The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-01-07

Or DO hey, Ike James N. Polk. thibk
that there are shout zen millions Of lssno,s
% ihe Unilsd S.ales-lfsis0rs, bs-suse
Ihsy have dared 20 nsks mouths =, [. liza
Mzjesly"l
| hR. CAxERoS. with considerable ex.
eisemsni. rs@sFked thai bolh The MAJ sr
and nsnner Of The Seasiof iron GpIIIord
fsqalrsd Teply--and be dssirsd 20 no.
ice bis speech. bsl iell 100 unwell a. ,hs,
lime. On his motion, The matter va.
postponed until Monday.
Monday, December q.
The debate wss renewed By Dr.. C.u--
eran. -ho gave long and sonrwhsi Ie-
dious history Of Texas and lls ssslern
eoundsries. which Was intended TO rfo.s
that ~s were no, Engaged in . fare ~
war "by the action of The Exesuus..
subsequently, ssneiiontd by ConRress.''
The DOcior's speech woule possibly read
very well, as "a compilation from The mass
OF Democratic speeches in Congress on
this volumipoUs subject. bbl il was mos.
specially dull 10 The delivery. lie Vas,
however, very gsnllsmsnly in bic bearing.
80 he always 10, and treated bo,h The per-
sons and arguments Of bis opponents With
high courtesy, which some Of his
friends might do themselves credit By
even attempting 10 initiate. De. G.
stated 30 iscts, going 10 prove the, the
Neuces was not considered The western
boundary OF Texas, iha. the Texans had
possession Of Corpus Christi. on lis wes-
,srn bsnk-snd that member Of the Tex
an Congress came from The other side
Of that river.
Ma. WooDFIs discussed the question
Of Boundary, and showed very conclusive.
~, that IL had never been deiniuvely set.
lied, but bal. in fact, slwsys been mat,
Ter Of doubt. IL not cfdispuie. Most Of The
country between the iwo rivers. Nuecss
and RIO Grande, had not been Ihoupht
worth dispu'ing about ~i,h very Rrea.
zeal BY the iormeS s.imants. Il was a
prairie, almost without inhabitants. Z.
vents Of latter date have given en- i'm
por,snss 10 this question. which il had not
in iormsr times. Nobody supposes that
Corps Christi was not properly parl Of
Texas. OF they had possession. There
vas no dispute about that. So Of some
other places higher up the river Nsuees,
which were in possession OF The Texsus,
member OF Congress. but " Iness IN.
stances Of ownership through unJispuIea
possession. prove that the Texans Owned
all beiween this river and the Rio 6rande,
then The undisputsd ownership by pos
session Of The Mexicans OF POINT Isabel,
Santiago. Santa Fe, &c.. on The cas-, bank
OF the Rio Grands, will eqoslly prove that
the Mexicsns owned the same broad
dis,ric, Of country. The argument is The
same 10 both cases. /, will q, least mska
il q matter OF dispute, and ,ha, is oil that
the Wings, and many Democrats too,
have ever commended for. Taken eli to-
gether, il might more satisfactorily prove
that neither the Nences nor Rio Grsnde,
is the real boundary. bot some line in The
desert prairie Between. Ru, il in all this he
was mistaken, IL the real western boundary
70 Texss is the RIO Grsnde. does il there
fore follow ,hs, the statement is untrue ihat
this republic is engaged is a foreign war
by The action ofshe Executive! Both may
stand together. Both may be true.
Whether the Rio Grsnde be the boundary
or not. the war was begun by the action
of The Elective. Mr.. Polk slmos. adj
mi,s this ia his last message to- Congress,
about twc-s6irds Of which is taken up in
. labored argument 70 prove that b. was
RICH, 10 doing tia, very thing. Where
. vas The use Of that long argument, which
the senator from Edgecomb has both read
and marked, 10 justify himself for . course
which bis friends here wish To- cay that
he did not pursue! He understands il
rather better than bis friends in this ball.
In The language OF lawyers, be " confesses
and avoids" His friends here take .
: shorter cut. and .tou,ly deny. The ar
pumen, Of Mr.. Wood6n vas worthy OF
bis slspding IS hwyeE and senator. II
was pointed. logical. welt spoken, and
sometimes eloquent.
Mr.. GILMER was called up sgsin by
some things which had fallen from senators
on the other side. He spoke oil those who
, now lead our armies in Mexico--of those
who have fallen in battle-whose blood
, had fa.,ened the Mexican so,l-oI thoss
Who had shown every where the creates,
s alacri.y in raIIying around the standard Of
our country-sre there no Whlge among
Them, Have the Wings proved them
selves traitors ia shisi Do traitors so acI!
, Sull The Executive eoolly asserts that
, those who may dare to doub. the correct.
ness ofhis course, are traitors; giving " ais
and comfort to the enemy" iorsooth
H.. though they give the lie to the infamous
q | charge, by devoting their lives to ihei
:, country, and write their indignant, dyipI
;, denial IN their own hearts, blood.
v MIR. EHRINaHAus addressed The Senate
n and was happy 10 many parts Of b.
- speech. Speaking Of the army Plantin
r, itself on the banks OF the RIO Grand. al
1. pointing their guns upon Mstamoras-
10 with precision of aim ,ha'. in the la
q r ha oinsaFe rNalA pis