The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-12-16


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nsi sleaasirs i ths sssenIy roalsslsa
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sas n0l nnli FER lhsss srli0ns Ma ~.
ssiifd ~ dsrisise rirsarifs. ssa he rRpis.l
= ~ fneay Ess wishia e1r POSER. la
me MsHlran gassrhmenl naEiIs.;sd .ug
dispos'i'oa 10 shlsr inls sseol,slious Ter
pare; aad ever lbsh. As sssuls have
sossu' NEE q Go hpek reason 70 belis,s
ny Sers inslaesse. SD shsl in seIesinR
= 20 infough lie fasms Of negollslion.
Inc ohisel wss 10 gsin line 10 Strengthen
The drlsnees q ahssr eapilsl. ard 10 pre-
pare inF lIssh Esssisnee.
The General - eomRsRd az he army
deemed IL srpsdieal 10 suspend hosIli,es
ifmporarily. BY enn ring no an sTmisliee
with view In lhsspeh,ng d negslislion,.
Commissioners ssss appointed On HE
psrt Of Memo % meet The commissioners
On he Parl ofihs Uni eJ States. The re-
suited Vie eonlsIenses which took plsre
between ilese funelionaries Of the two
governments sas failure 10 eonslsds .
treaty Of pe.ee.
The commissioner oflhe United Safes
look 1nh him The project Oi . treaty a.
ready prepared. by The terms of Which
The indemnity rsquiIed BY the Uhilsd
Sisies sas = eession af territory.
Il well known lhaiihe only indemni-
" which il Is in the poser Of Mexico 10
make in satisfaction Of The just and long
deferred elslms OF our eilizens against her.
end the only means by which she can re.
imburse the unilsd States for the expenses
of the the war. il a esssion 10 The United
States Of . portion IL hsI territory. Mex
ico has no meney 10 pay, and no other
means Of making the required indemnify.
u se TeIuse this. ne can Obtain nothing
tlss. 10 reject indemnity, by refusing 10
secePi erosion Of nnIlory, would be 10
sb.ndon ell our JUST demands. and TO wage
the war. bearing ell ! $ expensss, without
. purpose or definite object. a...
A rtaIs Of war sbrogslss uea'ies piesi-
ou,ly ,xistng between the belligersnis.
and uesly Of peace puts sn cod 10 all
clam. fur IHdemnIiy--ioT i0Ilious arts
commnied. under the su,houiy 81 one
government against the ci,izens or sub
Iects Of another. unless they are provided
i"r in lis supulauons. A treaty OF peace
winch would terminate the existing war,
without providing for indemnify. would
enable Mexico-ihe acknowledged debt.
or, and herself the sggressor 20 the war
Ito relieve herself IRON her just liable
ties. by such a treaty. our cinzens, who
hold jUsi demands against her, would
have no remedy either sgainsI Mexico or
their own government. OuI duty toihese
citizens mus, forever prevent such peace,
aud no treaty which does not provide an
pie means Of dischsrging these demands
can receive ny SANCTION.
A treaty Of pescs should settle all ex
isiIng differences between The two cdun.
tiles. IL an adequate ctssion oi territory
should be made by such 3 treaty, tie
United States should release Mexico IRON
all her lisbiIIlIes, and assume their pay
menI 10 our own citizens. II, instead oI
this, the United States we're TO consent "a
. treaty by which Mexico should again
engage 10 pay The heavy amour, oil indeb1
edness which jus, indemnity 10 our gov
ernmen, and our cilizens would impose
on her, IL is notorious that she does no
possess The means 10 meet such an IN
deItaking. From such treaty no result
could be ,cipsted, but the same irriIat
ing dIsappnIa,ments which have hereto
lore attended The violations Of similar irea
~ supuls.ions on the par, Of Mexico
Such a treaty would be but tempo
rary cessation uf hostllities, without Iht
restoration OF the friendship and goot
understanding which should characterize
the future Intercourse between The twe
countries.
Tha, Congress contemplated he scqui
siuon Of ,erri,orisl indemnity when iha
body made provision for the prosecutor
OF The war, is obvious. Congress coUlt
not have meani-when, in May, 1916
they spptopris ed ten millions OF dollars
and authorized The President TO emplo.
] the militia and naval and military forces
Of The United States, and to accept iii
services OF fifty thousand volunteers, u
enable him to prosecute the war; ant
! when, at their lat session, and alter on
army had invaded Mexico. they mad
sddlllonaI appropriations and authorizes
the ralsIng of addnonsl troops Tor tn
same purpuse-,hat no indemnify was Il
be ob,sined from Mexico at the conclusion
"a of the war; and yet il was certain that,
no Mexican" territory was acquired, u
indemnify could be obtained.
|, is further NANTES. that Congress
contemplate territorial indemnity frou
The fac, that. at their last session, an &C
was passed, upon The Executive recon
incubation, sppropriating three million
Of dollars with that express object. Thu
appropriation was made "to enable III
President TO conclude a treaty oil peace
; limits. and boundaries with the republ'
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