The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-04-01

line. if heller eannos l. found. Il N0ulA
lie Eery lar IRON ny views 10 hold lie
country which il cosers absolutely. Nv
apinion i, list il ought 10 BE- held = lie
mesas al nsgotissi0n. We ought 10 saw
10 Msxino, ihal such il our intention. and
llsas If sic Is ready to negotiate, xe are;
and no. only 10 negotiate, but 10 selile
Eairsy, justly, and literally, and with
a view 10 permanent peace between lie
Two e"untrits and II. Tor that purpose tie
part held ny Us should BE- considered moIe
lhan N indemnity. 10 pay literally Tor lie
balanre.
Hut in order 10 render he means of ro-
eEeion more eiIectnal. would hold. no,
absolutely. bur also snbje.I 10 negotiation.
the ports Of Mexico now in onrpossessiun,
and which We could retain without too
great : sacrifice Of men and money
These ports | would open 10 the commerce
Of all countries, subjee, 10 rate ofduty that
would barely cover The expense of main
tanning tie line.
| i bare now fully shown that We may
certainly msinIain this hns. and thereby
accomplish all The objects for whish The
war wss declared. ssd that with lille or
no sacrifice o! men or money, or without
hazard or loss 81 rspuis,iOn; and | may
add. wilh fair prospect oflayina foam
dsiion faf pernsnsnt peace between us
and Mexico. on the final settlement efihe
differences between o.. What would be
lis fruits! A speedy reduction OF large
portion Of the expenses Of the war, by
discharging the whole Of The volunteers
ss coon % defensive position 10 isksn,
wk,sh may be in ihe course Of few
months. I, would make . saving Of f.
teen or iweniy millions Of dollars during
the year: the necessity for sddiional tax.
ss would be ssoidsd: credit would be im.
msd,aisly restored; considerable portion
OF the loan might be dispensed 9Th; and
last. though no, least, . nsssurs which
many Of us on this side thu ehambsr haze
90 much OIL heart, | resn that of free
trade. would be resesed from great and
impending danger. The short expert
enee ne have had OF i,s operation holds
ous The prospect OF slmost unbounded
prosperity tn the country; not 20 much in
consequence OF The reduction of oar own
duties. ss that made BY Gsa, Britain,
grain and cihs, provisions q every de-
scTirtion.
Bwt il nsy be objected TO ,hs policy,
that. with all ns benefits, il would not
trinf peace. ! think nthsrxiss. What
reason you'd Mexico have for holding
out! None that css perceive. On The
contrary. che would zee that We had un-
dertsksn 10 do vhst Ne snuld certainly
psFfosm-wha,osr strength was abundant
ly sdsqnsse 10 20 through with. without
hszard or t,fheulty-she would also see
: that che he'd everything 10 loose and noh-
ing 10 gain by holding sss. snd Tbs, il shs
obslips,ely persisted in refusing 10 treat.
she might lose the Of territory covered by
our line. wi,hos, compensation. instead OF
being Iiberslly paid for In value beyond
foil indemnify for oss eIaims sssinst her.
But there are asher and powerful rea-
sons which would inaues hsy 10 CONS 70
terms. ny sssumins . dsisnsire pas,-
ton. and cessins 10 push oEensives ope.
rs'ians sgsins1 hes. The feelings oi the
people of Mexico wcvla in short time
undergo great change. They now re-
gard the wa ss . gar ksssssn races and
religions, and thee regarding il. they are
under the sxclssmen, ofsss ssxonges, and
The profoshdess faslires Of our nstors.
Every nerve 10 brsced. ssd every arm
strengthened in sesisssses 10 Us. The
resolution Of The whole couEtry 10 to op-
pose Us 10 The u.Nos. Of their power and
resources. A defensive ststude on orr
par. would tend rossrtsl'y 10 abs,e these
deeply excited feehnas. The var would
no longer Be ssgsrdss % q wu OF races
and religions. They sssld no longer
dread The sxtincticn OF eoe Or the other.
The ordinary every day hssisess OF life
wenld grsdsslly abssre their attention.
Add,,o this The effect which ,hs posses.
s,on OF their poss wosIs Asss upon .hei,
finances, by cutting or shs soft prolific
branch Of their rsvsRus. end shefs would
seem 10 sefsis gsoaads tes believing that.
si,h,R . shor, period. sssb shorter pro-
badly than could bs effected by offensive
operations. she vossd bs ready 10 nego.
tate snd settle the Differences betseea
the Two countries BY = pe,@aasn, peace.
But. suppose 10 oil sA,s l on mistaken,
and thst Msxise gill psTsis, 10 holding
out with her eharssssrsnc obstinscy. wbs,
woald be the sssaltl We gill have wsr
without expense OF bszNd--s vsr par
ticking much more OF the ehs,sc,ef Of
peace ,hsn Of vH. % fss ,s We are con-
esrasd. Our population you'd fog in's
the tersi'ory eo,srsd BY our defensive
line. and enable % 10 reduce the mil,tary
establishment which gould be necessary
in the frs. instance. Above all il will
once again place ss or terra .frma, sad
enable Us TO see bsyond the dark cut
tain which 10 nov suspended between Us