The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-05-10

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. 4 Voluntary osirsrisn. Far lr0ma me
in his solemn nnmrnl Is he idea q r.,
opening he waunds which have hern IN.
nirsed uron our country Nv he siriie q
psrlaes. uhirh, nv their continual arila,
tim. hare hFongill rs into our sexual %.
silian. 4 nnhie object urges me 20 peu
tinrss lines. Zee from vanity or HzIIery.
lndebiei 2 he Republic lnr thousand
spoaisneQns arls 10 hOaur. which have n.
acribed nv nszne fnr ever IN her aaasis,
am bnupd 70 give her Satisfaction 4, The
. time as parting frnm her. IN The most dis
xsiroaIs moments in which eEer nation
MAS seen. and when Elaeigu hands are
tearing The rRsiEns uf oar sasrreivuIy from
The Immense lerrslery which rnwGriire.
ero,ism. and per6dy have placed in their
power. In pl-ia lsnsssgr, NJ hnni any
ziirmps II rheIoncai display, I will place
before yoa fscts though ve.y summanly.
Y..e hare heeH Witnesses or the course
whirh ] have earssed. sinre The solemn
Prorlamz'lnn of August. 1876. restored
me C ny cnuntry. bringing me forth from
abe pisce To which the rnmiiy and ranror
Of factions had hanished me. The rapi.
iai 81 Che naIion. aud the towns On the
route iroIn Vera Cruz To San I.uls P"iO.
~. are witnesses that. 1T that time, hnnors
and homage were paid In me by men ri
all classes. by which nv gratitude was
more and more sxriled towards generous
nation which again reposed in me unlimi-
icd confidence. Heaven is nv witness,
that when.ihis passed arnund me. adtlres.
sed nv prayers 10 the Eternal for the hap.
piness and glory Of the Mexican nation.
Fatality mr. fortune had ondained that
the United States should carry their yic,o-
nous standard across the Rio Bravo, and
the disasters Of Pslo Alto and Resaca
opened NE northern gate Of the Republic
10 the enemy, who, without difficulty and
wiihoat resistance, took possession of
considerable part Of The States of New lie.
on. coahnila and famaulipas.
While these misforlunes WERE occur.
ring, ! was prostraied OH a sick bed at
Havana BY fresh breaking nut of the
wound whirh | had rereived at Vera Cruz
fighting against The French. icnuld then
listen TO The counsels of personal interest,
and pEofiing by The lessons Of The past,
remain quietly in my retreat. looking from
distant land upon the tempest which
Vas then breaking over my counlry. |
could appreciate then. in their true mean
ins. the humiliation Of political factions
which offefrti ne in my urn, the incense
Of their adalaiion. in order to obtain look
fran me. Il cnnld 6nuilr, or-rny return.
il I hal been what my enemies represent
me to he. hare resumed the power which
Was placed in ms hands. chaslised with
severity. detection and calumny. and ma
mayed public affairs according 10 the ext
geaciex Of the moment. But TO Ito this il
would have been necessary To- have has
tened 10 settle the Texas question without
regarl 10 the rights Of the NATION. Then
preferred, and wnuId still prefer, hnn.
dred defeats rather than CONSENT to the ig-
nnniny nf the Republic. This is the rea.
sou Why Immediately proceeded 10 San
Luis Poiosi to organise an army, and de-
dirsird myself exclusively 10 the cam
paisn. fully aware that | left behind me
the rnemies Of nv name WIN would with
ont fear or restraint, conspire against me.
The Americans demanded nv first ai,en-
ton in preference to the miseries of party
poli'ies. .~*.+
In The midst Of The general confusion
which had been introduced into all The
hraarhcs Of the Administration by three
revolutions. ] undertook to oppose the in
vsder without the elements Of resistance.
which were So indispensable for the Ia
vorahIe result Of The var. for all the means
which had created during three years,
had been Tor The greater part DESTROYED in
lS45. You must he aware. fellow-citi-
zen<. than il had deferred the defence of
the nation until all humqn probabilities
should be on the side OF our Just cause,
the American army would have taken pos.
session Of the couniry without resistance.
Honor urged me 10 rush 10 the hattie with
the elements which circumstances placed
at my command; patriotism and my 10y
ahy called me 10 the conflict to maintain
the foreign war 10 which the nation was en-.
gagged. and at the same ljme TO combat the
efforts nf rivil discard and the machina-
lions of dis,rnst and caInmny.
Hardly had united the quotas for The
army. when the press at the capital. con-
'rolied by the most Influential members Of
the Cons'itucn, Chamber. began TO aim
Ms daris a. me, hy stating that Is The army