The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-01-06


ahossand years aga las aHansshsaird =
saa . sspeasnssly over Kaar istlos. aaFns
Bul de Angla ssInns urEe inirriar %
IL Csaahs. lInm whsm lhe SPaaiaEds
clam 10 Be dssrended; and div SrEe IN
~ Tespess supsriaE - lhs Franks and 20
ghs BuEgandisns-
A Il not thsir Anglo 8 ron dfsrehi.
buI 20 . variety 81 rsSsess sDnng sh.eh
The subsessshI miIlefs 81 fGsnehihed
Normans. AussTins. and Gssenns masl
not Be- EasFnsisn. Sh.l he English are IN
dsblsd IoF their sDprTior lnsl.IsIlens. In
The FFsgrsssise improvement 81 MANKIND
mech more hss bren doe 10 religious and
pnlilic q lilsli0hs Than 70 Iaces. When.
ever The European nations. shieh from
their language a'e presumed N belonE 10
ahe I..lan or SclssonIaa rare. shall hare
conquered institutions similar 10 th0se 81
England, tl.sFs oil be M trace left Of the
pretended superiority Of one Of these
races ADORE The o,her. A. this line lhe
claim 10 buI . PTrisxs for covering and
Iu.t.iy'ng unjus1 UsDrPsuon and unbound
ed smbni0n.
Bot admitting. with respect 10 Mexico.
Ihe supeuouI, Of Iaes. Ih's GAMERS no
supeTIori,v Of righls. Amung ourselves
The most ignorant. the most inferior. eth.
80 IN phy.lral OF mental isenlIiss. 10 re-
cognissd a. having equal Iish.. aud lie
has On equal snle with any one. however
superior 20 him 20 all lhose respects. THIS
10 funded on lhe immuiahle prnripie that
no one nan 70 born With The right Of go
'srning ,nolher man. lie nay, indeed.
acquire . moral influence over OlhsIs.
aud M other is lseihmase. The came
principle oil apply a. naIons. However
superior the AnRlO-AmeIican rare may
be 10 thai OF Mexico. this g''ss the Ame-
rIeans no right TO infringe upon The rights
Of the inferior race. The peOpe Of The
United States may righuully, and will. II
they use Ihe proper means. exercise .
most ben. fetal moral influence over the
MeIirans and other less enlightened ma
lions OF Ameries. Beyond ihIs they haze
40 right In 90.
The sllesasion ,hn The subj ga,icn ii
MSxrco would be The means OF enlig CHEN
ing the M.xieans, OF improving their so.
Iclsl state. and increasing their happiness,
10 but the shallow auempi 10 Disguise On.
bounded cupidiiy and smbilion. Truth ne
yer vas or can be propag ted by fire and
sword, or By any olher Than purely mo-
ral means: BY these, and BY these alone,
The eli isusn religion vas propagaled, and
enabled. IN less than three hundred yeas
10 conpuer idolaity. Dung the whole
Of that period christianity was tainted b,
| no Other blood than that of II. Martyrs.
! The duties Of The people Of the United
Sia,es towards other nstions are nbyious
NereI losing eight OF The divine prerspi
" do 10 others as you would be done BY
. they have only to consul, their own ron
science; for our benes client CfesiOI ha
. .s.. 1 n,sd. 20 th. hs.,i. NJ mep the mora
: sfDse oil right and wrong, and that sym
: ra'hy Tor other men The evidences O
{ which are Of daily occurrenre.
: IL seems unnecessary To add any thin
e respecting that fsl.e glo'y which. fron
: habit and The general tenor of our earl,
. ed"c"tIon, We ATE laugh, to admire. III,
task Ia. already been repeatedly pcrfo, me
n ~ lar more able and impressive msnne
than any Thing could say on The subject
D u - sufficient to say that at This tim
i. neither the dignity nor honor Of the ma
/. lion dem and further sacrifice Of iuvalua
D bic lives. or even Of money. The yer,
reverse is The ease. The true honor an,
r d'gn':y OF the nation are Inssparable from
: justice. Pride and vanity alone demant
The 'acriire. Though So dearly purchs.
ed, he astonishing successes Of The Anne
tican arms have At Ieas. put u in the pow
er ol the United States 10 grant any term
OF peace without ineuripg The Imputsuor
u beng scluaisd BY any bu, the mos, 81
P essted IN Iuves. II would seem that III,
most proud aud vain must BE- satia.ed vi
| glory, and that the most reckless sud b, |
r Loose should be sufficiently gluuled vi |
; human g"re.
A more truly glorions termination o
the war, a more splendid spectacle, Al
example more highly useful to maxim,
at large. esnno, we'll be conceived thai
, IN I Of the victorious forces Of the Unit,
States voluntarily abandoning all thei
conques.', ~lthoui requiring any thin.
else than 'ha, which wss strictly due I,
our citizens.
VIlI.-7trms Of Peace.
have said that the usfoundpd claim q
Texas To the territory between the Nue.
ces and the Rio Nore vas the creates
impeachment to peac,. Of this there eat
be no doubt. For If. relinquishing lht
spirit Of military conquest. nothing shal
be required but the indcmnilies due /,
> our citizens, the United States have on
ly to accept the terms which have beer
Offered by the MEXICAN Government. Il
consents to yield territory five degree,
OF latitude. or nearly three hundred and
fifty miles in breadth, and extcnding from
New Mryi.n IN tha D.ci;c Ai,b,,J