The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-12-16

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the theories ol lhase IN 0i,a.rF roualries
who maintain that "a fasOFed .saw" are
born 20 rule. and lhai The mass al man.
kind mnsi he governed By Earce. Sub.
jeet 10 no arbitrary ar hereditary auiho,;.
~, the people are The only snstreiens r..
eognized By our constitution. Nums.
rous emigranIs Of every lineage and Ian.
gnagr. ailraried by The civil and rrliviou,
freedom we enjoy, and By our happy CON.
diIi0n. annually crowd 10 our shores, and
transfer their heart, moi less Than their n.
legiance, 10 The country whose dominion
belongs alone 10 The people.
No country has been 50 much favored.
or should acknowledge with deeper reyeF.
ence the manifestations Of The Divine pro.
teciian. An all-wise Creator directed and
guarded NJ in our infant struggles Cor free.
dom, and hrs constantly walclsl over our
surprising progress. until We have become
one Of The greatest nations on The earth.
Il is in a country thus favored, and un-
der government in which the executive
and Legislative branches hold their anlho-
riiy for limited periods, alike from the
people, and where all are responsible 10
their Respective constituencies, that il is
again my duty to communicate with Con.
gress upon the state Of the Union. and
the present condition Of public affairs.
During the past year the most crafty.
ing proofs are presented that our country
has been blessed with widespread and
universal prosperity. There has been no
period since the government was founded,
when all the industrial pursuits Of our
people have been more successful. or
when labor in all branches Of business has
received laiEar or hetier reward. From
our abundance we have been enabled 10
perform the pleasing duty Of furnishing
inod for the starving millions Of less favor.
ed counties.
In the enjoyment Of the bounlies Of
Providence al home, such rs have rarely
fallen 10 the lot Of any people. il is cause
REORGANIZATION, that our intercourse with
all the Powers Of The earth, except Mex
ico, continues 10 be of an amicable cha
rarier. -~..#
II has ever been our cherished policy
to cultivate peace and goodwill with all
nations; and this policy has been steadily
pursued by me. @f:
No change has taken place in our rela-
tons with Mexico since the adjournment
of the last Congress. The war in which
the United States were forced 10 engage
with the government of that country still
continues.
] deem II unnecessary, after the full ex-
position Of them contained in my message
Of the eleventh of May, 1916, and in my
annual message at The commencement Of
The session Of Congress in December last,
TO reiIerale the serions causes Of complaint
which We had against Mexico before she
commenced hosiililies.
II is sufficient Oh the present occasion
to say, that the wanton violation OF the
rights Of person and property Of our ciii.
gems committed by Mexico, her repeated
acts Of bad faith. through a long series Of
years. and her disregard oil solemn Tea-
ties, STIMULATING for indemnity to our IN
lured citizens, not only constituted ample
cause Of war on our part, but were Of such
an aggravated character as would have
justified us before the whole world in re-
sorting TO this extreme remedy. With an
anxious desire 10 avoid a rupture between
the two countries, we forhore for years to
assert our clear rights by force, and con-
tinued 10 seek redress for the wrongs we
had suffered by amieable negotiation, in
the hope that Mexico might yield to pa
cilic councils and The demands Of justice.
In this hope we were disappointed. Our
minister Of peace sent 10 Mexico was i'll
sullingly rejected. The Mexican govern
ment refused even 10 hear the term Of ad-
justment which he was authorized TO pro-
pose; and finally, under wholly unlusli-
fable pretexts, involved The two countries
in war. by invading the territory Of the
state Of Texas, striking the first blow, and
shedding the blood of our citizens OIL our
own soil. a~-7@ a ""~ .."
Though the United States were the
aggrievcd nation, Mexico commenced the
war, and we were compelled. in selfde-
fence, to repel The invader, and to vindi.
cate the national honor and interests by
/ prosecuting it with visor until we could
obtain a just ard honorable peace. go.
= On learning that hostiliiies had been
commenced by Mexico, promptly com.
municaled that fact, accompanied with
succinct statement Of our other causes OF