The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-05-10

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rssEn wss rerueureA. hsesnss i s-ss De-
snaadea BY sssy powerful reasons. Re
ynlntonsEy tsndsnries began 10 EnsallsSl
thenselErs q hrs5guareFss ihe 1sm0Eali'
xaisoe sprrsd. and IN EeE honrs osrI
i've hnnsred men. frrm ssricgs rsgimen,s,
desered their standards. Wanl increased
he evil. and Il Vas preferable 70 die by
the hands 0f ihe enemy than 10 see The
troops dispersed by dsieriioa md criHe.
vs. fac has slWsys been 10 be srrr0pnd-
Cd by difEeullirs.
Let il be known. 70 the glory snd 10
mr. n he nslinnai army, that 10 lis con
starry and foriilude MAS il owing that
could r..n.haI me invader in his own 81,
uenchmsnls a Bnena visits. and ih.i. NOT,
wi1hstEnsiiRg The sufisrings Of he desert
and The epidemic which sfFileied Them az
forwards. il lraveTsed The republic and pre-,
scented selene front 10 thesntmy II Ger
70 Gnndn.
The hrsl scenes Of he war during shs
months Of February and April. have bern
recorded IN Official documents. and hy
Them the naIinn las BEEN informed Thar
have Stunned no sacrifice nor hardship 10
crown her win he lan~ls Of victory.
. Vas inrn from The field Of battle by q
revaluIlnr, lhe programme nf which over.
turned the established authority. and. cali
ed by a majority Of Congress, took charge
at the executive power in order TO put .
SOP 70 The disorders in the capital OF The
Republic, while Mexican blond was flow
inc At Vera Cruz. and the enemy we're
prepsring IN storm lie walls. cirrnm.
stances forced me 10 adopi . roncilistory
policy; and although The very parties,
who al that moment were proSiraied in
my presence. had been The authors Of the
disturbances Of The 9Th February. I for
got their evil deeds. and only aspiIed 10
employ al our forces fur The clasIisement
If the f"rrign invader.
l had just taken possession Of the rx.
eculive power. when The lnss of our fret
foriresses, Vera Cruz and Ulua, opened
towards The east the doors cf the Repuh-
lie to the invaders. Immediately look
the road to oppose his advance, sllhnugh
no preparations had been made. In eight
days. without workmen nor safficien, ulen-
sis, ] half fortified the position OF ceuo
Gord", and with handful Of manned and
invalid soldiers, with some rusiics badly
armed and forced from their farms. made
head against II 900 veterans. flushed with
Viclory. On this occasion. as in former
ones. resolved 10 fight, as our duty was
10 combai--not TO conquer.
After the battle Of Cerro Gorio. nv
enemies and rhose Of their country, repre-
senied me To the world, So was their rus
ION, under the most odious coIors, and in
Mexico. very shortly, a revolution was
sci IN foot 10 deprive me of the Presiden-
cy and of The command Of The army. On
this occasion il required all The rec,iinde
Of the President Snbs,itn,e, his eArplten-
cy Don-Pedro Maria Anaya. 10 prevent
The contamination Of this Outrage.
In orizaba endeavored 10 reorranise
some forces, aided by the patriotic but
Gen. Don Antonio d'Lenn.
AMI in the presence of The enemy | ac-
compished my march To Puebla, where il
was impossible To make any resistance az
there was not The slightest means Of de-
fence. The commandei.in-chief OF The
State. acting from his own viii. or il may
be by superior orders, had sent TO a great
distance all the material which had been
accumulated there. not intending 10 oppose
the advance of,he invaders. | proceeded
thence 10 the city of Mexico, determined
that |, should not be taken with impnnity.
During ms absence the. Government,
asi"unded as il were. BY The advance Of
The enemy, hy The disasters which occur,
red, by the selfishness Of the wealthy
classes, nv the marion Of the greater part
of the States, who. taking shelter behind
their sovereignty, had done nothing for the
common defence. despaired Of saving lie
capital. and resolved upon its abandon
ment. At the sight of this tIismay, and
in spite Of the conspiracies which were
organizing around me, reassnmed power
and; carrisd out my intentions. In less
than two months raised Notifications. /
provided greatmaIeria Of war. and organiz-
ed third army with which fought as
long as was able and as long as required
by the national dignity, though in critical
moments disobedience and want discipline
threw 10 the ground my plan Of The cam.
paign and my combinations. My official
dispatches and other documents Of Ina,
period manifest these truths. and give the
details Of my public acts. have always
had confidence in the good sense Of the ma
ton. have awaited quietly an impartial
judgment in spite ofihe maneuvres of nv
enemies. and for this reason have seen
without uemor he approach Of revoli.
ii"nary surge and have never dreaded The
cries OF fartlons. @ z @s@.
The course Of events had shown me
that after every unfarorable event. attempts