The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-03-25

tsnaeas NeA Annie your amy VII lftu
and elolhe Il no lnngrF-yOu have whipped
Mexico in three pitched baliIes-Ihis u
revenge enough-ihis Is punishment q
nOugh." i,
The Presiacni has said he does not ex-
pert 20 hold Mexiran leuiI0ry BIZ con-
quest. Why then ronques M Why
waste thousands Of lives and millions ~
money terrifying towns and creating go-
Ternmenis. il. Al The end Of the war, sou
retire from The graves Of your soldiers and
the desolsied country Of yOr foes. only 10
gel money from Mexico for The expense
Of all your toll and sacrifice Who ever
heard, since Christianity was prOpaga.
ted amongst men, Of = nation taxing IFS
people, enlisling It's Young men, and march.
ing OF two thousand miles 10 fight peo-
pie merely 10 be paid for il in money -
WHAT'S this bun hunting market for blood,
selling the lives of your young men, march.
ing them in regiments 10 be slaughtered
aud paid for. like oxen and hnlle heasls
Sir, this is. when stripped naked, that afro
cious idea first promulgated in the Pres
idenl's message and now advocated here.
Of fighting on until we can get our indem-
nifty for the past as well as the present
slaughter. We have chasiised Mexico,
and il il were worth while To do so, we
have, dare say. satisfied the world that
we can fight. VIVA. now Why, the
mothers Of America are asked to send a.
mother Of their sons To blow out the brains
of Mexicans becanse they refuse 10 pay
the price Of the first who fell there, fight
ing for glory! And what il the second
falf too! The Executive, the parental
reply, is. " we shall have him paid for,
We shall get full indemnity - Sir, have
no patience with this fagiIious notion Of
fighting for indemnity, and this under the
equally absurd andhypocrilical preIence Of
securing an honorable peace. An honor.
able peace! lf YOU have accomplished
the objects Of the war. DC indeed you had
an object which you dare 10 ayow,) cease
To fight. and you will have peace. Con.
quer your insane love Of false glory, and
YOU will conquer peace" Sir, If your
commander.in-chief will not do this, will
endeavor 10 compel him, aud as find no
other means, shall refuse supplies-wiIh-
on, the money Of the people, hscannot 60
further. lie asks me Tor that money;
wish him to bring your armies home, 10
cease shedding blood br money; il he re-
fuses. will refuse supplies, and then ]
know he must, he will cease his further
sale III the lives of nv counlryinen. May
we not, ought we no, now TO do this
eau hear no reason why we should not,
except this. il is said that we are IN war,
wrongfully il may he, but, being in, the
PRECEDENT is responsible, and we must give
him the means he requires lie RESPONSE
BILE !! Sir, we, we are responsible. ifhaying
the power 10 stay this plague we refuse 10
do so, When il shall be so-when the
American Senate and the American House
of Representatives can stoop from their
high position, and yield dumb compli.
ance with the behests Of a President, who
is for the time being commander Of your
army when they will open the treasury
with one hand, and the veins of all the
soldiers in the land with the other, merei,
: because the President commands, then, sir
il matters little how soon some Cromwell
shall come into this Hall and say. the
Lord hath no further need of your here
When we fail to do the work whereun'
to we were SENT" we shall be, we ough
to be removed, and give place to other;
who will. The fate OF the barren fig tree
will be ours-Christ cursed it and it with
cred.
Mr.. President, | dismiss this branch o
the subject, and beg tie indulgence OF the
, Senate TO some reflections on the particu
lar bill now under consideration. voted
, for bill somewhat like the present at the
last session-our army was then in the
, neighborhood Of our line. then hopet
f that the President did sincerely desire q
, peace. Our army had not then penetra
, ted far into Mexico, and did hope tina
with the two millions then proposed, We
a might get peace, and avoid the slaugh
, ter, the shame, the crime, of an aggres
sive, unprovoked war. But now 20,
e have oyerrun half OF Mexico, you have ex
, asperated and irritated her people, YOU
r claim indemnify for all expenses incurred
!. in doing this mischief, and boldly ask he
}. to give up New Mexico and California
4 and, as bride to her patriotism, seizin!
!. on her property, you offer three millions
D.. TO pay the soldiers she has called out tt
f repel your invasion, on condition that sh'
t will give up 10 you at least one-,hird o
n her whole territory. This is the modes
e Il should say, the monstrous proposition
:. now before us, as explained by the Chair
man of the Committee on Foreign Rela
I tons, (Mr. SEWER who reported The bill
. cannot now give my assent to this.
+ But, sir, do not believe you will sue
!. coed. am not informed Of your pros
/. pects OF success with this measure of peace
r, THE chairman of the Committee OF Fol
It eign Relations tells us that he has ever,
G reason TO believe that peace can be obtain
l.