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

voted dawn by bis uan msiarillfs--and
bis administration and 81 about Il, are pr
ga ana conlemned.
In Feizsinn 10 ihe usF. lie pubic sfn.
Iimeni Il he nation vii esnriion % &c
linus feeling Or design in any party. The
large msioTiiy of The people snslslns the
h0naE AMI safety 0f The r0nniTy, snd brs
lieses hat ihey demand jnsiirr 10 Mrxira
as well as ideli.y 10 oursslVrsi and hat
while n nnneressary Mar should he eio-
sed. u - early period - possible and
mon terms wholly equiiahle. Il IL. - long
q il continues IN be sanrIisnrd b. lie au-
lsoHlies, entitled % The lryslly u our e..
likrns.
q Is plain that the country is opposed
10 The present Wsr-lo is cause. he man
neI in which il was commenced. The OBJ
IeeIs IL conquest since stowed. and 10 is
cpnlinaance one hour beyond The period
when an honorable peace may be oblain-
ell. Such are. beyond doubl. The views
Of The entire Wing panty, and Of large
proportion af those who voted in favor 81
Nc. Polk. hut the mass nf The Wings
deprecsle any measure uhirh, while the
county continues 10 The field against Mex
leo. viii operate % weaken our position
or encourage our Zoe. The country Is
in the conflict; and. although The war POI
licy Of the Administration has been and
continues 10 be al that the patriot most
condemns. yet il sill rests under The sane
lion Of the government, and, until that be
Withdrawn. is binding upon ou duties as
citizens. The country is 50 Ear engaged
in The contest, that 10 withhold suppurl
from our aims, might not only dlscledlI
them and Us, bul exhibit u 10 The world as
a divided people. and invite future aggres-
sion fram m"re. formidable antagonists.
II Mr.. Polk be not in the right in This war,
neither are our foes; and right or wrong,
50 long a. the two nations are aIrayed IN
deadly roafici. our sympalhies, feelings
anil efforts will lie with ouI brethren. The
flag Of our country floats over lhem-and
wherever il is, there should be the heart
Gf the country. r
With these views. we feel justified in
opposing more vigorously all the wrongs
Of this contest; 10 holj up the ahomina'
iiOns of the Presidents policy in the
strongest light for national condemnation ;
l0 endeavor 10 strip the war Of all its de-
signs Of conquest; and then. rs a people
in arms, united and ready for The worst.
Offer Mexico a brolheT's. mol robbers
peace. This has been and is ihe position
Of the Wing party-and sublime and
pairiotic one il is. II is sustained BY her
lofiiesl and pures, in.elligences, lie great
est and best Of the land and the convic.
tons and hearts Of vast majority Of the
people of all parties yield il their admi-
ration, confidence and support.
There are Wings, il il true, who en-
terrain different views. While we differ
in some respects from them, we continue
iore,peci andcherish them as good Wings,
good patriots, good men-wise and true.
They oppuse me gIsnnng supplies: lar-
geifu! that The measure which, IN England.
only opposes the administration. here OPP
poses The nation. There il removes The
minister and controls the executive; here
il has no such power, and operates only
against the government and country
They advocate also an immediate retire
ment within our own borders. This is
scarcely possible: for neither the coun.
try nor the army would be willing 10 turn
their backs in the presence Of. n fnrmida.
bic foe. Such measure would probably
inspire contempt. no. only 10 Mexico. but
over the world; and il would even be
likely to proven. peace, lnr such re-
treat wonld so bloat the disdain and arro.
ganee Of the Mexicans that they would
negotiate on nothing less Than The surren-
der Of Texas.
The only course is that urged by the
great Wing pariy-idelIiy 10 the country
in the prosecution Of the war-and pro-
clamaiinn Of lie desire Of tie government
for peace upon the terms contemplated in
the resolutions Of Mr.. Berrien and Mr..
Webster. That course will preserve our
reputation in the war, and secure US an
early and honorable peace.
Even The friends Of the administration
are constrained to regard the policy thus
recommended. with favor. We find in
the Charleston Evening News, and all
minislration jnurnal. the following signiii-
cant passage. I. affords q strange con-
trasl To the tone of some Of the admins.
tration presses three months since. or e..
ven later. The " Union" will doubtless
class its fellow laborer as one nf 81 the
Nexicans. After commenting upon the
dangers 10 be unprecedented from questions
arising out Of The acquisition Of Hsw ter
rtory. the News says:
"Tha, middle ground. we presume. 10
lie in Declaration by Congress oil the
principles on which The people Of the U.
niled States are willing 10 srttle the dis.
pule, solemnly disclaiming all idea of con.
quest and acknowledgment. but claiming
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