The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-06-07

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: ad5iiion 10 II he esils Il he pgesen'
!. var. il would bs exposed . berams IL
.llaraars nj an0gher var" Are ne pwparesl
10 acrapy The eoaniry ~ millEary foaee.
- recommended ~ nc rammiitre. II lie
Fisk q 80 great hszards am nss. -
II aFor 81 pracr. Whenever il rsa lie
maiaiained consistently with he honar
and The safety IL The renniEy. ] ran see
no sush nerrssiiy IN this rsse. esea q
lie surposiiion stated, - = induce me %
inrur such hszard. especially a : reriod
like The present. Never was The future
more nneeriain. Events occur with elersric
rapidly. No man ran lrll ahHs NAV
ealne l0.momou: and never Was there ;
lime mlen caution wss mole necessary
when lhere was stronger indneemrni =
husband our rrsouIces-iO sEoli gnzrEtls
and wars. or any thing that ran involve ~
in officially. IN order 10 stand prepared
IN meet emergencies - they arise. He
Who looks abrosd-he who looks 81 the
eastern hnriz n. and does mi see The me-
ssssily for raniiDn. is blind 10 The future.
| would not take military possession.
even under The contingency have stated.
iar annlheF reason. II wauld be hEeach
of COOL faith. Not long sinee. We agreed
upon The terms II u treaty with Mexlrn.
That treaty, before This time. has been
srled on, or j. about 10 be acted on, by the
Mexican Government; and until il is acted
On We are bound in good faiih To observe
il. Ifil is acted on faEorahly. II becomes
q permanent obligation. We have consi-
derrd Yncaian ~ part Of Mexico. ~ one Of
the States Of the Mexican Republic. II j.
not compreheaded within the line whirh is
proposed II be drawn between rs and her.
We could not seize upon that State in
conformity with gnod faith: nor could we
in conformity with the atmi.iice, far the
same reason. The armisIice makes some
exceptions, but this is not one oil ilIrm.
have now stated my reasons against
the measure reported BY the committee To
carry into effect The message Of the Pre-
snleni, recommending that we should
adopt the measure to prevent Ynralan
from becoming colony Of a foreign Pow
er. ! now proceed 10 consider the next
10 adopt measures 10 peryent the white
population from being exiermina,ed or ex-
PEELED from Ymcaian. And here let me
express my regret that the President
should, IN the same message, unite Two
measures Of such different characters
one m appeal to our humanity. which |
would, Is Ear as We could with proprieiy.
art upon promptly, and nj once. The
other. involving The highes, considerations
Of palicy, and which reqniIes much time
and mnrh delberaiion. Ii Is among the
most complicated questions ever presented
10 this body. and by no means The least
Important. My these different questions
have been mingled | am not prepared 20
say. The emergency Cor the one seems
70 have existed long before The other.
Danger 10 The while population has been
known 10 exist since The middle Of Febru-
ary, bul The massage has only been recent
~ communicated 10 US. During This long
i the case appealing 10 onr hui
mainly had been brought forward. we
might long ere this have rendered efficient
aid. But, whatever may be The effects Of
The delay in reference 10 The Yuraianese,
they are not rhaIgeable 10 us. Higher
considerations in reference 10 ourselves
Of policy-demand Of US
'lc!iberaiion. and that declaration. | trust,
will be given, in despite Of The charge of
delay. But pass OIL 10 the
question Of humanity. .
Ii This be war Of races in reality; If the
white lace be not responsible for this wal;
# they have used all manly exerlions, and
exhibited due courage in repelling The dan.
ger, strong indeed would be The appeal 10
my sympalhies. ! have M aversion 10
any race, red or black, bur my sympathies
are for The Willie race. am mol so much
sophisticated by misguided philosophy or
false philanthropy ~ to lose The natural
ceilings which belong 10 me. 60 further.
Il This is a case Of war between races;
1 the Indians have, without just cause.
'iscn and threatened The massacre and ex.
prminal,on Of the white race who have
icted 50 generously towards them as 10
'aise them from The condition OF slaves
" serfs 10 ilat &c citizens and freemen,
his would present a strong case on The
core Of policy for interpretations. con-
lecied with considerations belonging 10
'iogrcss, civilization. and libcriy. II was
he Spanish or white race, and in that we
include The mixed races, who oycrlhteR
he Spanish power, and have throughout
WINGED lie greatest attachment. under all
10 republican government.
they have all the wealth and comprise
Yearly all The intelligence of the country;
nd on their asccndency, in nv opinion,
depends the future progress of cisilizalion