The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-11-01

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I4Ri'isiuFehhd psss, 4 Teslluilens instruct
Jag fls SsualnEs 10 surh an sFFni. 10 Fe.
anire, n he terms q he alnllnanee 81
lTs7, ihst involuntary slRErEy-eArtPl
IaF eTime r0mmilied-shO0ld be iahlhilfa
IN i: and Gen. Cas- MS IN earnesi ID
rorais af thr Wllmoi praviso. HUI nrw
lighs hursl upon him. 1hongh he srrne-
died scent nl lhr Grnrral Government
Iar somr fighiern NJ twenty years 81 his
life. in administering and rnfoIeing the
laws Of Congress IN and nEer lhr Terrific
~ az Michigan. ne Suddenly discovers
Ihal Congress has M right Ia lsgislaie Tor
the Terriianes: and lherrinre. though he
far >. lnolh and nail'' in favor 81 The VIII
moi Prorisn. he nnw comes nui ne aren.
nndisgnisei opponent: - Il the right 70 ar
Quire territory did not necessarily imply
The right 10 keep and 10 take rare ofIs-io
legislale Cor and 10 CIRCULATE" u. when
Acquired. But The sophisiry Of his Niehnl-
son Ieuer-eyen if il rOuld he supposed
Thai he believed in II himself. falls far shnri
0fs justification for This change 81 opinion.
That goes only 10 the alleged in enmpe.
Ienry OfIsongress 10 regulate the enneerns
of IL own Territory by ordinary sris Of
Congressional legislation. New every
Treaty By whirh Ieuiisry is acquired.
contains. Of necessity. pTosisos and ron
diiiOns: a. for examlle-IelaiiVe 10 The
rights reserved IN the original and resident
Inhabitants. their rights of property. ri
religious lrerdom. &C.. &c. The prejeei
0f The Meuran Treaty. sent 10 the Sen
ale for lis opinion. contained many snrh.
Some were njeeIed. some varied. others
were added. Gen. Cas- voIrd lnr Thar
Traiy as amended. By that vote. he
affirmed the competency of this Cor.
eminent TO arquIre addIli"nal Tertiary by
treaty. and 10 acquire il suhjeci ." proSisos
and conditions.
Mr.. SenslOr Baldu in Of Conn, moved
farther 10 amend il. hy adding. as sRaIhsT
pToyiso or rendition. n provision similar Ia
IiaI contained in the ordinance of 1887.
in accordance with the instructions "f tie
Michigan Legislature. And TLy did Gen.
Cas- vote against that prnpnsed amend
meBll Ills Nicholson letter furnishes no
ground Of apology far surh a veto; Tor the
" treaty, making power" Is plenary--ia is
deduerd from different source nIhe Com
sliluiion. 10 Which The reasoning of the
Nicholson letter does not apply.
Now, The topics have alluded 10 are
Of deep importance. They involsr con.
dItlans whirh are Inieriwined with all our
institutions and all our Interests. They
enter into the very texture Of the naIional
happiness and prosperity; anil what great
lea'ling measure Of national policy san he
named. in respect 10 whirh Zen. Cas- Is
moi 10 be found or both sHles III IL! And INV.
feliow.cilizens, can We be jusIifiedi in voting
for man (amiable though he may be in
private Iiiel Of such instability Of purpose,
OF so constant and capricious change, in
matters. too, OF so grave importance
Does he hold his principles Of 80 LILLE az
ennni. as In shape them Ia suit every fiifnl
breeze that passes! ar. would he descend
still lower from his high estate. and cast.
ing his own good sense. his judgment, and
his own seli-respec,. to the winds Of hea-
ven. submit himself 10 be made tool Of.
for the fearful despoiism of party to do its
will and odious work with.
lneed not comment lariheru upon theme
so painful and so Illuminating. The Ame-
rican people require for their President a
man who has some elcarness of view. as
have said. some sieadiness OF character.
some integrity Of political principles, and
a firmness and energy Of purpose. which
nothing can shake or disarml The con-
dilnn Of the country requires that the Pre-.
sident Of the United States should possess
these qualifications. The times We 1--we
in require il; the condition Of The civilized
world requires IL: and these are the qua.
lificaiions which. II is confidently believed.
mark the character Of Zachary Taylor!