The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-03-08

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II tnl'ri elaina 81 ~ tfTElgEy NaFlh
j and EnEi elite Rin GInn1r. frBu ile
.6Ulfof Mr1in0 p 81 Plsossnd alsne<.
4 ni0Rg ; line 10 a.r Pafkr. - Fr0rss.
cesai Asw Mexin0 40 IPg<r c.lilss-
nis. 49,
:. The psymrns u Hss<a. ineocsidrrs
fiOa vf tina rrssion. of Fifteen MilIinns
&c D0ilas. and. u rldiroo. lie pzy.
mrni b ne Unissd Esnirs q ne sans
tne. OF Which nsy be found d1s. by
The govrFnmrnl q Mexiro 70 rili1rns
of llr Uniled slaiss. lssy Eve miIlions
ofdnllan.l
/ Where ne 70 rnnsuli our own judg.
mfni. . re have already said. &c sosld
rsjrri al acquisition ~ territory. except
perhaps single pm lsay San Franrisea.
and lev leagues IL land 30 sustain and
project ID On he enasl 0f the Psri6c. If
believe ,hzi The proposed acquisition viii
be injurious IN proportion % iIs extent.
Bni We must take > practical view Of The
sahjeei. We eanRDl 10 ~ ws would in
lhss mailer: nor can The Senate and House
81 Representatives, nho are 10 aei more
direrIly upon Il.
sThal the annexation 0f fke rh0ie nf
Mexico Ia the United States would Ne e.
IA 10 this GovsnmeaI. whoever may
doubt IL. We arr well convinced. Add 10
our Senate the representation Of some fii-
irrn or twenty Mexican STATES. AMI IhrI
Conservative character II lhzi body al III
he destroyed. The increased represents
tim in The Other branch 81 The National
Legislature might. al FIRST. be less injuri-
Gus; but lis evils cannnl now be computed.
Would our commercial. manufacturing.
and sgIicultnral States be content 10 be
governed by Mesran Generals. who are
ignorant Of Civil Government. AMI who
could not understand the principles 81 our
Constitution PrOnMeiameniOs a. The
head of military array constitute the
basis Of their political knowledge.
sThe Union Of these States has with.
stood The shocks Of war and Of internal
excitement. but il would be dissolved BY
the annexation OF Mexico.
% We would take The treaty, then, as il
il, To avoid a greater national evil. We
cannot reject il and continue our apposi-
ton TO the War. Payment Of the debts
which Mexico owed our rilizens al ihr
commencement Of The war il now hope
less; her means are exhausted. Her ter
Titory with its population will entail upon
US increased expenditures, and evils moral
and political: but il is all that Mexico can
give. There can be no indemnify for the
war expenses. We had beuer, then. as
we have said, stop where we are; for il
we 90 further we shall only increase The
evil.
| "rhe crisis should be met with firm.
ness. BY the continued prosecution Of
the war, We should in three months expend
larger sum than the Treaty requires US to
pay our own citizens and To the Mexican
Government, And where is The individual
So lust To sense ofjuslice and 10 the com
mon sympalhies of our nature, who would
not rather pay the money than TO expenf
even that much more likely ten times n:
/ nihilaiion or the Mexican Gpyernnenl
: aud namel"
7 The IGtelligencer concludes its arlirlt
as follows: .~.sa-. r...*~ss.
. Had this unfortunate war not arisen
Z We might. in all probability, have pur
chased, if desired. for FIVE millions Of dol
|. Lars, the territory now proposed to be &C.
/, ded. But the largeness of the sum We
are TO pay for the territory can he no oh
lection, under the circumstances. 10 thoss
: who set high value upon our naiiona
character. We are treating with pros
,rale adversary; with Republic huhiblet
to The dust by our military power. 7,
: close the bloody tragedy by a magnani
!. nous act will be honorable 10 our country
0 Il will raise us in our own esteem and ia
that Of the civilized world.
: "In rauf, ing this Treaty IRE take moth
!. ing BY CONQUEST. This fact alone j.
worth far more to Christian Nation thar
= the sum of money we shall paw. Tn,
4 Lust Of conquest is as unjust and ruinou'
i in a Republic as in any other form ofg"v
eminent. II has made desols,e the faie
est portions Of the earth. and has neve
failed to overthrow, snoner or later. ever,
i. vestige OF liberty. Thank G"d. we shal
). he saved from the curse Of this bhghtin.
1 principle! We pay even more than III
> value for the territory we take f1om Mex
leo. ! his fac, will be pointed Ia, by 'h"s'
). who shall come after MS, with a Naiiona
pride, 10 show the Justice of their country
Q . Deeply impressed by these c"nsniera
. lions, we lonk with no ordinary solicituds
to the ratification Of the Treaty. We be
a lieye that PEACE VIII be hailed with in,
f ,hrough the wide extent Of the Rrp1blic
and that its blessings will be felt ant
acknowledged in all our borders"
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h. Gen. Scott and his Army.--The CO