The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-02-23

80 FVfF Eat.sl4 ealAFEfsHlsen " eH''.
H. arh~r nsfans usgh whon &c hase
-, =, waT 8e haze had hai tlfFe
-. fne ~sr ( she ReFaiui5aa---a 49,
o.. I sske it-4as NJ frsi one q Niaseh
- So esrsRel. and d noi sc nhy
ne sAonll nj = urH delasnd lndemn;is
FER II exaess<s = ~ me enr u Nllirh Ne
sre nor sasalrrl. hal nobady dreamed 81
dem.ai.ng indrmniiy for thsl war. The
war of 1914 u@s jasl Mar - oeiiesfi
en- nrntly lisa wsr; pToxokedh ~ brlsasi
Assressioa. 81 Inc imprrrssnrri 81 our sea-
unsn. ~ injuries ~ aiolatlnn Il oar esn'r
u.ssrs.i rishis. We waged that var faE
rhrre ye.rs, AMI set I'D u. - suppose
exery ha1y asrrri. wlliloai aay ioss q
nalioaal l,aaor. hui wiihout rrceising nrne-
nan lns any indemaiiS. MesP-ni inam
o,e 10 l~a handrrl millians 10 that war
AL oil anl get = Prany back. ] never
hearl thai ur. Madisnn and his eahinei.
.nd III wise men wlao were N this CHAM
brr diem. And nh. ratified lhr iEealy IL
p~ae-. wprr rrpFn rhesi inF sser.frlng the
ha1aF &c the rssanlry ~ nj ahiala'ns
nrrnaiafy inslemnily. Sir. ! d-sPise.
soon This dsnani af peran'ary insiem
nily far yialated failh, Whether male
hy an in.lisidaai or nation. nc
yer h.arl nj snrh = tinng am 'ngslI
gentlemen. have hal Ihe eufiasiiy
IL examine jonah BaIrington's acesains
of me celebrated Kilkenny 'luh. renown-
"a lor heing composed ii the mesi chi.
raIfuas gentlemen hat ever pulled Eig-
ger. By their rnl-s The reparallnn IT per
s.snal insults AMI wrnngs i reduced Ia a
regular system. Every offence was strict
" defined. and the appropriate degree Of
punishment prescribed. 1.-THE nG nee were
slight. The party aggrieved might be saIisfi.
sd with an exchange of shots; ii iiiile
marc aggravated. il aas requisite thai one
parry should be hln0ded. When the at
fence was Of very grave nature. snnehn-
dy was 10 be well hlnnte,l; and there was
scarcely any offence which required. &C
cerding 10 these rules Of chivalTous honnr,
thai tile combat should be nodal. Ger
iaiaIy IL no Instance is il recorded in the
annals of The Kilkenny Club that perunia'
" compensation was 10 he demanded By
the party offended. Sir harrington records
no instance ~ whirh the Offender WAS cal
lei upun 10 pay for lhr powder aud ball
Consumed. the. pistols used. and trans ar.
rslian 10 The field &c hnnor-ihal is In say
the haes hire. INV. an unwilling la
place a nation In lower scale than phi
vaie in liyilnal: nriIlleI have one rule lo
Mexico aud anol Ter fnr England.
VIVA j. The condition Of Mckee! BE
for ] reply 10 lhd inquiry, lei me sa,
that am perfectly disposed 10 demand %
Mexico COMPENSATION IN damages, not Ia
The viDalina of national If honur. bal foI
the injuries Il ne 10 our citizens ~ thei
commerce. We are their gnirlians--gnar
dams Of their pernniary rights, which W
are bound T. maintaIp as against Mexic'
and all the world: AMI 10 see repaired b,
pecnniary decentralization. hold il q
be perfectly right 10 demand indemnity q
MexicO on that grounl. if she canno
give inlelnniiy 10 money. der Bs lake iiii
land. But do MOI lei us make thai pre-
text for robbing Mexico. She 'sprosIrai'
ana blee,ling al vOnr feet. You armies
have ,riumphed in every combat. iron
that az Palo III, 10 The last battle at Ia
pal,epec. She has been completely van
oaished--her towns slormei and homhard
ed-her seaports in yonr possession or be
leagnere.l by your aeess-her Goyern,nef
fugiliye-and yoUr armies, in the fashions
HE phrase OF The day, I. revealing III ln
halls Of The Mon,eznmas. What mos
d. Won want. IS MOI this enough! ID
yoa ever hear of he bully who, when y
knscked hIs man down, thought il his WI
gar duly 10 pull Out his eyess DO w
recollecl. sir, The epislle Of Tom CRIB
Big Ben!
.Whn Ben. my old hero, is this your renown
Is this the new goi-kick mn when he's dow
Waen he foe has knocked under, to tread on M
theni
By the fisl Of my father, l blush for thee, Ben
Did you ever hear Of dnellist who. whe
he had sh 4 his man. insisted on b,wi
knifing hin on.tiie spot! Mexico cam
bring al army into The fell. Her rev
nnes are exhausted. She IL helpless az
hopeless. except III your mercy. Yet "
propose 10 carry The war further lin
lie giials OF The county MI satisil'
with The blood already shed, do you thu
for more! DO Won desile more towns
bonharl. fresh armies to defeat " he
there are none Of these TO he found, "
yon rejoire in The slaughter Of The mlser
bic gaeniilas!
Mr.. President, let us take care that Z
disgraceiul guerrilla warfare Of Spain
moi renewed npon this continent!
there 10 be no end To This state Of Thing
| do no, hrlieve that the violated honor
the country requires snch rlndlcaflo
That honor is in much greater danger
being tarnished by on oEn conduct ~
further prosecution ol this war.
A. Bin. il is said, Mexiro must sue
peace. viii you persist in this. VII
she is two proud to sue for peace! !
must knnw that she is anxious Tor peas