The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-11-25


,plRuiad lnrp,ls la ssstsl us ~ The rairs.,
islinn Vi llie enal ii feAasi Wr whl
slun llrln pFrrRu'ly lhr triumphant slna
al de President. in his first annual las,s.
sagr. Al iile slarress al ihr Oeu0cTalir san-
liry In ihe annexation al Texas. Mari
H. diiIelence from lhe stern and blnaslr
rralitF-rnant lhe links III load whirh
hind her 10 ll,e Uninn-lFll. IL Won ran.
he snm nf human suffering. lhe wnos ausi
misery VIC hare already inflicted EgOa
MexirO-nr. If yan are willing u eli N
This as noliins. Irll Us tie millions of dUl.
lars II win rosI. every nne AZ Nhirh must
BE- wnng from 1he Pnrkels II laanl-hantlrd
lab0Tprs. rs well as from those Of he snns
of afiluence. Yes. feiiow-feemen and
f.llnw-lsi,nTeFs. Won and rs must toll 10
proruTe Inc means 81 liqnidaIing he debts
az Ibis var. We owned no Texas srrin
10 be appreciated mp 10 par, no Texas lsnd
10 he increased in value. and 10 assist ns
in paying our quota of Ihe deb,-ihe =.
rails Of our labor. therefore, must 90 EDr
a.; for every dollar Of Il must be paid =,
some time or other. We may moi. We
know we shall noi. live 20 sec The end Of
Il. when the debt Of This war is al paid
oil, neither will won. harl.fsled and no.
nest neighhOr-hui rs long as We live Ne
must hear our share OF the buIilen. II
makes no difference how you pay il. whe-
Their by tariff or iirecl TAX, the inromc of
the Government. ordinary and exlraor,k.
nary. is abslraclrd from the pOckeis Of the
people nj lasl-and an additional sum will
we have 10 pay. for every dollar added 10
the present debt Of the country.
But il, like patriotic people rs we arc.
we disregard this argument Of dollars anil
cents. seeing that the smh-lreasnry is work.
ing So lincly. and making money plenty,
and we always hang expenses when We
set our hearts upon iavnrlte toy-a dear
Jewel in nnr constellation is The star Of
Tcxas--suppose YOU tell ms how many
more lives of onr gallant citizen soldiers
must he sacrificed in this war, brought an
BY the annexation Of Texas, tas claimed.)
that great Democratic measure. II ,lefies
calculation. The truth is. that one drop
Of patriotic American blood, she'd in the
cause Of freedom. that cause in which a.
lone il ever onght To ilaw, is worth the
whole Of Texas aud Mexico combined.
American blood is too rich and costly ever
To be wasted in IN unholy contest, wagel
for exienIIun Of territory. or for vengeance
on an ignorant. wreiched. and deluded peo.
pie. Yet see how il is poured out like
waier-tlisease and carnage doing thelr
work cnnjoinily-our kindred blood, our
nearest brethren's blood: 1.-The Charles
ton Mercury states, that 0f the gallant
South Carolina regiment. which LEFT the
United States. nine months ago, number.
ing eleven hundred men. hut between tigh.
~ md ninety weIe left To enter the city
Of Mcxiro!'
! HhGi did Ms Enumeration Of TsTas
cOSi@ Why, says the Precedent. 10 hi.
FIRST Animal Message, spskng Of The sur
eessIul consummslioR of this great DE.
."nrraiic measure -" This accession oil
territory has been a hloodles achieve
ment. No arm Of force has been rails
ell to produce This result. The sword
has bad no part in the victory. We
have mot sought TO extend our territorial
Possessions bv conquest. or our Institutions
over q reluctant people," Alb me what
"a fatal delUsion! Where i. our South.
Carolrna Butler. the flower Of our rhiy al.
~! Where are R,nggold and Rdgeley!
Clay and Hadn't Yell aud Lincoln. VIM
ton and Scott! Where is the gsllan,
Mrlnto'h! Where ere our thousands Of
the sturdy and The bravtl VIVA, means
nat long line Of sepulchres from Corpus
! Chtsn 10 Bnfna Vsia, and from Vera
Cruz TO the Cny Of Mexico! The are
the 'umuli oi the brave. They tell a sad
der ard different Story, and scatter To
the winds the Pre,ident's idea Of "Jiood-
less dchieUemeni!"
( Mistaken dreamer! who may tell what
visions OF glory we've dancing before his
dizzy eyes when he gave uiersnce to The
short paragraph We have copied above!
Whalcan be said Of his sngaciiy, when he
ia'led to perceive, even then. The " com
ing eVen's" which cas-, their shadows
beIotrF' Compare these words with tho
prediction OF the illUsIriOus Clay in his
Raleigh letter. written upon the frs, sgi-
'ai'on OF The question OF annexation. and
see how Lar The clear-hesded foresight OF
The one exceeds the fa,uous security Of
The other. Mr.. CLAY declared, in his
letter, that the annexation OF Ttzas, 81
/ that time, would lead to war with Mexi.
O., 'nd he warned Us Of the danger. The
Democratic patty derIded and despised
The ACCOMPLISHMENTS aied the mes-
sure--and NJ. Polk, IN his message, ex-
nl's over il az "bloodIcss ACHE, ement!"
The prediction OF tho one was fulfilled
the uiumphsn, exnltaiion of tho Other
has Turned 10 mockety and bitterness
What, then, is the cost Of rexss!
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From the y. o, Picayunc, 9th inst. ~.
MEXICAN POLITICAL. AFFAIRS