The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-01-20

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whagn tltall ue iFpsl foE lRAVmRi3 CO The
psst nni security lF he iuluEr9 Wa
nat le ms3e by 'aae isaTy. hni "a rr8nlTss
leo 10 make Pr~er. n al auahaTiy .
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poser - eaasE iuse negallslioa ssd mske
peaces aAnr very snrces would esieai
he possibility 81 msktng Fesee- Ia lhal
ease. ne Esr wsala ~ 80 - Pesoe. bit
in ron9nesi: MOI II n-g0iislian. bui IN sub
jnsa aoa: an defeat. ! rfpaai, sle FeEF ob-
Issi yag an 10 accomplish. aud aeeon-
Tailsss itzi uhich ynn a.sssow IA he Eour
iaseniion. ~ destroying The separate ~
lsasEes y MsKir0. oErrIasaEEag Ter M.
I.Sazlily. and llsiling auI hrT name iron
lhs lisl ~ nalaas. insarsa u lesying her
free Eepsblle. xhleh lhe Psesislenl has -
earnestly expressed his irslre 70 do.
II I nndersIanl his message eoEneny.
I have his OHn aullorily iaF he CONCLUSION
60 which l come. he takes very murh
she same yiew that | ds as N hos q war
ought 10 be prosecuted vigorously. and
ELal wosid be il results. with the dife-
renee as 10 The latter resting on = single
contingency. and thal remote one. lie
says Ina the great difficulty of oblaining
peace results from ihis. thai the people af
Mexico are divided uuder Eaetioas rhief-
Isi0s. aud that The chief in power dare not
make peace. heranse Cor doing so he
would he displaced BY a rival. lie also
says. thai the only way 10 remedy this
sssl and 10 obtain ; treaty i 20 but down
the whole Of them. including the one IN
power as well A. the others. Well. what
Thea Are We 10 stop there. No. Our
Generals are. il seems. authorised 10 en-.
courage and 10 project the well-siisposed
inhabitants in establishing a republican
goSernment. Tie saws they are IumerOus.
and are prevented from expressing their
opinions AMI making an attempt TO form
such goEemmsRl 0nly BY fear Of those
military chieliains. lie proposes. when
they have thus formed government. UNI
der the encouragement and protection of
our army, 10 obtain peace by treaty with
the goverRmsRt thus formed which shall
give US ample indemnify Cor The past and
security for The future. must say | am
at lass 10 see hog free and independent
republic cap be established ia Mexico un-
ner the protection and authority Of o. con.
querors. can readily understand how
all aristocraey or despotic government
n.ighl be. but how free republican gov
ernment can be so established, under such
circumstances. is 10 me inc nprehensible.
j hal always supposed thai SUCH a govern.
ment must be The spontaneous wish of the
people; that il must emanate from The
hearts Of the people. and be supported by
their devotion 10 il, without support from
abroad. But il seems that these are anti
qualed naiions-obsolele ideas-and that
free popular governments may be made
under The authority and protection Of a
cOnqneror. 49,. ..... ...-.
Bnl suppose these difficulties surmoun.
ted, how ran we make free Government
in Mexico. Where are the materials
IL j. TO be, 1 presume. confederated gov
eminent like their former. Where is the
intelligence in Mexico for The construction
and preservation Of such . government!
IL Is what she has been aiming at for more
than twenty years, but so utterly iacom-
petent are her people for The task, that il
has been complete failure from first TO
last The great body of the intelligence
and wealth Of Mexico is concentrated in
the priesthood, who are naturally disin-
rlined TO that form Of government; The
residue. for the most pari. are the owners
Of the haciendas, the larger planters OF the
country, but they are without CONCERT and
destitute Of The means Of forming such a
government. But il it we're possible 10
establish a government, il could not stand
without the protection Of our army. II
would fall as soon as il is withdraw.
IL Il be determined to have a treaty, il
woul be far preferable course, as il ap.
pears TO me, 10 abstain from attacking OF
destroying the Government now existing
in Mexico, and 10 treat with it, il indeed
II be capable Of forming a treaty which il
coald maintain and execute. Upon thai
poin; | do not profess 10 have any infor,
NATION beyond that derived from CONVEX.
sa,ions with those who have been in Mex.
leo: but from all that can hear. il may be
doubted whether we have not already
pushed what is called a vigorous proseru'
ton OF the war, SO far as not to leave suf
fcient power and influence in the Go.
vernment 10 enter into treaty which
would be respected when our forces are
Withdrawn. Such know TO be the opin.
ion Of intelligent officers. They concur
an thinking that the existing Gorernmen
al Queretaro, lift should enter into a treaty
in conformity with the views expressed By
the Executive, would be over,hrown. ant
that we should be compelled to defend
that portion Of Mexico which We requir
for indemnity, delensively, or be compel
led 10 return and renew the prosecution o.
the war. If such is its weakness, i NAV
be apprehended that even now, without
pushing the vigorous prosecution of the
war further, we are greatly exposed TO the
danger which these resolutions are intend.
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