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

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snA The Iniasd States HsEs 10 snAsF inio
sHeh . usaly 1aIh either. esn thfEs be
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mast hare bssn in'saasd iOE thsl PaTPossi
u. 81 this monsas. silasE franre o. Eng.
land wsFs 10 make snrh . Vsaiy Sas
MsEirs. IhsErby biadiag lhsmssises %
offend and pIossrl il wah al aheiE forces
ae.ihsl say other PawsE whsRseF. would
not lhs UnlIsd States lnsIsasaneously siss
such . treaty - dsrlsrsalon II wsI. and
arI aeroIdiRglyg
/ BuI tie anneHsliaa II TsIss By the
United States as esen more Ihsn treaty
Of offensive and defensive alliance. u en-
Traced al the conditions and ell Ihe duties
crossing NSl Of the alliance; snd q imros'
ed then faIeter. From The mamsni When
Texas had been annexed. ,he United States
bsrame bound 70 protect and ds'end
her. So FAR 40 her legnma'a boundaries
extended. sgainsi anY invasion 0r attack
on the part Ol Mexico: and they base uni
iOFa'ly seized accordingly.
! There 10 90 Impartial nnblIeist who
sill moi acknowledge ihs ihdubilsbls truth
oiIhtse pasulohs. u sPpssTsIo me ImPos-
slble Ina, they should be seriously deBisd
By single person.
/ Ii appears tia, Mrxiro Vas 81 that time
disposed 10 arknowle dgs the Independence
Of Texas. bot on the express condition
that il should nui BE- annexed 10 the Unit
ed SlsI-.; aud u las been suggested that
this sas done under the influence Ol some
European P0~ers. Mhelher this last a..
seEIOn bs true or not is MT knawn TO me.
But the eOEdunon vas remarkable AMI Of.
fsn,isp.
Under an apprehension that Texas
might be Ismptd Ia accept The terms pro-
posed. the Government Of the Unurd
States may have deemed il expedleni 10
defeat tho plan. BY Offering that snnsx,.
Iian which had been formerly declrned.
when the Government Of Texas was snx-
lou. fnr il.
II may be admitted that, whether indie.
pendent or annexed To the United States,
Texas mUsIbe a slaseholding State. solong
as slavery shall continue 10 EXIT IN North
Amercs. lie shole popnIaiiosn. with
hardly ans exception, consisted Of citizens
Of the United States. Both for that reason
and on account Of lis geographical posi-.
iIon, Il vas much more natural that Tex
as should be q member Of the United
States than oflhe Mexican Confederation.
Viewed purely as question Of expedien-
cy, the annexation might be considered
as benrici.l 10 bolh parties. But exps'
diency is no, justice. Mexico and Tex.
as had perIec, RICH, to adjust their diff
lerencss aud make peace on any terms
they might deem proper. The snxrety
I" pre- Veut ihis result indicated a previous
disposition ultimately to occupy Texas
and when The annexation was accomplish
ed; when il was seen that the United
States had appropriated 10 themselves 81
The advantages resulting frnm the Amer
can sulemsn is in Texas. and from thei
Subsequent insurrecuon. the purity Of III,
motives of our Government became opeI
TO suspicion. ...
Setting aside the justice OF the proceed
ing. il is true that II had bren anticipated
by those who toJk an active par, in lh'
j annexation that The weakness OF Mexico
would compel tt To yield. or a, least Undue,
her not TO resnIt to an sc,usl war. Thu
was verified by the fact; and had Cavern
meni remained in the hands with whom
the plan originated. var might probabl,
have been avoided, But. when no lnnge
IN power, they could neither regulate tn,
impulse they had given nor control ih,
reckless spirits they had evoked,
Mexico, sensible OF her weakness. de-
clined war. and only resorled 10 a sus
pension Of diplomatic intercourse; bot
profound sense Of the injury Inflicted by ih,
United States has ever since ranked il
their minds. II will be found, through
oil their diplomatic correspondence
through all their manlfestoes, that III,
:, Mexicsns. even To th,s day. perpstusll,
recur to this never forgotten UfIensiv
measure. And, on the other hand, IN,
subsequent administrator of our Govern
ment seems 10 have altogether forgotten
this primary scI oil injustice. and in thel
negoiiauOus 10 have acted az il thi. va
onIy an accomplished TACT. and had been
mater Of course.
IV.-Aegofiatioas and VIZ.
= In September. ISi5, the President q
r the United States direcieI their consul i
, Mexico to ascertain from the Mexca
, Government whether ii would receive al
Envoy from The United States. eBtfuslet
|, with fall power to adjust all the question
5 in dispute brlween thet two Governments
/ The answer of Mr.. De Ia pena Pena
Minister of the Foreign Relations Of Mex
= ico WAS. {. That aIthouUh Tho Mox;o,,