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

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North American roniinrni. mnsl he maln-
tanned. Ia maintaining iii. pEinriplr. and
N resisting is invasion hy any iorrign
power. ne might BE- involved n alller
MARS m.Te expensive and mare difficult
Than that in Hhirh re are nan engaged.
The pn'sinrrs of New Mrxico and lhs
Califarnias are contiguous - he trEFll0-
Iirs II the Uniisd States. and Il brouglsl
ander The government of our laws. heir
es0uTrrs-minerai. sgEirnllnEsl. naHu-
featuring. and commeFrial--woasid soon
he Developed.
Upper California is bounded On the
nanh hy our tIrrgon pnssessians: and if
held By the Uniled STATES. wnnld .snon
he seIIlsj hy a hardy. enlerpEisinR. and
intelligent portion 81 our population. The
hay of San Franrisra. and other harhors
alang ihe Californian coast. would afford
sheller Tor our nary. for our numerous
whale ships. and other merchant vessels
employed in the Parife ocean, and would
IN shnn peri"d herolne The marls 81 an
extensive and profitable commerce with
china, and other countries af The East.
These advantages. IN which the whole
commercial world wanld participate.
would al Onre be secured 10 The United
States by tie ressinn of This territory /;
while IL is certain that a. lung - il re-
mains d part Of the Mexican dnmininns,
they can he enjoyed neither by Mexico
hersrlf nur by any. other nation.
New Mexico is a frontier province. and
has never been Of any considerable value
10 Mexico. From ils locality, il is nalu-
rally connected with unr western settle
menls. The territorial limits of The Stale
of Texas, TOO, as defined by her laws, he
fore her admission into our Union, en-
brare all that portion Of New Mexico ly-
ing Fast Of the Rio Grande, while Mexico
still claims TO hold this territory as a part
Of her dominions. The adjustment Of
This question Of boundary is important.
There is another consideration which
induced the belief that the Mexican go
yernment might even desire TO place this
province under the protection Of the GO
vernmeni Of the United States. hume
ruus bands of fierce and warlike savages
ssaA.lor over il. and upon lis borders
Mexico has been, and must continue to he,
too feeble To restrain them from commit
ting ,lepredaliOns, rohberies, and murders,
not only upon the inhabitants Of New
Mexico itself, but upon those of the other
northern States OF Mexico. II would be
a blessing To all these northern States 10
have their citizens protected against them
by the power of the United States. Al
this moment many Mexicans, principal
~ females and children. are in captivity
among them. IL New Mexico were held
and governed by the United States, we
could eilectually prevent these tribes from
committing such oulrages, and compel
them 10 release these caplives, and restore
them 10 their families and friends.
In proposing 10 acquire New Mexico
and the CALIFORNIA;, il was known that but
an inconsiderable portion of the Mexican
people would be transferred with them
The county embraced within these prov
inces being chiefly an uninhabi,ed region
These were the leading considerations
which induced me 10 authorize the terms
Of peace which were proposed TO Mexico
They were rejected; and, negotiations be-
ing at an end, hos,ilities were renewed
An assault was made by our gallant army
upon the strongly fortified places near thu
gates Of the city of Mexico, and upon thu
city itself; aud after several days Of Sc
we're conflict, the Mexican forces, vastly
superior in number 10 our own, were drl
ven from the city, and it was occupied b,
our troops. To be Continued.