The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-03-02

i,ary force which knows 10 law but their
masters bidding, moving Of his VIII, obey.
Jog his behes,s implicitly, and holding
themselves free from all the obligations and
responsibilities of clllz nship " ten you
put a vast force of that description INTO The
hands of the Executive, have ,or not, as
far as poss BILE, rendered him independent
Of YOU Have you no, converted b'm from
a Pfesiden, INTO q Pfince-iton rePubli.
can Chief Magistrate into Military DC.
ialor?
When, on the present plan OF The CAM
paign, is the war 10 end War II must be
admitted by all. is great evil. ls.bere 10
be no end 10 it 10 this case Must
the tears
And blood of earth flow on as they have flowed,
An universal deluge-which appears
Without an ark for wre,ched mans abode
And ,bbs but tt re tiow,"
l. i, gu, design, in sending these troops
to Mexico, to sill out the Mexican people.
and try an experiment, Of obstlnacy between
the two races If so, lei US recollec, the
lust and forcible remark made here last
winter by the Senator from Missouri Mr.
Ben,on,) IN speaking Of the line proposed 10
be taken by the Senator from South Caro-
lima, that 10 people Oh earth have such OBJ.
slInl,e perseverance as the old Casti!ian
race, aud that this quality 10 10 be found to
a grea, extent n the present lnhab'aats OF
Mexico. The Senator then reminded Us,
. that if We undertake The process Of sitting
oll the Mexcans, we should not forget the
Noors; for, as he remarked, they sat
thousand years, and The Spanards at last
sat them OUT, aud took possession CT the
whole Of Spain. Sir, RB not 10 favor OF
voting these regulars TO The President, 10
order 10 enlarge our military forces IN
Mexico. The force there now is ample Tor
every legitimate purpose. II the President
wishes to prolong the experiment for an.
other year, Of occupying he portion Of the
coua,ry now 10 our military possession, he
has ample force to do 50. am not will
Jog to encourage the President in any
scheme of territorial aggrand cement, or
by any action Of mine 10 excite, il i, does
not already exist, q disposition TO seize and
annex the whole Of Mexico. | desire no
such result nay, should dread il as o ca.
lamiy. should look upon II with horror
as fatal misfortune. If we are TO have
any additional troops, let them be voun.
,eers. Let them be men Of that superior
character Of which the Senator from Mis-
sissippi (hr. D4vls) spoke. lie. them 10
; men who realize their rights; Who have
position ~ society which connects them IN
dlssolubly with every thing dear TO tho
happiness and future welfare Of the couu.
try. Let us no, put any more OF these
machines into the hands Of the Presi.
T, dent, which he may, if 1t be his pleasure,
turn against ourselves.
Il has been supposed tina. tho people Of
the Unlied States have desire that some
T acquisition should be made from Mexico by
= force. am extremely unwilling TO believe
$ lha, the people Of my country entertain
such wish, or cherish such purpose
e But Of one thing am certaln: the people
y OF nv owl State neither have 10 themselves,
d nor encourage 10 others, a disposition TO
T. seze Dv violence the property OF Mexico,
10 or TO acquire anything from her, except by
. her voluntary disposition, for full and val.
@ uab'e consideration. The people Of North
e Carolina, feel sure, are satisfied with their
(. own possessions. They fix no eager look
. Of covetousness on the ENJOY ment OF others.
l. Plain, unpretendlng, honest, not blessed
10 with the largest amount OF wealth and pow
le er and means which Providence has show
e. cred upon other portions of the Union, 6u'
U, possessing enough for happiness, enoug b fol
Ii. responsibility, enough TO enable them Il
educate their children, and d,tfuse the prin
a clples OF morality, and religious truth q
ed mongst them, aud 10 hand down as lega
CHI CIV TO their descendants the great principle
I'D that " nothing can be truly great which 1
o; not right = that people, sir, are opposed l.
of any such aggressive policy, any such urjus
Of aud iorclble acquisition. They hold, ths
IS he who sacrifices the principles Of ;uslic
be on account ef property. not only yields .
ed his innocence, bu, sacrifices his in,eres
IN and, by his incorporate pursuit Of VIII
Ut, belongs TO others, surrenders or weaker
VI his hes. security for Tie continued posse
a sion of Is own. Sir, | feel The s.fonge
ces conviction ,ha, the people OF my own Sta
, a do not desire 10 acquire any thing iro
Of Mexico BY force, and that they would n
nth be wiling TO pu, at hazard the peace Of OF
and own country, and weakt u he bond OF Unio
ese by ans cons defable acquisition OF Mex'ci
the territory, however freely surrendered al
,co. amply paid lor. They may be wiling,
left an, to procure a bay upon the Pac'f
and with such an addition Of territory as sh'
thus be necessary, and barely necessary, to un'
y OF 1t with our tesn,ary of Oregon, provided
owu is no; obtained by fierce, that the surrend