The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-04-05

ths whsle Gum an h. f'nH'l 10 be Rll lsfs
shsh shEes malluhs u dBllsFs, ~ Nhirh
the passage q lhis bail Wauia Subject itF
GoTsrnnleal IL has aust - Edde5 lhe
Fssl pElnasgs Hhieh lie RPp0izimepl a
EEs hun6ret aEkesss ana this gfrEs atji'
lionil expendisurs sroald eVnirf o. he
PEssieens; ssd tlsss. 80. On lie trry eve
Of he Presidential elrsll0z. whea he pa
iransgs e he Gavsrnmeni = hrOEghs IN
- re highssl dexrss II aeaisisy. Saeh
inerrass 81 patronage . > gs~Al sEa. a.
every man &c every party Nil rrsddy
arkn0wlrdge. II he Would canaidiy en-
pres his seniimenisi far. II there il any
Ihisg n whirh III are sErred. II 10 thai
Executive patronage Is slrsdY enormous.
ard nrxil not r. b. inerased.
Nos. I submit 10 my friends On Ills
side n The ehzmber. who hare indiea-
ted dispnsiiioa 10 pass this bin. whrih'
&c Lhry sTs willing Ia incur this heavy cost
and subject The country IN this great sEii
by passing this bill. Nhicli ! have shown
10 BE- = usr!ess hravsdo. uhbecoming sTsal
anil maznanimnus people.
Bui not only ohieri Ia the passage IL
ille bill 81 this time. sud under existing
circumstances. hui ! iake higher ground.
I arl opposed In The hill under III circum-
stances. l would have voted against il
If trealy had not been made. and Cor Frs-
sans that Ia myself are conclusive, and
Whie:, viii nov proceed 10 state.
. Sir. Ne Ill know The origin 81 this bill.
q vas reported early in the session. and
originated 10 lie message of the PreSidrnl
recommending vigorous prosecution Of
The war; and IFS leading and main Ohjer,
Mas To carry that Recommendation into Il.
ieci. II. then. We pass this bill. we give.
according To my humble conception. ;
pledge 10 The Executive and 10 The cOnn.
Try that If The treaty Iails We will resort
10 vigorous prosecution az the war. ],
far ane. am unwilling IN give this pledge |;
unwilling. beranse I think il ought not 10
be given, and unwilling. becanse. if given.
! am Of the impression il never will be
redeemed.
! Il ought not 10 be given. Cor reasons
whirh have assigned iaIiy on former
Orcasion. aud which shall only briefly
repeat on this. 4 vigorous prosecution Of
the war would be The humiliation Of the
Mexican Government, leaving no Govern
nenl with whom to treat. The effect Of
that would be The entire snhIugaIion Of the
country. throwing upon Us one "f Two al.
iernativrs: either ia create Government
by our own authority with which 10 treat
and this. ,susi. no one who duly APP
presiales the true principles of our system
Of government will ever adopi--or To hold
il under our subjngalion as conquered
country, To be governed as provinces, or
TO be Incorporated iaio he Union.
Nov, asi AN utterly opposed To Ibis,
Cor iesssns which ! stated al large on the
OCCASION referred to, and which Il is no;
necessary here Ia repeat, ]. for Une. cannot
give this pledge. Nor can give il be-
cause have not the last expectation that
lii would ever be redeemed. The senii.
mrnl Of the whole country is remarkably
changed IN rslerrnCe 10 ihe. MAR. There
mas e mat nne ] iarge parry IN fFis conn.
! try who were in favor nl taxing the whole
Of Mexico. have but 10 appeal To ihr
proceedings Of public meetings, anil Il
declayaii"ns repeatedly male in the pub
JIG Journals to proYs this. But Tim
sentiment is changed. And Why is j
changed! Because the peupie we're no
aware al that time of what would be the
cunsequelce Of a sigon'us prosecution o
The war. II was an appeal To their man
ly pride. But as soon as they saw llIt
consequences. that the result would he a,
have stated, they drew back and ~! Lit
seal Of their reprolaiior upon il, not only
for the present, but trust forever. Viii
This s'rung disapprohati"n Of the war o.
The part Of the people, it would I've an itll'
dream 10 suppose that in the event Of :
failure Of the treaty, this war would eve
be renewed 10 be carries! on vigorously.
, But, il may be asked, what shall b
: !donsl My answer is plain and simple
. Only one thing can be dane. 10 fal
back aud take the line OF the treaty; Il
+, tell the Mexican people We intend ID
, hold il; that We are satisfied II they are
Nor can ii be objected that i, costs more
= inr it would take fully as Large an almy
and al as great cost, I'D project MeAic,
under the treaty, as Ia protect ourselves
5 against the Mexicans by assuming the lin,
, Without the treaty, mt to take into est
. lnae the twenty millions Of l,.ll.rs whicI
, would be saved by adopting The Latter.
The whole affair is ii oar hands; wbrih
I er the treaty fails OF soi, We ii have III,
+ complete control il we srt viii wisdom
h. and ifmne.s, and ,,piI. what Irtes
e above all things. a System Of menace u
i hra;adn in the management Of our nesO
: tlalion. had hoped thai iha, system ha,
e been abandonsd forever. |, nearly inyolv
e. ed us in war with England about Oregon
h i was only prevented b. the wisdom AN