The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-01-20

besriu2 wihou. being reduced TO poverty
Take even her earliest, and nearest con.
quest-the neighboring island OF Ireland
lis il rot TO this day a source Of heavy
expense, and burthcn TO her, instead Of a
source uf revenue
On the CONTRARY. our Government, IN this
particular, is the very reverse Of the Brit.
leas, capacity, in proportion 10 the wealth
and population Of the county, to bear pat.
ronsge. The genius of The two, in this
particular, is precisely opposite howev-
er much alike in exterior forms and other
particulars. The cause Of this difference
will not undertake to explain on The pre-.
sent occasion. Ii results from its federal
character and elective chief magistrate
and, so far from the example Of Great
Britain Constituting a safe precedent for Us
to follow, the little she has gained from her
numerous conq1csts and vast provincial
possessions, and the heavy burdens which
i. has imposed upon her people TO meet the
consequent expenses, ought TO be TO US
warning never to be forgotten; especially
when we reflect that, from the nature OF
our Government, We would be so liable 10
the other and greater evils from which she,
from the nature Of her Government, is in
a great measure exempted. Such and SO
weighty are the objections TO conquerns
Mexico, and holding il as suffice, prov.
ince.
Nor are the reasons less weighiy against
incorporating her into the Union. As far
as law is concerned, that is easily DONE
All that is necessary is to establish Ter
ritoriai Government for the several States
in Mexico, Of which there are upwards Of
twenty; to appoint governors, judges, and
magistrates, and 10 give to the population
a subordinate Igh, Of making laws, we
defraying the cost Of the GoYernr' mt.
So far as legislation goes, the work will be
done; but there would be great differ.
ence between these Territorial Govern.
ments and those which we have heretofore
established within our own limits. These
are only the offsets of our own people, or
foreigners from the arme countries from
which our ancestors came. The first set.
tiers in the Territories are too few in nun.
Der to form and support government Of
their own, and are under obligation to the
Government Of the United States for form.
ing one for them, and deirayng the ex.
pense OF maintaining it knowing, as they
do, that, when they have sufficient popuia.
tion, they will be permitted to form con.
for themselves. and be admitted
as member of the Union. During the
period Of their Territorial Government, no
force is necessary 10 keep them in state
OF subsection. The case will be entirely
differen, with these Mexican Territories. |
When you form them, you mus, have pow
erful armies to hold them in subsection,
with all the expenses incident TO support. /,
ing them. You may call them Terrific.
ries, but they would, in reality, be bu,
provinces under another name, and would
involve the country in all the difficulties
and dangers which have already shown
would result from holding the country in
that condition. How long this Stale Of
things would last before they would be fit.
ted to be Incorporated into the Union as
States, we may form some idea from simi.
lar instances with which we are familiar. I,
roland has been held in subsection by
England for many centuries, and yet re.
mains hostile, although her people are OF
a kindred race with the coRquerors. The
French colony in Canada still entertain
hostile feelings towards their conquerors,
although living in The mids! Of them for
nearly one hundred years. If we may
Judge from these examples, it would not
be unsafe to conclude that the McxIcans
never will be heartily reconciled to our
authority. The better class have Casliian
blood in their veins, and are Of the old
Gothic stock quite equal 10 the Anglo.
Saxons in many respects, and IN some su.
perior. OF all the people upon earth they
are the most perlnacious; they hold out
longer, and often when there would seem
to he 10 prospect Of ever making effectual
resistance. 1t is admitted, | believe, ON all
hands, that they are now universally hos.
tile TO US, and The probability is will con.
tInue so.
But suppose this difficulty removed.
Suppose their hostility should cease, and
they should become DESTROYS Of being in.
corporated in our Union. Ought we 10
admit theml Are the Mexicans f, to be
politically associated with us Are they
fl no, only 10 govern themselves, but fol
governing US also ! Are any of you, Sen
stors, willing that your State should consl
tute a member Of Union, Of which TWEEN
ty.odd Mexican States, more than one
third Of the whole, would be part, the IA
greater part Of the inhabitants of which
are pure Indians, not equal in intelligence
and elevation Of character to the Chero
KEGS, Choctaws, or any Of our Soulher
Indian tribes!
We make great mistake in supposin
all people are capable Of self government
Acting under that impression, many al
anxious to force free Governments on a
the people Of this continent, and over tn
world, if they had the power. |, has bee
lately urged in very respectable quarte
that il is the mission Of this country
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