The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-03-25

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Gen iemsa 81 he S00lh may rsll q PSF
judarr, passion. hypsesisy, fsasliriss. ]
shsll nes dispute silh ahsm nos - that
paiul TIE great lsea thsI il % .. ane
MOI nsarruisr. 10 chat IL eonrerps - n
kaas. Yoa nor esnnal sllrr o. ehsnFe
this epialos. II re uosld. These people
only cay. ne uillho', sannnl ronssni hal
yns shall carry .l.sery where i dass nj
already rxi.I. They Do pol setk % dss-
lurh yna in thss inktluiiaa. - q exists ID
your States. Eriay ]. il yen viii. aEd AZ
goa oil. This 10 Their language, Ihis
their Determination. How % i IN the
Soulhs csa il Be sxpseled lsss shey
should sxpsnd in rommo0. IhsF blood
and her Hessare, 10 The acquisition a.
immenss lsrrItary. sni then willingly fnrt-
20 the right 10 carr iLiIhsr their slssss.
and inhlhn The conquered country if,hey
please n do cot SIR. know the iesllngs
sod opinions ni The Sauih tho well 10
eslrulale % this. Mar, I bslieye they
would esen contend 10 any extremity Tor
the mere Tighf. had ihsy M wish 10 tx
erin. | brlleEe land confess lrrmhlr
when The rnnEirnon presses upon me
thst there i, equal obslinsey On beth
sides tf Ibis f-srltl qUeslion. u. than,
xe persist IN xsF. sLirh Il Il terminate
in any shiag short II . mere wsnIon waste
Of blapd - well a. money. must end las
thi. bill proposssl IN the acquisition Of
IeIT.iaiy. 10 which a. ones this conuoser-
sy must susch-ihi. bill would seen 10
be nolh,ns less then hill to produce in
tsTnal snmmOi,nn. Should We prosecute
Ihis war annlh,T moment, or txrehd one
d,.llsr in the purchase ar rorquest 81 .
single SIRE Of Mexiran land, the NnrIh
and the South are brought into eall,s-
ion M . point were BriIhsr will yield.
Who esn Ersee or IoreIell The result
Who so bald or IerklP.s ~ 10 look
surh cenilIeI in the fare unmoFed! ]
10 not envy the heart Of him vho cen
rsal'zs the possibility Of sUch conflict
without .mollons lnn painful 10 be endur-
ed. Why lhel shall We. the representa-
ures Of the Sovereign Siaiss Of this I'm
,on-ihs chosen gusrtians Of this conied-
srslrd Republic, Why should we prreIPi-
tate This fearful struggle, by continuing a
war the results of which must be 10 iorce
Us at once rpon il! Sir, rightly consider
ed, Ibis is ueason, treason 10 the UHiaD,
treason 10 the dearest Interests. the lo'resI
Separations. the mos, cherished bnpes Of
our constituents. IL is rrIWe to risk the
possibility oi surh . contest. IL 10 a CRIME
e such internal hue, that every oiher in
The catalogue Of miquay, when compared
with IL, whusns into virtue. Oh, Mr..
Precedent, a docs seem to me. if Hell IL
sell could yswn sDd vomn up the 6end,
that Inhahu its prnsl sbodes, commission
ed 10 disturb The harmony Of this world.
and dash the fsirest pros peci Of happiness
ths, ever ,llv,rd The hopes Of meO. the
first step in tie consumms,ioD Of tits dls.
bollcsl purpose would be, 10 light up the
fires u internal war. and plunge ihe sister
S,stes &c this Union, in,o The bo,,omless
gull &c elSil strife. We stand this dsy on
the grounding brink OF that guli-.we see
IL UIouuy eutiIes wheeling and uon,ug De.
fore us--shall We no, pause before Il be
too lalel How plain again 10 here The
path. | may add The only way Of duty,
OF prudetce, Of true patriotism. Lei
% abandon oil idea Of acquiring further
territory. end BY scouseq.ence cease d
once TO prosecute this war. Lei US call
home oor armies, and bring them st once
wilhin our own acknowledged limits.
Show Mexico ,ha, you ere siurere when
you say you desire nothing by conquest.
She has learned thai che cspnoI encounter
you in war, and VI she hal nat. she is tho
weok 10 disturb You here. Tender her
peace, aud my life on il. she will iLen
arcept il. But whether she shall OF not,
yGu will have peace without her consenl.
II 10 your invasion that has made. war,
your retreat will restore peace. L %
then close iorever the approaches OF in.
iefn.l ieud, and so return To the sncien,
concord and the old ways Of national pros
perry and permanent glory. Let US here,
10 this temple coDsecra,td 10 tue Union.
perform a solemn lnstrssron; let US wash
Mexican blood from our hands. End on
these altars. iD The presence Of ,ha. i'm age
Of the Father Of his country tina, looks
down upon us. swear to preserve honora-
BILE peace wl'hc all the world. and eternal
brotherhood with each oiher.
From the Philadelphia North American.
The People and the War,