The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-11-18

On fhs Partition Of Eexica
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PrSlsnnEsr o. M1xIco.-Ihe Wash,
inglnn correspondent &c lie rhIadelphis
rullic Ledger lElla i snppasesl Ia Anua
and express The senliilesls u lie Admin
islrsiionl saws Iiaai - Tie Administration il
ready, when circumstances present is.sm-
selves, 10 In is duly, even unto tie entire
suhjngation and humiliation Of lie enc.
my" Again: 1.-The punishment u Mex
iro i 10 he gFztlualsll by her offences. and,
above MI, hy her stubboEnness. The deter.
minalion tn punish her viii be ayowed &;
The dcgree OI punishment will depend Oh
her own conduct" These are bold and
extraordinary aEowsls. cunning a. they 10.
from Government supposed To he found
Cd in justice. and jealous for The rights oI
mankind.
In no part Of The world was the paFii-
ton and annlhilaiion OF Poland more lnnd.
" aud earnestly condemned than in the
United States. nor VAS sympathy for the
struggling Checks mole strongly irlI than
in the United States. I'm fact, our Gov
ernmtm has always hereiofore felt sym
palhy fur the weak when fighting against
the strong. hut these feelings seem In
have given plare to those of ambition and
vengeance. We are nj war with weak
Power; and. herausc lis citizens entlea.
vor to defend their soil against the more
powerful invader. they are not only to be
punished, but annihilaled. No longer in
iluenced by the principles which have
heretofore governed our own eouIse and
that of other civilized nations, we are TO
throw aside the pgetext of justice upon
which the war was commenced, and to-
adopt vindiciive and DISCRIMINATING poll.
~. Against surh policy we most car.
nes,ly protest. Rrjoiced Al the brilliant
victories which We have achieved. We yet
cannot condemn to political extinction or
personal determination those who are fight.
ing for The protection Of lheiI families and
iiresi,!es. Tie principle avuwed is ab.
hnrreni To reason, humanity, and Justice.
" hrn we were weak, and were invaded
by a powerful enemy, we termed rcsis.
lance 10 tho invader patriotism: nor was
the perseverance, or " obsimacy" of WASH
iHgion, in lighting The battles OF. the new
born Republic, deemed worthy Of punish
ment or determination. On The contrary.
the riyillzed world looked ON with admi-
ration al the display Of skill and bravery
by Washington. and the patient endurance
and iorlilade of his ill-fnrnished followers.
Had Great Britain avuwed the determine
ton TO extermina,e the colonists, there
would have been a universal exclamation
of horror throughout the would. BIN, the
scene has changed. We have become a
poWefrtfi nusss'E., -....l in n mar
with a weak and neighboring Republic
and because she does not al once bow the
knee Of submission at our command, we
are 10 adopt the monsirous policy of ex.
terminating her people. and seizing upon
her territory. Such acts would soon bring
our Republic into disrepuie, and make the
ilIends Of human liberty of all nations
sigh al the failure Of the experiment OF
Tree government. ~
We hope that Jhe correspondent Of the
Ledger has misapprehended the admins.
iratinn Of our Government, and that WE
shall he found at all times willing To grant
an honorable peace with Mexico. Were
sentiments such as those contained in the
letter to which we have referred To be H.
penIy asowed by our Government, Mex
leo would rally against us to man, and
the usages of civilized nations would be
mutually disrcgarded. 1t would become
a war OF mutual buIchery, aud its termi. |
nation might not be looked for in less than
twenty or thirty yeats. Would the Ameri-
can people sustain war thus conducted
We reply emphatically. 10. IL would be
cut OF The power of any Administration
To prosecute war on such principles, for
The nation. would protest against it. and
compel the managers of the wal 10 observe
The rules recognized by civilized society. |
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