The North-Carolina standard., 1847-02-10

arms are nerved against the perfidious Mexican.
| T.ct ns sunnose COL Robert Treat Paine tfor so
ne is caled) TO address aproclamation to ms Regl
4 ment on The eve of battle 1t must run thus
| " NV oalIant companions in armsl You volun-
I" teered-I did not You believe this war to be
| /" iust-I do not But volunteer or not-oe the
{" war Just or mott as your Colonel tell you that
n YOU must fight am just as willing to lead
a Won as Colonel in an unjust war as in q just one
{" and right or wrong you must fight 1t out. 20
( {" ahead-Hurrah for Mexico y
| Now we do distinctly assert that such must De
tho real views of COL Paine, 1--WE beg pardon,
Colonel Robert Treat Paine.) if he gave SIM
cere vote and in charity we allow TINS, on tne
/" Mexican preamble to an American hosoluuon'
Lieut.. Colonel Fagg is precisely in the same
predicament and we are surprised at the cool Inn
pudence with which these men take Office. WtH
he Ree;ment stand IT? We believe not We
believe they will be Kissed at The head OF the
Regiment How can the volunteers put any
faith in such commanders We do not mean to
advise any such course, but we will speak out the
honest Indignation Of our people.
! Again Edgecombe county furnishes, we re-
peat, one fifth Of the whole North Carolina Reg!-
ment In doing this she furnished one OF the old-
est military men in the State-one who mas oeen
! BROADER Genl. of Militia-who has been Speak
or Of the Senate and ex-officio Lieut.. Governor
1 of the State-a gentleman possessing the entire
confidence of the Democracy OF the State-a gen,
tleman who in the act of volunteering, resigned
q bioh civil function amid The unani nous paudlts
of the Senate Such was the man to lead our
gallant Regiment of Volunteers He has faith in
The war and faith in his men. Their personal
and political sympathes are in common WIN
| one heart and one mind they would have rushed
10 the battle as to festival, and descended ike
reapers 10 the harvest of death" Bu: no: VIII
son is Democrat He may become form!da-
BILE candidate for Governor. He may gam lau-
rels in Mexico. Such were the mean feelings
and low calculations which have influenced Gov
ernor Graham, For shamel For shame
! Supper to Capt. WILSON Capt Wilson hav-
inp left Fort Johnson a short visit 10 ms coun-
~ was on Saturday evening last, invited by our
citizens to parake of IA collation. at Pender's Hotel.
| A large number of gentlemen, without party dIs-
tnction sat down to the entertainment The cloth
being removed-the wine, wit, song and sentiment
went round In reply 10 toast complimentary to
the Edgecomb boys, rs being among the first to
take the field, the gallant Captain said that they
would be the last to leave it, when occasion re-
quircd. 1ar0or0 f)FeSs
| Hear Him. The Wings of New Hampshire,
have been thrown into great commotion by the ap.
! pcarance in their principal paper, OF series ot
communications signed Fergus MacIcor. The
author is one Of the most prominent Wings IN
that State, who served his country well during the
war of IL, and who has too much patriotism to
denounce her now, for insisting upon her rights
against Mexico. The following is an extract
from the last communication
| "Having thus clearly shown that Texas was TO
all intens and purposes an independent nation,
with full power and perfect right 10 control her
own destinies, and to dispose Of herself in any
manner she might deem for her benefit; and hav-
! ing also clearly shown that the Rio Bravo del
Norte, was her true boundary, how can any one
charge the government merely because the army
was sent to the bank of that river, with having
| invaded hIv-i~.,.. ~-:i1 - -s;-s "s~ine,
that nation an unnecessary, unjust, and cruel
ware" The army was certainly where 1t should
be-upon the frontier, but clearly upon American
soil.
"What right had Mexico to make war upon
the United States because Texas had been recriv
ed into this Confcderacy2 What right had she
10 complain Of us for treating Texas as nm inde-
pendent nation rs France and England had both
done, and as Mexico herself had offered 10 do
with single provlso2 We had abundant cause
for war against Mexico, independent of her imper
tinent interference with the annexation of Texas,
as have shown in previous number-but Mex
leo had gone against US. The invasion Of our SOIL
and the attack of our army at Palo Alto, Fort
Brown, and Resaca de la Palma, were therefore
acts of aggresson, without Justification palliation
or excuse. -E
"The administration at Washington had done
every thing in its power consistent with the ma
tionaI honor to avoid the collision, and when at
last blow was struck it was only in selfdefence
repeat ii, THE WAR WAS COMMENCED BY MEXI
CODY inoading tie American soil and shedding
American blood! Yet there are men in this
country-men occupying high places too, so lost
to patriotism, so destitute of American feeling and
American sympahies, as not only to become the
npologists of Merico, but who denounce their own
government as waging against Mexico an "unjust,
uncalIed for and cruel aoor"-"G aoar for Mei
extension of SLarery" Why, sir, the man who
under all the circumstances can deliberately do
this must either be grossly ignorant of the causes
connected with this war, OF he must possess a
heart which can only find fitting place in tho
bosom of traitor to his country, his kindred and
his God LET NO SUCH MAN BE TRUSTED"
The Charleston Mercury says: AT celcbra-
ton Of the New England Society in New Orleans,
on the 22d ult, Mr.. Clay was present as guest,
and in answer to toast made brief pi:hy speech
which we earnestly commend 10 the study and di-
qes,ion of certain Wing members of Congress"
Mr.. Clay said Mr. President-very little in
the habit of addressing assemblies of any kind
ia burst o! laughter, in which the gentleman join
edl-I don't mean to say that never was, but that
am not now in the habit of addressing assem-
blies I have been sent to the retirement Of phi
vate life. in which acqniesce with pleasure, as
gives me an opportunity of recruiting my health,
and for my own personal Improvement. But al
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