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

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81 than dsEPwlssm ilsrlf. IN T. mpsl 81
sa2uls EaTm. Wdl nj un3sFiEke ~ ~
plain whg i Is 30. h oil lsks nls for
llrr frnm he course Nhieh / hare PR
srEsbsd for nysflf Ihss I deares bul !
AL say. IN Erw wnFas. Nj i results
from he fact lhsI heF Executive and The
u0ass ii Lords flhe conservative hrsneia-
r. Of her G0seFnmenil are Lob hsrrdils-
%. whilr ihs 0li,eI House a. Parliament
has > popular character. The Roman
GoveEnmenl e1eesded de Blush In rs
eapaciiy Coz conquest No Government
rssF did rEisl, and none probably eEsI
Ill. Hhisll. an IhaI particular. eqnallrd q;
buI is eapaeily 10 hnld conquered Prasin
crs IN snhi~clion Mas ~ nslhing enmpaE-
ed 70 that Of Great britain; and henre.
gi.Fn lie Roman. poser parsed beyond
the limits Of Italy. crossed HE Adrialir.
The Mediterranean. and The Alps. liberty
ieil proslrais; Tie Roman people bec=me
q EAbble; corruption Penetrated every de-
paEimrni Of the t;osernmenl; violence
and anarchy ruled The day. and military
despalism Chased The scene. Nav. on
Ihr contrary, We see England. with suit
jeei-pr"sinres ef vastly greater leHilorial
extent, snd PROBABLY Of not inie:inr pn-
pulaiion. hare compared Ihem.l We sre
her. repeat. going on without The Eer-
sonsl liberty Of The subject being maleri-
ally impaired. or the Government subjrcl
To Eialrnrs or anarchy Yel England
has not wholly escaped me curse which
must eseI belslI free GoyeiRmenl which
holds extensive provinces in subj clinp;
lnr. although she has not lost her libeny
ar Iallrn inlo anarchy. yet we behold lIle
population of England crushed % The
Earth by the superintendent weight al
debt aud taxation. wh.-ii may one day
terminate in revolution. The wealth de.
rIsed from her conquests and provincial
possessions may have contributed 10 swell
the oEergrOwn fortunes of the upper class.
Is. but has done nothing to alleviate the
pressure on The laboring masses brlaw.
On the contrary, the expense incident Ia
their conquest. and OF governing and hold.
ing them in suhjeciion. have been drawn
mainly from their labor. aud have inrress.
ed insiead Of decreasing The weight Of the
pressure. II has placed burden upon
them. which, with oil their sk,ll and IN.
dusiry. with all the vast accumulation of
capital and power OF machinery with
which they are aided, they are scarce ca.
pable Of bearing. without being reduced
to the lowest depth Of poSrIiy. Take,
Tor example, Ireland. her earliest and
ncares, conquest. and is il nat to this DAY
a cause of heavy expense. and burden.
instead If a source Of revenue! .
Tn the contrary, our Government, in
This particular, is the very reverse Of the
British. or all free Go,ernmtnls il has
the least capacity, in proportion TO the
wealth and population Of The country, 10
bear patronage. The gcnm. of tie ivc,
N this particular. is precisely opposite,
howerri much alike ia exlerinr i,trms aud
"IlIer particulars. The Cause OF this DIFF
ference ! will not undertake to xplain ON
the presFn, occasinn. II results from its
federal character and elective chef ma.
gistrate; aud. so far from tie example ol
Great Britain constituting safe precedent
Tor Us TO follow, the liltle she has gained
from her numerous cnnquesls and vas,
provincial possessions. and the heavy bur
ctns which II has imposed upon her PEG.
pie to NEE. the consequent expenses,
onght 10 he 10 US a warning never To- be
iorgaiien; especially when we reilecl
that. from The nature Of our Goypinm, nj ,
we would be so liable 10 the other aud
greater evils from which she. from the
nature 0I her Government, is in a grea,
measure exempted. Such and so weigh.
~ are the objections 10 conquering Mex.
leo. and holding il as a sutjecl-proyinre.
Nor are the ,easDns less weirhly a.
ga.nsi Incorporating her into The Uni u.
As Tar as The law is concerned, tina, is ga.
SLY done. All that is necessary is 10 es-
tablish Territorial Government for the
several States IN Mexico, of which there
are upwards Of twenty to appoint go.
vernms. judges, and magistrates. aud 10
give 10 the population a subordinate iighl
Of making laws, We defraying the cosl ol
the Government. So FAR a. legislation
goes, the work will he done but there
would be a great difference between these
Territorial Governments and those which
we have heretofore established within our
own limits. These are only The offsets
81 our own people. or foreigners from the
same countries from which our ancestors
came. The first settlers in the Terrific.
ries are too few in. number to form and
support a government of their own, and
are under obligation TO The Government,
Of the United States for forming one Tor
them. and defraying the expense Of main.
tanning it-knowing. as they do, thai,
when they have sufficient population,
they will he permitted 10 form a conslilu-
iion for themselves, and he admitted as a
member Of the Union. During the peri
cd Of their Territorial Government, no
force IL necessary TO keep them in state
Of subsection. The ease will he entirely