tho Rubicon, won the bat
tie Of pharsalla. lrampled upon The liner
lies OF this country, aud expired by the
patriot hand Of Brulus. But Rome ceas-
ed To be free. War and conquest had
enervaled and corrupted the masses. The
spirit Of true liberty was exlinguished,
and long line Of Enperors surceedri,
some Of whom were the most txecrable
monsters that ever existed in human form.
! And that most extraordinary man, per.
haps. in all history, after suhjugaling all
continental + Irope. occupying aIn"s, I'LL
lis capitals, seriously threatening, arcord-
ing To Mr.. Thiers, proud Albion itself,
aud decking the brnws of various mep.
bers Of his family with crowns torn from
The heads Of other monarcIls. lived To be-
hold his own dear FRANCE itself in the
possessing Of his enemies, aud was made
himself wreirhed captive, and. far re.
moved from country, family. and friends,
breaihed his last IN the distant and inhus-
pIiable rock Of 81. Helena. The Alps
and the Rhine had been claimed as the