The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-03-04

he' ahai R.Pabs'r IN III. n. M, ~ !, q. d.
s'iis ~ - rIp-hss, e lh.I ssFi Sussly
na.Ueh Tghi = iil be rnnesdra eos unlsss
- sss ris.ri, IN Iha Iishi and MrH,... ..
clearly ~ The srshs N :as Orgiasion Il
ahe war.
/ .. .ueh he opinion n q e ~asIaf I
10 nei hrllesr TIA, ani ~ lhs Un,Hn Sl.lss
MT "p,Hiaa - hsld hy siaRls eni,Ehss
I'll sRiimp.r'isl msa. Msny surh ~ oar
awn ss.nn ~. knnu. ,hink The uar iu,t
asr; but saeh - mt The opnioa ~ Ise
aorli; and we eaanai haps 10 charge
shI "P'nian rs bundled h-lt!Fs aud !
huntiIsh wet T'ss. ia the CONTRARY. Il E
mnFe .iSnsi Ihase virio,irs. ihe sitnursr
aad mare general sili he the ., mpalhy
fir our mars feeble sdtfrszrss. Lei q
h0i hr sad ne sFe indilFrItnI On ale nn-
divided oPinion 81 al Chrisisndop. II
ts I us ofasu"ns. - nj rdIsiduai.. thsi
the @a.I pr'arsisss jsstls - a. sraiisss
repGi'roa. IT,, me- empty bauble. bot 10
IN nsslI po~ri."
II We fIsr'Rsrd III considerations afthis
character. i,n really prarnrshle In hum.
bic NJ xieo 10 surh On eKisni .. 10 hrng
hrr ~ these iefmsi Ironiess that do
n"t link %. lam qons sure that IL can.
not be done bur II cnsI IN mansy ihh.
nnrly irahsceEdinR lie value 81 TIE 80.
qnisillnn 20 say noihng of the saeriGcs
81 human life, II ,ho1ssnd. and Pns or
thousands Of American lyts, and the ma
king OF IN Equal numbsf Of widows snd
orphsns; g. gay hn.hIpR Of lie horrible
Consequences Of such sAr 10 our enc.
mirs; Cor, 10 BE successful. il must be
con nried 10 . manHer ard carried "a tr.
iremnies - whtrh ihs hear urkens aud
huWsni,y ncaIl.. Lei Ne al least calmly
and dI'psssionaisly eek ourselves, 6tst ~
81. Is itius,. Is II right. - II honorable 7
What, after III. i iii. right ri ronqotst,d
.ny such tight eKi.i., but ,hs tight otl he
sroneest! u l. the right Of the bandit.
Hs 10 stronger and better armed than The
traveller, sna he takes his purse sHd
keeps II. @@" "@ "as st.
Is lhrts an ic,isnce in I'll history Of
osnnn. snd nauon thoroughly unnsds 80
Is Mexico, with pnpolsuon OF eight mil.
lions, and shnndan,ly supplied with III
tho munitions nc ~ar. hasIno hsen rom
an red! Why should we expeci such q
result! Is our enemy the least " .riiks
81 nations ATE her people less pronu,
less perInaeIous, less revenge IuI, than
all Others! No; but precisely the re-
verse---the descendants ol tho hernes Of
.SigunIum, Nunsn,is, and SsItcosss. II
is remarked by Napier, in his history Of
the PeninsulsT War. that " no country in
Europe Is so easy 10 oterrun as SpsIn---
none go difficult 10 reIaIn.n TIE nIii-
mae fate Of The les ions of Bonspsr,e cou-
fIms Ibis truth. Where else, in history.
do We find a war 10 hsse continued Tor
eight hundred years, as did that beIseen
the Cloths aud the Monrs! Let as not
forget thai i, is The Spanish race, brave
proud, ardent, melancholy, which is thus
TO be sUbdued 10 our putposes--to bs
forced Ia surrender 10 another tace conn.
try discovered and conquered BY their
arms, and which contains ,housand me-
moriais 81 thew heroic ralor aud ronsian.
cV. TIE constitution Of Mexico contains
= clsu.s which fOthlds. under any prelext
whsieveT. the alienation of sBy pnllion uf
the national domain. Not saiisfrd with
the, The came thing iorIns q pau of The
oath Of office. This difficulty would Of
itself stem Insuperable. But there 10 an
other even stronger IN The nndIvul.d
public opIh'nn Of Mex,eo. What Ad-
mInisIrauon oi that Government v i'll dare
20 defy 'his public opInIun, or could
successfully eombat i'll szr..
Isl. mt known TO all that they are no,
lev norunds nngU bed smongs u ourselves
WHO IbAgk he war no, only Inexpedien,,
but unjust, vet have not hi,heuo ssn,ured
10 hresst the torsent Of pushc opihlon
which they suppose TO exist IN favor OF
the war! 10 not believe that such is
the public opioiDp Of this county. Yet
that ls the impression which has gone
forth, aud Il has contracted the SETON Of
more han one Of our puhIe men. Will
thIs influence be less ~ Mexico, where
the opinlnn Is universal ihst the war 10
n .sr.niIv aud cF,ninslly unjus. on our
part! What ground. hen. have we 10
hope Tor speedy pescsl None, certain
IL, unless from The extremity OF deienee-
Ir.sne-s and suffering IN which ~s shall
reduce our enemy. How ls This TO he &C.
ompl,rhed Z The snsws usually OF men
u.s." BY Vigorous prosecution Of the
wsr." IL any thing is neani by this, il
Is by advancing to The a,y Of Mexico
We have already penetrated far mo The
lnler,or oil The Mexican Republic. Whs,
evil hsvs we thereby inflicted upon her,
TO cay nothing Of ,hsirxlIephy Of suffer.
ing which 10 TO reduce her 10 sue for
peace The inhabitants Of The towns
which We have taken are jus' as secure
in their persons and propeTty-ss fee
from molestatun in all their pursuits and
occnpauons--as they we're before The
war commenced; aud the profits oil their
oct upalions greatly increased By the IRE.
sencs IL large additional population,
ready and able % pay for al ,heir Frc'
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