The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-06-07

Why as sAogla ialeFfele . e. - Me
inaall viii pFaPgirly g. Lies Fesssas'
lher sEe KeFy poasEful Ores nhy ne
shoala - with great rauisoa. Tbs gase
Il Nneslaa does nas ssand alnne. Al
lie canses Operating l.Aere = pFodsre he
psrsena stale ~ lhings aEs operating u .
lie portaons u his rnaiineni soalh q IS.
iarladlnE Mckee. dawn - ths eastern
SIDE II he Andrs . naenos Ayres. and
% he western u l'hili. All. III arc IN
gF~as danger 81 fslling tata he condition. IN
which Nsrsiaa = nnv pisred. The bis
l0Iy of III Ms heen he sane. TIE while
and mixed rares LED n rasliag olfihe yoke
IL SPAN. They, every where. slrsaird
lhe Indian rsfe 10 ~ equality siih them.
selses. Il Was done most imprudenily,
and inraieaies solrmn lrsson. They
eoafesred upon Inc Iadisns fill poliiirsl
rights. suhjeriing Ihsm = Ihr fams lime
n unequal ciFll baIdens. While lhry gave
The power II voling-ihe highest political
paNsE--ihey imposed Ia upon ihem
exclusively II most Onernns character.
50 - 10 lhrnw almost The Whole burden
NJ supporting lie Government and The
IhnEeh upan them. III The order had
bern reversed; il they had given Them III
risil rights. and dealt out 10 them more
sparingly political rights, elesaiing the
more intelligent and extending he hasis Of
suffrage - The intelligence of The lndian
rapulaliun increased. rery different re.
suiG might have iakrn place. All these
Snnsh American States consist ufihe same
popalalion-whiles. mixed. and Indians.
Tie African population Is small. All will,
! fear. he Teyoluiionized in turn, and the
whnie # them lie subjected TO one melan-
ehnly fate. in spite II all that We ran "a.
but ! trust thai il nay be Otherwise
the magnitude Of this subject. however.
should teach us caution. Whatever We
dn In this case, We sci n precedent; We
affirm principle and every one knows
the f"rce ri pFecedenIs and asserted prin.
ciples up"n population like that of our
country. You will have 10 follow il in
all ether eases. Even now venezuela is
involved in \ war every way similar.
How il may end we knaw moi. Gnaie.
m.ls has gone through The process. She
il already under Indian authority. A nan
of remarkable character. il is said. is al
the head Of The Government. Things
may 90 very well In his time. but how
they will be managed afterwards who can
tell I! Look Al The subject. Are We 10
declare now, by "nr acts. that 10 ali these
eases W. are 10 inlerpose BY lnree &c arms.
il need he. and thereby become involved
IN the fate Of all these countries! 0naht
We 10 set such precedent! No. The
first duty Of every nation IS 10 itself. and
that 10 the case pre-eminenlly with The
United States. They owe high duly
~ ,hemsclscs--to pursue line nf policy
which will secure their liberty. Tie sue
cess Of their great political system viii he
Of Infinitely more service 10 mankind than
the securing oflhe arendcncy Of Tie white
rare IN The southern portion Of this ron.
tinen,. however important that may be.
But i. instead Of pursuing This wise poll
cy. such course be entered upon as hat
recommended IN The message Of the presi.
dent, fear that. sooner az later, the ruins
81 our Government will he added To thnse
which have fallen within The las, few
months. But, while | see The greatest
reason for caution. | think that this Gay
eminent, upon I'LL occasions, ought 10 give
encouragement and counienance, a. car
as u can with safety. 10 The ascendeney
Of The While raee-lhai il ought 10 be The
guardian OF The civilization, progress, anu
liberty Of this continent. in reference 10
those protions of il where they are ex.
posed 70 Ibis danger. will moi say that
IN no case should we ever give them mill.
tary and, but for case 10 Justify that i.
must be an extraordinary one. and ID be
Judged Of BY its Intrinsic merits, and mol
governed by general rule.
] have said that il This be case of war
between races, il tile white race be moi re.
Ponsible for il, il they have been patriotic
Hs1 N8bA'shUuo VI iuEtI OWN NeIPnce. III
would present strong appeal 10 my SYM
paIhy. But is Il a war of racesl have ex.
amined The case with all The lighls before
me, and ] shall now state The conclusion
10 which have arrived.
u j. now. ! believe. substantially war
q races, but was not so al the beginning.
y seems that from The beginning &c The
Government nf Yucuian there have been
violent factions, accompaniedby DISPOSE
ton on The part Of the factions IL call in the
and OF The Indians; aud in order 10 obtain
Their aid ~ voters, certain promises were
made TO Them which have moi hcen well
fulfilled. Il would seem that in This case
ono Of the factions. 10 secure The Indian
vote. promised the reduction Of the capi.
tat'on tax--an enormous burden which
presses them 10 the earth. The conflict
il ii said. in this wise. In The
contest Cor power between Mendez and
Barbachino The parlisans Of The former,
about ampeaclly, made proposals. TO The