The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-03-25
POLITICAL saGAcTTy.
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Have any Of our readers forgotten The
letter written BY that patriot and safes.
msn. HENRY CLAY. IRON Raleigh. in 1884,
on The subject Of The snhexsiion cf Ten.
asl lf they have, lei Us refresh their me.
mouss. end they will see the for resch,ng
sssseIiy VI ihs msn who ought nov TO be
81 The bead ol eur sffsi,s.
Here are one OF loo sentenees:--
"Uuder these Circumstances, " the
Government Of ,he Uni,ed States were
Ia acquire Texss, II would acquire siong
with u ell the membranes which Ttxs
10 under, and among them The actual or
suspended var between MEXICO and Tex.
~. Oh that consequence lhsre cannot
he doub,. ANNEXATION and liar riih
MeIieo are identical. Now. for one.
certainly AN no, wiling TO involve this
country 10 foreign ~ar Tor The objee. Of
acquiring rexss. know there are those
VITO regard such war with Indifference
and as q triiling affair. on account oi the
weakness Of Mexico. and her inability 10
inflici serious injury upon ,his eouutry.
But do not look upon il thus lightly.
regard nil wars - great eslsmi,ips, 10 be
Avoided, II possible, and honorable peace
rs the sIsssi aud uu,s, policy Of this
couLirs. VIVA, The Unied Sis,es NEST
needs are uniUn. peace, end patience. Nor
do ] ,hlng that the weakness IS a power
should inrU . mohve. IN any case. ior
inducing Ne TO engage in or 10 dsrncs'e
the IsyIls Of wsr."
Again, listen 10 what he ssid:-
IL Is useless TO disguise thai there are
those ho espouse ard those Who oppose
tie annexsiion OF Ttxss upon the ground
Oi The influence which IL would exert, in
The b'lance Of p"liaeal power, betwsp
two great sections oil The Union. ] con
ceiye that 20 motive for the scquisiiea OF
foreign territory woulj be more un:osiu.
gate. or pregnant with more fa,sl eonse'
quencrs. Than iha. OF obisining il for the
purpose OF strengthening one part OF the
common coniederscy. Such principle.
rut into practical operation. wonid menace
The existence, jh did not certainly sou
the seeds o a dissolution Of the Onion.
u would be 10 proclaim 10 ,hs world On
Inssmsble snd Unquenchable thirst Tor iof'
e'Rn conquest or acquisition Of territory.
Forlt to-day Texas be acquired TO strength
en- one part of The conisdsracy, Tomorrow
Canada may be required 10 add Strength
TO smother. And. alter tia, nigh. have
been oblsi ned, still other and further ac-
cushion ~oull become NJ ces.ary I" equ.
ize and sdjus, lie balance Of political pow
er. Finally. in The prspte.s Of thus split
ofunIv erssl dominion. The pat ofthe Con.
ie,ierscy which IL nov weakest, would
find i'self s,ill weaker from the impossI-
bllliy oil securing new theatres for those
PECULIAR institutions winch il is chsrged
with beng DESTROYS to extend.
Hut would Texas. ultimately. ereslly
add strength 10 that ahich is now eonsI'
dered the weakes. par, oil the Confeders-
cyl u my informaton be correct II aonld
not. According to that, the territory "i
Texas 10 susceptible OF . dlvisoB 10 fvs
States oi CONVENIENT size and form. VI
these, two only would be adapted to those
institutions, (Which | have referisd. and
the other three. lying vest and north OF
San Antonio. being only adapted 10 farm
ing snd e. azins purposes. iron the nstore
OF 'h'm soil. climate aud produc'io"s.
would not admit OF those institute MS. In
he end, therefore, thsre woald be Two